Shturm-2002 Moskovskaya Oblast, a.k.a. Shturm Ruza, is a Russian

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

club. Founded in 2002 in

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 (), ...

, in 2010 it was relocated to Ruza, also in the Moscow Oblast. Shturm Chekhov's male team won four national championships plus the 2008

LEN Trophy The LEN Euro Cup is the second-tier European water polo club competition run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation for those clubs who did not qualify for the LEN Champions League. The cup was inaugurated in 1992. History Names of the competiti ...

between the years 2005 and 2009. The female team was the

national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...

's runner-up between 2009 and 2011 and like its male counterpart, it won the Women's LEN Trophy one year later. In the 2011–12 season the male and female teams were defeated in the LEN Trophy's Round of 16 and the European Cup's quarter-finals respectively.Results
in LEN's website

Titles

Russian Water Polo Championship The premier division of Russian water polo organized by the FVPR (''Federacijaa Vodnogo Polo Rossij'' / Russian Water Polo Federation). First held in 1992-93, it is currently contested by twelve teams. Spartak Volgograd is the most successful club ...

** (4) — 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09; ** (4) — 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2010–11; ** (3) — 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13; *

LEN Cup The LEN Euro Cup is the second-tier European water polo club competition run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation for those clubs who did not qualify for the LEN Champions League. The cup was inaugurated in 1992. History Names of the competit ...

** (1) — 2007–08; * Women **

*** (1) — 2008–09;

References

Water polo clubs in Russia Sport in Moscow Oblast LEN Euroleague clubs LEN Women's Champions' Cup clubs {{Russia-waterpolo-team-stub