Time for derby
26.03.2017
Leningradka Derby is the next in our team’s schedule. The Army Men are ready to go to Khimki to face the hosts in the VTB League game…
Leningradka Derby is the next in our team’s schedule. The Army Men are ready to go to Khimki to face the hosts in the VTB League game.
“It is another tough game for us during the month of March,” CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis said. “We have to be ready physically and mentally.”
The Red-Blues got the day off upon the return from Kazan and practiced on Sunday in USH CSKA.
Wins-losses: 74-17
CSKA biggest win: 104-64 (+40) (2002-03 Superleague Regular Season)
CSKA biggest loss: 85-67 (-18) (2007-08 Russian Cup Final)
Khimki Moscow Region
Founded: 1997
Colors: blue, yellow
Home court: Moscow Region Basketball Center (3,500), Krylatskoye Sports Palace (5,000)
President: Dmitry Golubkov
CEO: Pavel Astakhov
Head coach: Dusko Ivanovic
Website: www.bckhimki.ru
Trophy Case: 2-time Eurocup winners (2012, 15), Russian Cup winner (2008), VTB United League champion (2011), 7-time Russian League runner-up (2006, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13), Russian League bronze winner (2007), Russian Cup finalist (2006), FIBA-Europe Cup finalist (2006), Eurocup finalist (2009)
“It is another tough game for us during the month of March,” CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis said. “We have to be ready physically and mentally.”
The Red-Blues got the day off upon the return from Kazan and practiced on Sunday in USH CSKA.
Past matchups
Wins-losses: 74-17
CSKA biggest win: 104-64 (+40) (2002-03 Superleague Regular Season)
CSKA biggest loss: 85-67 (-18) (2007-08 Russian Cup Final)
Short dossier
Khimki Moscow Region
Founded: 1997
Colors: blue, yellow
Home court: Moscow Region Basketball Center (3,500), Krylatskoye Sports Palace (5,000)
President: Dmitry Golubkov
CEO: Pavel Astakhov
Head coach: Dusko Ivanovic
Website: www.bckhimki.ru
Trophy Case: 2-time Eurocup winners (2012, 15), Russian Cup winner (2008), VTB United League champion (2011), 7-time Russian League runner-up (2006, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13), Russian League bronze winner (2007), Russian Cup finalist (2006), FIBA-Europe Cup finalist (2006), Eurocup finalist (2009)
