Chekhovskie Medvedi (, ) is a professional

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...

club from

Chekhov, Moscow Oblast Chekhov () 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 (), after the Lopasnya ...

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

. They compete in the

Russian Handball Super League The Russian Handball Super League (RHSL) is the top men's professional team handball league in Russia. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Handball Federation banned Russian and Belarus athletes and officials, a ...

and in the

SEHA League The South East Handball Association League, or simply the SEHA League, is a regional men's club handball league in Southeast Europe, featuring teams from Croatia, Hungary, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovakia. Due to sponsorship reasons, the le ...

. After the launching of the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

, the

European Handball Federation The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, Au ...

in February 2022 temporarily suspended the team. The organization was founded in 2001 on the basis of the disbanded original CSKA Moscow Handball Club.

Kits

Accomplishments

As CSKA Moscow

EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...

**Winners (1): 1987–88 *

EHF Cup Winner's Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup. Winners ...

**Winners (1): 1986–87 *

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...

**Runners-up (1): 1990–91 * Soviet Handball Championship **Winners (9) (record): 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987 * Soviet Handball Cup **Winners (3): 1984, 1985, 1986 *

**Winners (4): 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001

As Chekhovskiye Medvedi

**Winners (1): 2005–06 *

**Winners (21) (record): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 * Russian Handball Cup **Winners (15) (record): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 *

Russian Super Cup The Russian Super Cup () is a one-match football (soccer), football annual competition. Its official sponsored name is ''OLIMPBET Russian Supercup'' (). The two participating clubs are the Russian Premier League champions and the Rambler Russian ...

**Winners (9) (record): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

European record

Team

:''Squad for the 2025–26 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 12 Dmitry Pavlenko * 16 Artem Grushko ;Left Wingers *2 Donat Morozov * 19 Roman Ostrashchenko ;Right Wingers * 24 Dmitry Kornev ;Line players * 31 Victor Futsev * 55 Aleksandr Ermakov * 91 Vadim Ibrakov ;Left Backs * 15 Ivan Shelmenko * 25 Evgeniy Dzemin ;Central Backs * 9 Kirill Kotov * 44 Dmitriy Kandybin * 72 Denis Afonin ;Right Backs * 17 Aleksandr Kotov * 93 Anton Aksyukov

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2025–26 season'' ; Joining * Vladimir Merkulov (LB) ''(back from loan at Sungul Snezhinsk)'' * Mikhail Gredasov (RW) ''(from Sungul Snezhinsk)'' ? ; Leaving * Kirill Akramov (LB) ''(on loan to Viktor Stavropol)'' * Dmitrii Santalov (LB) ''(to ?)'' *

Ilya Dzemin Ilya, Iliya, Ilia, Ilja, Ilija, or Illia ( , or ; ; ) is the East Slavic form of the male Hebrew name Eliyahu (Eliahu), meaning "My God is Yahu/Jah." It comes from the Byzantine Greek pronunciation of the vocative (Ilía) of the Greek Elias ...

(RW) ''(to

Dynamo Astrakhan Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan, also known as Dinamo Astrakhan, is a Russian handball team located in Astrakhan. Their home matches are played at the Sports Complex Star. They compete in the Russian Handball Super League. In reaction to the 2022 Russi ...

)'' ?

Notable players

Pavel Sukosyan Pavel Alekseyevich Sukosyan (; born 14 January 1962) is a Russian handball player. He played for the Russia men's national handball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, off ...

* Konstantin Igropulo * Vitali Ivanov * Alexey Kostygov * Alexey Kamanin *

Pavel Atman Pavel Nikolayevich Atman (; born 25 May 1987) is a Russian handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt playe ...

* Sergei Gorbok * Sergei Shelmenko *

Oleg Skopintsev Oleg Skopintsev (born 15 April 1984) is a Russian handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a ...

References

External links

* Handball clubs in Russia Sport in Moscow Oblast 2001 establishments in Russia Handball clubs established in 2001 1972 establishments in Russia Handball clubs established in 1972 {{Russia-sport-team-stub