Russian Basketball League (Higher League) History
League status
The Higher League is the third-tier basketball league in Russia. Higher League was established in .
The Higher League sits above the VTB-Youth League which effectively forms the fourth-tier of Russian basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 8 teams qualify to the play-offs.
League name history
Higher League 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
League logos
 Until 2015 |  2015- |
Title holders
Championships by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Metallurg MGN | 2023-24 |
| 1 |  BARS-RGEU | 2022-23 |
| 1 |  Dynamo Ufa | 2024-25 |
Finals year-by-year
| Season | Winner | Result | Finalist | Regular Season Champ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | BARS-RGEU Rostov | 72-67 |  BC Chelbasket Chelyabinsk | BC Chelbasket Chelyabinsk |
| 2023-24 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 2-0 |  Dinamo Grozny | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| 2024-25 | Dynamo Ufa | 2-0 |  Neftekhimik Tobolsk | Dynamo Ufa |
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metallurg MGN | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Neftekhimik T. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BARS-RGEU | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chelbasket | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dinamo G. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dynamo Ufa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARS-RGEU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Metallurg MGN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dynamo Ufa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neftekhimik T. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chelbasket | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dinamo G. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Cheb.Yastreby | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Stavropol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rusichi K. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Players with the most appearances in the Russian Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Maksim Voytov | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Sergei Kharitonov | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Artem Ivanov | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Nikita Soldatov | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Igor Kochnev | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
Players with the most Russian titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
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