PBC CSKA Moscow[1] (Russian: ПБК ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian professional basketball team based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League, and was a member of the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended all Russian teams because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow logo
NicknameАрмейцы (Army men)
Кони (Horses)
Красно-синие (Red-Blue)
LeaguesVTB United League
EuroLeague (suspended)
Founded23 April 1923; 101 years ago (1923-04-23)
HistoryPBC CSKA Moscow
(1923–present)
ArenaMegasport Arena
Capacity13,344
LocationMoscow, Russia
Team colorsRed, blue, white
     
PresidentAndrey Vatutin
Head coachAndreas Pistiolis
Team captainSemyon Antonov
OwnershipNorilsk Nickel
Affiliation(s)CSKA Junior
Championships8 EuroLeague
24 Soviet Championships
27 Russian Championships
4 Russian Cups
3 Soviet Cups
1 North European League
11 VTB United Leagues
1 VTB League Supercup
Websitehttps://cskabasket.ru
Third jersey
Team colours
Third

CSKA won two titles between 2006 and 2008, as well as between 2016 and 2019, in Europe's principal club competition, the EuroLeague, making the final in all seasons these years, and in total has advanced to the EuroLeague Final Four 18 times in the 21st century.[2] CSKA is dominating in VTB United League, winning all but two titles to date. With 8 EuroLeague championships, 1 NEBL championship, 51 home league championships, 7 home cups, 1 home Supercup and 10 VTB United League titles in total, CSKA is the most successful basketball team in Russia (former Soviet Union), and is also one of the most successful basketball teams in Europe.

In EuroLeague in 2006 CSKA won its first title in a long time, defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv 73–69 in the final in Prague. Next year the team lost in the 2007 final 93–91 to Panathinaikos on the Greens' home floor, the Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens. In 2008, they won a rematch of the 2006 final against Maccabi Tel Aviv 91–77 in Madrid. In 2009, they lost a rematch of the 2007 final against Panathinaikos 73–71 in Berlin. The club competed in eight consecutive EuroLeague Final Fours from 2003 to 2010, which is an all-time record. Later the team beat its own record by making it to nine consecutive Final Fours from 2012 to 2021 (with 2020 Final Four cancelled due to COVID-19 situation). CSKA then won its seventh title in 2016, after beating Fenerbahçe in the final by a score of 101–96 in overtime.[3] The last European title up-to-date was won in 2019, when CSKA defeated Anadolu Efes in the final in Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Well-known players who have played for the club over the years include: Sergei Belov, Gennadi Volnov, Viktor Zubkov, Yuri Korneev, Vladimir Andreev, Anatoly Myshkin, Stanislav Yeryomin, Ivan Edeshko, Armenak Alachachian, Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Heino Enden, Jaak Lipso, Sergei Tarakanov, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Vladimir Tkachenko, Sergei Bazarevich, Sasha Volkov, Andrei Kirilenko, Trajan Langdon, Darius Songaila, Gordan Giriček, Dragan Tarlać, Marcus Brown, Matjaž Smodiš, Sergei Panov, Aleksey Savrasenko, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Theo Papaloukas, Nenad Krstić, J. R. Holden, Sasha Kaun, Miloš Teodosić, Victor Khryapa, Nando de Colo, Kyle Hines, Cory Higgins, Sergio Rodriguez and Will Clyburn. Also, Alexander Gomelsky, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame basketball coach, worked in CSKA for more than 20 years. Nowadays, CSKA has the reputation for being one of the richest sports clubs in Europe, having been previously owned by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov,[4][5] and being currently owned by Norilsk Nickel.[2]

History

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1923–1991

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CSKA was founded on 29 April 1923,[6] then known as OPPV,[7] when on that day soldiers and sportsmen fought in football against each other for the first place of Moscow. "OPPV", which means Опытно-показательная военно-спортивная площадка всевобуча, a department in the General military education service, was the first central sports department of the Red Army. It was based on the pre-revolutionary "Community of Amateur Skiers".[6]

 
Sergei Belov, voted the best FIBA Player ever, in 1991.

The first success of the basketball department came at the 1924 Soviet League championship, which was played between cities, not clubs. Two more titles followed in 1928 and 1935. In 1938, the Soviet League championship was played between clubs, and CSKA under the name CDKA (Центральный дом Красной Армии, Central House of the Red Army) debuted there. Stalin's son, Vasily, then founded the club VVS MVO (Военно-Воздушные Силы Московского Военного Округа), with CDKA merging with it. By the end of the Great Patriotic War, CSKA established itself as one of the most respected Soviet basketball teams.[6]

In 1953 and 1954, the club was renamed CDSA (Центральный дом Советской Армии, Central House of the Soviet Army), between 1955 and 1960, it was known as CSK MO, and finally in 1960, it received its current name CSKA (Центральный спортивный клуб Армии, Central Sports Club of the Army).[6]

CSKA won the FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague) title, in 1961, 1963, 1969, and 1971. They also won the Soviet League championship 24 times (1945, 1960–1962, 1964–1966, 1969–1974, 1976–1984, 1988, and 1990).[citation needed]

1992–2008

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CSKA won the Russian League title every year from 1992 through 2000, and every year from 2003 to 2008. CSKA also made the 1996 EuroLeague Final Four. They also made the 2001 SuproLeague Final Four, the 2003 EuroLeague Final Four, the 2004 EuroLeague Final Four and the 2005 EuroLeague Final Four, before finally winning the EuroLeague championship at the 2006 EuroLeague Final Four.[citation needed]

 
Theo Papaloukas, club star and EuroLeague Legend.

In the 2004–05 season, CSKA eventually lost in the semifinals on their home court to Spanish League club TAU Cerámica, and to Panathinaikos, of the Greek League, in the third-place game. That sent them to the 2nd grade teams in the EuroLeague draw. That same year they also lost a game in the finals series of the Russian League, but they eventually got the Russian League crown.[citation needed]

In 2006, CSKA qualified for the 2004–05 EuroLeague Top 16, by finishing third in their group. They finished at the top of their Top 16 group, being denied a perfect record at Tau, in their final game. CSKA entered the 2006 EuroLeague Final Four on a roll, as the only club to sweep their best-of-three quarterfinal series, by defeating Turkish Super League power Efes Pilsen. They defeated Barça in the EuroLeague semis, before defeating the high-powered offense of Maccabi Tel Aviv, of the Israeli Basketball Super League, in the final, on April 30, even though the overall record of Maccabi's games with CSKA Moscow favored the Israeli club.

The following year, they faced Panathinaikos in the final, on the Greek team's home floor, OAKA Indoor Hall, which had been designated more than a year earlier as the site for that year's Final Four. Panathinaikos won. In 2008, their EuroLeague championship win at the 2008 EuroLeague Final Four, put them in sole possession of second place for overall top-tier level European-wide titles. On October 14, 2008, the team played an NBA preseason game against the Toronto Raptors, at Air Canada Centre, in Toronto.[citation needed]

2009–2021

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Miloš Teodosić, club star in mid-2010s

CSKA won the Russian League title every year from 2009 through 2018, continuing to add to their streak of consecutive Russian League titles won every year since 2003 overall. Since the foundation of the VTB United League in 2008, CSKA has dominated the league, winning the title in 10 of its first 11 seasons (2010, 2012–2019, 2021), excluding the league's Promotional Cup in 2008.[citation needed]

EuroLeague success, however, continued to elude the team. From 2009, CSKA had played in the Final Four every single year except 2011. However, CSKA suffered multiple heartbreaks. CSKA struggled, in particular playing Olympiacos, who beat CSKA in the EuroLeague finals in 2012, and eliminated CSKA in 2013 and 2015. In 2014, CSKA lost a shocker to Maccabi Tel Aviv. CSKA won 3rd place in 2010, 2013 and 2015.

 
Nando de Colo, EuroLeague MVP and Final Four MVP in 2016

In the 2015–16 season, CSKA won its 7th EuroLeague championship. At the Berlin Final Four, CSKA Moscow defeated Fenerbahçe, by a score of 101–96, after overtime.[8] The star player of CSKA was Nando de Colo, who was named both the season EuroLeague MVP, and the EuroLeague Final Four MVP.[9][10] In 2016–2017, CSKA reached the Final Four again, but once again lost to Olympiacos in the semifinals. CSKA beat Real Madrid to win 3rd place.

In 2017-18 season CSKA finished with a 24–6 record. Qualifying to the Final Four, however, CSKA suffered a complete fiasco - losing to Real Madrid in the semifinals, and to BC Žalgiris in the 3rd place game. In the VTB United League, CSKA secured their 9th title after defeating Khimki 95:84 in the 2018 Final Four.[citation needed]

In the next season CSKA finished at the 2nd place of the regular season, securing its 17th Final Four appearance in the 21 century. In Vitoria-Gasteiz the club made a comeback during the semifinals against Real Madrid and beat Anadolu Efes in the final, achieving 8th title in club's history. CSKA also won the VTB United League, sweeping Khimki 3:0 in the finals.[citation needed]

There were changes in the 2019–20 season. Defending champion CSKA Moscow played steady until November, when they suffered four losses in a row, stepping down to the 6th position at worst. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CSKA and all other teams quit playing after the 28th round; there was no winner declared.[citation needed] At the time of the season's stopping, CSKA was behind Khimki in the VTB standings. The tournament was also stopped with no winner being announced.[citation needed]

In the 2020-2021 season, CSKA again lead in the EuroLeague standings for much of the season, before repeated conflicts by Itoudis, CSKA management, and Mike James resulted in James, team leader, leaving the team in March. While losing the first place in the standings to FC Barcelona, CSKA went all the way to the EuroLeague Final Four. CSKA, however, lost to Efes in the semifinals, and were beaten by EA7 Emporio Armani Milan in the third place game, thus finishing the season in disappointing 4th place. In the VTB United League, despite finishing the regular season in just 4th place, CSKA beat Nizhny Novgorod 2-1 in the quarterfinals, regular season winners Zenit Saint Petersburg 3-1 in the semifinals, and UNICS Kazan 3-0 in the finals to win the VTB United League once again.[citation needed]

2022–present

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In early 2022, upon the outbreak of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Tornike Shengelia from Georgia (saying: "Everyone says it was a difficult or big decision, but it was not. First of all, I felt that my family was threatened, even though the war was not in Moscow. With war you never know what will occur, one second is enough for something to happen. The first thing I wanted to do was to send my family away and then I made the decision to depart too."), Johannes Voigtmann from Germany ("I can't reconcile myself playing for a Russian team.... The Russian president is responsible for a brutal war, because of which innocent people are dying in Ukraine. Millions of people have to flee their homes, and children, in particular, are losing their homes or even their lives. I just couldn't stay in Russia and carry on as if nothing had happened...."[11]), Gabriel Lundberg from Denmark, Marius Grigonis from Lithuania, Italian-American Daniel Hackett, and Russian-American Joel Bolomboy all left the team.[12][13][14] Canadian-Slovenian Kevin Pangos who signed with CSKA one day before the war started never joined the team. The team informed them all that the departure means violating of their contracts and reached the agreements on terminating the contracts with all but one player, Joel Bolomboy, who was given a letter of clearance by FIBA to sign for Olympiacos Piraeus when his CSKA contract expired in summer of 2022. CSKA informed about the intention to sue Bolomboy for breaching his CSKA agreement earlier.[15]

On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[16] On March 22, 2022, CSKA, UNICS Kazan, and Zenit St. Petersburg were disqualified from the EuroLeague. In October 2022, CSKA Moscow president Andrey Vatutin said: "Owners and sponsors are in crisis and are not interested in spending big money just to participate in the VTB league – therefore the budget is reduced. We have left the international scene, so CSKA's role in world basketball is declining."[17]

In the VTB United League, CSKA made the finals once again. Despite leading 3-1 in the finals, CSKA lost the last three games to Zenit St. Petersburg, who won the VTB title with a 4-3 series win - for the first time since 2010-2011, CSKA did not win the competition. Greek head coach Dimitrios Itoudis left the team in June 2022, immediately after losing the final game to Zenit, with one year remaining on his contract.[18]

Home arenas

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CSKA played all of its home games, both national domestic league games, and European league games, at the 5,500 seat Universal Sports Hall CSKA, from 1979 to 2015. They also played a home EuroLeague game at the 13,344 seat Megasport Arena, on January 23, 2008. Starting with the 2015–16 season, CSKA began regularly playing its home EuroLeague games at Megasport Arena, while still playing at CSKA Universal Sports Hall for VTB United League games. Kaliningrad's Yantarny Sports Palace was used as a substitute for their round of 16 and 17 home games during the 2019-20 EuroLeague season.[19]

Players

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Current roster

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CSKA Moscow roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 1   Mikhailovskii, Nikita 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 24 – (2000-09-10)10 September 2000
PG 2   Ware, Casper 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 34 – (1990-02-02)2 February 1990
C 3   Jekiri, Tonye 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 34 – (1990-01-17)17 January 1990
SG 4   Avramović, Aleksa 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 30 – (1994-10-25)25 October 1994
C 5   Gankevich, Aleksandr 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 29 – (1995-08-05)5 August 1995
PG 6   Trimble, Melo 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 – (1995-02-02)2 February 1995
SG 7   Ukhov, Ivan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 29 – (1995-09-11)11 September 1995
SF 8   Astapkovich, Anton 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 30 – (1994-01-29)29 January 1994
PG 9   Karpenko, Vladimir 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 24 – (2000-09-07)7 September 2000
PF 11   Antonov, Semyon (C) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 35 – (1989-07-18)18 July 1989
PF 15   Abdulbasirov, Ruslan 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1993-12-05)5 December 1993
C 17   Jean-Charles, Livio 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 31 – (1993-11-08)8 November 1993
PF 24   M'Baye, Amath 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 35 – (1989-12-14)14 December 1989
PG 32   Umrikhin, Yuriy 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 25 – (1999-06-28)28 June 1999
SF 41   Kurbanov, Nikita 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 38 – (1986-10-05)5 October 1986
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Denis Godlevskiy
  •   Ioannis Gapkiadis
  •   Oleg Bartunov

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: August 8, 2024

2024–25

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Other players under contract

PF 23   Gafurov, Filipp 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 23 – (2001-06-23)23 June 2001
SF 44   Kopantsev, Gleb 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – (2000-09-01)1 September 2000

Out on loan

SF   Samson Ruzhentsev   BC Parma (until 30 June 2025)'

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3 Inactive
C Livio Jean-Charles Tonye Jekiri Aleksandr Gankevich
PF Amath M'Baye Semyon Antonov Ruslan Abdulbasirov Filipp Gafurov
SF Nikita Kurbanov Anton Astapkovich Gleb Kopantsev
SG Aleksa Avramović Ivan Ukhov Nikita Mikhailovskii
PG Casper Ware Melo Trimble Vladimir Karpenko Yuriy Umrikhin

Honours

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Domestic competitions

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Winners (24): 1944–45, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1989–90
Runners-up (11): 1945–46, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1974–75, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87
Winners (28): 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2023–24
Runners-up (1): 2021–22
Winners (12): 2008, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2023–24
Runners-up (2): 2010–11, 2021–22
Winners (3): 1971–72, 1972–73, 1981–82
Winners (4): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10
Runners-up (3): 2002–03, 2003–04, 2007–08
Winners (1): 2021
Runners-up (1): 2022

European competitions

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Winners (8): 1960–61, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1970–71, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2015–16, 2018–19
Runners-up (6): 1964–65, 1969–70, 1972–73, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2011–12
Semifinalists (1): 1961–62
3rd place (8): 1965–66, 1976–77, 1995–96, 2003–04, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17
4th place (8): 1982–83, 1984–85, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2020–21
Final Four (20): 1966, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Semifinalists (2): 1985–86, 1986–87
Semifinalists (1): 1989–90
3rd place (1): 1988

Other competitions

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Winners (1): 1998
Winners (1): 2008
Winners (10): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
Runners-up (2): 2009, 2017
Winners (1): 2006
Runners-up (1): 2006
  • Gloria Cup
Winners (2): 2014, 2019
Runners-up (1): 2018
Runners-up (2): 2017, 2018
Winners (6): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010
Runners-up (2): 2021, 2022
Runners-up (1): 2014
  • Venice, Italy Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2008
  • Verona, Italy Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2008
  • Rossiiskie Zheleznye Dorogi Cup
Winners (1): 2011
  • Trofeo Città di Caserta
Winners (1): 2011
  • Moderna, Italy Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2012
  • Siena, Italy Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2013
  • Bologna, Italy Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2013
  • Patras, Greece Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2014
  • Moscow, Russia Invitational Game
Winners (5): 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Çankaya, Turkey Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2015
  • Konya, Turkey Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2015
  • Thessaloniki, Greece Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2016
  • Shenzhen, China Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2016
  • Belek, Turkey Invitational Game
Winners (1): 2019
  • Neva Cup
Winners (1): 2020
  • Neofytos Chandriotis
Winners (1): 2021

Regional competitions

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Winners (1): 1999–00

Individual club awards

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Winners (7): 1971–72, 1972–73, 1981–82, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10
Winners (1): 2005–06

Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos. Postseason Cup Competitions
USSR / Russia
European Competitions
USSR / Russia
CDKA
1937–38
1
Premier
12
12th place
1938–39
1
Premier
9
9th place
1939–40
1
Premier
13
13th place
1944–45
1
Premier
1
Champion
1945–46
1
Premier
2
Runner-up
1946–47
1
Premier
3
3rd place
1947–48
1
Premier
7
7th place
1948–49
1
Premier
3
3rd place
VVS MVO
1949–50
1
Premier
3
3rd place
1950–51
1
Premier
2
Runner-up
1951–52
1
Premier
1952–53
1
Premier
2
Runner-up
CDSA
1953–54
1
Premier
2
Runner-up
1954–55
1
Premier
2
Runner-up
CSK MO
1955–56
1
Premier
1956–57
1
Premier
2
Runner-up
1957–58
1
Premier
2
Runner-up
1958–59
1
Premier
1959–60
1
Premier
1
Champion
CSKA Moscow
1960–61
1
Premier
1
Champion 1 Champions Cup C
1961–62
1
Premier
1
Champion 1 Champions Cup SF
1962–63
1
Premier 1 Champions Cup C
1963–64
1
Premier
1
Champion Withdrew
1964–65
1
Premier
1
Champion 1 Champions Cup RU
1965–66
1
Premier
1
Champion 1 Champions Cup 3rd
1966–67
1
Premier
1967–68
1
Premier
3
3rd place
1968–69
1
Premier
1
Champion 1 Champions Cup C
1969–70
1
Premier
1
Champion 1 Champions Cup RU
1970–71
1
Premier
1
Champion 1 Champions Cup C
1971–72
1
Premier
1
Champion Champion
1972–73
1
Premier
1
Champion Champion 1 Champions Cup RU
1973–74
1
Premier
1
Champion
1974–75
1
Premier
2
Runner-up
1975–76
1
Premier
1
Champion
1976–77
1
Premier
1
Champion 1 Champions Cup SF
1977–78
1
Premier
1
Champion
1978–79
1
Premier
1
Champion
1979–80
1
Premier
1
Champion
1980–81
1
Premier
1
Champion 1 Champions Cup SF
1981–82
1
Premier
1
Champion Champion 1 Champions Cup EF
1982–83
1
Premier
1
Champion 1 Champions Cup SF
1983–84
1
Premier
1
Champion
1984–85
1
Premier
2
Runner-up 1 Champions Cup SF
1985–86
1
Premier
2
Runner-up 2 Cup Winners' Cup SF
1986–87
1
Premier
2
Runner-up 2 Cup Winners' Cup SF
1987–88
1
Premier
1
Champion
1988–89
1
Premier
3
3rd place 1 Champions Cup EF
1989–90
1
Premier
1
Champion 3 Korać Cup SF
1990–91
1
Premier
4
Semifinalist 1 Champions Cup T16
1991–92
1
Premier
1
Champion
1992–93
1
Superliga A
1
Champion 2 European Cup QF
1993–94
1
Superliga A
1
Champion 1 European League GS
1994–95
1
Superliga A
1
Champion 1 European League EF
1995–96
1
Superliga A
1
Champion 1 European League 3rd
1996–97
1
Superliga A
1
Champion 1 EuroLeague GS
1997–98
1
Superliga A
1
Champion 1 EuroLeague EF
1998–99
1
Superliga A
1
Champion 1 EuroLeague T16
1999–00
1
Superliga A
1
Champion 1 EuroLeague T16
2000–01
1
Superliga A
4
4th place 1 SuproLeague SF
2001–02
1
Superliga A
4
5th place 1 Euroleague EF
2002–03
1
Superliga A
1
Champion Runner-up 1 Euroleague SF
2003–04
1
Superliga A
1
Champion Runner-up 1 Euroleague 3rd
2004–05
1
Superliga A
1
Champion Champion 1 Euroleague SF
2005–06
1
Superliga A
1
Champion Champion 1 Euroleague C
2006–07
1
Superliga A
1
Champion Champion 1 Euroleague RU
2007–08
1
Superliga A
1
Champion Runner-up 1 Euroleague C
2008–09
1
Superliga A
1
Champion 3rd place 1 Euroleague RU
2009–10
1
Superliga A
1
Champion Champion 1 Euroleague 3rd
2010–11
1
PBL
2
Champion 1 Euroleague GS
2011–12
1
PBL
1
Champion 1 Euroleague RU
2012–13
1
PBL
2
Champion 1 Euroleague 3rd
2013–14
1
United League
2
Champion Quarterfinalist 1 Euroleague SF
2014–15
1
United League
1
Champion First round 1 Euroleague 3rd
2015–16
1
United League
1
Champion First round 1 Euroleague C
2016–17
1
United League
1
Champion Eighthfinals 1 EuroLeague 3rd
2017–18
1
United League
1
Champion First round 1 EuroLeague SF
2018–19
1
United League
1
Champion Eighthfinals 1 EuroLeague C
2019–20
1
United League
Eighthfinals 1 EuroLeague CX
2020–21
1
United League
4
Champion 1 EuroLeague SF
2021–22
1
United League
1
Runner-up Supercup Winner 1 EuroLeague SP
2022–23
1
United League
1
3rd Place Supercup Runner Up
2023–24
1
United League
3
Champion Supercup 6th place
Season Tier League Pos. Postseason Cup Competitions
USSR / Russia
European Competitions
USSR / Russia

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
Albania
Armenia
Argentina
Australia
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canada
Croatia
Cuba
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Georgia
Great Britain
Greece
Italy
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Nigeria
Russia
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
Ukraine
United States
Venezuela

Team captains

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Team Captain Years As Team Captain
  Evgeny Alekseev
1944–1953
  Arkady Bochkaryov
1954–1960
  Armenak Alachachian
1960–1966
  Gennadi Volnov
1966–1970
  Sergei Belov
1970–1980
  Stanislav Yeryomin
1980–1985
  Sergei Tarakanov
1985–1990
  Viktor Berezhniy
1990–1991
  Aleksandr Gusev
1991–1992
  Maksim Astanin
1992–1994
  Andrei Kornev
1994–1997
  Valeri Tikhonenko
1997–2000
  Igor Kudelin
2000–2001
  Dmitri Domani
2001–2002
  Evgeniy Pashutin
2002–2003
  Sergei Panov
2003–2006
  Zakhar Pashutin
2006–2008
  Matjaž Smodiš
2008–2009
  Victor Khryapa
2009–2018
  Kyle Hines
2018–2020
  Nikita Kurbanov
2020–2023
  Semyon Antonov
2023–present

CSKA Moscow Basketball Club Hall of Fame

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Player Jersey Number Date Honored
  Vadim Kapranov
#8
  Yuri Korneev
#11
  Evgeniy Kovalenko
#14
  Aleksandr Kulkov
#4
  Andrey Lopatov
#8
  Valery Miloserdov
#6
  Yuri Selikhov
#6
  Vladimir Tkachenko
#11
  Aleksandr Travin
#9
  Viktor Zubkov
#7
  Gennadi Volnov
#13
26 November 2011
  Sergei Belov
#10
11 August 2012
  Ivan Edeshko
#9
11 August 2012
  Alzhan Zharmukhamedov
#7
11 August 2012
  Armenak Alachachian
#6
28 March 2013
  Vladimir Andreev
#15
28 March 2013
  Anatoly Astakhov
#5
28 March 2013
  Arkady Bochkaryov
#8
15 November 2013
  Mikhail Semyonov
#10
15 November 2013
  Anatoly Myshkin
#12
16 April 2014
  Stanislav Yeryomin
#4
16 April 2014
  Viktor Pankrashkin
#12
3 April 2015
  Sergei Tarakanov
#6
3 April 2015

Head coaches

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Head Coach Years
  Victor Grigoriev
1937–1948
  Konstantin Travin
1948–1952
  Evgeny Alekseev
1953–1959, 1960–1966
  Vasily Kolpakov
1959–1960
  Armenak Alachachian
1968–1970
  Alexander Gomelsky
1970–1979, 1985–1986
  Yuri Selikhov
1980–1981, 1982–1985, 1986–1989
  Sergei Belov
1981–1982, 1989–1990
  Ivan Edeshko
1990–1992
    Stanislav Yeryomin
1992–2000
  Valeri Tikhonenko
2000–2002
  Dušan Ivković
2002–2005
  Ettore Messina
2005–2009, 2012–2014
  Evgeniy Pashutin
2009–2010
  Duško Vujošević
2010
  Dmitry Shakulin
2010–2011
  Jonas Kazlauskas
2011–2012
  Dimitrios Itoudis
2014–2022
  Emil Rajković
2022–2024
  Andreas Pistiolis
2024–present

Matches against NBA teams

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October 7, 2006
Los Angeles Clippers   75–94   CSKA Moscow
October 11, 2006
Philadelphia 76ers   85–71   CSKA Moscow
October 10, 2008
Orlando Magic   94–66   CSKA Moscow
October 14, 2008
Toronto Raptors   86–78   CSKA Moscow
October 12, 2010
Miami Heat   96–85   CSKA Moscow
October 14, 2010
Oklahoma City Thunder   97–89   CSKA Moscow
October 16, 2010
Cleveland Cavaliers   87–90   CSKA Moscow
7 October 2013
Minnesota Timberwolves   106–108   CSKA Moscow
9 October 2013
San Antonio Spurs   95–93   CSKA Moscow

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The club's full name is Professional Basketball Club Central Sport Club (Klub) of the Army Moscow, which is abbreviated as PBC CSKA Moscow
  2. ^ a b Burks, Tosten; Woo, Jeremy (2015-08-04). "Follow the Bouncing Ball". Grantland. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  3. ^ "Championship Game: Fenerbahce Istanbul 96-101 CSKA Moscow". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. ^ "A Russian owner in NBA: Tycoon buying NJ Nets". San Diego Union-Tribune. September 23, 2009.
  5. ^ Schwirtz, Michael; Kramer, Andrew E. (September 25, 2009). "Moscow Basketball Team Thrived Under Nets' Prospective Owner" – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ a b c d "История клуба". cska.ru.
  7. ^ "History & Awards". Archived from the original on 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  8. ^ "CSKA Moscow claims its seventh Euroleague crown after OT thriller". Euroleague. 15 May 2016.
  9. ^ "2015-16 Euroleague MVP: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow | Euroleague". Euroleague Basketball.
  10. ^ "Latest News | Euroleague". Euroleague Basketball.
  11. ^ "Voigtmann: 'I can't imagine myself playing for a Russian team in this situation'". basketnews.com.
  12. ^ "Tornike Shengelia: 'I wasn't the same player, the same person in CSKA'". BasketNews. March 24, 2022.
  13. ^ "5 CSKA Moscow players leave team for war between Russia, Ukraine". www.aa.com.tr.
  14. ^ Amico, Sam (March 1, 2022). "FIBA Suspends All Russian Teams, Officials From Competition".
  15. ^ "CSKA intends to sue basketball player Bolomboy who joined Olympiacos". Sportish. July 6, 2022.
  16. ^ "EuroLeague suspended Russian teams". basketnews.com.
  17. ^ "Andrey Vatutin: "CSKA's role in world basketball is declining. We are ready to help Bodiroga"". Eurohoops. October 19, 2022.
  18. ^ Barclay, Ryan (June 5, 2022). "Itoudis leaves CSKA after losing the VTB against Pascual's Zenit".
  19. ^ "CSKA to play a couple of EuroLeague home games at Kaliningrad". Eurohoops. 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
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