CSKA Moscow (in Russian: ЦСКА Москва, CSKA being an abbreviation for Центральный Спортивный Клуб Армии, Centraliy Sportiviy Klub Armii, the Army's Central Sports Club) is a professional multisports club based in Moscow, Russia, well-known for its highly successful ice hockey team. Popularly, the team has been refered to as the Red Army Team, due to its past affiliation to the Soviet Army, known as the Red Army.