Handball Club Astrakhanochka is a Russian women's handball club from Astrakhan established in 1993. It has played in the Russian Super League since 1999, and in 2004 it made its debut in EHF competitions. It reached the EHF Cup's semifinals in 2014 and the Cup Winners' Cup's quarterfinals in 2007.[1]

HC Astrakhanochka
Full nameHandball Club Astrakhanochka
Short nameHC Astrakhanochka
Founded1993
ArenaSportcomplex Zvezdny, Astrakhan
Capacity5,000
Head coachMikhail Izmailov
LeagueSuper League
2020–214th
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Website
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In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Handball Federation banned Russian athletes, and the European Handball Federation suspended the Russian clubs from competing in European handball competitions.[2]

Kits

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European record

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Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2016–17 EHF Champions League Group B   Ferencváros 28–33 23–32 3rd place
  Vardar Skopje 26–31 25–39
  Leipzig 27–24 27–30
Group 1   Budućnost Podgorica 21–34 20–38 6th place
  Thüringer 26–24 22–34
  Metz 20–28 18–37

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2021–22 season[3]

Transfers

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Transfers for the 2022-23 season

References

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  1. ^ Profile in EHF's website
  2. ^ "Russia and Belarus suspended by EHF". Handball Planet. 1 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Астраханочка". astrakhanochka.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 22 November 2021.