Russian basketball clubs in international competitions

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).

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.

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.

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

EuroLeague (1st-tier)

Season to season

Year Team _______ Earlier stage _______ ________ Last 24 to 32 ________ ________ Last 12 to 16 ________ _________ Last 6 to 8 _________ _________ Semifinals _________ ____________ Final ____________
1992–93 CSKA Moscow Commodore Den Helder Zadar
1993–94 CSKA Moscow Smelt Olimpija
1994–95 CSKA Moscow Dinamo București Olympique Antibes 3rd of 8 teams Olympiacos
1995–96 CSKA Moscow Fidefinanz Bellinzona 1st of 8 teams Pau-Orthez Panathinaikos Real Madrid Teka
1996–97 CSKA Moscow 2nd of 6 teams 5th of 6 teams
Dynamo Moscow 6th of 6 teams 6th of 6 teams
1997–98 CSKA Moscow 4th of 6 teams 2nd of 6 teams FC Barcelona Partizan
1998–99 CSKA Moscow 3rd of 6 teams 3rd of 6 teams Efes Pilsen
Avtodor Saratov 6th of 6 teams 6th of 6 teams
CSK VVS Samara 6th of 6 teams 6th of 6 teams
1999–00 CSKA Moscow 2nd of 6 teams 2nd of 6 teams Cibona
2000–01 CSKA Moscow 2nd of 10 teams Telindus Oostende ASVEL Maccabi Tel Aviv Efes Pilsen (4th)
2000–01 Saint Petersburg Lions 5th of 6 teams
2001–02 Ural Great Perm 3rd of 8 teams 4th of 4 teams
CSKA Moscow 4th of 8 teams 3rd of 4 teams
2002–03 CSKA Moscow 1st of 8 teams 1st of 4 teams Bye FC Barcelona Montepaschi Siena (4th)
2003–04 CSKA Moscow 1st of 8 teams 1st of 4 teams Bye Maccabi Tel Aviv Montepaschi Siena
2004–05 CSKA Moscow 1st of 8 teams 1st of 4 teams Ülker Tau Cerámica Panathinaikos (4th)
2005–06 CSKA Moscow 3rd of 8 teams 1st of 4 teams Efes Pilsen Winterthur FC Barcelona Maccabi Tel Aviv
2006–07 CSKA Moscow 1st of 8 teams 1st of 4 teams Maccabi Tel Aviv Unicaja Panathinaikos
Dynamo Moscow 2nd of 8 teams 2nd of 4 teams Panathinaikos
2007–08 CSKA Moscow 1st of 8 teams 1st of 4 teams Olympiacos Tau Cerámica Maccabi Tel Aviv
2008–09 CSKA Moscow 1st of 6 teams 1st of 4 teams Partizan Regal FC Barcelona Panathinaikos
2009–10 CSKA Moscow 1st of 6 teams 1st of 4 teams Caja Laboral Regal FC Barcelona Partizan
Khimki 3rd of 6 teams 3rd of 4 teams
2010–11 CSKA Moscow 6th of 6 teams
Khimki 5th of 6 teams
2011–12 CSKA Moscow 1st of 6 teams 1st of 4 teams Gescrap Bizkaia Bilbao Panathinaikos Olympiacos
UNICS 3rd of 6 teams 2nd of 4 teams FC Barcelona Regal
2012–13 CSKA Moscow 2nd of 6 teams 1st of 8 teams Laboral Kutxa Olympiacos FC Barcelona Regal
Khimki 2nd of 6 teams 5th of 8 teams
2013–14 CSKA Moscow 2nd of 6 teams 1st of 8 teams Panathinaikos Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Barcelona (4th)
Lokomotiv Kuban 3rd of 6 teams 5th of 8 teams
2014–15 CSKA Moscow 1st of 6 teams 1st of 8 teams Panathinaikos Olympiacos Fenerbahçe Ülker
Nizhny Novgorod 4th of 6 teams 8th of 8 teams
UNICS 5th of 6 teams
2015–16 CSKA Moscow 1st of 6 teams 1st of 8 teams Crvena zvezda Telekom Lokomotiv Kuban Fenerbahçe
Khimki 2nd of 6 teams 5th of 8 teams
Lokomotiv Kuban 1st of 6 teams 2nd of 8 teams FC Barcelona Lassa CSKA Moscow Laboral Kutxa
2016–17 CSKA Moscow 2nd of 16 teams Baskonia Olympiacos Real Madrid
UNICS 15th of 16 teams
2017–18 CSKA Moscow 1st of 16 teams Khimki Real Madrid Žalgiris (4th)
Khimki 8th of 16 teams CSKA Moscow
2018–19 CSKA Moscow 2nd of 16 teams Kirolbet Baskonia Real Madrid Anadolu Efes
Khimki 13th of 16 teams

FIBA Saporta Cup (2nd-tier)

Season to season

Year Team _______ Earlier stage _______ ___________ Last 48 ___________ ________ Last 24 to 32 ________ ________ Last 12 to 16 ________ _________ Last 6 to 8 _________ _________ Semifinals _________ ____________ Final ____________
1992–93 Stroitel Samara Pro-Specs EBBC
CSKA Moscow USK Praha 4th of 6 teams
1993–94 Spartak Saint Petersburg Nobiles Włocławek
1994–95 Avtodor Saratov Bonus
1995–96 Dynamo Moscow Olimpas CSU Sibiu 2nd of 6 teams Bye Taugrés
1996–97 Avtodor Saratov 1st of 6 teams London Towers Śląsk Wrocław
Akvarius Volgograd 5th of 6 teams
1997–98 Avtodor Saratov 2nd of 6 teams Marc-Körmend Tatami Rhöndorf Samara Žalgiris
Samara 2nd of 6 teams Mazowzanka Torpan Pojat Avtodor Saratov
1998–99 UNICS 2nd of 6 teams Ventspils
Spartak Moscow 6th of 6 teams
1999–00 Avtodor Saratov 6th of 6 teams
Arsenal Tula 5th of 6 teams
2000–01 UNICS 1st of 6 teams Hapoel Galil Elyon Telindus Racing Antwerpen Maroussi
2001–02 UNICS 3rd of 6 teams Iraklis Thessaloniki Montepaschi Siena

FIBA Korać Cup (3rd-tier)

Season to season

Year Team _______ Earlier stage _______ ________ Last 64 to 48 ________ ________ Last 24 to 32 ________ ________ Last 12 to 16 ________ _________ Last 6 to 8 _________ _________ Semifinals _________ ____________ Final ____________
1992–93 Avtodor Saratov Helios Suns Phonola Caserta
1993–94 Dynamo Moscow Korabel' Nikolaev Stefanel Trieste
Stroitel Samara Nová huť Ostrava PAOK Bravo
1994–95 CSK VVS Samara Cactus Tbilisi Korabel' Nikolaev Nikas Peristeri
Dynamo Moscow CSU Sibiu Aris Intersalonika 4th of 4 teams
Spartak Moscow Kočani Delikates illycafe Trieste
Stroitel Samara NMKY Lahti Ratiopharm Ulm
1995–96 CSK VVS Samara MZT Skopje Amway Zaragoza
Avtodor Saratov Planja Basket Atletas Alba Berlin
Akvarius Volgograd Crvena zvezda Bavaria Wolltex
1996–97 CSK VVS Samara 2nd of 4 teams Benston Zagreb
Samara 2nd of 4 teams Rolly Pistoia
Spartak Saint Petersburg 4th of 4 teams
1997–98 Lokomotiv Kazan 3rd of 4 teams
Spartak Moscow 2nd of 4 teams Varese Roosters
Shakhtjor Irkutsk 3rd of 4 teams
1998–99 Spartak Saint Petersburg 3rd of 4 teams
Arsenal Tula 1st of 4 teams Iraklio Minoan Lines Aeroporti di Roma Virtus Adecco Estudiantes
Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody 3rd of 4 teams
1999–00 Ural Great Perm 3rd of 4 teams
UNICS 2nd of 4 teams Limoges CSP
Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody 2nd of 4 teams Aeroporti di Roma Virtus
2000–01 Avtodor Saratov CSKA Sofia 1st of 4 teams Ricoh Astronauts
Khimki Sundsvall Dragons 3rd of 4 teams
Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody Södertälje Kings 2nd of 4 teams Prokom Trefl Sopot
Spartak Saint Petersburg Kouvot 3rd of 4 teams
Shakhtjor Irkutsk Grodno 93 4th of 4 teams
2001–02 Avtodor Saratov Maccabi Brinkford Tbilisi 1st of 4 teams Pivovarna Laško
Khimki Lukoil Academic 3rd of 4 teams
Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody West Petrom Arad 1st of 4 teams Atomerőmű Prokom Trefl Sopot Maroussi Telestet SLUC Nancy
EvrAz Fenerbahçe 4th of 4 teams

See also

European basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions from:

References

  1. ^ "FIBA statement on Russian teams and officials". FIBA.basketball.
  2. ^ "FIBA statement on Russian teams and officials". FIBA.basketball.
  3. ^ Euroleague Results
  4. ^ FIBA Saporta Cup Results
  5. ^ FIBA Korać Cup Results
  6. ^ EuroCup Basketball Results
  7. ^ EuroCup Challenge Results
  8. ^ FIBA Europe Cup Results