Statyba Vilnius
| Statyba Vilnius | |
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| Founded | 1963 |
| Dissolved | 1997 ‡ |
| History |
BC Žalgiris 1963–1964 BC Plastikas 1964 BC Statyba 1964–1997 |
| Location | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Team colors | Black, white |
| Championships |
5 Lithuanian SSR League 5 Lithuanian SSR "Sports" Cup 2 USSR A class League |
BC Statyba was a basketball club from Vilnius, Lithuania. It was renamed to Lietuvos rytas in 1997.
In 1963, Vilnius's first basketball club, called Žalgiris, was established. In 1964, the team changed its name to Plastikas, but was renamed to Statyba before the start of the season. In 1965, Statyba became the Žalgiris association champions, and finished third in the Lithuanian cup tournament. The next year they improved and finished in second place in the Lithuanian cup tournament. In 1966, the team made their debut in the USSR A class championship, which was a second-tier championship, where they finished in fourth place. Statyba's most successful season came in 1979, when they finished in third place in the top division – the USSR Premier Basketball League.
In 1997, the club was purchased by Lietuvos rytas newspaper's owner Gedvydas Vainauskas. He denounced Statyba and its history claiming that his club is not related to Statyba and renamed the club to Statyba-Lietuvos rytas in 1997 and then to Lietuvos rytas in 1998. Many Statyba's players, coaches—present or past—and fans, condemned the actions of new owner and dissociated themselves from the new club.
In 2011, Statyba's fans, players and coaches re-established the club and claimed to be the successors of the old club.
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