BC Zenit Saint Petersburg (), formerly known as BC Dynamo Moscow Region (2003–2007) and BC Triumph Lyubertsy (2007–2014), is a Russian professional

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team that is located in

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, since 2014. The club competes domestically in the

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, and competed in the

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. On February 28, 2022,

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suspended the team because of the

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. Their home court is Sibur Arena. The club is sponsored by

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. Since the team moved to Saint Petersburg in 2014, the team is a part of the

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Zenit, of which the

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club

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (, ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, according to some Russian sources), the club p ...

, is also a part. Alexander Tserkovny is a general manager of the club since July 16, 2018.

History

Dynamo Moscow

The club was originally established in 2003, under the name ''BC Dynamo Moscow Region'', and registered into the Russian Superleague A.

Triumph Lyubertsy

In 2007, the basketball club of Dynamo Moscow Region disbanded and became the newly reformed club of BC Triumph Lyubertsy Moscow Region. Triumph Lyubertsy retained all the records of the Dynamo Moscow Region club, through the acquisition of the club's rights. In the 2013–14 season, Triumph reached the final of the EuroChallenge, in which it lost to

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by a score of 65–79.

Zenit

2014-2019

In July 2014, the club announced it was relocating from

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, and was changing its name to BC Zenit Saint Petersburg. The club retained the rights of BC Triumph Lyubertsy, and also its place in both the

and the EuroCup. Meanwhile, the club tried to retain a second club in Lyubertsy, that would compete in the Russian Super League 1. As a result, the basketball club became a section of the Zenit sports club, which already contained Zenit FC, a

club. The team finished fifth in the 2014–15 season, but was eliminated in the quarter-finals. In 2016, Zenit moved from the Sibur Arena to the Yubileyni Arena. In the following four seasons, Zenit qualified for the semi-finals every time, but never reached the league finals. On 27 June 2019,

awarded Zenit a wild card for the 2019–20

. This would mark Zenit's debut in the highest European tier.

2020-present

In early 2022, in light of the

, American-Puerto Rican Shabazz Napier left the team. Also leaving the team were Americans

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, Alex Poythress, Conner Frankamp, Tyson Carter, Jordan Mickey, and Jordan Loyd, as well as Lithuanians Arturas Gudaitis and

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, and Polish player Mateusz Ponitka. On February 28, 2022,

suspended the team because of the

. On June 5, 2022 BC Zenit has become VTB United League champion beating CSKA Moscow in 7 games.

Arenas

When the club moved to

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, they first played their home games at the 7,120 seat Sibur Arena. They then moved to the newly renovated 7,000 seat Yubileyni Arena. When the club was previously based in

, they played their home games at the 4,000 seatTriumph Sports Palace Capacity: 4 000.
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Honours

Domestic competitions

**Winners (1): 2021–22 *

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**Winners (2): 2022, 2023 * Russian Cup **Winners (1): 2024

European competitions

* FIBA Europe Conference North **Winners (2): 2004, 2005 *

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**Runner-up (1): 2005 *

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 ...

**Runner-up (1):

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**Third place (2):

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

Other competitions

Vladimir Kondrashin Vladimir Petrovich Kondrashin (; 14 January 1929 in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad, Soviet Union – 23 December 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and Coach (basketball), coach. He was inducted ...

and

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Tournament **Winners (2): 2021, 2022.

Season by season

Players

Current roster

Depth chart

Notable players

Head coaches

References

External links

Official WebsiteEurobasket.com Team Page
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