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HC Zenit | |||
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Founded | December 1964 | ||
Arena | Yubileyny Sports Palace | ||
Capacity | 7,700 | ||
Head coach | Dmitri Torgovanov | ||
Club colours | |||
Website Official site |
Departments of Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||||||||||||||||
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HC Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russian: Гандбольный клуб «Зенит» ; previously was known as HC Neva) is a Russian handball team located in Saint Petersburg. Their home matches are played at the Yubileyny Sports Palace.
They compete in the Russian Handball Super League and in the SEHA League. As the national medalist club competed in the EHF Champions League in 2010–2014.
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.[1]