title: VC Zenit Saint Petersburg
text: # 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 26) | libero |
  | 3 | Dmitry Kovalëv | (1991-03-15) March 15, 1991 (age 32) | setter |
  | 4 | Igor Kobzar (C) | (1991-04-13) April 13, 1991 (age 32) | setter |
  | 5 | Egor Yakutin | (1997-01-27) January 27, 1997 (age 26) | middle blocker |
  | 8 | Jenia Grebennikov | (1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 (age 32) | libero |
  | 9 | Ivan Iakovlev | (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 28) | middle blocker |
  | 10 | Kirill Ursov | (1995-02-13) February 13, 1995 (age 28) | outside hitter |
  | 11 | Fedor Voronkov | (1995-12-10) December 10, 1995 (age 27) | outside hitter |
  | 12 | Matt Anderson | (1987-08-18) August 18, 1987 (age 35) | outside hitter |
  | 13 | Maxim Kosmin | (1998-04-09) April 9, 1998 (age 25) | middle blocker |
  | 17 | Viktor Poletaev | (1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 (age 27) | opposite |
  | 18 | Egor Kliuka | (1995-06-15) June 15, 1995 (age 28) | 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 26) | libero |
  | 2 | Kirill Ionov | (2001-10-31) October 31, 2001 (age 21) | middle blocker |
  | 4 | Igor Kobzar (C) | (1991-04-13) April 13, 1991 (age 32) | setter |
  | 7 | Igor Kolodinsky | (1983-07-07) July 7, 1983 (age 40) | setter |
  | 8 | Jenia Grebennikov | (1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 (age 32) | libero |
  | 9 | Ivan Iakovlev | (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 28) | middle blocker |
  | 10 | Kirill Ursov | (1995-02-13) February 13, 1995 (age 28) | outside hitter |
  | 11 | Fedor Voronkov | (1995-12-10) December 10, 1995 (age 27) | outside hitter |
  | 13 | Maxim Kosmin | (1998-04-09) April 9, 1998 (age 25) | middle blocker |
  | 14 | Ivan Podrebinkin | (1993-07-03) July 3, 1993 (age 30) | opposite |
  | 17 | Viktor Poletaev | (1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 (age 27) | opposite |
  | 18 | Egor Kliuka | (1995-06-15) June 15, 1995 (age 28) | outside hitter |
  | 19 | Dmytro Pashytskyy | (1987-11-29) November 29, 1987 (age 35) | middle blocker |
  | 21 | Tine Urnaut | (1988-09-03) September 3, 1988 (age 34) | 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 26) | libero |
  | 2 | Aleksandr Dyachkov | (1997-08-15) August 15, 1997 (age 25) | outside hitter |
  | 3 | Dmitry Kovalyov | (1991-03-15) March 15, 1991 (age 32) | setter |
  | 4 | Omar Kurbanov | (2000-02-23) February 23, 2000 (age 23) | outside hitter |
  | 6 | Antoine Brizard | (1994-05-22) May 22, 1994 (age 29) | setter |
  | 9 | Ivan Iakovlev (C) | (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 28) | middle blocker |
  | 10 | Kirill Ursov | (1995-02-13) February 13, 1995 (age 28) | outside hitter |
  | 11 | Igor Filippov | (1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 32) | middle blocker |
  | 13 | Maxim Kosmin | (1998-04-09) April 9, 1998 (age 25) | middle blocker |
  | 14 | Ivan Podrebinkin | (1993-07-03) July 3, 1993 (age 30) | opposite |
  | 15 | Oreol Camejo | (1986-07-22) July 22, 1986 (age 36) | outside hitter |
  | 16 | Evgeny Andreev | (1995-01-06) January 6, 1995 (age 28) | libero |
  | 17 | Viktor Poletaev | (1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 (age 27) | opposite |
  | 18 | Egor Kliuka | (1995-06-15) June 15, 1995 (age 28) | outside hitter |
  | 19 | Dmytro Pashytskyy | (1987-11-29) November 29, 1987 (age 35) | middle blocker |
  | Head coach: Tuomas Sammelvuo ||||
  