Medvedi Chekhov
| Medvedi Chekhov | |
|---|---|
| Founded: | 2001 |
| Club colors: | White-red |
| Trainer: | Vladimir Maximov |
| President: | Alexander Arawin |
| Address: | Chekhovskie Medvedi, Poligrafistov str. 30, Olimpijski Sports Hall, Office 323, 142300 Chekhov, Moskovskaya oblast |
| Venue: | Olimpijski sports hall: 3500 seats |
Medvedi Chekhov ( Russian Гандбольный клуб Чеховские Медведи ; in German "Chekhov Bears") is a Russian handball club from Chekhov , a city of 73,000 in Moscow Oblast . The club emerged from the handball division of CSKA Moscow .
History and meaning
CSKA Moscow
The handball division of CSKA Moscow was always overshadowed by its larger neighbor MAI Moscow . The club only gained in importance in the 1980s, and in 1988 they won the European Cup . The club won the newly founded Russian league in 1994, 1995, 2000 and 2001. Nevertheless, the club's management recognized the increasing loss of competitiveness in the Russian league. Thereupon one gave the impetus for the re-establishment of Medvedi Chekhov.
Medvedi Chekhov
The club was founded in 2001 when the handball departments of the CSKA Moscow and Sports Academy clubs merged in order to remain internationally competitive. The club moved to the suburb of Chekhov. The coach was and is still today Vladimir Maximov , who was also the coach of the Russian national team . Medvedi Chekhov has been a champion every year since its inception. The club's second team also finds itself in the upper table region of the Russian first division every year. In 2005/06 the club won the European Cup Winners' Cup (handball) . For years, the Russian national team consisted almost exclusively of players from Medvedi Chekhov.
Vladimir Maximow had only the two absolute top players Eduard Kokscharow and Denis Kriwoschlykow transferred abroad, the other players were kept in Chekhov under all circumstances so that the club remained competitive. The greatest success was reaching the Final Four of the EHF Champions League 2009/10 , but only finished fourth there. This was all the more surprising considering that prior to the season, Igroupolo and Evdokimov, two top performers, had been given to the Final Four opponents FC Barcelona Borges and BM Ciudad Real.
In 2013, the club was about to end because the budget could no longer be covered by its own resources. As a result, almost all of the regular employees left the club abroad. Medwedi withdrew from the Champions League, but was able to secure the continued existence.
Other well-known former players
successes
CSKA Moscow
- European Champion Clubs' Cup : 1987/88
- European Cup Winners' Cup : 1986/87
- Soviet champion: 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987
- Russian champion: 1993/94, 1994/95, 1999/2000, 2000/01
Medvedi Chekhov
- Russian champion : 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13 , 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19
- Cup Winners' Cup : 2005/06
Web links
- Association website (Russian)
- European Cup statistics on eurohandball.com
- Team page at Handball-World.com