Dynamo Astrakhan

Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan
Full nameZarja Kaspija Astrakhan
Founded1978
ArenaSportcomplex "Zvezdniy"
PresidentValery Prozorovskii
Website
Official site

Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan, also known as Dinamo Astrakhan, is a Russian handball team located in Astrakhan. Their home matches are played at the Sports Complex Star. They compete in the Russian Handball Super League.

In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Handball Federation banned Russian athletes, and the European Handball Federation suspended the Russian clubs from competing in European handball competitions.[1]

Accomplishments

  • Sovietic Liga:
    • Winners (1) : 1990
  • Russian Handball Super League:
    • Runners Up (8) : 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • EHF Champions League:
    • Semifinalist (1) : 1991
  • EHF Cup:
    • Runner-Up (1) : 2003

European record

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2016–17 EHF Cup R1 Serbia RK Metaloplastika 30–24 17–20 47–44
R2 Slovakia HC Sporta Hlohovec 33–29 27–20 60–49
R3 Denmark HC Midtjylland 29–29 26–35 55–64

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season
Goalkeepers
  • 01 Russia Dmitry Koryakin
  • 29 Belarus Matvej Krevchik
  • 30 Russia Eduard Maksutov
Left Wingers
  • 02 Russia Albert Gumarov
Right Wingers
  • 18 Belarus Maksim Drazdou
  • 22 Russia Andrey Gordeev
Line players
  • 06 Russia Andrey Klimentiev
  • 26 Russia Vasily Ovcharuk
  • 95 Russia Vasily Nakonechny
Left Back
  • 10 Russia Mark Larin
  • 00 Russia Leonid Kutepov
  • 00 Russia Nikita Zakrevsky
Centre Back
  • 11 Russia Dmitry Kantemirov
  • 32 Russia Pavel Filchev
  • 34 Russia Dmitrii Shelestiukov
Right Back
  • 00 Russia Valery Verein
  • 00 Russia Alexey Koval

References

  1. ^ "Russia and Belarus suspended by EHF". Handball Planet. 1 March 2022.
  • Official website