SKA-Neftyanik | |||
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City | Khabarovsk, Russia | ||
League | Russian Bandy Super League | ||
Founded | 1947 | ||
Home arena | Arena Yerofey | ||
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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).[3] In 1999, after Neftyanik had qualified for the highest division, the two clubs merged to become SKA-Neftyanik. SKA played in the elite division of Soviet bandy ever since 1954.[citation needed]
Since the 2013-14 season the team plays at the indoor arena, Arena Yerofey.[4] In the 2016-17 season the club became Russian champion for the first time.[5] The club colours are red, yellow and black.
SKA-Neftyanik's second team SKA-Neftyanik-2 plays in the Russian Bandy Supreme League, the second tier of Russian bandy.[7]