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| Full name | Volleyball Club "Zenit-Kazan" | ||
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| Founded | 2000 | ||
| Ground | Kazan Volleyball Centre (Capacity: 4,570) | ||
| Chairman | Rafkat Kantyukov | ||
| Manager | Aleksey Verbov | ||
| League | Super League | ||
| 2022–23 | 1st | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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VC Zenit-Kazan (Russian: Зенит-Казань), until 2008 known as Dinamo Tattransgaz Kazan (Russian: Динамо-Таттрансгаз), is a professional men's volleyball team based in Kazan, Russia. It plays in the Super League (11-time champion).
2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
2011, 2019
2013
2017
2015, 2016
2009, 2011,2019Domestic competitions
2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024
2019, 2020
2004, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2022
2004, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023The club was founded on 13 May 2000 by the decision of Tatarstan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Kazan City Administration. It was formed at the base of Directorate of Internal Affairs and aimed at taking part in games of Russian Championship First League.[1]
Team roster - season 2021/2022
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
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| 1 |  Roman Poroshin |
(1995-08-23) 23 August 1995 (age 28) | setter |
| 3 | Andrey Surmachevskiy |
(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 28) | outside hitter |
| 4 | Artem Volvich |
(1990-01-22) 22 January 1990 (age 34) | middle blocker |
| 7 | Aleksandr Volkov (C) |
(1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 39) | middle blocker |
| 9 | Yury Berezhko |
(1984-01-27) 27 January 1984 (age 40) | outside hitter |
| 10 |  Bartosz Bednorz |
(1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 29) | outside hitter |
| 11 |  Micah Christenson |
(1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31) | setter |
| 12 | Dmitry Shcherbinin |
(1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 34) | middle blocker |
| 13 | Alexey Kononov |
(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27) | middle blocker |
| 15 | Dmitry Volkov |
(1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29) | outside hitter |
| 17 | Valentin Golubev |
(1992-05-03) 3 May 1992 (age 32) | libero |
| 18 | Maxim Mikhaylov |
(1988-03-19) 19 March 1988 (age 36) | opposite |
| 20 | Ilia Fedorov |
(2002-08-01) 1 August 2002 (age 21) | libero |
| 22 | Denis Zemtchenok |
(1987-08-11) 11 August 1987 (age 36) | opposite |
| 24 | Mikhail Labinskii |
(2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 (age 21) | outside hitter |
| Head coach: Aleksey Verbov
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| Team roster – season 2020/2021 | |||||
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| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 2 | Fedor Voronkov |
(1995-12-10) 10 December 1995 (age 28) | outside hitter | ||
| 3 | Andrey Surmachevskiy |
(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 28) | outside hitter | ||
| 4 | Artem Volvich |
(1990-01-22) 22 January 1990 (age 34) | middle blocker | ||
| 5 | Laurent Alekno |
(1996-09-18) 18 September 1996 (age 27) | setter | ||
| 7 | Aleksandr Volkov |
(1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 39) | middle blocker | ||
| 9 |  Earvin N'Gapeth |
(1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33) | outside hitter | ||
| 10 | Bartosz Bednorz |
(1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 29) | outside hitter | ||
| 11 | Valentin Krotkov |
(1991-09-01) 1 September 1991 (age 32) | libero | ||
| 12 | Alexander Butko (C) |
(1986-03-18) 18 March 1986 (age 38) | setter | ||
| 13 | Alexey Kononov |
(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27) | middle blocker | ||
| 15 | Denis Zemtchenok |
(1987-08-11) 11 August 1987 (age 36) | opposite | ||
| 16 | Artem Smoliar |
(1985-02-04) 4 February 1985 (age 39) | middle blocker | ||
| 17 | Valentin Golubev |
(1992-05-03) 3 May 1992 (age 32) | libero | ||
| 18 | Maxim Mikhaylov |
(1988-03-19) 19 March 1988 (age 36) | opposite | ||
| Head coach: Vladimir Alekno
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| Team roster – season 2019/2020 | |||||
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| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 2 |  Tsvetan Sokolov |
(1989-12-31) 31 December 1989 (age 34) | opposite | ||
| 3 | Andrey Surmachevskiy |
(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 28) | outside hitter | ||
| 4 | Artem Volvich |
(1990-01-22) 22 January 1990 (age 34) | middle blocker | ||
| 5 | Laurent Alekno |
(1996-09-18) 18 September 1996 (age 27) | setter | ||
| 7 | Vadim Likhosherstov |
(1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 35) | middle blocker | ||
| 8 | Nikita Alekseev |
(1992-07-15) 15 July 1992 (age 31) | opposite | ||
| 9 | Earvin N'Gapeth |
(1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33) | outside hitter | ||
| 10 | Alexey Kononov |
(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27) | middle blocker | ||
| 11 | Valentin Krotkov |
(1991-09-01) 1 September 1991 (age 32) | libero | ||
| 12 | Alexander Butko |
(1986-03-18) 18 March 1986 (age 38) | setter | ||
| 13 | Alexey Samoylenko |
(1985-09-23) 23 September 1985 (age 38) | middle blocker | ||
| 15 | Alexey Spiridonov |
(1988-06-26) 26 June 1988 (age 36) | outside hitter | ||
| 16 | Alexey Verbov |
(1982-01-31) 31 January 1982 (age 42) | libero | ||
| 18 | Maxim Mikhaylov |
(1988-03-19) 19 March 1988 (age 36) | opposite | ||
| Head coach: Vladimir Alekno
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Notable, former or current players of the club, who are medalists of intercontinental tournaments in national teams or clubs.
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Kazan Volleyball Centre is a modern complex with a total area of 13,000 square meters. The capacity of the main arena is 5,000 spectators, the small one 700. They have all the necessary support facilities and well-equipped gyms. The arena is located at Midhat Bulatov Street.
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Zenit-Kazan team.
| Period | Kit provider |
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| 2000– | Gala Asics Mikasa Mizuno Champion Adidas Erreà Ensen |
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Gazprom. Other sponsors: Ministry of Internal Affairs, Adidas, TNT, Blimp, Gazeta.ru, TFB Bank and Championat.com.[citation needed]
