The development of sports in Lipetsk is at a good level, but is currently going through hard times. This is especially true for team sports. After the heyday of Lipetsk football, hockey and volleyball, which fell at the end of the 90s, Metallurg and HC Lipetsk were on the verge of bankruptcy, and Stinol (now Indesit ) could not keep its pupils, and they left to more famous clubs. As a result , Metallurg and HC Lipetsk dropped out of their divisions, while Indesit was getting closer to the relegation zone. At the end of 2008, the world financial crisis hit the Lipetsk sport. The three largest sports clubs in the city (Metallurg [1] , IFC Lipetsk [2] and Indesit) do not have sufficient funding.
At the Beijing Olympics, Lyudmila Litvinova won the first Olympic medal for Lipetsk .
Soccer
Metallurg FC Lipetsk
It was founded in 1957 . Tournament - First Division . Highest achievement - 2nd place in the First Division . The head coach is Sergey Mashnin . The stadium is Metallurg .
In recent history , Metallurg has balanced success between the First and Second Divisions with varying success.
For a long time the team was a strong middle peasant of the First Division , but after relegation in 2005, the club was on the verge of bankruptcy. Having dealt with financial problems, Metallurg began the struggle for promotion. In 2007, Vityaz shockly held the second round of the championship and beat the Lipetsk team. In 2008, Metallurg received good funding. This allowed the club to strengthen its new players. At the helm of the team became a well-known coach Soferbiy Yeshugov . The fate of the championship was decided by the last round. In parallel matches , Metallurg played, which was opposed by the outsider FTsSh-73 and the Kursk Avangard , who played with FC Gubkin . None of the favorites could win - FCS-73 defended a draw, and Gubkin won 2-1. After a three-year absence , Metallurg received the right to play in the First Division , but because of the consequences of the global financial crisis, it did not receive sufficient funding and for a long time could not get licensing in the First Division , [1] but, at the very last moment, managed to find the funds necessary for participation in it [3] .
Hockey
HC Lipetsk
It was founded in 1979 . Tournament - Major League . Highest achievement - 11th place in the Super League . Head coach - Victor Semykin . Arena - DS "Star"
The heyday of HC Lipetsk came in the second half of the 90s, when the club gained the right to play in the Super League . Already in the debut season, the team got into the playoffs, but lost to the Lada Togliatti. Then there was a relegation from the Super League and a long game in the Major League . In 2006 , despite a successful performance and getting into the playoffs, the club refused to participate for financial reasons and dropped into the First League , but the forced link did not last long - in the season 2008/09, Lipetsk HC again plays in the Premier League .
Volleyball
VK "Indesit"
Founded in 1994 . Tournament - Major League “A” . The highest achievement is 4th place in the women's volleyball super league . The head coach is Gennady Alexandrovich . Captain - Ekaterina Kusins . Stadiums - The sports complex of the Lipetsk State Technical University , a branch of the Spartak sports complex.
It is based on the basis of the Lipetsk Medical School. In 1995, the team played in the championships of the city and region, having performed there successfully. It was decided to participate in the second league of the championship of Russia. In September 1995, the Magic volleyball club was created, which in a short time fell into the Super League . There, the team performed well, taking 5th and 7th place in their two debut seasons. But the most successful was the season 2000 \ 01. “Magic” was renamed “Stinol”, successfully performed in the championship, hitting Eurocups. In the European Volleyball Confederation Cup, “Stinol” reached the quarter-finals. In the 2008/09 season, the team entered with a new name - VK Indesit . In 2010, the team finished last in the Super League and left the elite division of the Russian women's volleyball. Since the 2010/11 season he has been playing in the Premier League A of the Russian Championship.
In 2006, four inmates of the club ( Maria Bruntseva , Svetlana Kryuchkova , Maria Borodakova and Yulia Merkulova ) immediately became world champions in the Russian women's volleyball team. In 2010, the Russian national team again won the “gold” of the world championship, and Kryuchkova, Merkulova and Borisenko (Borodakova), who became two-time world champions, again played in its composition. In addition to them, the winner of the World Cup was another pupil of the club - Vera Ulyakina .
Futsal
IFC Lipetsk
It was founded in 2002 . Tournament - Major League. Highest achievement - 9th place in the Super League . The head coach is Igor Lysenko . Captain - Alexander Sivets . Gym - Sports complex of the Lipetsk State Technical University .
Since its founding, IFC Lipetsk has come a long way from the team, JSC Lipetskcement , to the mini-football club Super League , where it ended up in 2006 . In the seasons 2006 \ 07 and 2007 \ 08, the team took 10th and 9th places, respectively.
Basketball
BC “Lipetsk”
It was founded in 1999 . Tournament - Premier League A. Highest achievement - 11th place in Premier League A. The head coach is Pavel Brykalov . Stadium - Dynamo Sports Palace .
Based on the basis of the student team. Since the 1999 \ 00 season, BC Lipetsk has been performing at the regional level. The team did not have any difficulties, and it soon ended up in the Premier League A , where it plays now.
Open water swimming
Vladimir Dyatchin
| Sports Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| World Swimming Championships | ||
| Gold | Barcelona 2003 | 10 km open water |
| Gold | Melbourne 2007 | 10 km open water |
| Silver | Fukuoka 2001 | 10 km open water |
| Bronze | Barcelona 2003 | 5 km open water |
Born October 14, 1982 . Distance - 10 km in open water.
Famous swimmer, two-time world champion, European champion. Honored Master of Sports of Russia . In 2007 he was recognized as the Best Open Water Swimmer in the World .
He participated in the 2008 Olympics , but was disqualified for hitting an opponent.
Natalya Pankina
Born April 5, 1983 . Distance - 25 km in open water.
Famous swimmer, winner of the 2008 World Cup . The first Russian woman to conquer the English Channel . Twice silver and once bronze medalist of the European Swimming Championship.
Motorsport
- October 2-3, 2010 in Lipetsk hosted the final stage of the professional racing series Russian Touring Car Championship (RTCC)
Championship and Cup of Russia.
City highway " Lipetsk rise " passed through the streets: st. Pervomayskaya, st. Karl Marx (Starting line), Petrovsky pr-d, ul. Segel st. International, st. Sapernaya, st. Plekhanov St. Soviet, per. Timpani.
- September 24-25, 2011 The 6th stage of the Russian Touring Car Championship (RTCC) is a professional bodywork championship in automobile circuit racing. The status of the competition - the championship of Russia, the Cup of Russia on the city highway " Lipetsk climb "
canceled - For reasons beyond the control of the RTCC organizers [4] .
Shotgun
Vitaly Fokeev
Born February 15, 1974 in Rostov-on-Don .
A native of Rostov , representing Lipetsk . Repeated champion of Russia. World Champion 2006. Winner of the World Cup 2006. Best shooter of the world 2006, according to journalists.
Member of the Olympic Games in Athens and Beijing .
Athletics
Lyudmila Litvinova
| Sports Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | Beijing 2008 | 4x400m relay |
Born June 8, 1985 . Distance - 400 m.
Famous Russian athlete. A participant in the Beijing Olympics as part of the relay team at a distance of 4 × 400 m . Winner of the first Olympic medal in the history of Lipetsk .
Maxim Mokrousov
Born October 4, 1983 . Distance - 100 m.
Russian athlete. Performs in the relay team at a distance of 4 × 100 m. He played at the European Championship and World Cup.
Sports Facilities
Metallurg Stadium
Capacity - 14 830 people. Home stadium of FC FC Metallurg Lipetsk . Address - Lipetsk, Pervomaiskaya St. , 59.
DS "Star"
Capacity - 1 900 people. Home stadium HC "Lipetsk" . Address - Lipetsk, st. Tereshkova , 13.
Sports Complex of Lipetsk State Technical University
Capacity - 790 people. Home stadium VK "Indesit" and IFC "Lipetsk" . Address - Lipetsk, Moscow street. , thirty.
Shooting range "Lipetsk Metallurg"
Shooting range SK "Lipetsk metallurgist". Located in the area of Silicate Lakes .
Pools
Currently, there are 7 25-meter pools in the city: Spartak, Neptune, FOK Flame, Sokol, SK LSTU, Leader, Orange. The construction of a 50-meter pool in the Youth Park and a 25-meter in the village. Matyrsky.
Sports Press in Lipetsk
Lipetsk Sports Newspaper
Weekly of the Lipetskaya Gazeta Publishing House. The only sports edition of Lipetsk . It comes out on Wednesdays. Circulation - 5490 copies. The chief editor is Evgeny Arutyunov.