VC Zenit Saint Petersburg

Zenit Saint Petersburg
Full name	Volleyball Club "Zenit"
Short name	VC Zenit SPb
Founded	2017
Ground	KSK Arena, Saint Petersburg; (Capacity: 7,120)
Chairman	Vladimir Samsonov
Manager	Viktor Sidelnikov (care-taker)
Captain	Ivan Iakovlev
League	Super League; CEV Champions League
2021/22	4th place
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home	Away

"Zenit" (Волейбольная команда «Зенит») is a Russian professional volleyball club based in Saint Petersburg.^[1]

The club is taking part in the Russian Superleague.^[2] The club's primary sponsor is Gazprom.

Achievements

Domestic competitions

Russian Championship
Runners-up (2): 2018, 2021
Russian Cup
Runners-up (3): 2018, 2019, 2020
Russian Super Cup
Runners-up (2): 2018, 2021

International competitions

CEV Cup
Runner-up (1): 2021

History

The VC Zenit was established in June 2017,^[3] as part of the FC Zenit.^[4]^[5] It played at the Super League for the first time in the 2017–18 season and finished fifth, and reached the Final game in playoff, against Zenit Kazan.

Team Roster

Team roster – season 2022/2023

No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Sergey Melkozerov	(1997-04-25) April 25, 1997 (age 27)	libero
3	Dmitry Kovalëv	(1991-03-15) March 15, 1991 (age 33)	setter
4	Igor Kobzar (C)	(1991-04-13) April 13, 1991 (age 33)	setter
5	Egor Yakutin	(1997-01-27) January 27, 1997 (age 27)	middle blocker
8	Jenia Grebennikov	(1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 (age 34)	libero
9	Ivan Iakovlev	(1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 29)	middle blocker
10	Kirill Ursov	(1995-02-13) February 13, 1995 (age 29)	outside hitter
11	Fedor Voronkov	(1995-12-10) December 10, 1995 (age 29)	outside hitter
12	Matt Anderson	(1987-08-18) August 18, 1987 (age 37)	outside hitter
13	Maxim Kosmin	(1998-04-09) April 9, 1998 (age 26)	middle blocker
17	Viktor Poletaev	(1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 (age 29)	opposite
18	Egor Kliuka	(1995-06-15) June 15, 1995 (age 29)	outside hitter
Head coach: Andrey Tolochko

Team roster – season 2021/2022
VC Zenit St. Petersburg
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Sergey Melkozerov	(1997-04-25) April 25, 1997 (age 27)	libero
2	Kirill Ionov	(2001-10-31) October 31, 2001 (age 23)	middle blocker
4	Igor Kobzar (C)	(1991-04-13) April 13, 1991 (age 33)	setter
7	Igor Kolodinsky	(1983-07-07) July 7, 1983 (age 41)	setter
8	Jenia Grebennikov	(1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 (age 34)	libero
9	Ivan Iakovlev	(1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 29)	middle blocker
10	Kirill Ursov	(1995-02-13) February 13, 1995 (age 29)	outside hitter
11	Fedor Voronkov	(1995-12-10) December 10, 1995 (age 29)	outside hitter
13	Maxim Kosmin	(1998-04-09) April 9, 1998 (age 26)	middle blocker
14	Ivan Podrebinkin	(1993-07-03) July 3, 1993 (age 31)	opposite
17	Viktor Poletaev	(1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 (age 29)	opposite
18	Egor Kliuka	(1995-06-15) June 15, 1995 (age 29)	outside hitter
19	Dmytro Pashytskyy	(1987-11-29) November 29, 1987 (age 37)	middle blocker
21	Tine Urnaut	(1988-09-03) September 3, 1988 (age 36)	outside hitter
Head coach: Tuomas Sammelvuo

Team roster – season 2020/2021
VC Zenit St. Petersburg
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Sergey Melkozerov	(1997-04-25) April 25, 1997 (age 27)	libero
2	Aleksandr Dyachkov	(1997-08-15) August 15, 1997 (age 27)	outside hitter
3	Dmitry Kovalyov	(1991-03-15) March 15, 1991 (age 33)	setter
4	Omar Kurbanov	(2000-02-23) February 23, 2000 (age 24)	outside hitter
6	Antoine Brizard	(1994-05-22) May 22, 1994 (age 30)	setter
9	Ivan Iakovlev (C)	(1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 29)	middle blocker
10	Kirill Ursov	(1995-02-13) February 13, 1995 (age 29)	outside hitter
11	Igor Filippov	(1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 33)	middle blocker
13	Maxim Kosmin	(1998-04-09) April 9, 1998 (age 26)	middle blocker
14	Ivan Podrebinkin	(1993-07-03) July 3, 1993 (age 31)	opposite
15	Oreol Camejo	(1986-07-22) July 22, 1986 (age 38)	outside hitter
16	Evgeny Andreev	(1995-01-06) January 6, 1995 (age 29)	libero
17	Viktor Poletaev	(1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 (age 29)	opposite
18	Egor Kliuka	(1995-06-15) June 15, 1995 (age 29)	outside hitter
19	Dmytro Pashytskyy	(1987-11-29) November 29, 1987 (age 37)	middle blocker
Head coach: Tuomas Sammelvuo

References

External links

Official website

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[1] В Петербурге будет новый «Зенит».

[2] Cuban Oreol Camejo will play for the St. Petersburg Zenit

[3] Волейбол // «Газпром» подтвердил создание петербургского «Зенита»

[4] ВФВ: «Зенит» (Санкт-Петербург) сыграет в Суперлиге вместо «Динамо-Краснодар»

[5] Гандбольный Зенит?

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v t e Russian Volleyball Super League
Seasons	1992 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020-21
Current teams	ASK Nizhny Novgorod VC Belogorie Gazprom-Ugra Surgut VC Dynamo-LO VC Dynamo Moscow Fakel Novy Urengoy VC Kuzbass Kemerovo VC Lokomotiv Novosibirsk VC Neftyanik Orenburg Ural Ufa VC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk VC Yugra Nizhnevartovsk VC Zenit-Kazan VC Zenit Saint Petersburg