HBC CSKA Moscow (russian: ПГК ЦСКА Москва) is a women's

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 Moscow, Russia, that competes in the

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since season 2019–2020. After the launching of the

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, the

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in February 2022 temporarily suspended the team.

Achievements

Russia

: **''Winners (1):'' 2020–21 **''Finalist (1):'' 2021-22 *Russian Cup **''Winners (1):'' 2022

Europe

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 ...

: **''Semifinalist'':

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Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers and Shirt sponsor

The following table shows in detail HBC CSKA Moscow kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Kits

Arena

*Name:

Universal Sports Hall CSKA Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA, also known as USH CSKA, and formerly known as CSKA Palace of Sports, is a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena that is located in Moscow, Russia. It is a part of the CSKA Sports Complex. The arena ...

*City: Moscow, Russia *Capacity: 5,500 spectators

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season'' ;Goalkeepers * Kira Trusova * 18 Valeria Vasilenko * 99 Polina Kaplina ;Left wingers * 3 Polina Gorshkova * 19 Yulia Markova * Natalia Kotina ;Right wingers * 91 Sara Ristovska * 77 Albina Murzaliyeva ;Line players * 67 Anastasia Illarionava * 10 Viktoryia Shamanouskaya ;Left backs * 8 Elena Mikhaylichenko * Anastasia Kulak ;Centre backs * 23 Natalia Chigirinova * 33

Yekaterina Ilyina Ekaterina Fyodorovna Ilina ( rus, Екатерина Фёдоровна Ильина, Ekaterina Ilyina, ɪ̯ɪkətʲɪˈrʲinə ɪlʲɪ̯ɪˈna; born 7 March 1991) is a Russian handball player for HBC CSKA Moscow and the Russian national team. ...

* 25 Karina Sabirova ;Right backs * 39

Antonina Skorobogatchenko Antonina Vitalyevna Skorobogatchenko ( rus, Антонина Витальевна Скоробогатченко, , ɐntɐˈnʲinə skərəbɐˈɡatɕːɪnkə; born 14 February 1999) is a Russian handballer for HBC CSKA Moscow and the Russian n ...

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2022–23 season'' ;Joining * Kira Trusova (GK) (from

CS Măgura Cisnădie CS, C-S, C.S., Cs, cs, or cs. may refer to: Job titles * Chief Secretary (Hong Kong) * Chief superintendent, a rank in the British and several other police forces * Company secretary, a senior position in a private sector company or public s ...

) * Albina Murzalieva (RW) (from

Zvezda Zvenigorod Zvezda Zvenigorod (russian: Звезда Звенигород, lit. ''Star Zvenigorod'') is a Russian women's handball club from Zvenigorod, near Moscow. They won the Champions League and the Champions Trophy in 2008, and the EHF Cup in 2006/07. ...

) ;Leaving *

Kathrine Heindahl Kathrine Brothmann Heindahl (born 26 March 1992) is a Danish handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Danish national team. She made her debut on the Danish national team on 24 September 2010, against Turkey. On 10 February 2020, it was announ ...

(LP) (to

Team Esbjerg Team Esbjerg is a women's handball team based in Esbjerg, Denmark, that competes in the Bambusa Kvindeligaen and the 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League. They play their home matches in Blue Water Dokken, which have capacity for 2,996 specta ...

) *

Dragana Cvijić Dragana Cvijić (born 15 March 1990) is a Serbian handball player for Ferencvárosi TC and the Serbian national team. International honours *EHF Champions League: **''Winner'': 2012'', ''2015'' *World Championship: **''Finalist'': 2013 Individu ...

(LP) (to

Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, or simply FTC, is a professional football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hungarian football. Ferencváros wa ...

) *

Marina Sudakova Marina Vladimirovna Sudakova (russian: Марина Владимировна Судакова; born 17 February 1989), née Yartseva, is a Russian handball player for CSM București and the Russian national team. She is a World Champion in 20 ...

(RW) (to

CSM București Clubul Sportiv Municipal București, commonly known as CSM București is a Romanian professional Sports club, multi-sports club based in Bucharest. Departments Active branches: *Sport of athletics, Athletics *Basketball *Dancesport *Handball *Jud ...

) *

Valeriia Maslova Valeriia Olegovna Maslova (russian: Валерия Олеговна Маслова; born 23 January 2001) is a Russian handball player for Brest Bretagne Handball and the Russian national team. International honours * Youth World Championship: * ...

(RB) (to

Metz Handball Metz Handball is a French handball club from Metz, France. Founded in 1965 under the name ASPTT Metz, the club has an exceptional track record with some 40 titles won, which is the all-time record for a French women's team sport. Chaired by Thierr ...

) * Polina Vedekhina (LB) (to

HC Astrakhanochka Handball Club Astrakhanochka is a Russian women's handball club from Astrakhan established in 1993. It has played in the Russian Super League since 1999, and in 2004 it made its debut in EHF competitions. It reached the EHF Cup's semifinals in 2 ...

) *

Daria Dmitrieva Darya Andreyevna Dmitriyeva ( rus, Дарья Андреевна Дмитриева, , ˈdarʲɪ̯ə ˈdmʲitrʲɪ(ɪ̯)ɪvə; born 22 June 1993) is a Russian rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympic all-around silver medalist, the 2010 Worl ...

(CB) (to

RK Krim Rokometni klub Krim ( en, Krim Handball Club), commonly referred to as RK Krim or simply Krim, currently named Krim Mercator due to sponsorship reasons, is a women's handball club from Ljubljana, Slovenia. Krim was founded in 1984 and has won the ...

) *

Anna Sedoykina Anna Sergeyevna Sedoykina ( rus, Анна Сергеевна Седойкина, , ˈanːə sʲɪˈdoɪ̯kʲɪnə; born 1 August 1984) is a Russian handball player for CSKA Moscow and the Russian national handball team. She received a bronze me ...

(GK)

Technical staff

:''Staff for the current season'' * Head Coach: Olga Akopyan * Goalkeeping Coach: Lyubov Aleksandrovna Korotneva

Notable former club players

Victoria Zhilinskayte Victoria Yuryevna Zhilinskayte (russian: Виктория Юрьевна Жилинскайте, lt, Viktorija Žilinskaitė; born 6 March 1989) is a Russian handball player for HC Kuban Krasnodar and the Russia women's national handball team, Ru ...

(2019–2020) * Yana Zhilinskayte (2019–2020) * Olga Gorshenina (2019–2021) *

Elena Utkina Elena Mikhailovna Utkina (russian: Елена Михайловна Уткина, maiden name Fomina, former name Konova; born 29 May 1990) is a Russian handballer for HC Kuban Krasnodar, Kuban Krasnodar and the Russia women's national handball tea ...

(2019–2020) *

(2020–2022) * Polina Vedekhina (2019–2022) *

(2020–2022) * Valeria Maslova (2022) *

Chana Masson Chana Franciela Masson de Souza (born 18 December 1978 in Capinzal) is a Brazilian handball goalkeeper, who plays for Handball Erice in Italy. She has represented the Brazilian national team in four Olympics. She participated at the 2000 Summe ...

(2019–2021) *

Sabina Jacobsen Sabina Rosengren Jacobsen (born 24 March 1989) is a Swedish handball player for Lugi HF and the Swedish national team. International honours *EHF Champions League: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2018 *Cup Winners' Cup: **''Winner'': 2015 * European C ...

(2019–2021) *

(2020–2022) * Ana Gros (2021–2022) *

(2021–2022)

Head coach history

* Jan Leslie (2019–2021) * Olga Akopyan (2021) (interim) * Florentin Pera (2021–2022) * Olga Akopyan (2022–)

Statistics

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

:''(All-Time) – Last updated on 20 February 2022''

European record

References

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