BC Yenisey () is a Russian professional

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team from the city of

Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yenisey, Yenisey River, and is the second-largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk, with a p ...

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. Since the 2011–12 season, Enisey plays in the

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. The team colors are blue and white. Its full name is Basketball Club Enisey Krasnoyarsk Krai.

History

Yenisey Krasnoyarsk was founded as Polytechnic, and played its games at the Krasnoyarsk State Technical University. The team started off in the lower leagues of the

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, and its best achievement was winning the USSR Cup for teams in Siberia in 1988. In the 1997–98 season, the team played at the highest Russian level for the first time, when it played in the Russian Super League 1. However, the club was

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immediately, and the next comeback of the club to Russian the highest level was in 2007, when the team was promoted again. In the 2009–10 season, Enisey made its first appearance in a European-wide competition, when it competed in the

FIBA EuroChallenge FIBA EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and FIBA EuroCup in 2005–08) was the 3rd-tier continental club basketball competition in Europe, from 2003 to 2015. It was organized and run by FIBA Europe. It is not to be confus ...

. In the 2015–16 season, Yenisey had a chance to win a European trophy, after it had reached the 2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four. After two losses, Enisey finished in fourth place.

Arena

Enisey plays its home games in the Arena Sever, which has a capacity of 4,100 people.

Trophies

* Russian Super League 2 **Champions (1): 2007 ***Runners-up (1): 2006

Season by season

Players (2023)

Notable players

References

External links

Official site

Other team site

Eurobasket.com Team Info
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