“Petrel” is a basketball club from Leningrad .
| Petrel | |||
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| Colors | |||
| Based | 1936 | ||
| Disbanded | 1980s | ||
| City | Leningrad  the USSR | ||
| Hall | - | ||
| The president | | ||
| Trainer | | ||
| Titles | Champion of the USSR 1938 and 1940 | ||
| Competition | USSR Basketball Championship | ||
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About Team
Basketball club "Petrel" is the two-time champion of the USSR and the most titled club in Leningrad after Spartak .
The team was founded in 1936 on the basis of the club of the Union of Cooperation and the State Trade (SKiG). Men's and women's teams participated in the first club championship of the USSR (1937). In that year, the men's team took 5th place in the championship, and in the seasons of 1938 and 1940 did not suffer a single defeat [1] .
After the war, the male student team of Leningrad performed in the major league under the name LETI (1951-52), "Science" (1953-54) and, finally, again "Petrel" (1955-61). The best achievement is 4th place in the 1958 national championship. In 1971, the men's team last participated in the USSR Championship, the women's team continued to perform until the 1990s.
From 1936 to 1954, Mikhail Nikolayevich Krutikov worked as the permanent coach of the Burevestnik male and female teams.
Men's Team Awards
- Champion of the USSR : 1938, 1940
Women's Team Awards
- USSR Championship Silver : 1964
- Bronze of the USSR Championship : 1961, 1968
Famous Players
- Razzhivin, Victor Nikolaevich
- Petkevicius, Kazis Casio
- Kutuzov, Oleg Ivanovich
- Mamontov, Oleg Alexandrovich
- Venediktov, Alexander Pavlovich
- Fomichev, Vladimir
- Pryakhin, Mikhail
- Smirnov, Mark
- Nekrasov, Yuri
- Popkov, Oleg
- Bykov, Igor
- Ivanov, Leonid Gennadievich
See also
- Petrel (women's basketball club, Leningrad)
Notes
- ↑ Basketball: Handbook / Auto-Comp. Z. A. Genkin, E.R. Yakhontov. - M .: Physical education and sport, 1983.- S. 171.