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Telekom Baku (formerly named Rabita Baku) was an
The Rabita Bank was founded in 2001 as Rabitachi Baku, and then took Rabita Baku in 2004. Club participated for the first time in an official competition in the European CEV Cup 2007–08, but was eliminated immediately by OK Hit Nova Gorica.
In the season 2008–09, reaches the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup and was eliminated from the Club Voleibol Albacete and wins for the first time the championship in the final against Azerrail. The season 2009-10 campaign starts with a good buy: the team wins the championship again and get the third place in the CEV Cup, losing in the semifinals against Futura Volley Busto Arsizio, but winning the final for bronze against
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Azerbaijan
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i women's volleyball
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club. Telekom was an eight-time champion of Azerbaijani Superleague and the winner of the 2011 FIVB Club World Championship.
History
The Rabita Bank was founded in 2001 as Rabitachi Baku, and then took Rabita Baku in 2004. Club participated for the first time in an official competition in the European CEV Cup 2007–08, but was eliminated immediately by OK Hit Nova Gorica.
In the season 2008–09, reaches the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup and was eliminated from the Club Voleibol Albacete and wins for the first time the championship in the final against Azerrail. The season 2009-10 campaign starts with a good buy: the team wins the championship again and get the third place in the CEV Cup, losing in the semifinals against Futura Volley Busto Arsizio, but winning the final for bronze against VC Uralochka-NTMK Yekaterinburg
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.
In the season 2010 - 11, club participated for the first time in the Women's CEV Champions League
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and reached final of this competition, just losing to VakıfBank
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of Turkey.
Rabita hosted the 2013–14 CEV Champions League
The 2013–14 CEV Champions League was the 55th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.
Participating teams
League round
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Final Four, there the club won the Bronze medal after falling 0–3 to the Russian Dinamo Kazan in the semifinals, but defeating 3–0 to the Turkish Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul in the third place match.
After eight Azerbaijani Superleague titles, in 2015 Rabita Baku merged with Telekom Baku adopting the name of the latter, due to financial difficulties but retained the commitments in the Azerbaijani Superleague and the 2015–16 CEV Champions League
The 2015–16 CEV Champions League was the 57th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.
Participating teams
Format League round
28 teams have been drawn to 7 pools ...
and transferring to the new team the Telekom young players.
Team
As Telekom Baku
''Season 2016–2017, as of November 2016.''As Rabita Baku
Honours
International success
* FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
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** Champion (1): 2011
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** Runners-up (1): 2012
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* Women's CEV Champions League
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** Runners-up (2): 2010-2011, 2012-2013
** Third (1): 2013-2014
Domestic success
* Azerbaijan Superleague: ** Winners (7): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014–15 ** Runners-up (5): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 ** Third (1): 2002-03References
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Volleyball in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani volleyball clubs Volleyball clubs established in 2004 2004 establishments in Azerbaijan Sports teams in Baku {{Azerbaijan-sport-stub