mmcité Brno | |
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Leagues | NBL |
Founded | 1926 |
History |
Sokol Brno I (1926–1945) Spartak ZJŠ Brno (1945–1976) Spartak-Zbrojovka Brno (1976–1977) Zbrojovka Brno (1977-1991) BVC Bioveta Ivanovice na Hane (1991–1992) Bioveta COOP Banka Brno (1992-95) Stavex Brno (1995-98) Draci Brno (1998-99) BC BVV ŽS Brno (1999-03) A plus ŽS Brno BC (2003-08) BC Brno (2009-present) |
Location | Brno, Czech Republic |
Team colors | Logo Uniforms |
Championships |
21 Czechoslovak Championships 3 Czech Championships |
Website | www.basketbrno.cz |
BC Brno (Basketball Club Brno / Czech: Basketbalový Klub Brno) is a Czech professional basketball club based in the city of Brno. They used to play in the Czech National Basketball League - the highest competition in the Czech republic.
After 1945, Brno is the most successful basketball club in Czechoslovakia when it won 21 championship titles. Three more titles then, joined the club in 1994-1996. A European powerhouse during the 60s and until the mid 70s, they lost two Euroleague finals in 1964 and 1968, twice against the Spanish Real Madrid. In 1974, the loss in the Saporta Cup final against Crvena Zvezda meant the end of a golden era for the club in the European competitions.
In January 1969 (25 & 26) Spartak ZJŠ Brno participated in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup at Macon, Georgia (the second participation to a basketball club from Czechoslovakia after Slavia Prague in 1967) and reached the final where it lost 71-84 to American Akron Goodyear Wingfoots, a basketball team by workers at the Goodyear Tire Company in Akron, Ohio. In the semifinal, Spartak beat European champions, Real Madrid.
Total Titles: 24