Budivelnyk Kyiv
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| Nickname |
Konstruktor (Constructor) Budivel'nyk (Builder) |
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| Leagues | Ukrainian SuperLeague | ||
| Founded | 1945 | ||
| History |
SKIF Kiev (1945–1962) Budivelnyk Kyiv (1962–present) |
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| Arena |
Kiev Sports Palace (capacity: 7,000) |
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| Location | Kiev, Ukraine | ||
| Team colors | Yellow, Blue, Navy |
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| President |
 Bohdan Guliamov |
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| Head coach |
Vitaliy Cherniy
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| Championships |
1 Soviet Championship 8 Ukrainian Championships 3 Ukrainian Cups |
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| Website | budivelnyk.ua | ||
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BC Budivelnyk Kyiv (in Ukrainian: Будівельник Київ) is a Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Kyiv. The club is currently playing in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague and the Eurocup internationally. Budivelnyk is owned and operated by the banking and investing company PrivatBank.
Founded in the club's current form in 1962, the club was one of the leading clubs in Soviet League basketball. It was formed out of another team from Kyiv, SKIF, that was originally established in 1945. The team was established as a team of the Republican Trade Union Volunteer Sport Society Avanhard, under sponsorship of the local municipal building company Kyivmiskbud-4 (Kyiv-City-Construction-4). In Soviet times, the team played at the 7,000 seat Kiev Sports Palace. The team won the Soviet League in 1989, and the Ukrainian League six times.
Following the team's long period of success, a period of time in which the team declined ensued, and it was relegated to the lower Ukrainian division, due to financial problems. However, in 2006, the team was rescued by a group of businessmen who invested considerable resources into it, thus allowing it to return to the top league of Ukrainian basketball. Within two years, the team once again became one of the strongest teams in the Ukraine, finishing second in the Ukrainian National League.
In March 2010, the management of Budivelnyk held a joint press conference with the CEO and President of Euroleague Basketball Company, Jordi Bertomeu, announcing that they might join the Euroleague in the next few years. Eventually, a wildcard was conceded to the team for the 2013–14 Euroleague.
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