Handball Club Lada | |||
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Full name | Handball Club Lada | ||
Short name | Lada | ||
Founded | 1998 | ||
Arena | Olymp Sportlomplex, Togliatti | ||
Capacity | 2,700 | ||
President | Irina Bliznova | ||
Head coach | Alexey Alekseev | ||
League | Russian Super League | ||
2021–22 | 3rd | ||
Club colours | |||
Website Official site |
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. [1]
The following three seasons were less successful, with Dynamo Volgograd retrieving the leading position. On the other hand, Lada won the 2012 EHF Cup, [2] its second international title, while attaining the national championship's bronze in 2009, 2011 and 2012. [3]
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. [4]
Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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2016–17 | EHF Cup | R2 | Vipers Kristiansand | 29–23 | 26–32 | 55–55 |
R3 | Viborg | 29–26 | 28–22 | 57–48 | ||
Group D | Nykøbing Falster | 35–32 | 23–35 | 3rd place | ||
Metzingen | 26–27 | 24–23 | ||||
Glassverket | 32–21 | 25–26 |
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Staff for the 2021-22 season.
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