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- ロシア スーパーリーグ 220 VTB ユナイテッドリーグ 77 クラブ親善試合 45 ロシアカップ 33
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Wikipedia - BC Samara
BC Samara (Russian: БК Самара) is a Russian professional basketball team based in Samara.
History
BC Samara (1976–2002)
Club was founded in Tolyatti as BC Azot. Club was a silver medalist of the Russian Super League 1 in 1992, and a 3-time bronze medalist, 1993, 1997, and 1998.[]
CSK VVS (1992–2002)
Another club from Samara was formally patronized by the Russian Air Force (VVS). After the collapse of Soviet Union, the most of the staff of basketball club SKA Alma-Ata and basketball players along with coach moved to Samara and new club "CSK VVS" was founded. The club was registered in the first edition of Russian basketball league.[]
In 1997, after bankruptcy, club was moved to Tula, Russia and founded as Arsenal Tula.
CSK VVS - Samara (2002–2010)
In 2002, CSK VVS was refounded and merged with BC Samara, to form a new club called "CSK VVS - Samara". In the 2006–07 season, this club won the championship of the European-wide 4th tier-level league, the FIBA EuroCup.[]
However, CSK VVS- Samara went bankrupt in 2009 and team could not participate in the 2009–10 Russian Super League 1 season. Thus, it was replaced in the league by Krasnye Krylya Samara.[]
BC Samara (2012–present)
In 2012, CSK VVS - Samara was refounded as "Samara SGEU" and in 2014 club got back its old name "Samara".[] In 2015, Krasnye Krylya Samara merged with BC Samara. BC Samara won Russian Super League 1 twice in season 2018-19 and 2020-21.[]
In 2022 BC Samara joined VTB United League.[]