Chekhovskie Medvedi (russian: Чеховские Медведи, en, Chekhov Bears) is a

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

club from

Chekhov, Moscow Oblast Chekhov (russian: Че́хов) is a town and the administrative center of Chekhovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: 56,000 (1985). It was previously known as ''Lopasnya'' (until 1954). History Originally named Lopasnya (), ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

. They compete in the

Russian Handball Super League The Russian Handball Super League (RHSL) is the top men's professional team handball league in Russia. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Handball Federation banned Russian and Belarus athletes and officials, a ...

and in the

SEHA League South East Handball Association League or simply SEHA League is a regional men's club handball league in Southeast and East Europe, divided in two zones. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league is also known as the Gazprom League (or Gazprom South ...

. After the launching of the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

, the

European Handball Federation The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, ...

in February 2022 temporarily suspended the team. The organization was founded in 2001 on the basis of the disbanded original CSKA Moscow Handball Club.

Kits

Accomplishments

As CSKA Moscow

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the me ...

**Winners (1): 1987–88 *

EHF Cup Winner's Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup. Winners ...

**Winners (1): 1986–87 *

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

**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 *

**Winners (4): 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001

As Chekhovskiye Medvedi

**Winners (1): 2005–06 *

**Winners (20) (record): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 * Russian Handball Cup **Winners (10) (record): 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 *

Russian Super Cup The Russian Super Cup () is a one-match football annual competition. Its official sponsored name is ''OLIMPBET Russian Supercup'' (). The two participating clubs are the Russian Premier League champions and the Russian Cup winners. If the Premie ...

**Winners (8) (record): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

European record

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 12

Dmitry Pavlenko Dmitry Pavlenko (born 1 January 1991) is a Russian handball player for Chekhovskiye Medvedi Chekhovskie Medvedi (russian: Чеховские Медведи, en, Chekhov Bears) is a handball club from Chekhov, Moscow Oblast, Russia. They compet ...

* 16 Artyom Grushko * 30 Vladyslav Martynenko ;Left Wingers *2 Donat Morozov * 19 Roman Ostrashchenko ;Right Wingers * 24 Dmitry Kornev * 39 Ilya Dzemin ;Line players *5 Nikolai Emelianenko * 31 Victor Futsev * 55 Aleksandr Ermakov ;Left Backs *3

Dmitrii Santalov Dmitrii Santalov (born 7 April 1996) is a Russian handball player for Chekhovskiye Medvedi and the Russian national team. He represented Russia at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Championship ...

* 23 Evgenij Dzemin ;Central Backs * 6 Kirill Kotov * 96 Artyom Kulak ;Right Backs * 17 Aleksandr Kotov * 98 Nikita Kamenev

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2022–23 season'' ; Joining * Ilya Dzemin (RW) ''(from Dynamo Astrakhan)'' * Nikolai Emelianenko (P) ''(from

Saint Petersburg HC HC Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russian: Гандбольный клуб «Зенит» ; previously was known as HC Neva) is a Russian handball team located in Saint Petersburg. Their home matches are played at the Yubileyny Sports Palace. They ...

)'' ; Leaving * Andrei Klimavets (LB) ''(to

HC Motor Zaporizhzhia HC Motor Zaporizhzhia is a Ukrainian professional men's handball club who competes in the Ukrainian Men's Handball Super League. History The team "Zaporozhalyuminstroy" was created in 1958 at the trust "Zaporozhalyuminstroy" by the playing co ...

)'' * Daniil Shishkaryov (RW) ''(to HBC CSKA Moscow)'' * Pavel Andreev (P) ''(to

RK Vardar RK Vardar 1961 ( mk, РК Вардар 1961) is a professional handball club from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Vardar is the most successful handball team in the country, having won fifteen national League and Cup titles. Also, Vardar is the ...

)''

Notable players

Pavel Sukosyan Pavel Alekseyevich Sukosyan (russian: Павел Алексеевич Сукосян; born 14 January 1962) is a Russian handball player. He played for the Russia men's national handball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Oly ...

* Konstantin Igropulo * Vitaly Ivanov or Vitali Ivanov * Alexey Kostygov * Alexey Kamanin *

Pavel Atman Pavel Nikolayevich Atman (russian: Павел Николаевич Атьман; born 25 May 1987) is a Russian handball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion and the Russian national team. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Atman, ...

* Sergei Gorbok * Sergei Shelmenko * Oleg Skopintsev

References

External links

* Russian handball clubs Sport in Moscow Oblast {{Russian-sport-stub