Dinamo Volgograd (russian: Динамо Волгоград) is a Russian 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

Volgograd Volgograd ( rus, Волгогра́д, a=ru-Volgograd.ogg, p=vəɫɡɐˈɡrat), geographical renaming, formerly Tsaritsyn (russian: Цари́цын, Tsarítsyn, label=none; ) (1589–1925), and Stalingrad (russian: Сталингра́д, Stal ...

. Founded in 1972 as Burevestnik Volgograd, it represented

Rotor Volgograd SC Rotor Volgograd (russian: СK Ротор) is a Russian professional football club from the large city of Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast (formerly Stalingrad). The club will play in the third-tier Russian Football National League 2 in the 2022– ...

following the

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and was subsequently named Aqva before taking its current name in 2003. Dynamo is the most successful team in the

Russian Super League Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

with nine titles, and in the 2001-02 season it set a record winning all the matches. It in international competitions won three titles: the 1995

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and Champions Trophy and the 2008

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. In 2000 it became the first Russian team to reach the Champions League's semifinals since the USSR's break-up. In reaction to the

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, the

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banned Russian athletes, and the

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suspended the Russian clubs from competing in European handball competitions.

Honours

Women's EHF Cup The Women's EHF European League is an annual competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It is organized by the European Handball Federation, EHF. It is currently the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the ...

:''Winners (1):'' 2008 *

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:''Winners (1):'' 1995 *

EHF Women's Champions Trophy The EHF Women's Champions Trophy was an official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. History It was organized annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF) from 1994 to 2008. Until 2007 it was known as the Women's European Club ...

:''Winners (1):'' 1995 * Russian League :''Winners (12):'' 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

European record

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2020-21 season.'' ;Goalkeeper * 1

Anna Vereshchak Anna Andreevna Vereshchak (born 18 July 2001) is a Russian handball player who plays for Dinamo Volgograd in the Russian Super League. In September 2018, she was included by EHF in a list of the twenty best young handballers to watch for the fu ...

* 12

Ekaterina Karabutova Ekaterina is a Russian feminine given name, and an alternative transliteration of the Russian ''Yekaterina''. Katya and Katyusha are common diminutive forms of Ekaterina. Notable people with the name can be found below. Arts *Ekaterina Medvedeva ...

* 26 Maria Duvakina * 50 Nadezhda Kolesnikova ;LW * 2

Ekaterina Litvnova Ekaterina Vladimirovna Litvnova (russian: Екатерина Владимировна Литвинова) (née Chernova; born 18 January 1994) is a Russian female handball player for Dinamo Volgograd and the Russian national team. She also rep ...

* 8 Anzhelika Lebdeva ;RW * 3 Ekaterina Mayorova * 13 Anastasia Starshova * 33

Anna Sheina Anna Sheina (russian: Анна Игоревна Шеина) (born 13 May 2000) is a Russian handball player who plays for Dinamo Volgograd in the Russian Super League. She also represented Russia at the 2019 Women's U-19 European Handball Champ ...

;Line player * 24 Tatiana Medvedeva * 33 Elena Dukart * 67 Victoria Turushina * 81 Daria Stasenko ;Back players ;LB * 7 Olesya Goryachenko * 11 Ksenia Zubova * 17 Stefania Belolipetskaya * 49 Oksana Kolodyazhnaya ;CB * 9

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* 36 Ekaterina Dolmatova * 56 Ekaterina Skivko * 77 Elizaveta Dudkina ;RB * 24

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* 99 Sofia Lyzhina

Notable players

Viktoriya Borshchenko Viktoriya Borshchenko (born uk, Вікторія Борщенко; 5 January 1986) is a Ukrainian handballer player for the Ukrainian national team. She moved to Rostov-Don Rostov-Don (russian: Ростов-Дон) is a female handball team fr ...

Anastasiya Pidpalova Anastasiia Pidpalova (born Anastasiia Borodina, 5 January 1982) is a Ukrainian handballer playing for Le Havre and the Ukrainian national team. Individual awards * Carpathian Trophy Top Scorer: 2010 She received a bronze medal with the Ukrain ...

Viktoriya Tymoshenkova Viktoriya Tymoshenkova (born 4 November 1983) is a Ukrainian handball player who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Națională club CS Dacia Mioveni 2012 and the Ukrainian national team. Achievements *Women's EHF Cup: **''Semifinalist'': 2009 ...

Jaqueline Anastácio Jaqueline Anastácio (born 9 November 1987) is a Brazilian handball player for BM Remudas and the Brazilian national team. She has earlier played for Universidade Metodista, Siófok KC, Gjøvik HK, Dinamo Volgograd, Ringkøbing Håndbold, SG BBM ...

Mayssa Pessoa Mayssa Raquel de Oliveira Pessoa, also known as Mayssa Pessoa or simply Mayssa (born 11 September 1984) is a Brazilian female handball goalkeeper for Dunărea Brăila and the Brazilian national team. She was one of nearly two dozen LGBT Olym ...

Asma Elghaoui Asma Elghaoui (born 29 August 1991) is a Tunisian-born Romanian female handballer who plays as a pivot for Liga Națională club SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea. Achievements *Nemzeti Bajnokság I: **''Winner'': 2017 **''Bronze Medalist'': 2019 *Magyar ...

* Karyna Yezhykava *

Katty Piejos Katty Tolla Piejos, (born 21 August 1981 in La Trinité, Martinique, French West Indies) is a French handball player. Teams * Réveil Sportif (Gros-Morne, Martinique), 1993-2001 * Havre Athletic Club Handball, 2001-2004 * Metz Handball M ...

* Nadezda Muravyeva *

Elena Fomina Elena Fomina is a former Russian football midfielder, who played for ShVSM Izmailovo in the Russian women's football championship She previously played for Spartak Moscow, Chertanovo Moscow, CSK VVS Samara, Lada Togliatti and Nadezhda Noginsk ...

Liudmila Bodnieva Lyudmila Valeryevna Bodniyeva (russian: Людмила Валерьевна Бодниева; born on October 15, 1978 in Elista, Russia) is the current head coach of the Russian women's national handball team. She formerly played for t ...

* Yelena Avdekova * Maya Petrova *

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 ...

* Olga Levina *

Ksenia Makeeva Kseniya Vladimirovna Makeyeva ( rus, Ксения Владимировна Макеева, , ˈksʲenʲɪɪ̯ə mɐˈkʲe(ɪ̯)ɪvə; born 19 September 1990) is a Russian handball player for Rostov-Don and the Russia women's national handball tea ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Yelena Polenova * Anna Punko * Aleksandra Stepanova * Anastasia Suslova *

Polina Vedekhina Polina Yuryevna Vedekhina (russian: Полина Юрьевна Ведёхина; born 6 January 1994) is a Russian handballer who plays for Astrakhanochka and the Russia national team. International honours *EHF Champions League: **''Semifin ...

Valentina Vernigorova Valentina Vernigorova (born 15 June 1997) is a Russian 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) ...

Polina Vyakhireva Polina Viktorovna Kuznetsova ( rus, Полина Викторовна Кузнецова, , pɐˈlʲinə kʊzʲnʲɪˈtsovə, née Vyakhireva; born 10 June 1987) is a Russian handball player for Rostov-Don and the Russian national team. She won ...

* Tatiana Khmyrova * Anna Kochetova *

Yaroslava Frolova Yaroslava Vladimirovna Frolova (russian: Ярослава Владимировна Фролова; born 18 May 1997) is a Russian handballer for Rostov-Don and the Russian national team. Achievements *Russian Super League: **''Winner'': 2014 * ...

References

External links

Official site
Dynamo Volgograd

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