PBC CSKA Moscow
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| Nickname | Red Army Horses Red-Blue |
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| Leagues |
VTB United League EuroLeague |
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| Founded | 1924 | |||
| History |
PBC CSKA Moscow (1924–present) |
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| Arena |
Universal Sports Hall CSKA (capacity: 5,500) Megasport Arena (capacity: 13,126) |
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| Location | Moscow, Russia | |||
| Team colors | Red, Blue |
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| President |
 Andrey Vatutin |
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| Team manager | Vasiliy Kozlovtsev | |||
| Head coach |
 Dimitrios Itoudis
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| Championships |
7 European Championships 24 Soviet Championships 23 Russian Championships 4 Russian Cups 3 Soviet Cups 1 North European Championship 7 VTB United Leagues |
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| Website | cskabasket.com | |||
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PBC CSKA Moscow (Russian: ПБК ЦСКА) is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club, currently owned by Norilsk Nickel, is a member of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA won two titles between 2006 and 2009, in Europe's principal club competition, the EuroLeague, making the final in all four seasons, and has advanced to the EuroLeague Final Four 13 times in the 21st century. In their second most recent EuroLeague championship in 2008, they defeated Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv, 77–91, in the final at the Community of Madrid Sports Palace in Madrid.
CSKA 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 91–77 in Madrid. In 2009, they lost a rematch of the 2007 final against Panathinaikos 73–71 in Berlin. The club competed in 8 consecutive EuroLeague Final Fours from 2003 to 2010, which is an all-time record.
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