VC Zenit Saint Petersburg

Russian volleyball club

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

Departments of Zenit Saint Petersburg


Football (Men)	Football (Reserve)	Football (Women)	Basketball

Basketball (Reserve)	Volleyball	Handball

"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 26)	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 33)	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 28)	outside hitter
12	Matt Anderson	(1987-08-18) August 18, 1987 (age 36)	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 28)	opposite
18	Egor Kliuka	(1995-06-15) June 15, 1995 (age 28)	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 26)	libero
2	Kirill Ionov	(2001-10-31) October 31, 2001 (age 22)	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 40)	setter
8	Jenia Grebennikov	(1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 (age 33)	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 28)	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 30)	opposite
17	Viktor Poletaev	(1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 (age 28)	opposite
18	Egor Kliuka	(1995-06-15) June 15, 1995 (age 28)	outside hitter
19	Dmytro Pashytskyy	(1987-11-29) November 29, 1987 (age 36)	middle blocker
21	Tine Urnaut	(1988-09-03) September 3, 1988 (age 35)	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 26)	libero
2	Aleksandr Dyachkov	(1997-08-15) August 15, 1997 (age 26)	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 29)	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 30)	opposite
15	Oreol Camejo	(1986-07-22) July 22, 1986 (age 37)	outside hitter
16	Evgeny Andreev	(1995-01-06) January 6, 1995 (age 29)	libero
17	Viktor Poletaev	(1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 (age 28)	opposite
18	Egor Kliuka	(1995-06-15) June 15, 1995 (age 28)	outside hitter
19	Dmytro Pashytskyy	(1987-11-29) November 29, 1987 (age 36)	middle blocker
Head coach: Tuomas Sammelvuo