MBC Mariupol (Ukrainian: МБК «Маріуполь», formerly BK Azovmash) was a Ukrainian professional basketball club. It was founded in 1990 in the city of Mariupol in South-Eastern Ukraine.
| MBC Mariupol МБК «Маріуполь» | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 | ||
| History | BC Azovmash (1990–2014) | ||
| Arena | Azovmash Arena | ||
| Capacity | 3,022 | ||
| Location | Mariupol, Ukraine | ||
| Team colors | Blue, White, Orange | ||
| Championships | 7 Ukrainian Leagues 5 Ukrainian Cups | ||
Mariupol was one of the strongest teams in Ukraine along with Kyiv, Khimik, and Cherkasy. The team's performance peak was an appearance in the EuroCup Final of 2007, against Akasvayu Girona.
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 Serie 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.
After leaving the Ukrainian Basketball Superleague in 2014, the club did not join any competition until 2016, when the club joined the Higher League, the Ukrainian second division.[1]
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Ukrainian Cup | United League | European competitions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | 1 | SuperLeague | 1st | Winner | 2 Eurocup | T16 | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | SuperLeague | 1st | Semifinalist | 2 Eurocup | RS | |
| 2010–11 | 1 | SuperLeague | 4th | Runner-up | Fourth place | 2 Eurocup | RS |
| 2011–12 | 1 | SuperLeague | 2nd | Regular season | 2 Eurocup | RS | |
| 2012–13 | 1 | SuperLeague | 2nd | Regular season | 2 Eurocup | RS | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | SuperLeague | 3rd | Regular season | |||
Honours
- Ukrainian SuperLeague:
- Gold - 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Silver - 2005, 2012, 2013
- Bronze - 2001, 2002
- Ukrainian Cup:
- Gold - 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009
- Silver - 2007
- FIBA EuroCup:
- Gold Conference North - 2003
- Finalist of the EuroCup 2006-07
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Oleksandr Rayevsky- Serhiy Lishchuk
- Alexander Lokhmanchuk
- Kyrylo Fesenko
- Maksym Pustozvonov
- Denys Lukashov
- Vyacheslav Bobrov
- Ihor Zaytsev
- Oleksandr Kol'čenko
Thomas Van Den Spiegel
Kenan Bajramović- Nemanja Gordić
- Ratko Varda
Slaven Rimac
Robert Archibald
Panagiotis Liadelis
Nikola Radulović
Sandis Valters
Tomas Delininkaitis- Simonas Serapinas
Vladimir Golubović
Aleksandar Ćapin
Radoslav Rancik
Miroslav Raduljica- Ivan Paunić
- Tadija Dragićević
William Avery- Rodney Buford
- R. T. Guinn
- Tyus Edney
- Khalid El-Amin
- Junior Harrington
- Jermaine Jackson
- Kris Lang
- Carlos Powell
- Marc Salyers
- Dijon Thompson
- Joe Crispin
Head coaches
- Andriy Podkovyrov (2002–2004)
- Rimas Girskis (2004–2007)
- Algirdas Brazys (2007–Dec. 2007)
- Sergiy Zavalin (Dec. 2007–Feb. 2008 )
- Memi Bečirovič (Feb.–Nov. 2008)
- Rimas Girskis (Nov. 2008– Nov. 2009)
- Andriy Podkovyrov (Nov. 2009–Feb. 2010)
- Sergiy Zavalin (Feb.–Nov. 2010)
- Rolandas Jarutis (Nov. 2010–Jun. 2011 )
- Aleksandar Petrović (Jun.–Dec. 2011)
- Gintaras Krapikas (Dec. 2011–Feb. 2012)
- Luca Bechi (Feb.–Jun. 2012)
- Aleksandar Kesar (Jul.–Nov. 2012)
- Sergiy Zavalin (Nov. 2012)
- Sergiy Zavalin (Jun. 2013–Jan. 2014)
- Zvezdan Mitrović (Jan.–May 2014)