| Oktyabrsky Speedway | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 aerial view of the Netfyanik Stadium | |||
| Club information | |||
| Track address | Neftyanik Stadium Gorodskoy Park Komsomol'skaya Ulitsa, 206 Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan | ||
| Country | Russia | ||
| Founded | 1963 | ||
| League | Russian championship | ||
| Major team honours | |||
| |||
Oktyabrsky Speedway is a motorcycle speedway team based in Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan and who race in the Russian Speedway Championship.
The Neftyanik Stadium, has a capacity of 7,000 spectators and opened on 25 August 1962. It is located at Gorodskoy Park on Komsomol'skaya Ulitsa, 206. [1]
The club began life in 1963 as a collaboration between the two Bashkortostan cities of Oktyabrsky and Ufa. The team known as Devon Ufa Oktyabrsky was formed by R. Yulbarisov, M. Vorsin and U. Gilyazetdinov and competed in the second season of the Soviet Union Championship. [2] However, after just one season the team folded before returning in 1970. Headed by Yuri Gavrilovich Khramov the new team raced as Burovik (Drillers) Oktyabrsky for two years (the name was due to the nearby Volga-Ural oil and natural-gas region and finance from the Tuymazaburneft trust). From 1972 the team raced as Neftyanik Oktyabrsky. [2] The team later received finance from the Bashneft association. Neftyanik Oktyabrsky secured their first notable success in 1982, when winning the bronze medal and fared better the following season by winning the silver medal in 1983. [2]
The team were known as Stroitel Oktyabrsky just before the dissolution of the Soviet Union and afterwards until 1995 and twice won the silver medal in 1993 and 1994. [2] In 1996, a major sponsor was secured and the team's fortunes changed significantly. The PJSC Lukoil Oil Company (known as Lukoil) became principal sponsors and the team adopted the name Lukoil Oktyabrsky. The team won the Russian Team Speedway Championship three times from in 1997, 1999 and 2000 and only Mega-Lada Togliatti stopped them from winning many more. [3] [4]
Additionally, the team competed in the defunct European Speedway Club Champions' Cup and finished runner-up in the event in 2000 and 2001. [5]
From 2008, the club suffered problems with Lukoil terminating their sponsorship and racing as SK Oktyabrsky financial issues resulted in the team disbanding in 2013. However, the Oktyabrsky Sports and Technical Club was created and by 2017 had returned to racing. In 2019, another name change was orchestrated, this time to STK Bashkiria (based on the region Bashkortostan). From 2019 to 2023, the team have finished fourth out of four every year in the championship.
Neftçi Peşəkar Futbol Klubu, known simply as Neftçi or Neftchi Baku in English-speaking media, is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in the capital, Baku, that plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the highest tier of Azerbaijan football. The club was founded on 18 March 1937 and played under the name of Neftyanik until 1968. Since then the club has been competing under the name of Neftçi.
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and a record 10 Russian championships, it is the country's most successful club. They have also won a record 10 Soviet Cups, 4 Russian Cups and one Russian Super Cup. Spartak have also reached the semi-finals of UEFA Europa cup, UEFA Champions cup and the UEFA cup winner's cup.
Sterlitamak is the second largest city in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Belaya River, 121 kilometers (75 mi) from Ufa. The city's name comes from the Bashkir language and literally means "mouth of the Sterlya river". According to data released by Bashstat, Sterlitamak had a population of 277,410 at the time of the census. Permanent population of Sterlitamak as of January 1, 2023 amounted to 279,174 people.
Oktyabrsky is a city in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the Ik River. Population: 115,557 (2021 Census); 109,474 (2010 Census); 108,647 (2002 Census); 104,732 (1989 Census). Oktyabrsky was ranked first among Category II cities in the 2015 edition of Most Comfortable City in Russia.
Richard Childress Racing (RCR) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by Richard Childress. In the Cup Series, the team currently fields three Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 teams: the No. 3 full-time for Austin Dillon, the No. 8 full-time for Kyle Busch, and the No. 33 part-time for Austin Hill In the Xfinity Series, the team currently fields two Chevrolet Camaro teams: the No. 2 full-time for Jesse Love and the No. 21 full-time for Austin Hill. RCR has had at least one car successfully qualify for every Cup race since 1972, the longest such active streak, and is known for the longstanding use of the number 3 on its primary race car.
Hockey Club Salavat Yulaev, 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.
Apator Toruń, historically KS Toruń, known also in the past as Unibax Toruń due to ownership changes, is a Polish motorcycle speedway team from Toruń. The team currently competes in the Ekstraliga and have won the Team Speedway Polish Championship four times.
The Oxford Cheetahs are a British speedway team based at Oxford Stadium, in Oxford, England. They were founded in 1939 and are five times champions of Britain, in 1964, 1985, 1986, 1989 and 2001. The club folded in 2007 but returned to racing when participating in the SGB Championship 2022.
The most popular sport in Russia is soccer. According to Yandex search analysis results rating of the most popular sports among Russians: "Football topped the list of the most popular sports in Russia" with 5 to 10 million requests. Ice hockey came in second with handball, basketball, futsal, boxing, auto racing, volleyball, athletics, tennis, and chess rounding out the top ten rankings. Other popular sports include bandy, biathlon, figure skating, weightlifting, gymnastics, wrestling, martial arts, rugby union, and skiing.
Lokomotīve Daugavpils, also known as Lokomotiv Daugavpils, is a Latvian motorcycle speedway team based in Daugavpils who race in the Polish Speedway Second League.
Renat Zaytunovich Gafurov is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Russia, who was a member of Russia national team.
Sergey Viktorovich Kuzin is a former motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Russia national speedway team.
Eduard Musfirovich Shaihullin was a Russian motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Russia national speedway team at 2001 and 2002 Speedway World Cup.
Sergey Andreyevich Afanasyev is a Russian racing driver, holder of honour "Master of sports of Russia".
Daniil Vyacheslavovich Kvyat is a Russian professional racing driver racing for Lamborghini Iron Lynx in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship, and part-time for SS-Green Light Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Kvyat competed in Formula One between 2014–2017 and 2019–2020. He became the second Formula One driver from Russia and is the most successful of the three Russian drivers to date, with three podiums.
Lukoil Racing team is the leading Russian motorsport organization; its operations including management, driver training and support, engineering expertise and a quality technical environment, which enables continuous development, building, testing and race preparation.
The 2018 FIM Ice Speedway World Championship was the 53rd edition of FIM Individual Ice Racing World Championship season. The world champion was determined by ten races hosted in five cities Astana, Tolyatti, Berlin, Inzell and Heerenveen between 3 February and 8 April 2018. The Championships were sponsored by Lukoil.
Rivne Speedway or Rivne City Sports and Technical Club, is a Ukrainian motorcycle speedway team based in Rivne.
Turbina Balakovo is a Russian motorcycle speedway team based in Balakovo and who race in the Russian Speedway Championship.
Lviv Speedway is a Ukrainian motorcycle speedway team based in Lviv.