 The club was established in Krasnodar, in the distant 1963, and at different times called the "Thunderbird", "University", "Skif", "Arcadia SKIF", "SKIF-Rosneft", "SKIF- Kuban".The first team coach was honored coach of Russia Vitaly Sorokin.Professional status of the team received in 1964, in the major league championship of the USSR.