BC Azovmash

Azovmash Mariupol
Leagues	Ukrainian SuperLeague; VTB United League
Founded	1991
History	1991 - Present
Arena	Azovmash Arena; (capacity: 3,000);
Location	Mariupol, Ukraine
Team colors	Blue and White;
President	Oleksandr Savchuk
Head coach	Rolandas Jarutis
Championships	Ukrainian Championships: (7); 2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10; Ukrainian Cups: (5); 2000-01, 2001-02, 2007-08, 2007-08, 2008-09
Website	Official Website
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Home	Away

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Azovmash Mariupol (Ukrainian: баскетбольний клуб "Азовмаш Маріуполь") is a Ukrainian professional basketball club. It was founded in 1991 in the city of Mariupol in South-Eastern Ukraine. It now takes part in 4 competitions: Ukrainian SuperLeague, Ukrainian Cup, VTB United League and the ULEB Eurocup and its home court is Azovmash Arena. It is one of the strongest teams in Ukraine along with BC Kyiv, Khimik Yuzhny and, Cherkasy Mavpi. The great achievement of the club is reaching the EuroCup Final of 2007, against Akasvayu Girona.

[edit] History

The club was founded in 1990. Azovmash moved up from the Ukrainian third to first division by 1999. Azovmash won the 2002 Ukrainian SuperLeague title. Azovmash added another Ukrainian title in 2004 and following the arrival of point guard Khalid El-Amin, won the domestic championship again in 2006 and 2007.

In 2007, with players like Kenan Bajramović, Panagiotis Liadelis, Serhiy Lishchuk and El-Amin, Azovmash reached the FIBA EuroCup Final Four, defeating Italian Lega A club Virtus Bologna by a point in the semis before falling to Spanish Liga ACB club Akasvayu Girona in the title game. In 2008, Azovmash reached the elimination rounds ULEB Cup and won the Ukrainian domestic championship and cup.