Dinamo Krasnodar () is a Russian professional women's volleyball club based in Krasnodar. It was founded in 1946 and plays in the super league, the top Russian league.

History

Soviet years

Founded in 1946, the club participated in the 1946 Soviet Women's Volleyball Championship (National championship) finishing in 11th place (out of 18 teams). From that point, the club competed only at regional level until 1955 when it returned to the National championship remaining there until 1966 when it was relegated to a lower national level. In the years that followed, the club had mixed results being promoted and relegated many times without achieving any real tangible success.

VC Dinamo Krasnodar (women's volleyball team)

Russian years

The club competed in the "B" league of the Russian Women's Championship in 1992–93 and gained promotion to the Super League. A year later it won its first title, the 1994 Russian Cup. It was relegated after a poor campaign in the 1997–98 Super League where it finished last. It took a decade for the club to return to the Super League, only returning in the 2009–10 season. Since then the club has become consistent and competitive, it qualified for a European competition for the first time, the Women's CEV Cup in 2010–11 reaching the final. On domestic level the club added two more Russian Cups (2014 and 2015). European success soon came in the form of titles in the 2012–13 CEV Challenge Cup and CEV Cups of 2014–15 and 2015–16. In 2015, the club was given a wildcard to participate of the FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship in Switzerland and reached the tournament's final.

VC Dinamo Krasnodar (women's volleyball team)

Honours

National competitions

Russian Cup: 3

1994, 2014, 2015

International competitions

CEV Cup: 2

2014–15, 2015–16

CEV Challenge Cup: 1

2012–13

Team roster

Season 2018–2019, as of January 2019.

VC Dinamo Krasnodar (women's volleyball team)

Notable players

Vera Duyunova

Nataliya Kudreva

Valentina Ogienko

Lyudmila Shchetinina

Zoya Yusova

Olga Fateeva

Tatiana Kosheleva

Svetlana Kryuchkova

Yulia Merkulova

Maria Perepelkina

Lyubov Sokolova

Yevgeniya Startseva

Elena Zarubina

Natalya Mammadova

Fabíola de Souza

Fe Garay

Rosir Calderón

Helena Havelková

Anja Spasojević

Neriman Özsoy

Foluke Akinradewo

Destinee Hooker

References

External links

Dinamo Krasnodar official website

Volleyball clubs in Russia

Volleyball clubs established in 1946

1946 establishments in Russia

Sports clubs and teams in Krasnodar