Russian basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions is the performance record of men's professional basketball clubs from Russia 's various top-tier level leagues over the years, Super Liga A (1991–92 to 2009–10), Professional Basketball League (PBL) (2010–11 to 2012–13), and the VTB United League (2013–14 to present).[citation needed ]
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine FIBA banned Russian teams and officials from participating in its competitions.[ 1]
History
Russian men's professional basketball clubs have played in European-wide basketball competitions since September 1992 (nine months after the dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 26, 1991), when CSKA Moscow took part in the FIBA European League (now called EuroLeague ), Stroitel Samara in the FIBA European Cup and Avtodor Saratov in the FIBA Korać Cup . UNICS Kazan is the first Russian men's basketball club that won a European-wide competition trophy, the 2003–04 FIBA Europe League (now called EuroChallenge ), a third-tier competition on the pyramid of European professional club basketball system . CSKA Moscow was also the first Russian men's basketball club that won the EuroLeague , in 2006, when the club beat the defending champions, Maccabi Tel Aviv , in the Finals , that took place in Prague, Czech Republic .[citation needed ]
The same season (2005–06), a few days before the EuroLeague Final Four in Prague, Dynamo Moscow , under head coach Dušan Ivković , became the second Russian basketball club that won a European-wide competition trophy, after the defeated Aris TT Bank in the final of the ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup Basketball ) in Spiroudome , Charleroi , Belgium . For the next decade, Russian basketball clubs won many trophies in all European-wide competitions.[citation needed ]
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , FIBA banned Russian teams and officials from participating in FIBA 3x3 Basketball competitions.[ 2]
The finals
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Season
Champion
Result
Runner-up
Date
Venue
FIBA European League & EuroLeague (1st tier)
CSKA Moscow
73–69
Maccabi Tel Aviv
30/04/2006
Sazka Arena , Prague
Panathinaikos
93–91
CSKA Moscow
06/05/2007
OAKA , Athens
CSKA Moscow
91–77
Maccabi Tel Aviv
04/05/2008
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid , Madrid
Panathinaikos
73–71
CSKA Moscow
03/05/2009
O2 World , Berlin
Olympiacos
62–61
CSKA Moscow
13/05/2012
Sinan Erdem Dome , Istanbul
CSKA Moscow
101–96 (OT)
Fenerbahçe
15/05/2016
Mercedes-Benz Arena , Berlin
CSKA Moscow
91–83
Anadolu Efes
19/05/2019
Fernando Buesa Arena , Vitoria-Gasteiz
EuroCup Basketball (2nd tier)
Dynamo Moscow
73–60
Aris TT Bank
11/04/2006
Spiroudome , Charleroi
Lietuvos rytas
80–74
Khimki
13/04/2009
Pala Alpitour , Turin
UNICS
92–77
Cajasol
17/04/2011
PalaVerde , Treviso
Khimki
77–68
Valencia Basket
15/04/2012
Basketball Center , Khimki
Lokomotiv Kuban
75–64
Uxúe Bilbao Basket
13/04/2013
RTL Spiroudome , Charleroi
Valencia Basket
165–140 (two-leg)
UNICS
01 & 07/05/2014
... Font de San Lluís , Valencia
Basket-Hall , Kazan
Khimki
174–130 (two-leg)
Herbalife Gran Canaria
24 & 29/04/2014
Gran Canaria Arena , Las Palmas
Basketball Center , Khimki
Darüşşafaka
2–0 Play-off
Lokomotiv Kuban
10 & 13/04/2018
Basket-Hall , Krasnodar
Volkswagen Arena , Istanbul
FIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
SLUC Nancy
172–167 (two-leg)
Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody
10 & 17/04/2002
Palais des Sports Jean Weille , Nancy
SK Ekspress , Rostov-on-Don
FIBA EuroChallenge (3rd tier)
UNICS
87–63
Maroussi TIM
24/04/2004
Basket-Hall , Kazan
Dynamo Saint Petersburg
85–74
Kyiv
28/04/2005
Abdi İpekçi Arena , Istanbul
DKV Joventut
88–63
Khimki
09/04/2006
Palace of Sports , Kyiv
Göttingen
83–75
Krasnye Krylia
02/05/2010
Lokhalle Göttingen , Göttingen
Krka
83–77
Lokomotiv Kuban
01/05/2011
Sleuyter Arena , Ostend
Krasnye Krylia
77–76
Pinar Karşıyaka
28/04/2013
Karşıyaka Arena , İzmir
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia
79–65
Triumph Lyubertsy
27/04/2014
PalaDozza , Bologna
FIBA EuroCup Challenge (4th tier)
Asesoft Ploiești
75–74
Lokomotiv Rostov
10/04/2005
Sala Sporturilor Olimpia , Ploiești
Ural Great Perm
154–147 (two-leg)
Khimik
16 & 23/03/2006
Dvorets Sporta , Yuzhne
Universal Sports Palace Molot , Perm
CSK VVS Samara
184–166 (two-leg)
Keravnos
22 & 29/03/2007
Costas Papaellinas Arena , Nicosia
Sport CSK VSS , Samara
Season to season
Season to season
Season to season
See also
European basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions from:
References
General topics National teams
League competitions
Cup competitions
Men Women
Russian Women's Cup
Soviet Union Women's Cup (defunct)