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BC Zenit St. Petersburg
BC Zenit Saint Petersburg (russian: БК Зенит Санкт Петербург), formerly known as BC Dynamo Moscow Region (2003–2007) and BC Triumph Lyubertsy (2007–2014), is a Russian professional basketball team that is located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, since 2014. The club competes domestically in the VTB United League, and competed in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Their home court is Sibur Arena. The club is sponsored by Gazprom. Since the team moved to Saint Petersburg in 2014, the team is a part of the sports club, multi-sports club Zenit (sports society), Zenit, of which the association football, football club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, is also a part. Alexander Tserkovny is a general manager of the club since July 16, 2018. History Dynamo Moscow The club was originally established in 2003, under the name ''BC Dynamo Moscow Region'', and registered into the Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VTB United League
VTB United League (russian: Единая Лига ВТБ) is an international professional men's club basketball list of basketball leagues, league that was founded in 2008. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since VTB United League 2013–14, 2013, it is the Russian basketball league system, first tier of Russian professional club basketball. Therefore, the highest placed Russian team in the league is also named list of Russian basketball champions, Russian national champions. The league is sponsored by Russian state-owned VTB Bank. In 2008 PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow won VTB United League Promo-Cup, but this competition does not count as official VTB title. The current champions are BC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit Saint Petersburg, who secured their 1st ever title after defeating former champions PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow 4–3 in the 2021–22 VTB United League#Playoffs, 2022 Finals. CSKA have dominated the league, having ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
