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UMMC Ekaterinburg is a Russian women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg competing in the Russian Premier League and FIBA Europe’s Euroleague. It has been a highly successful team in recent years.

Founded in 1938 as Zenit Ekaterinburg, the club had its name changed to Uralmash Ekaterinburg in 1960, like other teams from the city such as FC Ural. Four years later Uralmash reached the Soviet Top Division. In 1973 and 1974 it attained two 3rd spots, the club's best results in the Soviet era.

After Uralmash was merged into OMZ the club was bought in 2000 by the newly formed company UMMC, adopting its current name. UMMC Ekaterinburg rapidly rose into the championship's elite, winning in 2002 its first national championship. The following year it won the Euroleague in its debut season, becoming the first Russian team to win the top European trophy. The team also defended its national title, making it a double.

UMMC wasn't able to win the championship in the following five seasons with the rise of VBM-SGAU Samara and Spartak Moscow Region. In 2009 it began a new successful period, winning three doubles in a row. With five titles UMMC is the most successful active team in the championship. On the other hand Spartak has blocked its path to the Euroleague final, having defeated UMMC in the Final Four's semifinals in all last four seasons (2008-11).

Titles[link]

• 1 Euroleague (2003)
• 5 Russian Leagues (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011)
• 4 Russian Cups (2005, 2009, 2010, 2011)

2011-12 roster[link]

Reference: FIBA

• Point Guards
  • [1.75] Sue Bird
  • [1.82] Hana Horáková
  • [1.76] Sandra Linkeviciene
  • [1.83] Deanna Nolan

• Shooting Guards
  • [1.76] Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota

• Forwards
  • [1.85] Svetlana Abrosimova
  • [1.88] Olga Arteshina
  • [1.92] Candace Parker

• Small Forwards
  • [1.74] Anastasia Tochilova

• Centers
  • [1.93] Sandrine Gruda
  • [1.96] Yelena Leuchanka
  • [2.03] Maria Stepanova
  • [1.91] Tatiana Vidmer

Head Coach[link]

• Algirdas Paulauskas

External links[link]

• Official site (Russian) (English)
• FIBA team page

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