Handball Club Lada is a Russian women's handball club from Tolyatti playing in the Russian Super League.
Founded in 1998, Lada became the leading team in the Super League winning five championships in a row between 2002 and 2006 and a sixth one in 2008. It also built itself a name in Europe winning the 2002 Cup Winners' Cup in its international debut and reaching the final of the 2007 Champions League and the next edition's semifinals.Profile and record in the European Handball Federation's website
The following three seasons were less successful, with Dynamo Volgograd retrieving the leading position. On the other hand, Lada won the 2012 EHF Cup,Lada wins Women's EHF Cup. European Handball Federation its second international title, while attaining the national championship's bronze in 2009, 2011 and 2012.Results and tables in Scoresway
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.
Titles Russian Super League Gold: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 Silver: 2001, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 Bronze: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2021 Russian Cup Gold: 2006 Silver: 2007, 2009, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023 Bronze: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 Champions League Finalist: 2007 Cup Winners' Cup Winner: 2002 EHF Cup Winner: 2012, 2014
European record
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate 2016–17 EHF CupR2 Vipers Kristiansand 29–23 26–32 55–55R3 Viborg 29–26 28–22 57–48Group D Nykøbing Falster 35–32 23–35 3rd place Metzingen 26–27 24–23 Glassverket 32–21 25–26
Kits
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Team Current squad Squad for the 2021–22 season
Goalkeepers 16 Valiantsina Voitulevich 31 Daria Dereven Wingers RW 2 Olga Fomina 77 Anastasiya Novoselova LW 22 Natalia Reshetnikova 28 Alena Nosikova 47 Valentina Barynina Line players 4 Yana Zhilinskayte 7 Julia Kakmolja 75 Alena Amelchenko
Back players LB 78 Irina Nikitina 23 Anna Golubeva CB 14 Veronika Nikitina 25 Olga Sherbak 35 Valeriia Kirdiasheva 36 Anastasia Portyagina 88 Arishina Liubov RB 29 Valeriya Ganicheva
Transfers Transfers for the 2022–23 season
Joining Karina Sisenova (RB) (from HC Astrakhanochka)
Leaving
Staff members Staff for the 2021-22 season. President: Irina Bliznova Head coach: Alexey Alekseev Assistant coach: Yekaterina Marennikova Assistant/Goalkeeping coach: Tatiana Erokhina
Notable former players
Yekaterina Marennikova (2004-2010, 2011-2012) Nadezhda Muravyeva (2002-2010, 2011-2015) Natalya Shipilova (2001-2006, 2010-2013) Irina Bliznova (2004-2012, 2014, 2016, 2019-) Olga Chernoivanenko (2008-2014, 2018-) Ekaterina Davydenko (2006-2014, 2018-) Daria Dmitrieva (2015-2019) Tatiana Erokhina (2002-2013, 2014-2016) Oksana Korolyova (2001-2002, 2002-2007) Yekaterina Atkova (2008-2009) Mariya Basarab (2008-2014) Yelena Dmitriyeva (2001-2004) Tatyana Dronina (2010-2011) Olga Gorshenina (2009-2014) Elena Utkina (2015-2019) Anna Kareyeva (2001-2004) Yekaterina Ilyina (2013-2013) Olga Akopyan (2015-2016) Elizaveta Malashenko (2013-2017) Irina Nikitina (2006-2013) Irina Poltoratskaya (2001-2004) Lyudmila Postnova (2003-2010) Daria Samokhina (2007-2017) Mariya Sidorova (2001-2012) Irina Snopova (2016-2018) Inna Suslina (2001-2014) Polina Vyakhireva (2004-2007) Victoria Zhilinskayte (2008-2014) Yana Zhilinskayte (2008-2014) June Andenæs (2013–2014) Natalia Parhomenko (2013-2014) Yuliya Andriychuk (2013-2014)
Kit manufacturers Kempa
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