# Ryazan-VDV

Ryazan-VDV (Russian: Рязань-ВДВ) is a Russian women's football team from Ryazan.

## History

Founded in 1996, it won two league titles and one cup in the last years of the twentieth century. Ryazan-VDV was the first team to represent Russia in the UEFA Women's Cup.
Around 2013 a team of Russian and Ukrainian nationals was formed, winning a league title in 2013 and the Russian Cup in 2014. The club played in the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League.

## Honours
### Official

* Russian championship (4): 1999, 2000, 2013, 2018
* Russian Women's Cup (2): 1998, 2014

### Invitational

* Albena Cup (1): 2003
| Season | Division | Place | National Cup |
| 1996 | 2 | 2nd | 1st Round |
| 1997 | 1 | 3rd | Runner-up |
| 1998 | 1 | 3rd | Winner |
| 1999 | 1 | 1st | Runner-up |
| 2000 | 1 | 1st | Runner-up |
| 2001 | 1 | 3rd | Runner-up |
| 2002 | 1 | 3rd | Quarterfinals |
| 2003 | 1 | 4th | Round of 16 |
| 2004 | 1 | ? | Round of 16 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4th | Semifinals |
| 2006 | 1 | 4th | Semifinals |
| 2007 | 1 | 6th | Semifinals |
| 2008 | 1 | 4th | Round of 16 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5th | Quarterfinals |
| 2010 | 1 | 5th | Quarterfinals |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 6th | Quarterfinals |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 3rd | |
| 2013 | 1 | 1st | |
| 2014 | 1 | 3rd | Winner |
| 2015 | 1 | 4th | |
| 2016 | 1 | 3rd | |
| 2017 | 1 | 2nd | Runner-Up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1st | Runner-Up |
| 2019 | 1 | 5th | Runner-Up |

## Current squad

    As of 21 March 2021.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | RUS | Maria Zhamanakova |
| 8 | MF | RUS | Maria Oldenburger |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Ekaterina Zavadkina |
| 16 | MF | RUS | Elizavita Elagina |
| — | MF | SRB | Tijana Matić |
| — | DF | RUS | Ksenia Lazareva |
| — | MF | UKR | Alina Skydan |
| 26 | MF | RUS | Anna Sinyutina |
| 32 | MF | RUS | Natalia Perepechina |
| 77 | MF | RUS | Victoria Solina |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | RUS | Violetta Isaykina |
| — | FW | BLR | Viktoria Tikhon |
| — | MF | KAZ | Karina Zhumabaikyzy |
| — | DF | SRB | Nikoleta Nikolič |
| — | MF | ARM | Tatiana Dolmatova |

## Former players

Players listed in bold have had caps for their respective countries
* Anna Astapenko (2009–2010)
* Natalia Barbashina (1999–2001)
* Elena Danilova (2005)
* Marina Kolomiets (2001)
* Anastasia Kostyukova (2005–2006)
* Olga Letyushova
* Elena Morozova
* Olesya Mashina (2009–2010)
* Olga Sergaeva (1998–1999, 2002–2003)
* Elena Terekhova (2005)
* Elvira Todua (2005–2007)
* Tatiana Zaitseva
* Elena Turcan
* Daryna Apanaschenko (2005–2008)
* Veronika Shulga (2000–2001, 2010)
* Natalia Zinchenko (1997–2002, 2005–2006)

## UEFA competitions

Ryazan played the first season of the UEFA Women's Cup and reached the quarter-finals.
| Season | Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Women's Cup | Qualifying Stage | 4–0 | Ter Leede |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Women's Cup | Qualifying Stage | 11–0 | Kavala FC |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Women's Cup | Qualifying Stage | 13–0 | SKF Žilina |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Women's Cup | Quarter-finals | 1–4, 1–3 | Umeå IK |
| 2014–15 | Champions League | Round of 32 | 1–3, 0–2 | FC Rosengård |
| 2018–19 | Champions League | Round of 32 | 0–1, 0–2 | FC Rosengård |
| 2019–20 | Champions League | Round of 32 | 0–9, 0–7 | Lyon |