Khimik Yuzhny
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Khimik Yuzhne (Ukrainian: Хімік Южне) is a Ukrainian professional basketball club that is based in Yuzhne. The club plays in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. In 2006, the club reached the final of the EuroCup Challenge, where they were defeated by Ural Great Perm.
History
The team was founded in 2001 as BC Khimik. In the first season of the club, the team immediately finished in fourth place in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. In the 2014–15 season, Khimik won its first national championship after going undefeated in the entire season. In the regular season, Khimik finished 30–0 and in the Playoffs the team won all its six games. In 2016, Khimik repeated as national champions - winning the Ukrainian SL Favorit Sport (one of the two Ukrainian top tier basketball leagues).
In the 2018–19 season, Khimik won its third domestic championship.
Chimik bol založený v roku 1992 a odvtedy sa stal jedným z najúspešnejších tímov v krajine. Klub vyhral sedem ukrajinských šampionátov, dva ukrajinské poháre a trikrát sa dostal do finále FIBA EuroChallenge.
Chimik hrá svoje domáce zápasy v športovej hale Chimik, ktorá má kapacitu 1 500 divákov. Tím je známy svojou rýchlou a útočnou hrou.
Súčasným trénerom Chimik Yuzhny je Ihor Zaytsev. V tíme hrá niekoľko reprezentantov Ukrajiny, ako aj hráčov zo zahraničia.
Chimik Yuzhny je jedným z najsilnejších tímov v ukrajinskej Superlige a pravidelne sa zúčastňuje európskych súťaží. Klub má veľkú fanúšikovskú základňu a domácimi zápasmi je známy vynikajúcou atmosférou.