BC Spartak Saint Petersburg

BC Spartak Saint Petersburg
Nickname	Red-White
Leagues	Superleague, Division II
Founded	1935
History	BC Spartak Leningrad (1935–1991) BC Spartak Saint Petersburg (1991–2014) BC Kondrashin Belov (BCKB) (2016–2017) BC Spartak Saint Petersburg (2017–Present)
Arena	Sibur Arena
Arena Capacity	7,044 (regular fan seating) 390 (VIP boxes)
Location	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Team colors	Red and White
Head coach	Alexey Vasilyev
Championships	2 Soviet Championships 2 Soviet Cups 2 Saporta Cups 1 Russian Cup
Website	bc-spartak.ru
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BC Spartak Saint Petersburg, is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The club was previously named BC Kondrashin Belov (BCKB), after its former legendary player, Alexander Belov, and its former legendary head coach, Vladimir Kondrashin.

History

The club was originally established on September 8, 1935, as BC Spartak Leningrad. The club then became known as BC Spartak Saint Petersburg in 1991. The club was disbanded on July 31, 2014, due to financial problems. However, it was later reestablished shortly thereafter, for the 2016–17 season, under the name of BC Kondrashin Belov, in honor of Alexander Belov and Vladimir Kondrashin. In February 2017, the club once again took the name of BC Spartak Saint Petersburg.^[1]

Arena

the 7,000 seat^[2] Yubileyni Arena was the long-time home arena of BC Spartak Saint Petersburg. After that, the club moved to the 7,044 seat^[3] Sibur Arena.

Honors

Domestic competitions

Soviet League (Defunct)

• Winners (2): 1974–75, 1991–92
• Runners-up (8): 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1990–91
• 3rd place (5): 1968–69, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87

Russian Super League A

• 3rd place (2): 1992–93, 2012–13

Soviet Cup (Defunct)

• Winners (2): 1977–78, 1986–87

Russian Cup

• Winners (1): 2010–11

European competitions

FIBA Saporta Cup (Defunct)

• Winners(2): 1972–73, 1974–75
• Runners-up (1): 1970–71

The road to the European Cup victories

1972–73 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup Round Team Home   Away   1st round Bye 2nd round Solna 104–64 115–67 Quarter-finals Mobilquatro Milano 72–57 54–59 Spartak ZJŠ Brno 82–74 82–77 Semi-finals Juventud Schweppes 95–64 57–54 Final Jugoplastika 77–62

1974–75 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup Round Team Home   Away   2nd round Bye Quarter-finals Sinudyne Bologna 93–70 58–69 Jugoplastika 98–78 69–71 Moderne 119–79 60–60 Semi-finals CSKA Sofia 79–69 64–57 Final Crvena zvezda 63–62

Notable players

Notable coaches

• Vladimir Kondrashin (1967–95)
• Evgeniy Pashutin (2008–09)
• Zvi Sherf (2010–2011)
• Jure Zdovc (2011–2013)
• Gundars Vētra (2013–2014)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to BC Spartak Saint Petersburg.

• Official Website (in English)
• Official Website (in Russian)
• Official Blog (in Russian)
• Eurobasket.com Team Info