Belogorie Belgorod enjoyed its 600th Russian SuperLeague win of its history by defeating Zenit St. Petesburg this week. The team has been part of the Russian SuperLeague since 1992.
This is a fantastic achievement from one of the world’s best historic volleyball teams. Belgorod has played 816 total games in the Russian SuperLeague, which means it has won up until now 73% of its games. To put things into perspective, no major American sports teams has won at this rate. Here are the respective league records:
- (NBA) San Antonio spurs = 62%
- (NFL) Dallas Cowboys = 57%
- (MLB) New York Yankees = 57%
- (NHL) Montreal Canadiens = 59%
Founded in 1976 to compete in student tournaments, Belogorie started to slowly grow into a powerhouse in the coming years, until it finally erupted into the national scene in 1992. Since then, it has won numerous titles and accolades, and holds the distinction of being the only Russian volleyball club to have participated in the final rounds of all European and FIVB competitions. Here is a list of all its titles:
CEV Champions League Winners – 3 times
2003, 2004, 2014
FIVB Club WCH
2014
Russian Super League Winners – 8 times
1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2013
CEV Cup Winners
2009
Russian Cup Winners – 8 times
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2013
Russian SuperCup Winners
2013
Currently, it sits in second place in SuperLeague standings, with a 14-1 record.
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