BC Krasny Oktyabr

BC Krasny Oktyabr
Founded	2012
Arena	Volgograd Sports Palace of Trade Unions
Arena Capacity	3,700
Location	Volgograd, Russia
Team colors	Red, White, Black
President	Dmitry Gerasimenko
Website	bcredoctober.com
Uniforms
Home Away

BC Krasny Oktyabr is a Russian professional basketball club that is based in Volgograd. In English, the club's name is "BC Red October". The club plays in the VTB United League.

History

The team was founded in 2012, and played its first season in the Russian Basketball Super League, the second division in Russia. In the 2013–14 season, the team played in the VTB United League, the highest stage for Russian clubs. In the first season of Krasny Oktyabr in the VTB United League, it qualified for the playoffs by finishing in the 6th place in Group B. Also, European powerhouse CSKA Moscow was defeated by Krasny Oktyabr in the quarterfinals of the 2013–14 Russian Cup tournament.

On August 30, 2016, the team was forced to leave the United League, because its home arena wasn't approved to host tournaments.^[1]

Arenas

The club has usually plays its home games at the 3,700 seat Volgograd Sports Palace of Trade Unions,^[2][3][4] which is located in Volgograd. The club also has played European-wide competition home games at the 5,000 seat Krylatskoye Sports Palace, which is located in Moscow.

Season by season

References

External links

• Official site (English)
• Eurobasket team profile