WVC Dinamo Moscow (Russian: ЖВК Динамо Москва) is a Russian professional women's volleyball club based in Moscow which is currently playing in the Super League. It was established in 1926 and dissolved in 1992, but was reestablished in 2004. It is the most successful team in Soviet women's volleyball history with fourteen Championship titles and the most successful team in the CEV Women's Champions League history with eleven titles.
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Full name | Women's Volleyball Club Dinamo Moscow | ||
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Short name | Dinamo Moscow | ||
Founded | 1926, 2004 | ||
Ground | Dynamo Sports Palace (Capacity: 3,500) | ||
Chairman | Evgeni Lovyrev | ||
Manager | Konstantin Ushakov | ||
Captain | Nataliya Goncharova | ||
League | Women's Super League | ||
2021–22 | 3rd | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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History
editSoviet years
editThe club was created in 1926, when Dinamo Moscow decided to establish a women's volleyball section from its sports club. Its first participation in the USSR Championship was 1940, finishing in seventh place. The championship was not held from 1941 until 1944 due to war, but once it resumed in 1945 the club began achieving success under the coach Nikolay Nikolaevich Benderov, winning the titles in 1947, 1951, 1953, 1954 and 1955. During that period the club also won the USSR Cups of 1950, 1951 and 1953.[1]
From 1957 to 1965 the club had a new coach, Serafima Georgievna Kundirenko who took the team to winning the USSR Championships of 1960 and 1962. The introduction of the new premier club competition with clubs from Europe called European Cup (today known as CEV Champions League), provided an opportunity for the club to compete against teams from across the continent. Dynamo Moscow won the inaugural 1960–61 edition, as well as the 1962–63 and 1964–65 editions, establishing itself as one of the strongest women's volleyball clubs in Europe. In 1966, under Anatoly Sergeyevich Sarkisov the team won the 1967–68 European Cup.[1]
Givi Alexandrovich Akhvlediani became the new coach in 1969, with the goal of making Dynamo Moscow the country's leading team. Under his guidance, Dynamo Moscow brought new players (Nina Smoleyeva, Rosa Salikhova, Antonina Ryzhova, Tatyana Tretyakova, Larisa Bergen, Nina Muradyan), employed new tactics and focused on improving technical skills. That lead the club to its most successful period, winning six USSR Championships (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977) and seven European Cups (1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77), making Dynamo Moscow the dominant force in European women's volleyball during the late 60's and 1970's.[1]
The next head coach was Mikhail Omelchenko. By the 1980s Uralochka began to emerge itself as a dominant force, and Dynamo's winning generation team of the 1970s was ageing. Omelchenko rejuvenated the squad calling new players (Lyubov Kozyreva, Nataliya Razumova) who helped the club to win the USSR Cup in 1982 and the USSR Championship in 1983. After social and political changes in the USSR, the club could no longer perform at the highest level being relegated at the conclusion of the 1988–89 season. The club kept on playing in the second division for another three seasons and decided to stop its women's volleyball activities in 1992.[1]
Russian years
editAfter a 12-year break, the club was re-established on 12 May 2004.[1] It entered the Super League in the 2004–05 season and the team proved to be competitive right away, finishing second that year.[2] The success came shortly after the club won the league in the following two seasons (2005–06 and 2006–07) and a third time in 2008–09. Since then, they won four times the Russian Cup (2009, 2011, 2013 and 2018) in the same time they won the Super League in 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19.
The club is yet to emulate the Soviet era success in Europe, but it has reached the finals of the CEV Cup (in 2005–06) and the CEV Champions League twice (in 2006–07 and in 2008–09).
Honours
editNational competitions
edit- USSR
- USSR Championship : 14
- 1947, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1962, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1983
- USSR Cup: 4
- 1950, 1951, 1953, 1982
- Russia
- 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017-18, 2018–19, 2022–23
- Russian Cup: 6
- 2009, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2022, 2023
- 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023
International competitions
editTeam roster
editSeason 2022–2023, as of June 2022.[3]
Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
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1 | Mariia Khaletskaya | Opposite Hitter | 1.95 | 78 | 31 July 1994 |
2 | Ekaterina Pipurynova | Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 69 | 10 February 2000 |
3 | Evgeniya Startseva | Setter | 1.85 | 68 | 12 February 1989 |
5 | Tatiana Shchukina | Middle Blocker | 1.94 | 68 | 7 August 1991 |
7 | Tatiana Romanova | Setter | 1.82 | 73 | 9 September 1994 |
8 | Nataliya Goncharova | Opposite Hitter | 1.96 | 74 | 1 June 1989 |
9 | Ekaterina Enina | Middle Blocker | 1.92 | 10 May 1993 | |
10 | Mariia Bibina | Libero | 1.76 | 62 | 26 March 1995 |
11 | Margarita Kurilo | Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 74 | 21 June 1993 |
12 | Natalia Pereira | Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 83 | 4 April 1989 |
13 | Irina Fetisova | Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 76 | 7 September 1994 |
14 | Ekaterina Polyakova | Middle Blocker | 1.95 | 70 | 26 February 1987 |
19 | Anna Podkopaeva | Libero | 1.75 | 59 | 16 April 1990 |
2021–2022 team[4] | |||||
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Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
1 | Mariia Khaletskaya | Opposite Hitter | 1.95 | 78 | 31 July 1994 |
2 | Ekaterina Pipurynova | Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 69 | 10 February 2000 |
3 | Evgeniya Startseva | Setter | 1.85 | 68 | 12 February 1989 |
7 | Tatiana Romanova | Setter | 1.82 | 73 | 9 September 1994 |
8 | Nataliya Goncharova | Opposite Hitter | 1.96 | 74 | 1 June 1989 |
9 | Ekaterina Enina | Middle Blocker | 1.92 | 10 May 1993 | |
10 | Mariia Bibina | Libero | 1.76 | 62 | 26 March 1995 |
11 | Ekaterina Lyubushkina | Middle Blocker | 1.88 | 73 | 2 January 1990 |
12 | Anastasia Anufrienko | Setter | 1.80 | 18 February 1993 | |
13 | Irina Fetisova | Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 76 | 7 September 1994 |
14 | Ekaterina Polyakova | Middle Blocker | 1.95 | 70 | 26 February 1987 |
15 | Natalia Krotkova | Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 69 | 1 July 1992 |
16 | Yaroslava Simonenko | Outside Hitter | 1.90 | 27 June 1996 | |
17 | Anna Pospelova | Libero | 1.73 | 13 July 1995 | |
18 | Elitsa Vasileva | Outside Hitter | 1.90 | 73 | 13 May 1990 |
19 | Edina Begić | Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 73 | 9 October 1992 |
2020–2021 team[5] | |||||
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Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
1 | Sofya Kuznetsova | Outside Hitter | 1.82 | 65 | 31 October 1999 |
2 | Daria Talysheva | Libero | 1.82 | 62 | 16 October 1991 |
3 | Ekaterina Efimova | Middle-Blocker | 1.92 | 70 | 3 July 1993 |
5 | Ekaterina Orlova | Middle Blocker | 1.93 | 77 | 21 October 1987 |
6 | Yana Shcherban | Outside Hitter | 1.87 | 71 | 6 September 1989 |
7 | Tatiana Romanova | Setter | 1.82 | 73 | 9 September 1994 |
8 | Nataliya Goncharova | Opposite Hitter | 1.96 | 74 | 1 June 1989 |
9 | Ekaterina Enina | Middle Blocker | 1.92 | 10 May 1993 | |
10 | Mariia Bibina | Libero | 1.76 | 62 | 26 March 1995 |
11 | Hanna Klimets | Opposite Hitter | 1.86 | 70 | 14 March 1998 |
12 | Marina Babeshina | Setter | 1.80 | 65 | 26 June 1985 |
13 | Irina Fetisova | Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 76 | 7 September 1994 |
15 | Natalia Krotkova | Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 69 | 1 July 1992 |
17 | Anna Pospelova | Outside Hitter | 1.73 | 13 July 1995 | |
18 | Natalia Pereira | Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 83 | 4 April 1989 |
2018–2019 team[6] | |||||
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Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
1 | Anna Makarova | Outside Hitter | 1.94 | 83 | 2 April 1984 |
2 | Daria Talysheva | Libero | 1.82 | 62 | 16 October 1991 |
3 | Ekaterina Efimova | Middle-Blocker | 1.92 | 70 | 3 July 1993 |
5 | Elena Gendel | Middle-Blocker | 1.91 | 79 | 21 September 1984 |
6 | Yana Shcherban | Outside Hitter | 1.87 | 71 | 6 September 1989 |
7 | Ekaterina Raevskaia | Libero | 1.70 | 65 | 23 December 1993 |
8 | Nataliya Goncharova | Opposite Spiker | 1.96 | 74 | 1 June 1989 |
9 | Daria Stolyarova | Opposite | 1.86 | 79 | 29 March 1990 |
11 | Ekaterina Lyubushkina | Middle Blocker | 1.88 | 73 | 2 January 1990 |
12 | Marina Babeshina | Setter | 1.80 | 65 | 26 June 1985 |
13 | Irina Fetisova | Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 76 | 7 September 1994 |
14 | Anna Lazareva | Opposite | 1.90 | 70 | 31 January 1997 |
15 | Natalia Krotkova | Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 69 | 1 July 1992 |
16 | Helena Havelkova | Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 70 | 25 July 1988 |
18 | Maja Ognjenović | Setter | 1.83 | 67 | 6 August 1984 |
2017–2018 team[7] | |||||
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Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
1 | Yulia Morozova | Middle Blocker | 1.92 | 79 | 8 January 1985 |
3 | Anastasia Bavykina | Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 73 | 6 July 1992 |
5 | Anastasia Markova | Outside Hitter | 1.90 | 71 | 16 October 1987 |
6 | Yana Shcherban | Outside Hitter | 1.87 | 71 | 6 September 1989 |
7 | Ekaterina Romanenko | Libero | 1.70 | 62 | 23 December 1993 |
8 | Nataliya Goncharova | Opposite Spiker | 1.96 | 74 | 1 June 1989 |
9 | Vera Vetrova | Setter | 1.82 | 73 | 21 August 1986 |
10 | Ekaterina Kosianenko (c) | Setter | 1.75 | 64 | 2 February 1990 |
11 | Ekaterina Lyubushkina | Middle Blocker | 1.88 | 73 | 2 January 1990 |
12 | Aleksandra Crnčević | Outside Hitter | 1.84 | 76 | 30 May 1987 |
13 | Irina Fetisova | Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 76 | 7 September 1994 |
17 | Bethania de la Cruz | Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 68 | 13 May 1987 |
18 | Maja Poljak | Middle Blocker | 1.94 | 73 | 2 May 1983 |
19 | Anna Malova | Libero | 1.75 | 59 | 16 April 1990 |
2016–2017 team[8] | |||||
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Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
1 | Yulia Morozova | Middle Blocker | 1.92 | 79 | 8 January 1985 |
3 | Anastasia Bavykina | Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 73 | 6 July 1992 |
5 | Anastasia Markova | Outside Hitter | 1.90 | 71 | 16 October 1987 |
6 | Yana Shcherban | Outside Hitter | 1.87 | 71 | 6 September 1989 |
7 | Ekaterina Romanenko | Libero | 1.70 | 62 | 23 December 1993 |
8 | Nataliya Goncharova | Opposite Spiker | 1.96 | 74 | 1 June 1989 |
9 | Vera Vetrova | Setter | 1.82 | 73 | 21 August 1986 |
10 | Ekaterina Kosianenko (c) | Setter | 1.75 | 64 | 2 February 1990 |
11 | Ekaterina Lyubushkina | Middle Blocker | 1.88 | 73 | 2 January 1990 |
12 | Aleksandra Crnčević | Outside Hitter | 1.84 | 76 | 30 May 1987 |
13 | Irina Fetisova | Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 76 | 7 September 1994 |
17 | Bethania de la Cruz | Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 68 | 13 May 1987 |
18 | Maja Poljak | Middle Blocker | 1.94 | 73 | 2 May 1983 |
19 | Anna Malova | Libero | 1.75 | 59 | 16 April 1990 |
Notable players
editThis list of "famous" or "notable" sporting people has no clear inclusion or exclusion criteria. Please help improve this article by defining clear inclusion criteria to contain only subjects that fit those criteria. (October 2016) |
- Larisa Bergen
- Lyudmila Buldakova
- Aleksandra Chudina
- Marita Katusheva
- Irina Kirillova
- Liliya Konovalova
- Lyubov Kozyreva
- Tatyana Kraynova
- Nina Muradyan
- Nataliya Razumova
- Antonina Ryzhova
- Rosa Salikhova
- Lyudmila Shchetinina
- Nina Smoleyeva
- Tatyana Tretyakova
- Zoya Yusova
- Ekaterina Gamova
- Elena Godina
- Nataliya Goncharova
- Tatiana Kosheleva
- Svetlana Kryuchkova
- Yulia Merkulova
- Maria Perepelkina
- Natalia Safronova
- Irina Tebenikhina
- Anastasiya Kodirova
- Tatiana Gratcheva
- Marina Sheshenina
- Maria Borodakova
- Lesya Makhno
- Anna Podkopaeva
- Irina Fetisova
- Evgeniya Startseva
- Oksana Parkhomenko
- Fernanda Garay
- Natalia Pereira
- Nataša Osmokrović
- Maja Poljak
- Sanja Popovic
- Yaima Ortiz
- Angelina Grün
- Carolina Costagrande
- Simona Gioli
- Bethania de la Cruz
- Logan Tom
- Maja Ognjenović
- Helena Havelkova
- Elitsa Vasileva
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "History". Volleyball club "Dinamo" (Moscow) (in Russian). Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "2005 Russian Women's Super League". ВФВ (Volleyball Federation of Russia) (in Russian). Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Dynamo Moscow Players". women.volleybox.net. Retrieved 14 Jun 2022.
- ^ "Dynamo Moscow Players". women.volleybox.net.
- ^ "Dynamo Moscow Players". women.volleybox.net. Retrieved 7 Apr 2020.
- ^ "Dynamo Moscow Players - Team details". Dinamo Moscow. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Dynamo Moscow Players - Team details". Dinamo Moscow. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Dynamo Moscow Players - Team details". Dinamo Moscow. Retrieved 15 October 2016.