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 club originated in Krasnodar in 1963 and was previously called the "Thunderbird", "University", "Skif", "Arcadia SKIF", "SKIF-Rosneft", and "SKIF-Kuban".