Rostov-Don | |||
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Full name | Rostov-Don Handball Club | ||
Short name | Rostov | ||
Founded | 1965 | ||
Arena | Indoor Football Arena (Rostov Olympic Reserve School) | ||
Head coach | Irina Dibirova | ||
Captain | Yulia Managarova | ||
League | Russian Super League | ||
2023–24 | 2nd | ||
Club colours | |||
Website Official site |
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]