Russian Basketball Super League 1
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| Organising body | Russian Basketball Federation |
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| Founded | 1992 |
| First season | 1992–93 |
| Country | Russia |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | VTB United League |
| Relegation to | Russian Basketball Super League 2 |
| Domestic cup | Russian Cup |
| Current champions | Temp-SUMZ-UGMK Revda (1st title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships | CSKA Moscow (17 titles) |
| Website | russiabasket |
The Russian Basketball Super League 1, or Super Liga 1, (Russian: Баскетбольная Cуперлига 1), formerly known as the Russian Basketball Super League A or the Russian Basketball Super Liga A, is a men's professional basketball league that was the pre-eminent league of Russian professional basketball until 2010. Currently, it is the second-tier division of the Russian professional basketball pyramid. The league is run by the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF).
History
It was founded in 1991 as Premier League and it was renamed to Super League for the 1994-95 season. After the introduction of the Super League B in 2000, it was renamed to Super League A.
After being the first-tier division of Russian basketball, from its first season in 1991–92, the Super League A was relegated to being the second-tier division of Russian basketball after the 2009–10 season, and was replaced with a different first-tier league, starting with the 2010–11 season of the Russian Professional Basketball League (PBL).[1] The successor league to the Super League 1 was not controlled by the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF), like the Super League 1 is, but by a separate body named the Professional Basketball League (PBL).[2][3]
From the 2010–11 season onward, the Super League A and Super League B (the previous second division of the Russian basketball pyramid) divisions were united into a single league that serves as the second tier of Russian basketball, named the Super League 1. The 2010–11 season featured 11 clubs.
Clubs 2021/2022
- BC Samara
- Runa Basket Moscow
- Temp-SUMZ Revda
- Irkut Irkutsk
- Uralmash Yekaterinburg
- Universitet Yugra Surgut
- Novosibirsk
- Barnaul
- Ufimets Ufa
- Khimki
- CSKA Moscow-2
- Dome Springs Izhevsk
- MBA Moscow
- Lokomotiv Kuban 2
- Dynamo Vladivostok
Super League A (first-tier league) champions 1992-2010
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| Club | Winners | Winning years |
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| CSKA Moscow | 17
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1992–2000, 2003–2010 |
| Ural Great Perm | 2
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2001, 2002 |
Super League 1 (second-tier league) champions 2011-present
- 2011 Spartak Primorye
- 2012 Ural Yekaterinburg
- 2013 Ural Yekaterinburg
- 2014 Avtodor Saratov
- 2015 Novosibirsk
- 2016 PSK Sakhalin
- 2017 Universitet Yugra Surgut
- 2018 BC Spartak Primorye
- 2019 BC Samara
- 2020 not awarded
- 2021 BC Samara
- 2022 Uralmash Yekaterinburg
- 2023 Uralmash Yekaterinburg
- 2024 Dinamo Vladivostok
- 2025 Temp-SUMZ-UGMK Revda
| Club | Winners | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 2
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2012, 2013 |
| Uralmash Yekaterinburg | 2
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2022, 2023 |
| BC Samara | 2
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2019, 2021 |
| Spartak Primorye | 2
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2011, 2018 |
| Avtodor Saratov | 1
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2014 |
| Novosibirsk | 1
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2015 |
| PSK Sakhalin | 1
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2016 |
| Universitet Yugra Surgut | 1
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2017 |
| Dinamo Vladivostok | 1
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2024 |
| Temp-SUMZ-UGMK Revda | 1
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2025 |
Finals
| Season | Champion | Score | Runner-up |
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| 2011 | Spartak Primorye | 2-0 | Universitet Yugra Surgut |
| 2012 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 2-1 | Universitet Yugra Surgut |
| 2013 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 3-1 | Universitet Yugra Surgut |
| 2014 | Avtodor Saratov | 3-0 | Universitet Yugra Surgut |
| 2015 | Novosibirsk | 3-0 | Spartak Primorye |
| 2016 | PSK Sakhalin | 3-1 | Temp-SUMZ-UGMK Revda |
| 2017 | Universitet Yugra Surgut | 3-0 | BC Irkut Irkutsk |
| 2018 | Spartak Primorye | 3-2 | BC Samara |
| 2019 | BC Samara | 3-0 | Spartak Saint Petersburg |
| 2020 | not awarded [a] | ||
| 2021 | BC Samara | 3-2 | Uralmash Yekaterinburg |
| 2022 | Uralmash Yekaterinburg | 3-0 | PBC Runa Basket Moscow |
| 2023 | Uralmash Yekaterinburg | 3-0 | PBC Runa Basket Moscow |
| 2024 | Dinamo Vladivostok | 3-1 | BC Khimki |
| 2025 | Temp-SUMZ-UGMK Revda | 3-1 | CSKA Moscow II |
Source:eurobasket.com
Super League A (first-tier league) regular season winners 1992-2010
- 1995 CSKA Moscow
- 1996 CSKA Moscow
- 1997 Avtodor Saratov
- 1998 Avtodor Saratov
- 1999 CSKA Moscow
- 2000 CSKA Moscow
- 2001 Ural Great Perm
- 2002 Ural Great Perm
- 2003 CSKA Moscow
- 2004 CSKA Moscow
- 2005 CSKA Moscow
- 2006 CSKA Moscow
- 2007 CSKA Moscow
- 2008 CSKA Moscow
- 2009 CSKA Moscow
- 2010 CSKA Moscow
Super League 1 (second-tier league) regular season winners 2011-present
- 2011 Universitet Yugra Surgut
- 2012 Ural Yekaterinburg
- 2013 Universitet Yugra Surgut
- 2014 Avtodor Saratov
- 2015 Samara SGEU
- 2016 PSK Sakhalin
- 2017 Novosibirsk
- 2018 BC Samara
- 2019 Vostok-65
- 2020 Spartak Primorye
- 2021 Samara
- 2022 Uralmash Yekaterinburg
- 2023 Uralmash Yekaterinburg
- 2024 Khimki
- 2025 Temp-SUMZ-UGMK Revda
| Club | Winners | Winning years |
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| CSKA Moscow | 12
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1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003–2010 |
| Avtodor Saratov | 3
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1997, 1998, 2014 |
| Samara | 3
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2015, 2018, 2021 |
| Ural Great Perm | 2
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2001, 2002 |
| Universitet Yugra Surgut | 2
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2011, 2013 |
| Uralmash Yekaterinburg | 2
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2022, 2023 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 1
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2012 |
| PSK Sakhalin | 1
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2016 |
| Novosibirsk | 1
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2017 |
| Khimki | 1
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2024 |
| Temp-SUMZ-UGMK Revda | 1
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2025 |
Russian basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions
Awards
MVP
| Year | Player | Team |
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| 1994 | CSK VVS-Samara | |
| 1995 | CSK VVS-Samara | |
| 1999 | Avtodor Saratov | |
| 2001 | Ural Great Perm |
| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | CSKA Moscow | |
| 2005 | CSKA Moscow | |
| 2006 | CSKA Moscow | |
| 2007 | CSKA Moscow | |
| 2008 | CSKA Moscow | |
| 2009 | CSKA Moscow |
Coaches
| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | CSKA Moscow | |
| 2005 | BC Dynamo Saint Petersburg | |
| 2006 | CSKA Moscow | |
| 2007 | CSKA Moscow | |
| 2008 | CSKA Moscow | |
| 2009 | CSKA Moscow |
Topscorers
Per game
Top tier
| Year | Player | Team | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sibirtelecom Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | 22.0 | |
| 2009 | Universitet Yugra Surgut | 21.0 | |
| 2010 | Dynamo Moscow | 20.8 |
Second tier
| Year | Player | Team | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Universitet Yugra Surgut | 23.0 | |
| 2012 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 18.6 | |
| 2013 | Avtodor Saratov | 21.5 | |
| 2014 | Universitet Yugra Surgut | ||
| 2015 | Universitet Yugra Surgut | 22.7 | |
| 2016 | Universitet Yugra Surgut | 21.3 | |
| 2017 | Universitet Yugra Surgut | 22.2 | |
| 2018 | Universitet Yugra Surgut | 21.2 | |
| 2019 | Universitet Yugra Surgut | 25.8 | |
| 2020 | Universitet Yugra Surgut | 22.3 | |
| 2021 | BC Samara | 19.6 | |
| 2022 | BC Izhevsk | 19.7 | |
| 2023 | BC Barnaul Altayskiy Kray | 19.2 | |
| 2024 | Dynamo Vladivostok | 17.4 | |
| 2025 | Lokomotiv Kuban II | 20.2 |
Source: eurobasket.com
Total points
Second tier
| Year | Player | Team | Pts |
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| 2011 | Universitet Yugra Surgut | 963 | |
| 2012 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 668 | |
| 2013 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 553 | |
| 2014 | Universitet Yugra Surgut | 201 |
Name history
- Premier League (1991-1994)
- Super League (1994-2000)
- Super League A (2000-2010)
- Super League 1 (2010-present)
Predecessor league
- USSR Premier League: (1923–1992)
Successor leagues
- Russian Professional League: (2010–2013)
- VTB United League: (2008–present)
See also
- Russian Professional Championship: (1991–present)
- Russian Professional League: (2010–2013)
- Russian Cup: (1999–present)
- VTB United League: (2008–present)
- USSR Premier League: (1923–1992)
- USSR Cup: (1949–1987)
- Russian basketball league system
- Basketball in Russia
- Russian Basketball All-Star Game
Notes
References
- ^ Клубы приняли решение о ликвидации баскетбольной Суперлиги (in Russian). Russian Basketball Federation. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ Сергей Панов: Клубам предстоит решить – играть по-честному или по-старому (in Russian). BC Nizhny Novgorod. 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ Дмитрий Сватковский: "Главный принцип Совета лиги - прозрачность принятия решений" (in Russian). BC Nizhny Novgorod. 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2010-07-19.

