Telekom Baku (formerly named Rabita Baku ) was an Azerbaijani women's volleyball club. Telekom was an eight-time champion of Azerbaijani Superleague and the winner of the 2011 FIVB Club World Championship .[ 1] [ 2]
History Stamp of Azerbaijan 2011 FIVB clubs world champions
The Rabita Bank was founded in 2001 as Rabitachi Baku, and then took Rabita Baku in 2004. Club participated for the first time in an official competition in the European CEV Cup 2007–08, but was eliminated immediately by OK Hit Nova Gorica.
In the season 2008–09, reaches the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup and was eliminated from the Club Voleibol Albacete and wins for the first time the championship in the final against Azerrail. The season 2009-10 campaign starts with a good buy: the team wins the championship again and get the third place in the CEV Cup, losing in the semifinals against Futura Volley Busto Arsizio, but winning the final for bronze against VC Uralochka-NTMK Yekaterinburg .
In the season 2010 - 11, club participated for the first time in the Women's CEV Champions League and reached final of this competition, just losing to VakıfBank of Turkey.[ 3]
Rabita hosted the 2013–14 CEV Champions League Final Four,[ 4] there the club won the Bronze medal after falling 0–3 to the Russian Dinamo Kazan in the semifinals,[ 5] but defeating 3–0 to the Turkish Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul in the third place match.[ 6]
After eight Azerbaijani Superleague titles, in 2015 Rabita Baku merged with Telekom Baku adopting the name of the latter,[ 7] due to financial difficulties but retained the commitments in the Azerbaijani Superleague and the 2015–16 CEV Champions League and transferring to the new team the Telekom young players.[ 8]
Team
As Telekom Baku Season 2016–2017, as of November 2016. [ 9]
Number
Player
Position
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Birth date
1
Anastasiia Baidiuk
Outside hitter
1.89
67
(1999-12-05 ) 5 December 1999 (age 25)
2
Yana Azimova
Setter
1.74
63
(1994-07-05 ) 5 July 1994 (age 30)
3
Yelyzaveta Samadova
Outside hitter
1.85
72
(1995-03-03 ) 3 March 1995 (age 29)
4
Aleksandra Petrović
Middle blocker
1.92
57
(1987-07-01 ) 1 July 1987 (age 37)
5
Marharyta Azizova
Opposite
1.86
73
(1993-04-25 ) 25 April 1993 (age 31)
7
Gabriela Koeva
Middle blocker
1.85
66
(1989-07-25 ) 25 July 1989 (age 35)
8
Mariya Filipova
Libero
1.79
67
(1982-09-10 ) 10 September 1982 (age 42)
9
Anastasiya Bezsonova
Outside hitter
1.87
68
(1999-12-21 ) 21 December 1999 (age 24)
10
Jovana Vesović
Outside hitter
1.83
67
(1987-07-21 ) 21 July 1987 (age 37)
11
Olena Hasanova
Middle blocker
1.88
73
(1995-11-25 ) 25 November 1995 (age 29)
12
Ksenija Ivanović
Outside hitter
1.88
78
(1986-05-22 ) 22 May 1986 (age 38)
13
Slađana Mirković
Setter
1.85
72
(1995-10-07 ) 7 October 1995 (age 29)
18
Ulkar Karimova
Libero
1.83
78
(1994-06-22 ) 22 June 1994 (age 30)
2015–2016 Team
Number
Player
Position
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Birth
1
Anastasiia Baidiuk
Outside hitter
1.89
67
(1999-12-05 ) 5 December 1999 (age 25)
2
Kristsina Yagubova
Setter
1.84
69
(1996-02-13 ) 13 February 1996 (age 28)
3
Yelyzaveta Samadova
Outside hitter
1.85
72
(1995-03-03 ) 3 March 1995 (age 29)
5
Marharyta Azizova
Outside hitter
1.86
73
(1993-04-25 ) 25 April 1993 (age 31)
7
Gabriela Koeva
Middle blocker
1.85
66
(1989-07-25 ) 25 July 1989 (age 35)
8
Mariya Filipova
Libero
1.79
67
(1982-09-10 ) 10 September 1982 (age 42)
9
Anastasiya Bezsonova
Outside hitter
1.87
68
(1999-12-21 ) 21 December 1999 (age 24)
10
Ana Cleger
Opposite
1.85
73
(1989-11-27 ) 27 November 1989 (age 35)
11
Olena Hasanova
Middle blocker
1.88
73
(1995-11-25 ) 25 November 1995 (age 29)
12
Ksenija Ivanović
Outside hitter
1.88
78
(1986-05-22 ) 22 May 1986 (age 38)
14
Bayaz Aliyeva
Libero
1.76
60
(1990-06-09 ) 9 June 1990 (age 34)
15
Lucie Mühlsteinová
Setter
1.78
70
(1984-10-15 ) 15 October 1984 (age 40)
17
Hristina Ruseva
Middle blocker
1.90
77
(1991-10-01 ) 1 October 1991 (age 33)
As Rabita Baku
2014–2015 Team
Number
Player
Position
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Birth date
1
Wilma Salas
Outside hitter
1.91
72
(1991-03-09 ) 9 March 1991 (age 33)
3
Yelyzaveta Samadova
Outside hitter
1.85
72
(1995-03-03 ) 3 March 1995 (age 29)
4
Yoana Palacios
Outside hitter
1.85
72
(1990-10-06 ) 6 October 1990 (age 34)
5
Nataša Krsmanović
Middle-blocker
1.88
73
(1985-06-19 ) 19 June 1985 (age 39)
6
Tetori Dixon
Middle-blocker
1.93
90
(1992-08-04 ) 4 August 1992 (age 32)
7
Gyselle Silva
Opposite
1.92
80
(1991-10-29 ) 29 October 1991 (age 33)
8
Aurea Cruz
Outside hitter
1.80
73
(1982-01-10 ) 10 January 1982 (age 42)
9
Brenda Castillo
Libero
1.67
55
(1992-06-05 ) 5 June 1992 (age 32)
10
Ana Cleger
Setter/Opposite
1.85
73
(1989-11-27 ) 27 November 1989 (age 35)
11
Olena Hasanova
Middle-blocker
1.88
73
(1995-11-25 ) 25 November 1995 (age 29)
12
Francesca Ferretti [ 10]
Setter
1.80
70
(1984-02-15 ) 15 February 1984 (age 40)
12
Yana Azimova [ 11]
Setter
1.74
63
(1994-07-05 ) 5 July 1994 (age 30)
13
Nootsara Tomkom
Setter
1.69
57
(1985-07-07 ) 7 July 1985 (age 39)
15
Winifer Fernandez
Libero
1.66
54
(1995-01-06 ) 6 January 1995 (age 29)
16
Foluke Akinradewo
Middle-blocker
1.91
79
(1987-10-05 ) 5 October 1987 (age 37)
17
Katarzyna Skowrońska
Opposite
1.89
75
(1983-06-30 ) 30 June 1983 (age 41)
18
Dóra Horváth
Outside hitter
1.88
75
(1988-03-04 ) 4 March 1988 (age 36)
2013–2014 Team
Number
Player
Position
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Birth date
3
Katarzyna Skorupa
Setter
1.83
69
(1984-09-16 ) 16 September 1984 (age 40)
4
Rachel Rourke
Opposite
1.94
78
(1988-10-01 ) 1 October 1988 (age 36)
5
Nataša Krsmanović
Middle-blocker
1.88
73
(1985-06-19 ) 19 June 1985 (age 39)
6
Tetori Dixon [ 12]
Middle-blocker
1.93
90
(1992-08-04 ) 4 August 1992 (age 32)
7
Kayla Banwarth
Libero
1.78
75
(1989-01-21 ) 21 January 1989 (age 35)
8
Aurea Cruz
Outside hitter
1.80
73
(1982-01-10 ) 10 January 1982 (age 42)
9
Brenda Castillo
Libero
1.67
55
(1992-06-05 ) 5 June 1992 (age 32)
10
Gina Mancuso [ 13]
Outside hitter
1.84
70
(1991-05-31 ) 31 May 1991 (age 33)
11
Brittnee Cooper
Middle-blocker
1.91
77
(1988-02-26 ) 26 February 1988 (age 36)
12
Cursty Jackson
Middle-blocker
1.86
65
(1990-09-11 ) 11 September 1990 (age 34)
13
Nootsara Tomkom
Setter
1.69
57
(1985-07-07 ) 7 July 1985 (age 39)
15
Sanja Starović (c )
Opposite
1.94
96
(1983-03-25 ) 25 March 1983 (age 41)
16
Foluke Akinradewo
Middle-blocker
1.91
79
(1987-10-05 ) 5 October 1987 (age 37)
17
Katarzyna Skowrońska
Outside hitter
1.89
75
(1983-06-30 ) 30 June 1983 (age 41)
18
Dóra Horváth
Outside hitter
1.88
75
(1988-03-04 ) 4 March 1988 (age 36)
2011–2012 Team
Number
Player
Position
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Birth date
1
Dobriana Rabadzhieva
Outside hitter
1.94
72
(1991-06-14 ) 14 June 1991 (age 33)
2
Madina Aliyeva
Outside hitter
1.70
65
(1990-03-18 ) 18 March 1990 (age 34)
5
Nataša Krsmanović
Middle-blocker
1.88
73
(1985-06-19 ) 19 June 1985 (age 39)
6
Jasna Majstorović
Outside hitter
1.80
64
(1984-04-23 ) 23 April 1984 (age 40)
7
Mary Spicer
Setter
1.77
66
(1987-07-03 ) 3 July 1987 (age 37)
8
Silvija Popović
Libero
1.75
64
(1986-03-15 ) 15 March 1986 (age 38)
9
Natalya Mammadova
Outside hitter
1.95
81
(1984-12-02 ) 2 December 1984 (age 40)
10
Kimberly Glass
Outside hitter
1.90
83
(1984-08-18 ) 18 August 1984 (age 40)
11
Pelin Çelik [ 17]
Setter
1.72
57
(1982-05-23 ) 23 May 1982 (age 42)
12
Mira Golubović
Middle-blocker
1.88
74
(1976-10-15 ) 15 October 1976 (age 48)
13
Nataša Osmokrović
Outside hitter
1.84
69
(1976-05-27 ) 27 May 1976 (age 48)
14
Kathy Radzuweit
Middle-blocker
1.96
76
(1982-03-02 ) 2 March 1982 (age 42)
15
Sanja Starović
Opposite
1.94
96
(1983-03-25 ) 25 March 1983 (age 41)
17
Iryna Zhukova
Setter
1.79
72
(1974-11-22 ) 22 November 1974 (age 50)
2010–2011 Team
Number
Player
Position
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Birth date
1
Diana Nenova
Setter
1.82
72
(1985-04-16 ) 16 April 1985 (age 39)
2
Bojana Doganjić
Outside hitter
1.83
70
(1979-04-15 ) 15 April 1979 (age 45)
3
Mirela Delić
Middle-blocker
1.89
80
(1981-11-13 ) 13 November 1981 (age 43)
4
Marina Miletić
Outside hitter
1.81
58
(1983-02-21 ) 21 February 1983 (age 41)
5
Nataša Krsmanović
Middle-blocker
1.88
73
(1985-06-19 ) 19 June 1985 (age 39)
7
Olga Ativi
Opposite
1.89
70
(1982-01-07 ) 7 January 1982 (age 42)
8
Silvija Popović
Libero
1.75
64
(1986-03-15 ) 15 March 1986 (age 38)
9
Natalya Mammadova
Outside hitter
1.95
81
(1984-12-02 ) 2 December 1984 (age 40)
10
Kimberly Glass
Outside hitter
1.90
83
(1984-08-18 ) 18 August 1984 (age 40)
12
Mira Golubović
Middle-blocker
1.88
74
(1976-10-15 ) 15 October 1976 (age 48)
15
Sanja Starović
Opposite
1.94
96
(1983-03-25 ) 25 March 1983 (age 41)
17
Iryna Zhukova
Setter
1.79
72
(1974-11-22 ) 22 November 1974 (age 50)
18
Lidiya Luchko
Middle-blocker
1.86
70
(1983-03-25 ) 25 March 1983 (age 41)
2009–2010 Team
Number
Player
Position
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Birth date
2
Bojana Doganjić
Outside hitter
1.83
70
(1979-04-15 ) 15 April 1979 (age 45)
5
Farida Rasulova
Outside hitter
1.80
67
(1987-10-29 ) 29 October 1987 (age 37)
7
Viktoryia Hurava
Setter
1.82
74
(1984-01-30 ) 30 January 1984 (age 40)
8
Silvija Popović
Libero
1.75
64
(1986-03-15 ) 15 March 1986 (age 38)
9
Olga Andrusenko
Outside hitter
1.82
79
(1980-01-10 ) 10 January 1980 (age 44)
10
Vesna Tomašević
Outside hitter
1.87
84
(1981-09-10 ) 10 September 1981 (age 43)
13
Rosangela Correia
Outside hitter
1.89
71
(1972-07-24 ) 24 July 1972 (age 52)
14
Aleksandra Avramović
Middle-blocker
1.89
80
(1982-07-03 ) 3 July 1982 (age 42)
15
Sanja Starović
Opposite
1.94
96
(1983-03-25 ) 25 March 1983 (age 41)
16
Ganna Yevsikova
Middle-blocker
1.92
88
(1981-02-24 ) 24 February 1981 (age 43)
17
Evelina Tsvetanova
Setter
1.80
55
(1974-04-22 ) 22 April 1974 (age 50)
18
Lidiya Luchko
Middle-blocker
1.86
70
(1983-03-25 ) 25 March 1983 (age 41)
Honours Rabita Baku in 2012.
International success
Domestic success Azerbaijan Superleague :
Winners (7): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012-13 , 2013-14 , 2014–15
Runners-up (5): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
Third (1): 2002-03
References
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