BC Dinamo Tbilisi
Encyclopedia
BC Dinamo Tbilisi is the professional basketball
team from Tbilisi
, Georgia
. The club competes in the Georgian Super Liga
. Coach: Davit Tortladze.
championship in 1962.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team from Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
. The club competes in the Georgian Super Liga
Georgian Super Liga
The Georgian Super Liga, in English, Georgian Super League, also known as the Georgian Highest League, is the highest professional basketball league in Georgia.-Teams:* BC Armia* Dinamo Tbilisi* Energy Invest Rustavi* GSAU Tbilisi...
. Coach: Davit Tortladze.
History
The club was founded in the year 1934, making it one of the oldest clubs from the former USSR, and it has won several titles since its establishment, including the EuroleagueEuroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
championship in 1962.
Soviet Union
- 1 time European Champions' CupEuroleagueEuroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
winner (1962) - 1 time European Champions' Cup finalist (1960)
- 1 time European Cups Winner's CupSaporta CupSaporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe...
finalist (1969) - 4 time Soviet Union Basketball League (1950, 1953, 1954, 1968)
- 4 time Soviet Union Cup (1949, 1950, 1969, one unknown)
Independent Georgia
- 2 time Georgian Basketball LeagueGeorgian Super LigaThe Georgian Super Liga, in English, Georgian Super League, also known as the Georgian Highest League, is the highest professional basketball league in Georgia.-Teams:* BC Armia* Dinamo Tbilisi* Energy Invest Rustavi* GSAU Tbilisi...
winner (1991, 2003) - 1 time Georgian Basketball Cup winner (2004)