Rostov-Don

Rostov-Don
Full nameRostov-Don Handball Club
Short nameRostov
Founded1965; 59 years ago (1965)
ArenaIndoor Football Arena
(Rostov Olympic Reserve School)
Head coachIrina Dibirova
CaptainYulia Managarova
LeagueRussian Super League
2023–242nd
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Rostov-Don (Russian: Ростов-Дон) is a professional female handball team from Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Established in 1965, the club was called Rostselmash until 2002.[1] Rostov-Don is competing in the Russian Super League. They have won the league seven times, in 1994, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022.

Internationally, the club have won the Women's EHF Cup in 2016–17, and was runner-up of the 2014–15 edition after losing the finals against the Danish team TTH Holstebro.[2] In the 2017–18 EHF Champions League, the club reached the Final 4 tournament for the first time in the club's history, where they finished fourth.[3] The following year, they reached the Final 4 once again. This time they made it to the final, losing to Győri Audi ETO.[4]

  1. ^ "История гандбольного клуба "Ростов-Дон"". rostovhandball.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Rostov Don win Women's EHF Cup 2016/2017!". Handball Planet. 14 May 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ "CSM refresh and power past Rostov for bronze". eurohandball.com. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Last-second Grimsbø save secures Györ third straight title". eurohandball.com. 12 May 2019. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.