VC Zenit-Kazan (), until 2008 known as Dinamo Tattransgaz Kazan (), is a professional men's

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team based in

Kazan Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...

, Russia. It plays in the

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(11-time champion).

Achievements

International competitions

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::Winners (6): Gold medal europe

2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 ::Runners-up (2): Silver medal europe

2011, 2019 ::Third place (1): Bronze medal europe

2013 * FIVB Club World Championship ::Winners (1):

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

::Runners-up (2): Silver medal world centered-2

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

::Third place (3): Bronze medal world centered-2

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

Domestic competitions *

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::Winners (12): Gold medal with cup

2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024 ::Runners-up (2): Silver medal with cup

2019, 2020 ::Third place (5): Bronze medal with cup

2004, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2022 * Russian Cup ::Winners (11): Simple gold cup

2004, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 * Russian SuperCup ::Winners (9): Simple gold cup

2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023

History

The club was founded on 13 May 2000 by the decision of Tatarstan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Kazan City Administration. It was formed at the base of Directorate of Internal Affairs and aimed at taking part in games of Russian Championship First League.About The Club History
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Team roster

''Team roster - season 2021/2022''

Notable players

Notable, former or current players of the club, who are medalists of intercontinental tournaments in national teams or clubs.

Stadium

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is a modern complex with a total area of 13,000 square meters. The capacity of the main arena is 5,000 spectators, the small one 700. They have all the necessary support facilities and well-equipped gyms. The arena is located at Midhat Bulatov Street.

Kit manufacturer

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Zenit-Kazan team.

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like

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. Other sponsors:

Ministry of Internal Affairs An interior ministry or ministry of the interior (also called ministry of home affairs or ministry of internal affairs) is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public security and law enforcement. In some states, the i ...

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, Blimp,

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, TFB Bank and Championat.com.

References

External links

Official website

Official website
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