FC Energy Voronezh
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FC Energy Voronezh is a women's football club from Voronezh
Voronezh
Voronezh is a city in southwestern Russia, the administrative center of Voronezh Oblast. It is located on both sides of the Voronezh River, away from where it flows into the Don. It is an operating center of the Southeastern Railway , as well as the center of the Don Highway...

, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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The club holds the most championships in Russian, having 5 championships to its name. In 1994 the team won the vice championship behind CSK WWS Samara. From that time to 2004 when the club finished third, the team always achieved at least a second place finish winning titles in 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003.

History

The club was playing two years in the USSR women's championship first league, the second tier. In the first season the club managed a midfield 8th place, the next season the club gaind promotion after winning its division and the following playoffs against the other division winners.
After the fall of the USSR Energy then played in Russia's Premier League.

From 2000 to 2001 the club played under the name Energy XXI Wiek Voronezh («Энергия XXI Век» Воронеж).

In the 2003-04 UEFA Women's Cup season the team reached the quarter finals where they lost both legs 2-1 to the eventual winner Umeå IK
Umeå IK
Umeå IK is a prominent women's association football club based in the city of Umeå, Sweden. The club was established in 1917 as a general sports club, and started competing in women's in 1985. In 1996 the team reached the premier division, the Damallsvenskan but was relegated the following year. In...

. The next season they reached the quarter-finals again. On the last matchday of the 2009-10 season they overtook Zvezda Perm for second place and thus qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League
2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League
The 2011−12 UEFA Women's Champions League is the eleventh edition of the European women's championship for football clubs. The final will be held in Munich, Germany on 17 May 2012....

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Titles

  • 5 times champion of Russia: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003
  • 7 times Russian Women's Cup
    Russian Women's Cup
    The Russian Women's Cup is the national women's football cup competition in Russia. The first edition of the cup was played out in 1992.-List of finals:The list of finals: Match awarded- External links:*...

     winner: 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001

Record in UEFA competitions

Season Competition Stage Result Opponent
2003-04  UEFA Women's Cup
UEFA Women's Cup
The UEFA Women's Champions League is the first international women's association football club competition for teams that play in UEFA nations. Initially known as the UEFA Women's Cup, the competition has been re-branded since the 2009-2010 edition as the UEFA Women's Champions League...

 
Group Stage 11-0   Femina Budapest
0-0   Foroni Verona
13-0   ZNK Osijek
ŽNK Osijek
ŽNK Osijek is a Croatian women's football based in Osijek. It was founded in 1990 and is the most successful team in Croatian women's football with 15 Croatian championship titles...

Quarterfinals 1-2, 1-2   Umeå IK
Umeå IK
Umeå IK is a prominent women's association football club based in the city of Umeå, Sweden. The club was established in 1917 as a general sports club, and started competing in women's in 1985. In 1996 the team reached the premier division, the Damallsvenskan but was relegated the following year. In...

2004-05  UEFA Women's Cup
UEFA Women's Cup
The UEFA Women's Champions League is the first international women's association football club competition for teams that play in UEFA nations. Initially known as the UEFA Women's Cup, the competition has been re-branded since the 2009-2010 edition as the UEFA Women's Champions League...

 
Qualifying Stage 13-0   ZFK Skiponjat
11-0   Gintra Universitetas
Gintra Universitetas
Gintra Universitetas is a Lithuanian women's football club from Šiauliai. It is the team of the local Šiauliai University.The club plays in the highest Lithuanian league, the A Lyga an has won eleven championships so far...

3-0   Gömrükçü Baku
Group Stage 1-1   Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...

11-0   Trondheims-Ørn
3-0   Alma KTZh
Quarterfinals 1-1, 1-4   Turbine Potsdam
2011-12  UEFA Champions League  Round of 32 1-1, 4-2   Bristol Academy
Round of 16 0-4, 3-3   Rossiyanka

Current Players and Staff

As of 15 September 2011, according to the club's website


Former players

Elena Gorbacheva
Elena Gorbacheva
Elena Gorbacheva is a Russian football forward, currently playing for Ryazan VDV in the Russian Championship.She was Energiya Voronezh's joint top scorer in the 2004-05 UEFA Women's Cup, tied at 5 goals with Natalia Zinchenko.-References:...

 Anastasia Kostyukova
Anastasia Kostyukova
Anastasia Kostyukova is a Russian football defender, currently playing for Energiya Voronezh in the Russian Championship.She is a member of the Russian national team....

 Elena Porozhnyuk
Elena Porozhnyuk
Elena Porozhnyuk is a Moldovan football defender, currently playing for Kubanochka Krasnodar in the Russian Championship.-References:...

 Ludmila Pekur Amanda Baker Jenny Bell Emily Binn Sherri Nishikawa

External links

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