Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Salavat Yulaev Ufa
CityUfa, Bashkortostan, Russia
LeagueKHL
2008–present
ConferenceEastern
DivisionChernyshev
Founded1957; 67 years ago (1957)
as SK Gastello Ufa
Home arenaUfa Arena
(capacity: 8,250)
Colours       
General managerRinat Bashirov[1]
Head coachViktor Kozlov
CaptainGrigori Panin
AffiliatesToros Neftekamsk (VHL)
Tolpar Ufa (MHL)
Websitehcsalavat.ru
Current season

Hockey Club Salavat Yulaev (Russian: Хоккейный клуб «Салават Юлаев», romanizedHokkejnyj klub «Salavat Julajev»; Bashkir: «Салауат Юлаев» хоккей клубы, romanized«Salawat Yulayev» xokkey klubı), commonly referred as Salavat Yulaev Ufa, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Ufa. They are members of the Chernyshev Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.

Established in 1957, Salavat Yulaev spent the Soviet era mainly in the lower divisions, only appearing in the top league for five seasons, though since the dissolution of the Soviet Union they have been in the top league in Russia.

They have won the Gagarin Cup as the KHL champion once, in 2011, and have won the regular season championship twice, in 2009 and 2010, winning the inaugural Continental Cup for the latter. They also won the final Russian Superleague title, in 2008.

  1. ^ "Новым генеральным директором "Салавата Юлаева" стал Ринат Баширов" (in Russian). 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2023-01-10.