# VC Zenit Saint Petersburg

Departments of Zenit Saint Petersburg :
| Football (Men) | Football (Reserve) | Football (Women) | Basketball |
| Basketball (Reserve) | Volleyball | Handball | |
"Zenit" (Волейбольная команда «Зенит») is a Russian professional volleyball club based in Saint Petersburg.
The club is taking part in the Russian Superleague. The club's primary sponsor is Gazprom.

## Achievements

Domestic competitions
* Russian Championship
       Runners-up (2): 2018, 2021
* Russian Cup
       Runners-up (3): 2018, 2019, 2020
* Russian Super Cup
       Runners-up (2): 2018, 2021
International competitions
* CEV Cup
       Runner-up (1): 2021

## History

The VC Zenit was established in June 2017, as part of the FC Zenit. It played at the Super League for the first time in the 2017–18 season and finished fifth, and reached the Final game in playoff, against Zenit Kazan.

## Team Roster

Team roster – season 2022/2023
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
| 1 | Sergey Melkozerov | (1997-04-25) April 25, 1997 (age 27) | libero |
| 3 | Dmitry Kovalëv | (1991-03-15) March 15, 1991 (age 33) | setter |
| 4 | Igor Kobzar (C) | (1991-04-13) April 13, 1991 (age 33) | setter |
| 5 | Egor Yakutin | (1997-01-27) January 27, 1997 (age 28) | middle blocker |
| 8 | Jenia Grebennikov | (1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 (age 34) | libero |
| 9 | Ivan Iakovlev | (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 29) | middle blocker |
| 10 | Kirill Ursov | (1995-02-13) February 13, 1995 (age 30) | outside hitter |
| 11 | Fedor Voronkov | (1995-12-10) December 10, 1995 (age 29) | outside hitter |
| 12 | Matt Anderson | (1987-08-18) August 18, 1987 (age 37) | outside hitter |
| 13 | Maxim Kosmin | (1998-04-09) April 9, 1998 (age 26) | middle blocker |
| 17 | Viktor Poletaev | (1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 (age 29) | opposite |
| 18 | Egor Kliuka | (1995-06-15) June 15, 1995 (age 29) | outside hitter |
| Head coach: Andrey Tolochko ||||
Team roster – season 2021/2022 :
| VC Zenit St. Petersburg ||||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
| 1 | Sergey Melkozerov | (1997-04-25) April 25, 1997 (age 27) | libero |
| 2 | Kirill Ionov | (2001-10-31) October 31, 2001 (age 23) | middle blocker |
| 4 | Igor Kobzar (C) | (1991-04-13) April 13, 1991 (age 33) | setter |
| 7 | Igor Kolodinsky | (1983-07-07) July 7, 1983 (age 41) | setter |
| 8 | Jenia Grebennikov | (1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 (age 34) | libero |
| 9 | Ivan Iakovlev | (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 29) | middle blocker |
| 10 | Kirill Ursov | (1995-02-13) February 13, 1995 (age 30) | outside hitter |
| 11 | Fedor Voronkov | (1995-12-10) December 10, 1995 (age 29) | outside hitter |
| 13 | Maxim Kosmin | (1998-04-09) April 9, 1998 (age 26) | middle blocker |
| 14 | Ivan Podrebinkin | (1993-07-03) July 3, 1993 (age 31) | opposite |
| 17 | Viktor Poletaev | (1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 (age 29) | opposite |
| 18 | Egor Kliuka | (1995-06-15) June 15, 1995 (age 29) | outside hitter |
| 19 | Dmytro Pashytskyy | (1987-11-29) November 29, 1987 (age 37) | middle blocker |
| 21 | Tine Urnaut | (1988-09-03) September 3, 1988 (age 36) | outside hitter |
| Head coach: Tuomas Sammelvuo ||||
Team roster – season 2020/2021 :
| VC Zenit St. Petersburg ||||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
| 1 | Sergey Melkozerov | (1997-04-25) April 25, 1997 (age 27) | libero |
| 2 | Aleksandr Dyachkov | (1997-08-15) August 15, 1997 (age 27) | outside hitter |
| 3 | Dmitry Kovalyov | (1991-03-15) March 15, 1991 (age 33) | setter |
| 4 | Omar Kurbanov | (2000-02-23) February 23, 2000 (age 25) | outside hitter |
| 6 | Antoine Brizard | (1994-05-22) May 22, 1994 (age 30) | setter |
| 9 | Ivan Iakovlev (C) | (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 29) | middle blocker |
| 10 | Kirill Ursov | (1995-02-13) February 13, 1995 (age 30) | outside hitter |
| 11 | Igor Filippov | (1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 33) | middle blocker |
| 13 | Maxim Kosmin | (1998-04-09) April 9, 1998 (age 26) | middle blocker |
| 14 | Ivan Podrebinkin | (1993-07-03) July 3, 1993 (age 31) | opposite |
| 15 | Oreol Camejo | (1986-07-22) July 22, 1986 (age 38) | outside hitter |
| 16 | Evgeny Andreev | (1995-01-06) January 6, 1995 (age 30) | libero |
| 17 | Viktor Poletaev | (1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 (age 29) | opposite |
| 18 | Egor Kliuka | (1995-06-15) June 15, 1995 (age 29) | outside hitter |
| 19 | Dmytro Pashytskyy | (1987-11-29) November 29, 1987 (age 37) | middle blocker |
| Head coach: Tuomas Sammelvuo ||||