Chekhovskiye Medvedi
Russian handball club
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Chekhovskie Medvedi (Russian: Чеховские Медведи, English: Chekhov Bears) is a professional handball club from Chekhov, Moscow Oblast, Russia. They compete in the Russian Handball Super League and in the SEHA League. The organization was founded in 2001 on the basis of the disbanded original CSKA Moscow Handball Club. They are the most successful team in Russia with both the most Cup and league titles.[1]
FullnameChekhovskie Medvedi Handball Club
Founded1972 (as CSKA)
2001
2001
ArenaOlimpiysky Sport Palace
Capacity3,000
| Chekhovskie Medvedi | |||
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| Full name | Chekhovskie Medvedi Handball Club | ||
| Founded | 1972 (as CSKA) 2001 | ||
| Arena | Olimpiysky Sport Palace | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Head coach | Vladimir Maksimov | ||
| League | Russian Handball Super League | ||
| 2024-25 | 3rd | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
After the launching of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Handball Federation in February 2022 temporarily suspended the team.[2]
Kits
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 2016-17 |
    2017-18 | |||
Accomplishments
As CSKA Moscow
- EHF Champions League
- Winners (1): 1987–88
- EHF Cup Winner's Cup
- Winners (1): 1986–87
- EHF Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1990–91
- Soviet Handball Championship
- Winners (9) (record): 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987
- Soviet Handball Cup
- Winners (3): 1984, 1985, 1986
- Russian Handball Super League
- Winners (4): 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001
As Chekhovskiye Medvedi
- EHF Cup Winner's Cup
- Winners (1): 2005–06
- Russian Handball Super League
- Winners (21) (record): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Russian Handball Cup
- Winners (15) (record): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
- Russian Super Cup
- Winners (9) (record): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home leg | Away leg | Aggregate |
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| 2021–22 | EHF European League | Group Stage Group B |
 Nantes |
31–35 | 0–10 | 6th place |
 Lemgo |
28–30 | 27–30 | ||||
 GOG |
32–39 | 26–27 | ||||
 Benfica |
27–32 | 35–38 | ||||
 Cocks |
0–10 | 33–27 | ||||
Team
- Squad for the 2025–26 season
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Transfers
- Transfers for the 2026–27 season
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