Russian basketball league system

Hierarchical league system for professional basketball clubs in Russia

The Russian basketball league system is a hierarchical league system for professional basketball clubs in Russia, with promotion and relegation between different levels of competition. There are currently five levels of competition: the VTB United League, the Russian Super League 1, the Russian Super League 2, the Russian Super League 3 and the Under-23 Youth League.

The tier pyramid

Level	League
1.	VTB United League (12 teams - 10 from Russia, 1 from Belarus and 1 from Kazakhstan) (Current) (Russian Professional Basketball League (PBL) - defunct) (2010–2013) (Soviet Union Premier League - defunct) (1923–1992)
2.	Russian Super League 1 (First Tier from 1992–2010) (13 teams)
3.	Russian Super League 2 (11 teams)
4.	Russian Super League 3 (9 teams)
5.	Under–23 Youth League (10 teams)

Other competitions

Russian Cup
Soviet Union Cup

References

External links

Eurobasket.com Russian Men's Basketball
VTB United League Official Website
Russian Professional Basketball League Official Website
Russian Basketball Federation Official Website

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General topics

Russian Basketball Federation
Russian basketball league system
Russian Professional Basketball Championship
- Russian Gold Basket Awards
- PBL Awards
Russian clubs in international competitions
Soviet clubs in international competitions

National teams

Men	Russia Russia U20 Russia U19 Russia U17 Soviet Union (defunct)
Women	Russia Russia U20 Russia U19 Russia U17 Soviet Union (defunct)

League competitions

Men	VTB United League Russian Super League 1 Russian Higher League Russian Under-23 Youth League Russian 1 League Russian Professional Basketball League (defunct) Soviet Union Premier League (defunct)
Women	Russian Women's Premier League Russian Women's Super League Russian Women's Higher League Soviet Union Women's Premier League (defunct)