SKA-Neftyanik

SKA-Neftyanik
Founded 1947
League Russian Bandy Super League
Based in Khabarovsk, Russia
Home ground Arena Yerofey (10,000)
Head coach Mikhail Yuryev
SKA Khabarovsk in a home game against Yenisey in 1982

SKA-Neftyanik (Russian: СКА-Нефтяник) is a professional bandy club from Khabarovsk, Russia, established in 1947. It plays in the Russian Bandy Super League, the top division of Russian bandy.[1] The club colours are yellow, red and black.[2]

The team was founded in 1947 and was known under the abbreviations ODO (Okruzhnoy Dom Ofitserov), SKVO (Sportivnyi Klub Voennogo Okruga) and eventually SKA (Sportivnyi Klub Armii). In 1999 it merged with Neftyanik Khabarovsk to become SKA-Neftyanik. SKA played in the elite division of Soviet bandy since 1954.

The name of the club SKA stands for "Sports Club of the Army", while Neftyanik means "oiler" as the team was sponsored by the Khabarovsk Oil Refinery.

Since the 2013-14 season the team plays at the brand new indoor arena, Arena Yerofey.[3]

Honours

Domestic

Cup

International

SKA-Neftyanik-2

SKA-Neftyanik's second team SKA-Neftyanik-2 plays in the Russian Bandy Supreme League, the second tier of Russian bandy.[5]

References


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