Leningradka (''russian: Ленингра́дка'') is a Russian women's

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club based in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

and plays in the

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, 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

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in 1980–81.

Russian years

The Russian Championship (which eventually became the

) 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

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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.''

Notable players

Lyudmila Borozna Lyudmila Vasilyevna Borozna (russian: Людмила Васильевна Борозна; born 2 January 1954) is a volleyball player for the Soviet Union. She was part of the Soviet team that won the gold medal in women's volleyball at the 197 ...

Galina Leontyeva Galina Aleksandrovna Leontyeva (russian: Гали́на Алекса́ндровна Лео́нтьева; 6 November 1941 – 4 February 2016) was a Russian volleyball player who represented the USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the U ...

Natalia Alimova Natalia Adamovna Alimova (Russian: Наталья Амировна Алимова, born 6 February 1978), is a volleyball player from Russia. She played for the Russia women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2005 Women's Euro ...

* Ekaterina Kabeshova *

Olga Nikolaeva Olga Viktorovna Nikolaeva (russian: Ольга Викторовна Николаева, (born 14 May 1972 in Novosibirsk) is a Russian former volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer ...

References

External links

Official webpage
{{Russian Volleyball Super League Women Volleyball clubs in Russia Volleyball clubs established in 1935 1935 establishments in Russia Sports clubs and teams in Saint Petersburg