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Rostov-Don

Professional women's handball team in Russia


Summary

Professional women's handball team in Russia

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fullnameRostov-Don Handball Club
short nameRostov
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groundIndoor Football Arena
(Rostov Olympic Reserve School)
managerIrina Dibirova
captainYulia Managarova
leagueRussian Super League
season2024–25
positionRegular season: 1st of 11
Playoffs: Runners-up
websitehttps://www.rostovhandball.ru/
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(Rostov Olympic Reserve School) Playoffs: Runners-up Rostov-Don () is a professional female handball team from Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Established in 1965, the club was called Rostselmash until 2002. Rostov-Don is competing in the Russian Super League. They have won the league seven times, in 1994, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022.

Internationally, the club have won the Women's EHF Cup in 2016–17, and was runner-up of the 2014–15 edition after losing the finals against the Danish team TTH Holstebro. In the 2017–18 EHF Champions League, the club reached the Final 4 tournament for the first time in the club's history, where they finished fourth. The following year, they reached the Final 4 once again. This time they made it to the final, losing to Győri Audi ETO.

Team

Current squad

:Squad for the 2025–26 season

;Goalkeepers

  • 1 RUS Anastasia Ryabtseva
  • 12 BLR Yuliya Hratskevich
  • 21 RUS Anastasia Yasnitskaya
  • 27 RUS Anastasia Kazmenko ;Right wingers
  • 15 RUS Ekaterina Levsha
  • 84 RUS Anastasia Alekseeva
  • 89 RUS Marina Sudakova ;Left wingers
  • 24 RUS Alena Balandina
  • 55 RUS Viktoria Kovshikova
  • 63 RUS Kristina Kozhokar ;Line players
  • 8 RUS Anna Sen
  • 19 RUS Ksenia Makeeva
  • 75 RUS Alena Amelchenko ;Left backs
  • 42 BLR Alina Kishko
  • 44 RUS Anastasiya Shavman
  • 66 RUS Julia Babenko
  • 81 RUS Darya Statsenko ;Central backs
  • 25 RUS Yaroslava Frolova
  • 51 Russia Milana Tazhenova ;Right backs
  • 13 RUS Anna Shaposhnikova
  • 76 RUS Ekaterina Zelenkova

Staff members

Staff for the 2023–24 season

  • RUS Head coach: Irina Dibirova
  • RUS Trainer: Dmitry Kovalev
  • CRO Fitness coach: Danijel Jurišić
  • RUS Goalkeeper coach: Victor Shponko
  • SRB Physiotherapist: Aleksandar Matić
  • RUS Team leader: Artur Sazonov
  • RUS Team doctor: Rami Fayssal Sleiman
  • RUS Masseur: Sergei Yagelovich
  • RUS Administrator: Maxim Shchennikov

Individual award winners in EHF Champions League

SeasonPlayerAward2017–182018–192019–20
RUS Yulia ManagarovaAll-star team (right wing)
FRA Siraba DembéléAll-star team (left wing)
RUS Anna VyakhirevaAll-star team (right back)
RUS Anna VyakhirevaAll-star team (right back)

Honours

Russia

  • Russian Super League
    • Winners: 1994, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
    • Runners-up: 1993, 1995, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
    • Third place: 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2014
  • Russian Cup
    • Winners: 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2025
    • Runners-up: 2010, 2011, 2022, 2024
  • Russian Supercup
    • Winners: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2025
    • Runners-up: 2022, 2024

Soviet Union

  • Soviet Handball Championship
    • Winners: 1990, 1991
    • Runners-up: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1989
    • Third place: 1976, 1988
  • Soviet Union National Cup
    • Winners: 1980, 1982

European competitions

Other tournaments

  • Baia Mare Champions Trophy
    • Fourth place: 2014
  • Bucharest Trophy

European record

All results (home and away) list Rostov-Don's goal tally first.

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2017–18Champions LeagueGroup stage
(Group B)HUN Győri ETO KC23–2223–252nd
DEN FC Midtjylland27–2021–24
FRA Brest Bretagne26–2429–23
Main round
(Group 1)DEN Nykøbing Falster32–2229–252nd
SLO RK Krim29–2235–26
ROU CSM București25–2422–22
QuarterfinalsHUN FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria32–2231–2963–51
SemifinalsMKD HC Vardar19–25
Third placeROU CSM București30–31
2018–19Champions LeagueGroup stage
(Group B)DEN København Håndbold30–2527–211st
SWE IK Sävehof30–2132–26
FRA Brest Bretagne30–2429–29
Main round
(Group 1)FRA Metz Handball18–2625–292nd
MNE ŽRK Budućnost24–2223–20
DEN Odense Håndbold25–1930–26
QuarterfinalsHUN FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria33–2229–2662–48
SemifinalsFRA Metz Handball27–25
FinalHUN Győri ETO KC24–25
2019–20Champions LeagueGroup stage
(Group B)DEN Team Esbjerg34–2626–311st
POL MKS Lublin31–2130–20
ROU CSM București23–2223–23
Main round
(Group 1)FRA Metz Handball24–2920–233rd
NOR Vipers Kristiansand33–2632–29
HUN FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria29–2635–31
QuarterfinalsFRA Brest Bretagne HandballCancelled
2020–21Champions LeagueGroup stage
(Group A)FRA Metz Handball30–2626–271st
NOR Vipers Kristiansand10–024–23
DEN Team Esbjerg28–2425–24
HUN FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria26–2426–25
ROU CSM București0–1027–22
GER SG BBM Bietigheim27–2132–31
SLO RK Krim23–2327–28
Round of 16CRO Podravka Vegeta42–2429–2071–44
QuarterfinalsNOR Vipers Kristiansand23–2327–3450–57

Head coach history

  • RUS Sergey Belitsky (2002–2006)
  • RUS Olga Karpenko (2006–2007)
  • RUS Mikhail Aksenov (2007–2009)
  • RUS Sergey Belitsky (2009–2014)
  • DEN Jan Leslie (2014–2016)
  • FRA Frédéric Bougeant (2016–2018)
  • ESP Ambros Martin (2018–2020)
  • SWE Per Johansson (2020–2022)
  • SVK Tomáš Hlavatý (2022) (interim)
  • RUS Eduard Koksharov (2022–2023)
  • RUS Alexander Burmistrov (2023) (interim)
  • RUS Irina Dibirova (2023–present)

References

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  7. "Персонал".
  8. (11 May 2018). "Women's EHF Champions League All-star team revealed on the eve of EHF FINAL4". eurohandball.com.
  9. (10 May 2019). "All-star team gets fresh look in 2019". eurohandball.com.
  10. (8 June 2020). "EHF announces Women's EHF CL 19/20 All-Star team".
  11. (9 July 2009). "Тренер сборной России по пляжному гандболу возглавил "Ростов-Дон"".
  12. (27 July 2006). "Белицкий отправлен в отставку".
  13. (25 May 2007). "В "Ростове-Доне" - смена тренера".
  14. (22 November 2016). "Jan Leslie færdig i Rostov Don".
  15. Flinck, Johan. (7 March 2022). "Per Johansson kritiserar idrottssanktionerna mot Ryssland".
  16. (10 March 2022). "Szlovákia magyar szakember lett a orosz sztárcsapat vezetőedzője".
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