VC Zenit-Kazan
Russian volleyball club
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VC Zenit-Kazan (Russian: Зенит-Казань), until 2008 known as Dinamo Tattransgaz Kazan (Russian: Динамо-Таттрансгаз), is a professional men's volleyball team based in Kazan, Russia. It plays in the Super League (11-time champion).
(Capacity: 4,570)
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| Full name | Volleyball Club "Zenit-Kazan" | ||
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| Founded | 2000 | ||
| Ground | Kazan Volleyball Centre (Capacity: 4,570) | ||
| Chairman | Rafkat Kantyukov | ||
| Manager | Aleksey Verbov | ||
| League | Super League | ||
| 2022–23 | 1st | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Achievements
International competitions
- Winners (6):
2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 - Runners-up (2):
2011, 2019 - Third place (1):
2013
- Winners (6):
Domestic competitions
- Winners (12):
2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024 - Runners-up (2):
2019, 2020 - Third place (5):
2004, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2022
- Winners (12):
- Winners (11):
2004, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
- Winners (11):
- Winners (9): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023
- Winners (9):
History
The club was founded on 13 May 2000 by the decision of Tatarstan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Kazan City Administration. It was formed at the base of Directorate of Internal Affairs and aimed at taking part in games of Russian Championship First League.[1]
Team roster
Team roster - season 2021/2022
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
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| 1 |  Roman Poroshin | 23 August 1995 | setter |
| 3 | Andrey Surmachevskiy | 22 June 1996 | outside hitter |
| 4 | Artem Volvich | 22 January 1990 | middle blocker |
| 7 | Aleksandr Volkov (C) | 14 February 1985 | middle blocker |
| 9 | Yury Berezhko | 27 January 1984 | outside hitter |
| 10 |  Bartosz Bednorz | 25 July 1994 | outside hitter |
| 11 |  Micah Christenson | 8 May 1993 | setter |
| 12 | Dmitry Shcherbinin | 10 September 1989 | middle blocker |
| 13 | Alexey Kononov | 9 April 1997 | middle blocker |
| 15 | Dmitry Volkov | 25 May 1995 | outside hitter |
| 17 | Valentin Golubev | 3 May 1992 | libero |
| 18 | Maxim Mikhaylov | 19 March 1988 | opposite |
| 20 | Ilia Fedorov | 1 August 2002 | libero |
| 22 | Denis Zemtchenok | 11 August 1987 | opposite |
| 24 | Mikhail Labinskii | 21 April 2003 | outside hitter |
| Head coach: Aleksey Verbov | |||
| Team roster – season 2020/2021 | |||||
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| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 2 | Fedor Voronkov | 10 December 1995 | outside hitter | ||
| 3 | Andrey Surmachevskiy | 22 June 1996 | outside hitter | ||
| 4 | Artem Volvich | 22 January 1990 | middle blocker | ||
| 5 | Laurent Alekno | 18 September 1996 | setter | ||
| 7 | Aleksandr Volkov | 14 February 1985 | middle blocker | ||
| 9 |  Earvin N'Gapeth | 12 February 1991 | outside hitter | ||
| 10 | Bartosz Bednorz | 25 July 1994 | outside hitter | ||
| 11 | Valentin Krotkov | 1 September 1991 | libero | ||
| 12 | Alexander Butko (C) | 18 March 1986 | setter | ||
| 13 | Alexey Kononov | 9 April 1997 | middle blocker | ||
| 15 | Denis Zemtchenok | 11 August 1987 | opposite | ||
| 16 | Artem Smoliar | 4 February 1985 | middle blocker | ||
| 17 | Valentin Golubev | 3 May 1992 | libero | ||
| 18 | Maxim Mikhaylov | 19 March 1988 | opposite | ||
| Head coach: Vladimir Alekno | |||||
| Team roster – season 2019/2020 | |||||
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| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 2 |  Tsvetan Sokolov | 31 December 1989 | opposite | ||
| 3 | Andrey Surmachevskiy | 22 June 1996 | outside hitter | ||
| 4 | Artem Volvich | 22 January 1990 | middle blocker | ||
| 5 | Laurent Alekno | 18 September 1996 | setter | ||
| 7 | Vadim Likhosherstov | 23 January 1989 | middle blocker | ||
| 8 | Nikita Alekseev | 15 July 1992 | opposite | ||
| 9 | Earvin N'Gapeth | 12 February 1991 | outside hitter | ||
| 10 | Alexey Kononov | 9 April 1997 | middle blocker | ||
| 11 | Valentin Krotkov | 1 September 1991 | libero | ||
| 12 | Alexander Butko | 18 March 1986 | setter | ||
| 13 | Alexey Samoylenko | 23 September 1985 | middle blocker | ||
| 15 | Alexey Spiridonov | 26 June 1988 | outside hitter | ||
| 16 | Alexey Verbov | 31 January 1982 | libero | ||
| 18 | Maxim Mikhaylov | 19 March 1988 | opposite | ||
| Head coach: Vladimir Alekno | |||||
Notable players
Notable, former or current players of the club, who are medalists of intercontinental tournaments in national teams or clubs.
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Stadium
Kazan Volleyball Centre is a modern complex with a total area of 13,000 square meters. The capacity of the main arena is 5,000 spectators, the small one 700. They have all the necessary support facilities and well-equipped gyms. The arena is located at Midhat Bulatov Street.
Kit manufacturer
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Zenit-Kazan team.
Sponsorship
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Gazprom. Other sponsors: Ministry of Internal Affairs, Adidas, TNT, Blimp, Gazeta.ru, TFB Bank and Championat.com.[citation needed]