Nikelshchik (russian: Никельщик) is a

bandy Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ...

club in Verkhny Ufaley, Russia. The club is playing in the Russian Bandy Supreme League, the second tier of Russian bandy. The home games are played at

Stadium Nikelshchik A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

in Verkhny Ufaley. The club colours are blue and white. Their spectator numbers stand out. Whereas it's unusual in their division to reach 1 000, they usually have a couple of thousand, for example 2 750 against Dynamo Mayak or 3 500 against SKA-Sverdlovsk. Although located in

Chelyabinsk Oblast Chelyabinsk Oblast (russian: Челя́бинская о́бласть, ''Chelyabinskaya oblast'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia in the Ural Mountains region, on the border of Europe and Asia. Its administrative center is the city ...

, the club belongs to the bandy federation of

Sverdlovsk Oblast Sverdlovsk Oblast ( rus, Свердловская область, Sverdlovskaya oblast) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg, formerly known as S ...

. The club was founded in 1935.

External links

Club page at vk.comTeam image

References

Bandy clubs in Russia Bandy clubs in the Soviet Union Sport in Chelyabinsk Oblast Bandy clubs established in 1935 1935 establishments in Russia {{bandy-team-stub