Rostov-Don

Rostov-Don
Full nameRostov-Don Handball Club
Short nameRostov
Founded1965; 59 years ago (1965)
ArenaIndoor Football Arena
(Rostov Olympic Reserve School)
Head coachIrina Dibirova
CaptainYulia Managarova
LeagueRussian Super League
2023–242nd
Club colours     
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Home
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Away
Website
Official site

Rostov-Don (Russian: Ростов-Дон) is a professional female handball team from Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Established in 1965, the club was called Rostselmash until 2002.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] The following year, they reached the Final 4 once again. This time they made it to the final, losing to Győri Audi ETO.[4]

Team

[edit]

Current squad

[edit]
Squad for the 2023–24 season[5]

Staff members

[edit]

Staff for the 2023–24 season[6][7]

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

Individual award winners in EHF Champions League

[edit]
Season Player Award
2017–18[8] Russia Yulia Managarova All-star team (right wing)
France Siraba Dembélé All-star team (left wing)
2018–19[9] Russia Anna Vyakhireva All-star team (right back)
2019–20[10] Russia Anna Vyakhireva All-star team (right back)

Honours

[edit]

Russia

[edit]
  • Russian Super League
    • Winners: 1994, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
    • Runners-up: 1993, 1995, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2024
    • 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
    • Runners-up: 2010, 2011, 2022, 2024
  • Russian Supercup
    • Winners: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
    • Runners-up: 2022

Soviet Union

[edit]
  • 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

[edit]

Other tournaments

[edit]

European record

[edit]

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

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2017–18 Champions League Group stage
(Group B) 		Hungary Győri ETO KC 23–22 23–25 2nd
Denmark FC Midtjylland 27–20 21–24
France Brest Bretagne 26–24 29–23
Main round
(Group 1) 		Denmark Nykøbing Falster 32–22 29–25 2nd
Slovenia RK Krim 29–22 35–26
Romania CSM București 25–24 22–22
Quarterfinals Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 32–22 31–29 63–51
Semifinals North Macedonia HC Vardar 19–25
Third place Romania CSM București 30–31
2018–19 Champions League Group stage
(Group B) 		Denmark København Håndbold 30–25 27–21 1st
Sweden IK Sävehof 30–21 32–26
France Brest Bretagne 30–24 29–29
Main round
(Group 1) 		France Metz Handball 18–26 25–29 2nd
Montenegro ŽRK Budućnost 24–22 23–20
Denmark Odense Håndbold 25–19 30–26
Quarterfinals Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 33–22 29–26 62–48
Semifinals France Metz Handball 27–25
Final Hungary Győri ETO KC 24–25
2019–20 Champions League Group stage
(Group B) 		Denmark Team Esbjerg 34–26 26–31 1st
Poland MKS Lublin 31–21 30–20
Romania CSM București 23–22 23–23
Main round
(Group 1) 		France Metz Handball 24–29 20–23 3rd
Norway Vipers Kristiansand 33–26 32–29
Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 29–26 35–31
Quarterfinals France Brest Bretagne Handball Cancelled
2020–21 Champions League Group stage
(Group A) 		France Metz Handball 30–26 26–27 1st
Norway Vipers Kristiansand 10–0[a] 24–23
Denmark Team Esbjerg 28–24 25–24
Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 26–24 26–25
Romania CSM București 0–10[a] 27–22
Germany SG BBM Bietigheim 27–21 32–31
Slovenia RK Krim 23–23 27–28
Round of 16 Croatia Podravka Vegeta 42–24 29–20 71–44
Quarterfinals Norway Vipers Kristiansand 23–23[b] 27–34[b] 50–57
  1. ^ a b The matches could not be played and were assessed by the EHF.
  2. ^ a b Both matches were played in Rostov-on-Don, with "home" and "away" being used for administrative purposes.

Head coach history

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "История гандбольного клуба "Ростов-Дон"". rostovhandball.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Rostov Don win Women's EHF Cup 2016/2017!". Handball Planet. 14 May 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ "CSM refresh and power past Rostov for bronze". eurohandball.com. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Last-second Grimsbø save secures Györ third straight title". eurohandball.com. 12 May 2019. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Состав на сезон 2023/24". rostovhandball.com (in Russian). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Тренерский состав". rostovhandball.com (in Russian). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Персонал". rostovhandball.com (in Russian). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Women's EHF Champions League All-star team revealed on the eve of EHF FINAL4". eurohandball.com. 11 May 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  9. ^ "All-star team gets fresh look in 2019". eurohandball.com. 10 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  10. ^ "EHF announces Women's EHF CL 19/20 All-Star team". Handball Planet. 8 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Тренер сборной России по пляжному гандболу возглавил "Ростов-Дон"". ria.ru (in Russian). 9 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Белицкий отправлен в отставку". dontr.ru (in Russian). 27 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  13. ^ "В "Ростове-Доне" - смена тренера". sport-express.ru (in Russian). 25 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Jan Leslie færdig i Rostov Don". nordjyske.dk (in Danish). 22 November 2016. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  15. ^ Flinck, Johan (7 March 2022). "Per Johansson kritiserar idrottssanktionerna mot Ryssland". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Szlovákia magyar szakember lett a orosz sztárcsapat vezetőedzője". origo.hu (in Hungarian). 10 March 2022. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Eduard Koksharov tar över Rostov-Don". Handbollskanalen (in Swedish). 25 July 2022. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  18. ^ "И.о. главного тренера ГК «Ростов-Дон» назначен Александр Бурмистров" [Alexander Burmistrov has been appointed acting head coach of the Rostov-Don handball club]. kommersant.ru (in Russian). 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rostov-Don.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rostov-Don&oldid=1253004843"