Leningradka Saint Petersburg
# Leningradka Saint Petersburg

Leningradka (Russian: Ленингра́дка) is a Russian women's volleyball club based in Saint Petersburg and plays in the Super League, the top Russian league.

## Previous names

* Spartak Leningrad (1935–1977)
* TTU Leningrad (1978–1991)
* TTU Saint-Petersburg (1992–2003)
* Leningradka Saint-Petersburg (2003–present)

## History

### Soviet years

Founded in 1935 as the women's volleyball department of the DSO Spartak section based in Leningrad, the club made its debut in the USSR Championship in 1939 and played 43 seasons in the USSR Championship until the tournament folded in 1991. The club changed its name in 1978 to Tallinn Technology University (TTU) Leningrad. During the Soviet period, the club won the USSR Cup twice (1976, 1977) and reached the final of the European Cup Winners Cup in 1980–81.

### Russian years

The Russian Championship (which eventually became the Super League) was established for the 1991–92 season, but the club played in the second division that season. Since then, it has been promoted and relegated many times in the Russian Leagues with very inconsistent results. In 2003, it changed its name to Leningradka and started to focus on the development and preparation of young players by creating a youth team to support their main team. In the CEV Challenge Cup of 2008–09 the club finished third.

## Honours

### National competitions

**USSR**

* USSR Cup: 2

    1976, 1977

## Team squad

Season 2018–2019, as of January 2019.

| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sofia Kuznetsova | Outside hitter | 1.80 | | (1999-10-31) 31 October 1999 (age 23) |
| 2 | Alina Kuznetsova | Libero | 1.77 | | (1990-09-15) 15 September 1990 (age 32) |
| 3 | Yelyzaveta Samadova | Outside hitter | 1.85 | 71 | (1995-03-03) 3 March 1995 (age 28) |
| 4 | Anna Shevchenko | Setter | 1.80 | | (1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 24) |
| 5 | Svetlana Chesnokova | Middle blocker | 1.91 | | (1987-03-03) 3 March 1987 (age 36) |
| 7 | Ekaterina Petrova | Opposite | 1.91 | 72 | (1993-11-27) 27 November 1993 (age 29) |
| 8 | Anna Luneva | Middle blocker | 1.90 | 78 | (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 28) |
| 13 | Anna Kurshina | Outside hitter | 1.85 | | (1992-03-19) 19 March 1992 (age 31) |
| 14 | Ekaterina Polyakova | Middle blocker | 1.95 | 70 | (1987-02-06) 6 February 1987 (age 36) |
| 15 | Mariya Kashina | Libero | 1.67 | | (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 29) |
| 16 | Kseniia Bondar | Outside hitter | 1.90 | 73 | (1990-02-01) 1 February 1990 (age 33) |
| 17 | Olga Skripak | Setter | 1.83 | | (1996-12-28) 28 December 1996 (age 26) |
| 18 | Yuliya Bessonnaya | Outside hitter | 1.80 | | (1988-10-30) 30 October 1988 (age 34) |

## Notable players

* Lyudmila Borozna
* Galina Leontyeva
* Natalia Alimova
* Ekaterina Kabeshova
* Olga Nikolaeva
