Dynamo Saint Petersburg
Encyclopedia
Dynamo Saint Petersburg was a Russian professional basketball
club that was based in Saint Petersburg
, Russia
. The club was founded in the year 2004, and within only a year, it won the FIBA Europe League championship in 2005, against Kyiv
. After another year, the club went bankrupt in 2006.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
club that was based in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The club was founded in the year 2004, and within only a year, it won the FIBA Europe League championship in 2005, against Kyiv
BC Kyiv
BC Kyiv is the Ukrainian professional basketball club that is based in Kiev. The club's home court for Ukrainian domestic league matches is the Meridian Sports Complex, which has a seating capacity of 1,500. Large attendance games and European-wide competition games are held at the 7,000 seat Kiev...
. After another year, the club went bankrupt in 2006.