VC CSKA Moscow (russian: ВК ЦСКА Москва) was a Russian

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club. They played in the

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, winning the competition three times. The club is the most titled volleyball team in the

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/ Russia and in Europe with 13

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s. In 2009, VC CSKA Moscow was disbanded due to financial problems.

Team honours

Domestic competitions

* Soviet Championship: **Winners (33) (record): Gold medal with cup

1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1970–1983, 1985–1991 *Soviet Cup **Winners (5) (record): Simple gold cup

1953, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985 *

**Winners (3): Gold medal with cup

1994, 1995, 1996 **Runners-up (1): Silver medal with cup

1993 **Third place (2): Bronze medal with cup

1997, 1998 * Russian Cup **Winners (1): Simple gold cup

1994 **Third place (1): Simple bronze cup

1997

European competitions

**Winners (13) (record): Gold medal europe

1960, 1962, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991 **Runners-up (3): Silver medal europe

1961, 1963, 1981 **Third place (2): Bronze medal europe

1992 *

CEV European Super Cup **Winners (3): Simple gold cup

1987, 1988, 1991 **Runners-up (1): Simple silver cup

1989

Worldwide competitions

* FIVB Club World Championship **Runners-up (1): Silver medal world centered-2

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Notable players

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(1921–1997),

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and

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champion * Yuri Chesnokov (1933–2010),

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Member *

Georgi Mondzolevski Georgy Grigorevich Mondzolevski (russian: Георгий Григорьевич Мондзолевский, born January 26, 1934) is a Soviet former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 ...

(born 1934),

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and

champion,

Member * Aleksandr Savin (born 1957),

champion,

member

External links

Official website
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