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BC Zenit Saint Petersburg
Russian professional basketball team
Russian professional basketball team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| color1 | white |
| color2 | #044A94 |
| color3 | #348EB9 |
| name | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| logo | BC Zenit Saint Petersburg logo.svg |
| image_size | 220px |
| leagues | VTB United League |
| founded | |
| history | |
| arena | KSK Arena |
| capacity | 7,120 |
| location | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| owner | Gazprom |
| president | Alexander Medvedev |
| gm | Sani Bečirovič |
| coach | Dejan Radonjić |
| captain | Trent Frazier |
| sponsor | Gazprom |
| championships | 1 VTB United League |
| 2 VTB League Supercup | |
| 1 Russian Cup | |
| h_pattern_b | _nikelkl1516_whitesides |
| h_body | 044A94 |
| h_pattern_s | _nikelkl1516_whitesides |
| h_shorts | 044A94 |
| a_pattern_b | _nikelkl1516_white |
| a_body | 044A94 |
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| website |
2 VTB League Supercup 1 Russian Cup BC Zenit Saint Petersburg (), formerly known as BC Dynamo Moscow Region (2003–2007) and BC Triumph Lyubertsy (2007–2014), is a Russian professional basketball team that is located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, since 2014. The club competes domestically in the VTB United League.
Their home court is Sibur Arena. The club is sponsored by Gazprom. Since the team moved to Saint Petersburg in 2014, the team is a part of the multi-sports club Zenit, of which the football club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, 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 Reggio Emilia by a score of 65–79.
Zenit
2014-2019
In July 2014, the club announced it was relocating from Lyubertsy to Saint Petersburg, 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 VTB United League 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 football 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, EuroLeague Basketball awarded Zenit a wild card for the 2019–20 EuroLeague. This would mark Zenit's debut in the highest European tier.
2020-present
In early 2022, in light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, American-Puerto Rican Shabazz Napier left the team. Also leaving the team were Americans Billy Baron, Alex Poythress, Conner Frankamp, Tyson Carter, Jordan Mickey, and Jordan Loyd, as well as Lithuanians Arturas Gudaitis and Mindaugas Kuzminskas, and Polish player Mateusz Ponitka.
On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
On June 5, 2022 BC Zenit has become VTB United League champion beating CSKA Moscow in 7 games.
Arenas
When the club moved to St. Petersburg, 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 Lyubertsy, they played their home games at the 4,000 seat Triumph Sports Palace arena.
| Arenas | Arena | City | Capacity | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triumph Sports Palace | Lyubertsy | 4,000 | 2003–2014 | |
| KSK Arena | Saint Petersburg | 7,120 | 2014–present | |
| Yubileyny Sports Palace | Saint Petersburg | 7,000 | 2016–present |
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Russian Professional Basketball Championship / VTB United League
- Winners (1): 2021–22
- VTB United League Supercup
- Winners (2): 2022, 2023
- Russian Cup
- Winners (1): 2024
European competitions
- FIBA Europe Conference North
- Winners (2): 2004, 2005
- FIBA EuroCup Challenge
- Runner-up (1): 2005
- FIBA EuroChallenge
Other competitions
- Vladimir Kondrashin and Alexander Belov Tournament
- Winners (2): 2021, 2022.
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Russian Cup | European competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamo Moscow Region | |||||
| 2003–04 | 1 | Superliga A | 6th | ||
| 2004–05 | 1 | Superliga A | 7th | ||
| 2005–06 | 1 | Superliga A | 6th | ||
| 2006–07 | 1 | Superliga A | 6th | ||
| Triumph Lyubertsy | |||||
| 2007–08 | 1 | Superliga A | 4th | 2 ULEB Cup | |
| 2008–09 | 1 | Superliga A | 5th | 3 EuroChallenge | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Superliga А | 6th | Quarterfinalist | 2 Eurocup |
| 2010–11 | 1 | PBL | 10th | 3 EuroChallenge | |
| 2011–12 | 1 | PBL | 3rd | Quarterfinalist | 3 EuroChallenge |
| 2012–13 | 1 | PBL | 5th | 2 Eurocup | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | United League | 5th | Quarterfinalist | 3 EuroChallenge |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | |||||
| 2014–15 | 1 | United League | 5th | Second qualifying round | 2 Eurocup |
| 2015–16 | 1 | United League | 3rd | Runner-up | 2 Eurocup |
| 2016–17 | 1 | United League | 3rd | 2 EuroCup | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | United League | 3rd | 2 EuroCup | |
| 2018–19 | 1 | United League | 4th | First round | 2 EuroCup |
| 2019–20 | 1 | United League | 6th | — | 1 EuroLeague |
| 2020–21 | 1 | United League | 3rd | 1 EuroLeague | |
| 2021–22 | 1 | United League | 1st | Supercup Runner-up | 1 EuroLeague |
| 2022–23 | 1 | United League | 4th | ||
| 2023–24 | 1 | United League | 3rd | ||
| 2024–25 | 1 | United League | 2nd |
Players
Current roster
- RUS Vyacheslav Belgesov
Depth chart
On loan
| Zenit Saint Petersburg}}" | Nat. | Zenit Saint Petersburg}}" | Player | Zenit Saint Petersburg}}" | Position | Zenit Saint Petersburg}}" | Team | Zenit Saint Petersburg}}" | On loan since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKD | Nenad Dimitrijević | PG | GER FC Bayern Munich | 5 January 2026 |
Notable players
- AUS Luke Nevill
- BIH J. R. Bremer
- Canada Kyle Landry
- Canada Kevin Pangos
- ISR Gal Mekel
- ISR Yuval Naimi
- Latvia Jānis Timma
- Lithuania Giedrius Gustas
- Russia Egor Vyaltsev
- Russia Sergey Karasev
- Russia Vasily Karasev
- Serbia Ivan Zoroski
- Serbia Nenad Krstić
- Serbia Ognjen Aškrabić
- Slovenia Uros Slokar
- SRB Stefan Marković
- Turkey Kerem Tunçeri
- USA Alan Anderson
- USA Davon Jefferson
- USA Jordan Loyd
- USA Paul Miller
Head coaches
| Head coaches | Name | Nationality | Tenure | Trophies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeny Kovalenko | Russia | 2003—2005 | ||
| Aleksandr Vasin | Russia | 2005 | ||
| Rūtenis Paulauskas | Lithuania | 2005—2007 | ||
| Dmitry Shakulin | Russia | 2007 | ||
| Stanislav Yeryomin | Russia | 2007—2010 | ||
| Valdemaras Chomičius | Lithuania | 2010–2012 | ||
| Vasily Karasev | Russia | 2012–2018 | ||
| Joan Plaza | Spain | 2018–2020 | ||
| Xavi Pascual | Spain | 2020–2025 |
References
References
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- [http://www.scorespro.com/basketball/livescore/triumph-lyubertsy-vs-bc-emilia/27-04-2014/ Triumph Lyubertsy - BC Emilia : 65:79 (Match report)] ScoresPro.com
- "Club profile: Zenit St Petersburg.".
- (February 2023). "Triumph Lyubertsy becomes Zenit St Petersburg".
- [http://www.championat.com/basketball/news-1883502-triumf-budet-vystupat-pod-nazvaniem-zenit-v-sankt-peterburge.html «Триумф» будет выступать под названием «Зенит» в Санкт-Петербурге]; Championat.ru, 18 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014
- (July 2025). "ECA Board approves proposed team lists for 2019-20, discusses future". Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL.
- Cohen, Alexander. (February 28, 2022). "Shabazz Napier returns to U.S. from Saint Petersburg".
- (March 11, 2022). "Guerre en Ukraine : ces joueurs étrangers qui n’ont pas quitté les équipes russes engagées en Euroleague | Basket Europe".
- "EuroLeague suspended Russian teams".
- (2022-06-05). "Zenit beats CSKA in Game 7 and wins its first VTB League title".
- "ГЛАВНАЯ АРЕНА {{in lang{{!}}ru}}.".
- "Спортивный комплекс "Юбилейный"".
- "Баскетбольный клуб "Зенит"".
- "Triumph Sports Palace".
- [http://www.bubabasket.com/en/hall.php?id=220&m=&age=&gender=&season= Triumph Sports Palace Capacity: 4 000.]
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