Zenit-Kazan

Full name	Volleyball Club "Zenit-Kazan"
Founded	2000
Ground	Kazan Volleyball Centre (Capacity: 4,570)
Chairman	Rafkat Kantyukov
Manager	Aleksey Verbov
League	Super League
2022-23	1th
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away

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). The team won the 2007–08, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18 CEV Champions League titles, thus being the most-titled club in its new history.^{[citation needed]}

Achievements

International competitions

• CEV Champions League

Winners (6): 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Runners-up (2): 2011, 2019

Third place (1): 2013

• FIVB Club World Championship

Winners (1): 2017

Runners-up (2): 2015, 2016

Third place (3): 2009, 2011,2019

Domestic competitions

• Russian Super League

Winners (11): 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023

Runners-up (2): 2019, 2020

Third place (5): 2004, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2022

• Russian Cup

Winners (11): 2004, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022

• Russian SuperCup

Winners (9): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023

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
1	Roman Poroshin	(1995-08-23) 23 August 1995 (age 28)	setter
3	Andrey Surmachevskiy	(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 27)	outside hitter
4	Artem Volvich	(1990-01-22) 22 January 1990 (age 34)	middle blocker
7	Aleksandr Volkov (C)	(1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 39)	middle blocker
9	Yury Berezhko	(1984-01-27) 27 January 1984 (age 40)	outside hitter
10	Bartosz Bednorz	(1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 29)	outside hitter
11	Micah Christenson	(1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 30)	setter
12	Dmitry Shcherbinin	(1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 34)	middle blocker
13	Alexey Kononov	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 26)	middle blocker
15	Dmitry Volkov	(1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 28)	outside hitter
17	Valentin Golubev	(1992-05-03) 3 May 1992 (age 31)	libero
18	Maxim Mikhaylov	(1988-03-19) 19 March 1988 (age 35)	opposite
20	Ilia Fedorov	(2002-08-01) 1 August 2002 (age 21)	libero
22	Denis Zemtchenok	(1987-08-11) 11 August 1987 (age 36)	opposite
24	Mikhail Labinskii	(2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 (age 20)	outside hitter
Head coach: Aleksey Verbov

Team roster – season 2020/2021
VC Zenit-Kazan
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
2	Fedor Voronkov	(1995-12-10) 10 December 1995 (age 28)	outside hitter
3	Andrey Surmachevskiy	(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 27)	outside hitter
4	Artem Volvich	(1990-01-22) 22 January 1990 (age 34)	middle blocker
5	Laurent Alekno	(1996-09-18) 18 September 1996 (age 27)	setter
7	Aleksandr Volkov	(1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 39)	middle blocker
9	Earvin N'Gapeth	(1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33)	outside hitter
10	Bartosz Bednorz	(1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 29)	outside hitter
11	Valentin Krotkov	(1991-09-01) 1 September 1991 (age 32)	libero
12	Alexander Butko (C)	(1986-03-18) 18 March 1986 (age 37)	setter
13	Alexey Kononov	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 26)	middle blocker
15	Denis Zemtchenok	(1987-08-11) 11 August 1987 (age 36)	opposite
16	Artem Smoliar	(1985-02-04) 4 February 1985 (age 39)	middle blocker
17	Valentin Golubev	(1992-05-03) 3 May 1992 (age 31)	libero
18	Maxim Mikhaylov	(1988-03-19) 19 March 1988 (age 35)	opposite
Head coach: Vladimir Alekno

Team roster – season 2019/2020
VC Zenit-Kazan
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
2	Tsvetan Sokolov	(1989-12-31) 31 December 1989 (age 34)	opposite
3	Andrey Surmachevskiy	(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 27)	outside hitter
4	Artem Volvich	(1990-01-22) 22 January 1990 (age 34)	middle blocker
5	Laurent Alekno	(1996-09-18) 18 September 1996 (age 27)	setter
7	Vadim Likhosherstov	(1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 35)	middle blocker
8	Nikita Alekseev	(1992-07-15) 15 July 1992 (age 31)	opposite
9	Earvin N'Gapeth	(1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33)	outside hitter
10	Alexey Kononov	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 26)	middle blocker
11	Valentin Krotkov	(1991-09-01) 1 September 1991 (age 32)	libero
12	Alexander Butko	(1986-03-18) 18 March 1986 (age 37)	setter
13	Alexey Samoylenko	(1985-09-23) 23 September 1985 (age 38)	middle blocker
15	Alexey Spiridonov	(1988-06-26) 26 June 1988 (age 35)	outside hitter
16	Alexey Verbov	(1982-01-31) 31 January 1982 (age 42)	libero
18	Maxim Mikhaylov	(1988-03-19) 19 March 1988 (age 35)	opposite
Head coach: Vladimir Alekno

Notable players

Notable, former or current players of club, who are medalist of intercontinental tournaments in national teams or clubs.

Stadium

Kazan Volleyball Centre is a modern complex with a total area of 13 thousand 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.