FC Energy Voronezh (

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: «Энергия» Воронеж) was a

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club from

Voronezh Voronezh ( ; , ) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the Southeastern Railway, which connects wes ...

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. The club holds the most championships in Russian, having 5 championships to its name. In 1994 the team won the vice championship behind CSK WWS Samara. From that time to 2004 when the club finished third, the team always achieved at least a second-place finish winning titles in 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003.

History

Founded in 1989, Energiya started in the also newly founded Soviet Championship's second tier. In 1990 the club managed a mid-table 8th place, while in the next season it gained promotion to the new top division after winning its group and the subsequent playoffs against the other group winners. Following the

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Energiya was instead registered in the new Russian Championship. Energiya, which was known in 2000 and 2001 as Energiya XXI Wiek Voronezh («Энергия XXI Век» Воронеж) for sponsorship reasons, soon became a national powerhouse; always ranking in the two top positions for a decade, it won five championships between 1995 and 2003. The club was even more successful in the

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, with seven trophies between 1993 and 2001 including two three-years winning streaks. In 2004 and 2005 it also played the

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, where it reached the quarter-finals both times, losing to eventual champions

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and

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. This last European campaign marked the end of the club's golden era as it had to withdraw from the 2005 championship due to financial trouble, playing instead in the second tier. Energiya returned to the top category in 2008, losing all 16 games but avoiding relegation due to the dissolution of

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and

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. In 2009 it returned to the top positions, and in 2010 it qualified to the new

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(where it was defeated in the Round of 16 by compatriot rival

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) by beating 2009 European runner-up Zvezda Perm in a last-week match for the second place. However the club's comeback was short-lived, as in June 2012 it again had to disband its squad and withdraw from the premier category for financial reasons.Energiya again breaks with the premier division
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Honours

Titles

* Russian Championship (5) ** 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003 * Russian Cup (7) ** 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001

Other results

Record in UEFA competitions

Former internationals

: Nadezhda Bosikova, Kristina Chichkala,

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, Anna Kozhnikova, Elena Lamtyugina, Olesya Mashina, Oksana Ryabinicheva, Marina Saenko, Oksana Shmachkova, Vera Strukova, Elena Terekhova, Yulia Zapotichnaya *

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: Simone Gomes *

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: Augustine Ejangue, Njoya Nkout *

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, Annette Jacky Messomo *

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: Elena Porosniuc *

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: Yulia Emelyanova,

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, Veronika Shulga, Iryna Zvarych *

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: Jenny Benson

References

Notes Citations

External links

Club's website

UEFA profile
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