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 Russia
73–69
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
30/04/2006
Sazka Arena , Prague
Panathinaikos Greece
93–91
Russia CSKA Moscow
06/05/2007
OAKA , Athens
CSKA Moscow Russia
91–77
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
04/05/2008
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid , Madrid
Panathinaikos Greece
73–71
Russia CSKA Moscow
03/05/2009
O2 World , Berlin
Olympiacos Greece
62–61
Russia CSKA Moscow
13/05/2012
Sinan Erdem Dome , Istanbul
CSKA Moscow Russia
101–96 (OT)
Turkey Fenerbahçe
15/05/2016
Mercedes-Benz Arena , Berlin
CSKA Moscow Russia
91–83
Turkey Anadolu Efes
19/05/2019
Fernando Buesa Arena , Vitoria-Gasteiz
EuroCup Basketball (2nd tier)
Dynamo Moscow Russia
73–60
Greece Aris TT Bank
11/04/2006
Spiroudome , Charleroi
Lietuvos rytas Lithuania
80–74
Russia Khimki
13/04/2009
Pala Alpitour , Turin
UNICS Russia
92–77
Spain Cajasol
17/04/2011
PalaVerde , Treviso
Khimki Russia
77–68
Spain Valencia Basket
15/04/2012
Basketball Center , Khimki
Lokomotiv Kuban Russia
75–64
Spain Uxúe Bilbao Basket
13/04/2013
RTL Spiroudome , Charleroi
Valencia Basket Spain
165–140 (two-leg)
Russia UNICS
01 & 07/05/2014
... Font de San Lluís , Valencia
Basket-Hall , Kazan
Khimki Russia
174–130 (two-leg)
Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria
24 & 29/04/2014
Gran Canaria Arena , Las Palmas
Basketball Center , Khimki
Darüşşafaka Turkey
2–0 Play-off
Russia Lokomotiv Kuban
10 & 13/04/2018
Basket-Hall , Krasnodar
Volkswagen Arena , Istanbul
FIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
SLUC Nancy France
172–167 (two-leg)
Russia Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody
10 & 17/04/2002
Palais des Sports Jean Weille , Nancy
SK Ekspress , Rostov-on-Don
FIBA EuroChallenge (3rd tier)
UNICS Russia
87–63
Greece Maroussi TIM
24/04/2004
Basket-Hall , Kazan
Dynamo Saint Petersburg Russia
85–74
Ukraine Kyiv
28/04/2005
Abdi İpekçi Arena , Istanbul
DKV Joventut Spain
88–63
Russia Khimki
09/04/2006
Palace of Sports , Kyiv
Göttingen Germany
83–75
Russia Krasnye Krylia
02/05/2010
Lokhalle Göttingen , Göttingen
Krka Slovenia
83–77
Russia Lokomotiv Kuban
01/05/2011
Sleuyter Arena , Ostend
Krasnye Krylia Russia
77–76
Turkey Pinar Karşıyaka
28/04/2013
Karşıyaka Arena , İzmir
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Italy
79–65
Russia Triumph Lyubertsy
27/04/2014
PalaDozza , Bologna
FIBA EuroCup Challenge (4th tier)
Asesoft Ploiești Romania
75–74
Russia Lokomotiv Rostov
10/04/2005
Sala Sporturilor Olimpia , Ploiești
Ural Great Perm Russia
154–147 (two-leg)
Ukraine Khimik
16 & 23/03/2006
Dvorets Sporta , Yuzhne
Universal Sports Palace Molot , Perm
CSK VVS Samara Russia
184–166 (two-leg)
Cyprus Keravnos
22 & 29/03/2007
Costas Papaellinas Arena , Nicosia
Sport CSK VSS , Samara
Season to season
FIBA Saporta Cup (2nd-tier )
Season to season
FIBA Korać Cup (3rd-tier )
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)