Shturm-2002 Moskovskaya Oblast, a.k.a. Shturm Ruza, is a Russian

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

club. Founded in 2002 in

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 ...

, in 2010 it was relocated to Ruza, also in the Moscow Oblast. Shturm Chekhov's male team won four national championships plus the 2008

LEN Trophy The European Aquatics Euro Cup is the second-tier European water polo club competition run by the European Aquatics for those clubs who did not qualify for the European Aquatics Champions League. The cup was inaugurated in 1992. From 2024, after ...

between the years 2005 and 2009. The female team was the

national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...

's runner-up between 2009 and 2011 and like its male counterpart, it won the Women's LEN Trophy one year later. In the 2011–12 season the male and female teams were defeated in the LEN Trophy's Round of 16 and the

European Cup The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a round robi ...

's quarter-finals respectively.Results
in LEN's website

Titles

Russian Water Polo Championship The premier division of Russian water polo organized by the FVPR (''Federacijaa Vodnogo Polo Rossij'' / Russian Water Polo Federation). First held in 1992-93, it is currently contested by twelve teams. Water Polo Club Spartak Volgograd, Spartak Vo ...

** (4) — 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09; ** (4) — 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2010–11; ** (3) — 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13; *

LEN Cup The European Aquatics Euro Cup is the second-tier European water polo club competition run by the European Aquatics for those clubs who did not qualify for the European Aquatics Champions League. The cup was inaugurated in 1992. From 2024, afte ...

** (1) — 2007–08; * Women **

*** (1) — 2008–09;

References

Water polo clubs in Russia Sport in Moscow Oblast LEN Euroleague clubs LEN Women's Champions' Cup clubs {{Russia-waterpolo-team-stub