Russian Professional Basketball Championship


The Russian Professional Basketball Championship is the top-tier level men's professional club basketball competition in Russia. Over the years, there have been 3 different incarnations of the Russian Basketball Championship. The Russian Super League 1, from the 1991–92 to 2009–10 seasons, the Russian Professional League, from the 2010–11 to 2011–13 seasons, and the VTB United League, from the 2013–14 season to the present. During the Soviet Union era, the USSR Premier League served as the national championship for Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic clubs.

History

From the 1991–92 to 2009–10 seasons, the winner of the Super League 1 was awarded the top-level Russian national championship. For three seasons, the PBL was Russia's highest tier, and in the 2013–14 season, the VTB United League, a regional league for Eastern Europe, was named the new top-level national domestic competition for Russian clubs.

Champions

Awards

Year200420052006200720082009
Russian Super League A Player of the Year

Medals by club

All–time national champions

Total number of national champions won by Russian clubs. Table includes titles won during the USSR Premier Basketball League.
ClubTrophiesYears won
CSKA Moscow511944–45, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
Burevestnik Leningrad21937–38, 1939–40
Dynamo Moscow21936–37, 1947–48
Spartak Saint Petersburg21974–75, 1991–92
Ural Great Perm22000–01, 2001–02
Lokomotiv Moscow11938–39
VVS Moscow11951–52
Zenit Saint Petersburg12021–22
UNICS12022–23