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Telekom Baku
Full name	Telekom Bakı
Founded	2004; 20 years ago
Dissolved	2017; 7 years ago
Ground	"Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center; Baku, Azerbaijan; (Capacity: 2600)
Manager	Zoran Gajić
League	Azerbaijan Superleague
2016/17	1st
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Telekom Baku (formerly named Rabita Baku) was an Azerbaijani women's volleyball club. Telekom was an eight-time champion of Azerbaijani Superleague and the winner of the 2011 FIVB Club World Championship.^[1]^[2]

History[edit]

The Rabita Bank was founded in 2001 as Rabitachi Baku, and then took Rabita Baku in 2004. Club participated for the first time in an official competition in the European CEV Cup 2007–08, but was eliminated immediately by OK Hit Nova Gorica.

In the season 2008–09, reaches the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup and was eliminated from the Club Voleibol Albacete and wins for the first time the championship in the final against Azerrail. The season 2009-10 campaign starts with a good buy: the team wins the championship again and get the third place in the CEV Cup, losing in the semifinals against Futura Volley Busto Arsizio, but winning the final for bronze against VC Uralochka-NTMK Yekaterinburg.

In the season 2010 - 11, club participated for the first time in the Women's CEV Champions League and reached final of this competition, just losing to VakıfBank of Turkey.^[3]

Rabita hosted the 2013–14 CEV Champions League Final Four,^[4] there the club won the Bronze medal after falling 0–3 to the Russian Dinamo Kazan in the semifinals,^[5] but defeating 3–0 to the Turkish Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul in the third place match.^[6]

After eight Azerbaijani Superleague titles, in 2015 Rabita Baku merged with Telekom Baku adopting the name of the latter,^[7] due to financial difficulties but retained the commitments in the Azerbaijani Superleague and the 2015–16 CEV Champions League and transferring to the new team the Telekom young players.^[8]

Team[edit]

As Telekom Baku[edit]

Season 2016–2017, as of November 2016.^[9]

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Anastasiia Baidiuk	Outside hitter	1.89	67	(1999-12-05) 5 December 1999 (age 24)
2	Yana Azimova	Setter	1.74	63	(1994-07-05) 5 July 1994 (age 29)
3	Yelyzaveta Samadova	Outside hitter	1.85	72	(1995-03-03) 3 March 1995 (age 29)
4	Aleksandra Petrović	Middle blocker	1.92	57	(1987-07-01) 1 July 1987 (age 36)
5	Marharyta Azizova	Opposite	1.86	73	(1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 30)
7	Gabriela Koeva	Middle blocker	1.85	66	(1989-07-25) 25 July 1989 (age 34)
8	Mariya Filipova	Libero	1.79	67	(1982-09-10) 10 September 1982 (age 41)
9	Anastasiya Bezsonova	Outside hitter	1.87	68	(1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 (age 24)
10	Jovana Vesović	Outside hitter	1.83	67	(1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 (age 36)
11	Olena Hasanova	Middle blocker	1.88	73	(1995-11-25) 25 November 1995 (age 28)
12	Ksenija Ivanović	Outside hitter	1.88	78	(1986-05-22) 22 May 1986 (age 37)
13	Slađana Mirković	Setter	1.85	72	(1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 28)
18	Ulkar Karimova	Libero	1.83	78	(1994-06-22) 22 June 1994 (age 29)

2015–2016 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth
1	Anastasiia Baidiuk	Outside hitter	1.89	67	(1999-12-05) 5 December 1999 (age 24)
2	Kristsina Yagubova	Setter	1.84	69	(1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 (age 28)
3	Yelyzaveta Samadova	Outside hitter	1.85	72	(1995-03-03) 3 March 1995 (age 29)
5	Marharyta Azizova	Outside hitter	1.86	73	(1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 30)
7	Gabriela Koeva	Middle blocker	1.85	66	(1989-07-25) 25 July 1989 (age 34)
8	Mariya Filipova	Libero	1.79	67	(1982-09-10) 10 September 1982 (age 41)
9	Anastasiya Bezsonova	Outside hitter	1.87	68	(1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 (age 24)
10	Ana Cleger	Opposite	1.85	73	(1989-11-27) 27 November 1989 (age 34)
11	Olena Hasanova	Middle blocker	1.88	73	(1995-11-25) 25 November 1995 (age 28)
12	Ksenija Ivanović	Outside hitter	1.88	78	(1986-05-22) 22 May 1986 (age 37)
14	Bayaz Aliyeva	Libero	1.76	60	(1990-06-09) 9 June 1990 (age 33)
15	Lucie Mühlsteinová	Setter	1.78	70	(1984-10-15) 15 October 1984 (age 39)
17	Hristina Ruseva	Middle blocker	1.90	77	(1991-10-01) 1 October 1991 (age 32)

As Rabita Baku[edit]

2014–2015 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Wilma Salas	Outside hitter	1.91	72	(1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 (age 33)
3	Yelyzaveta Samadova	Outside hitter	1.85	72	(1995-03-03) 3 March 1995 (age 29)
4	Yoana Palacios	Outside hitter	1.85	72	(1990-10-06) 6 October 1990 (age 33)
5	Nataša Krsmanović	Middle-blocker	1.88	73	(1985-06-19) 19 June 1985 (age 38)
6	Tetori Dixon	Middle-blocker	1.93	90	(1992-08-04) 4 August 1992 (age 31)
7	Gyselle Silva	Opposite	1.92	80	(1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 (age 32)
8	Aurea Cruz	Outside hitter	1.80	73	(1982-01-10) 10 January 1982 (age 42)
9	Brenda Castillo	Libero	1.67	55	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 31)
10	Ana Cleger	Setter/Opposite	1.85	73	(1989-11-27) 27 November 1989 (age 34)
11	Olena Hasanova	Middle-blocker	1.88	73	(1995-11-25) 25 November 1995 (age 28)
12	Francesca Ferretti^[10]	Setter	1.80	70	(1984-02-15) 15 February 1984 (age 40)
12	Yana Azimova^[11]	Setter	1.74	63	(1994-07-05) 5 July 1994 (age 29)
13	Nootsara Tomkom	Setter	1.69	57	(1985-07-07) 7 July 1985 (age 38)
15	Winifer Fernandez	Libero	1.66	54	(1995-01-06) 6 January 1995 (age 29)
16	Foluke Akinradewo	Middle-blocker	1.91	79	(1987-10-05) 5 October 1987 (age 36)
17	Katarzyna Skowrońska	Opposite	1.89	75	(1983-06-30) 30 June 1983 (age 40)
18	Dóra Horváth	Outside hitter	1.88	75	(1988-03-04) 4 March 1988 (age 36)

2013–2014 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
3	Katarzyna Skorupa	Setter	1.83	69	(1984-09-16) 16 September 1984 (age 39)
4	Rachel Rourke	Opposite	1.94	78	(1988-10-01) 1 October 1988 (age 35)
5	Nataša Krsmanović	Middle-blocker	1.88	73	(1985-06-19) 19 June 1985 (age 38)
6	Tetori Dixon^[12]	Middle-blocker	1.93	90	(1992-08-04) 4 August 1992 (age 31)
7	Kayla Banwarth	Libero	1.78	75	(1989-01-21) 21 January 1989 (age 35)
8	Aurea Cruz	Outside hitter	1.80	73	(1982-01-10) 10 January 1982 (age 42)
9	Brenda Castillo	Libero	1.67	55	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 31)
10	Gina Mancuso^[13]	Outside hitter	1.84	70	(1991-05-31) 31 May 1991 (age 32)
11	Brittnee Cooper	Middle-blocker	1.91	77	(1988-02-26) 26 February 1988 (age 36)
12	Cursty Jackson	Middle-blocker	1.86	65	(1990-09-11) 11 September 1990 (age 33)
13	Nootsara Tomkom	Setter	1.69	57	(1985-07-07) 7 July 1985 (age 38)
15	Sanja Starović (c)	Opposite	1.94	96	(1983-03-25) 25 March 1983 (age 41)
16	Foluke Akinradewo	Middle-blocker	1.91	79	(1987-10-05) 5 October 1987 (age 36)
17	Katarzyna Skowrońska	Outside hitter	1.89	75	(1983-06-30) 30 June 1983 (age 40)
18	Dóra Horváth	Outside hitter	1.88	75	(1988-03-04) 4 March 1988 (age 36)

2012–2013 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Dobriana Rabadzhieva	Outside hitter	1.94	72	(1991-06-14) 14 June 1991 (age 32)
2	Angelina Grün	Outside hitter/Opposite	1.85	74	(1979-12-02) 2 December 1979 (age 44)
3	Katarzyna Skorupa	Setter	1.83	69	(1984-09-16) 16 September 1984 (age 39)
5	Nataša Krsmanović	Middle-blocker	1.88	73	(1985-06-19) 19 June 1985 (age 38)
7	Madelaynne Montaño	Opposite	1.86	68	(1983-01-06) 6 January 1983 (age 41)
8	Aurea Cruz	Outside hitter	1.80	73	(1982-01-10) 10 January 1982 (age 42)
9	Brenda Castillo^[14]	Libero	1.67	55	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 31)
10	Alexandra Fomina	Libero	1.80	73	(1975-05-04) 4 May 1975 (age 48)
11	Katsiaryna Zakreuskaya^[15]	Outside hitter	1.86	70	(1986-09-29) 29 September 1986 (age 37)
12	Mira Golubović (c)	Middle-blocker	1.88	74	(1976-10-15) 15 October 1976 (age 47)
15	Sanja Starović	Opposite	1.94	96	(1983-03-25) 25 March 1983 (age 41)
16	Foluke Akinradewo	Middle-blocker	1.91	79	(1987-10-05) 5 October 1987 (age 36)
17	Iryna Zhukova	Setter	1.79	72	(1974-11-22) 22 November 1974 (age 49)
18	Suzana Ćebić^[16]	Libero	1.67	60	(1984-11-09) 9 November 1984 (age 39)

2011–2012 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Dobriana Rabadzhieva	Outside hitter	1.94	72	(1991-06-14) 14 June 1991 (age 32)
2	Madina Aliyeva	Outside hitter	1.70	65	(1990-03-18) 18 March 1990 (age 34)
5	Nataša Krsmanović	Middle-blocker	1.88	73	(1985-06-19) 19 June 1985 (age 38)
6	Jasna Majstorović	Outside hitter	1.80	64	(1984-04-23) 23 April 1984 (age 39)
7	Mary Spicer	Setter	1.77	66	(1987-07-03) 3 July 1987 (age 36)
8	Silvija Popović	Libero	1.75	64	(1986-03-15) 15 March 1986 (age 38)
9	Natalya Mammadova	Outside hitter	1.95	81	(1984-12-02) 2 December 1984 (age 39)
10	Kimberly Glass	Outside hitter	1.90	83	(1984-08-18) 18 August 1984 (age 39)
11	Pelin Çelik^[17]	Setter	1.72	57	(1982-05-23) 23 May 1982 (age 41)
12	Mira Golubović	Middle-blocker	1.88	74	(1976-10-15) 15 October 1976 (age 47)
13	Nataša Osmokrović	Outside hitter	1.84	69	(1976-05-27) 27 May 1976 (age 47)
14	Kathy Radzuweit	Middle-blocker	1.96	76	(1982-03-02) 2 March 1982 (age 42)
15	Sanja Starović	Opposite	1.94	96	(1983-03-25) 25 March 1983 (age 41)
17	Iryna Zhukova	Setter	1.79	72	(1974-11-22) 22 November 1974 (age 49)

2010–2011 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Diana Nenova	Setter	1.82	72	(1985-04-16) 16 April 1985 (age 39)
2	Bojana Doganjić	Outside hitter	1.83	70	(1979-04-15) 15 April 1979 (age 45)
3	Mirela Delić	Middle-blocker	1.89	80	(1981-11-13) 13 November 1981 (age 42)
4	Marina Miletić	Outside hitter	1.81	58	(1983-02-21) 21 February 1983 (age 41)
5	Nataša Krsmanović	Middle-blocker	1.88	73	(1985-06-19) 19 June 1985 (age 38)
7	Olga Ativi	Opposite	1.89	70	(1982-01-07) 7 January 1982 (age 42)
8	Silvija Popović	Libero	1.75	64	(1986-03-15) 15 March 1986 (age 38)
9	Natalya Mammadova	Outside hitter	1.95	81	(1984-12-02) 2 December 1984 (age 39)
10	Kimberly Glass	Outside hitter	1.90	83	(1984-08-18) 18 August 1984 (age 39)
12	Mira Golubović	Middle-blocker	1.88	74	(1976-10-15) 15 October 1976 (age 47)
15	Sanja Starović	Opposite	1.94	96	(1983-03-25) 25 March 1983 (age 41)
17	Iryna Zhukova	Setter	1.79	72	(1974-11-22) 22 November 1974 (age 49)
18	Lidiya Luchko	Middle-blocker	1.86	70	(1983-03-25) 25 March 1983 (age 41)

2009–2010 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
2	Bojana Doganjić	Outside hitter	1.83	70	(1979-04-15) 15 April 1979 (age 45)
5	Farida Rasulova	Outside hitter	1.80	67	(1987-10-29) 29 October 1987 (age 36)
7	Viktoryia Hurava	Setter	1.82	74	(1984-01-30) 30 January 1984 (age 40)
8	Silvija Popović	Libero	1.75	64	(1986-03-15) 15 March 1986 (age 38)
9	Olga Andrusenko	Outside hitter	1.82	79	(1980-01-10) 10 January 1980 (age 44)
10	Vesna Tomašević	Outside hitter	1.87	84	(1981-09-10) 10 September 1981 (age 42)
13	Rosangela Correia	Outside hitter	1.89	71	(1972-07-24) 24 July 1972 (age 51)
14	Aleksandra Avramović	Middle-blocker	1.89	80	(1982-07-03) 3 July 1982 (age 41)
15	Sanja Starović	Opposite	1.94	96	(1983-03-25) 25 March 1983 (age 41)
16	Ganna Yevsikova	Middle-blocker	1.92	88	(1981-02-24) 24 February 1981 (age 43)
17	Evelina Tsvetanova	Setter	1.80	55	(1974-04-22) 22 April 1974 (age 49)
18	Lidiya Luchko	Middle-blocker	1.86	70	(1983-03-25) 25 March 1983 (age 41)

Honours[edit]

International success[edit]

FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship:
- Champion (1): 2011
- Runners-up (1): 2012
Women's CEV Champions League:
- Runners-up (2): 2010-2011, 2012-2013
- Third (1): 2013-2014

Domestic success[edit]

Azerbaijan Superleague:
- Winners (7): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014–15
- Runners-up (5): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
- Third (1): 2002-03

References[edit]

^ Rabita Baku VC
^ Rabita Baku (Women)
^ CEV. "VakifGunesTTelekom completes Turkish fairy tale in Istanbul". Archived from the original on 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
^ "Halkbank and Rabita to host Champions League Final Four tournaments". Luxembourg: FIVB. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
^ "Dinamo disappoints Baku home crowd by claiming the last spot in final". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
^ "Bronze consolation for Rabita at home Final Four". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2014-03-16. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
^ "Telekom BAKU a force to be reckoned with in 2016 edition of Europe's elite competition". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
^ ""Telekom" Çempionlar Liqasında..." ["Telecom" in the Champions League ...]. Apa Sport. 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
^ "Telekom Baku - Team details". CEV. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
^ Francesca Ferretti left the club in february 2015.
^ Yana Azimova arrived in february 2015.
^ Tetori Dixon arrived in january 2014.
^ Gina Mancuso arrived in december 2013.
^ Brenda Castillo arrived in November 2012.
^ Katsiaryna Zakreuskaya left the club in January 2013.
^ Suzana Ćebić left the club in november 2013.
^ Pelin Çelik left the club in october 2011.

External links[edit]

[1] Rabita Baku VC

[2] Rabita Baku (Women)

[3] CEV. "VakifGunesTTelekom completes Turkish fairy tale in Istanbul". Archived from the original on 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2011-03-20.

[4] "Halkbank and Rabita to host Champions League Final Four tournaments". Luxembourg: FIVB. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2014-03-16.

[5] "Dinamo disappoints Baku home crowd by claiming the last spot in final". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-16.

[6] "Bronze consolation for Rabita at home Final Four". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2014-03-16. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2014-03-16.

[7] "Telekom BAKU a force to be reckoned with in 2016 edition of Europe's elite competition". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2015-11-03.

[8] ""Telekom" Çempionlar Liqasında..." ["Telecom" in the Champions League ...]. Apa Sport. 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-11-03.

[9] "Telekom Baku - Team details". CEV. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

[10] Francesca Ferretti left the club in february 2015.

[11] Yana Azimova arrived in february 2015.

[12] Tetori Dixon arrived in january 2014.

[13] Gina Mancuso arrived in december 2013.

[14] Brenda Castillo arrived in November 2012.

[15] Katsiaryna Zakreuskaya left the club in January 2013.

[16] Suzana Ćebić left the club in november 2013.

[17] Pelin Çelik left the club in october 2011.

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