| Statyba Vilnius | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1963 |
| Dissolved | 1997‡[1] |
| History | BC Žalgiris 1963–1964 BC Plastikas 1964 BC Statyba 1964–1997 |
| Location | Vilnius,Lithuania |
| Team colors | Black, white |
| Championships | 6Lithuanian SSR Championships 5 Lithuanian SSR "Sports" Cups 2 USSR A class League |
BC Statyba was a basketball club fromVilnius, Lithuania. It was renamed toLietuvos rytas in 1997.
In 1963, Vilnius's first basketball club, called Žalgiris, was established. In 1964, the team changed its name to Plastikas, but was renamed to Statyba before the start of the season. In 1965, Statyba became the Žalgiris association champions, and finished third in the Lithuanian cup tournament. The next year they improved and finished in second place in the Lithuanian cup tournament. In 1966, the team made their debut in the USSR A class championship, which was a second-tier championship, where they finished in fourth place. Statyba's most successful season came in 1979, when they finished in third place in the top division – theUSSR Premier Basketball League. Over the years, Statyba became one of the biggest rivals forŽalgiris Kaunas. After the leaving the USSR championship, Statyba participated in the Lithuanian championship and theLKF Cup, finishing second in 1991 and 1992. Statyba joined theLithuanian Basketball League when it was established in the 1993–94 season. Statyba won third place in the inaugural season, but over the next few years, plummeted in the standings, finishing with a disastrous last place finish in the 1996–97 season.
In 1997, the club was purchased byLietuvos rytas newspaper's owner Gedvydas Vainauskas. He denounced Statyba and its history claiming that his club is not related to Statyba and renamed the club toStatyba-Lietuvos rytas in 1997 and then to Lietuvos rytas in 1998. Many Statyba's players, coaches—present or past—and fans, condemned the actions of new owner and dissociated themselves from the new club.[2]
In 2011, Statyba's fans, players and coaches re-establishedthe club and claimed to be the successors of the old club.[3]
In 2017, under new ownership, Lietuvos rytas took back the history of Statyba.
Dainius Adomaitis1993–1996Romanas Brazdauskis1983–1984, 1986–1988Rimas Girskis1968–1983Artūras Karnišovas1987–1990Jonas Kazlauskas1973–1985
Anatolij Kovtun1986–1987Linas Kvedaravičius1985–1990Šarūnas Marčiulionis1981–1989Algimantas Pavilonis1973–1985Alvydas Pazdrazdis1991–1992Alfredas Vainauskas1979–1990, 1993–1995Antanas Paulauskas(1964–1975) (team founder)[4]Rimantas Endrijaitis(1975–1987) (former captain)Rimas Girskis(1988–1990) (former captain)Eduardas Kairys(1990–1992) (former player)Rimantas Endrijaitis(1992–1994) (former captain)
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