Saint Petersburg Lions

Saint Petersburg Lions
Founded2000
Folded2001
ArenaYubileyny Sports Palace
Capacity7,700
LocationSaint Petersburg, Russia
Team colorsGreen and white
   
PresidentLuciano Capicchioni
Head coachMiodrag Vesković

Saint Petersburg Lions was a professional basketball team in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The team was created in 2000 by a consortium of Italian and Swiss sponsors at the lead of Interperformances basketball agency. They were banned by the Russian Basketball Federation due to their participation in the newly created Euroleague run by Euroleague Basketball Company during the 2000-01 season. The Russian federation had agreed to send its representatives to the SuproLeague, run by FIBA Europe. When the merger of the two competitions the following year occurred, the Lions were dissolved.[citation needed]