SKA-Neftyanik (russian: СКА-Нефтяник) is a professional
bandy
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club from
Khabarovsk,
Russia
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, established in 1947. It plays in the
Russian Bandy Super League
The Russian Bandy Super League (russian: Чемпионат России по хоккею с мячом — Суперлига), is a men's professional bandy league in Russia, the top division of Russian bandy.
There is no definite rule which t ...
, the top division of Russian bandy. The club colours are yellow, red and black.
History
The team was founded in 1947 and was known under the abbreviations ODO (Okruzhnoy Dom Ofitserov), SKVO (Sportivnyi Klub Voennogo Okruga) and eventually SKA (Sportivnyi Klub Armii). In 1999, after Neftyanik had qualified for the highest division, the two clubs merged to become SKA-Neftyanik. SKA played in the elite division of Soviet bandy ever since 1954.
Since the 2013-14 season the team plays at the indoor arena,
Arena Yerofey
Arena Yerofey (russian: Арена «Ерофей») is a bandy arena in Khabarovsk, Russia, hosting the 2015 Bandy World Championship. The 2018 Bandy World Championship was also hosted there, but only Division A that time around. The arena was b ...
. In the
2016-17 season the club became
Russian champion for the first time. The club colours are red, yellow and black.
Honours
Domestic
*
Russian Champions:
** Winners (4):
2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
** Runners-up (5): 1963–64, 1969–70, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1988–89
Cup
*
Russian Cup:
** Winners (6): 1988, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2017
** Runners-up (3): 1954, 2003, 2015
*
Russian Bandy Super Cup:
** Winners (1): 2015
International
*
Champions Cup:
** Runners-up (1): 2005
SKA-Neftyanik-2
SKA-Neftyanik's second team SKA-Neftyanik-2 plays in the
Russian Bandy Supreme League
Russian Bandy Supreme League (russian: Первенство России среди команд Высшей лиги) is the second tier of Russian bandy, below Russian Bandy Super League. In the 2016–17 season, 23 teams competed in three gr ...
, the second tier of Russian bandy.
References
External links
Official website
Bandy clubs in Russia
Sport in Khabarovsk
Bandy clubs established in 1947
1947 establishments in Russia
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