BC Odessa
BC Odessa (Ukrainian: баскетбольний клуб "Одеса") is a Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Odessa. The club competed in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague (UBSL).
| BC Odessa | |||
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| Leagues | SuperLeague | ||
| Founded | 1992 | ||
| History | List
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| Arena | Palace of Sport | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| Location | Odessa, Ukraine | ||
| Team colors | Blue, Dark Blue, White | ||
| Championships | 4 Ukrainian Championships 2 Ukrainian Cups 1 NEBL Challenge Cup | ||
| Website | bcodessa.ua | ||
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Established in 1992, Odessa played in the SuperLeague for most of its existence until it disappeared in 2016. In 2018, the club was re-founded when it merged with BC Dynamo Odessa.
HistoryEdit
BC Odessa was one of the most distinguished basketball clubs in the country and has won the UBSL championship 4 times. It was founded in 1992 under the name BIPA-Moda after its sponsor company. Following the death of its 1st president Arkadiy Tabachnyk in 1999, the club became municipal and, hence, changed its name to MBC Odessa. In 2006, the club turned private again after its purchase by the current president Oleh Bychkov, and its name was changed to the present BC Odessa. After the 2015–16 season, the club disappeared. However, another club BIPA Odessa played in the SuperLeague the following years.
In the summer of 2018, BC Dynamo Odessa, winner of the second-tier division, was renamed and merged to BC Odessa.[1] Previously, BIPA Odessa was merged to BC Dynamo Odessa in 2017.[2][3]
Season by seasonEdit
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Ukrainian Cup | European competitions | |
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| 2010–11 | 1 | SuperLeague | 10th | |||
| 2011–12 | 1 | SuperLeague | 7th | Semifinalist | ||
| 2012–13 | 1 | SuperLeague | 12th | |||
| 2013–14 | 1 | SuperLeague | 6th | |||
| 2014–15 | 1 | SuperLeague | 9th | |||
| 2015–16 | 1 | SuperLeague | 8th | |||
Since re-foundation in 2018Edit
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Ukrainian Cup | European competitions | |
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| 2018–19 | 1 | SuperLeague | 6th | Runner-up | ||
PlayersEdit
Hall of FameEdit
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Notable playersEdit
Head coachesEdit
Vitaliy Lebedyntsev: 1992–1996, 1998–2001, 2008–2010
Yuriy Selikhov: 1996–1998
Valiantsin Varonin- Oleh Yushkin: 2010–2015
HonorsEdit
Domestic competitionsEdit
- Champions (4): 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02
- Champions (2): 1993, 2001
- Runners-up: 2019
International competitionsEdit
- NEBL Challenge Cup
- Winners (1): 2001
ReferencesEdit
- ^ http://fbu.ua/news/basketbolniy-klub-dinamo-odesa-zminiv-nazvu
- ^ "БІПА та Динамо-Одеса об'єдналися в одну організацію". fbu.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "Павло Вугельман: Одеса отримає нову головну спортивну арену". fbu.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-11-26.