Parma Perm
Wikipedia - BC Parma
BC Parma (Russian: БК Парма), also known as Parma Basket, is a professional basketball based in Perm, Russia. It plays in the VTB United League, the highest level of basketball in Russia. The club's full name is Parma Basket Perm. It is unrelated to the Italian city of Parma.
History
BC Parma was established in 2012.[] In 2016, Parma Basket won the Russian Cup title, by beating Zenit Saint Petersburg in the Russian Cup Final. In the 2016–17 season, Parma joined the VTB United League, the country's first tier league. To meet the arena requirements of the league, Parma moved to the Universal Sports Palace Molot. In its first United League season the club finished last in the regular season with just one win.[]
In 2020, Parma made its debut in the main stage of a European competition as the team played in the 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup. After surviving the group stage, the team beat Rilski Sportist and Balkan Botevgrad in the eight- and quarterfinals. It qualified for the Final Four that is to be played in Tel Aviv.
Parma ble grunnlagt i 2009 og har raskt etablert seg som et av de ledende lagene i Russland. Klubben vant sitt første store trofé i 2019, da de vant FIBA Europe Cup.
Lagets hjemmebane er Universal Sports Palace Molot, som har en kapasitet på 7 000 tilskuere. Parma har et sterkt tilhengerskare og er kjent for sin lidenskapelige atmosfære på hjemmebane.
Noen av de mest bemerkelsesverdige spillerne som har spilt for Parma inkluderer Alexey Shved, Timofey Mozgov og Janis Timma. Laget trenes for tiden av Kazys Maksvytis.