
Russian Basketball League (Superleague) History
League status
The Superleague (1Liga) is the second-tier professional basketball league in Russia. Superleague was established in 1977.
The Superleague sits above the Higher League which effectively forms the third-tier of Russian basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 8 teams qualify to the play-offs.
The bottom team is relegated to Higher League.
League name history
1977-1992: 1 Liga
1992-2010: Superleague B
2015[+]-2025[+]: Superleague 1 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
2025 until now: Superleague
League logos
Until 1992 | 1992-2010 | 2010-2025 | Since 2025 |
Title holders
Championships by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Uralmash | 2021-22, 2022-23 |
| 1 | Temp-SUMZ | 2024-25 |
| 1 | Dinamo V. | 2023-24 |
Finals year-by-year
| Season | Winner | Result | Finalist | Regular Season Champ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Uralmash Yekaterinburg | 3-0 | Runa Basket Moscow | Uralmash Yekaterinburg |
| 2022-23 | Uralmash Yekaterinburg | 3-0 | Runa Basket Moscow | Uralmash Yekaterinburg |
| 2023-24 | Dinamo Vladivostok | 3-1 | BC Khimki Moscow Region | BC Khimki Moscow Region |
| 2024-25 | Temp-SUMZ-UMMC Revda | 3-1 | CSKA Moscow 2nd team | Temp-SUMZ-UMMC Revda |
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Uralmash | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Runa Basket | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Khimki | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Temp-SUMZ | 1 | 0 | 1 |
CSKA-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Dinamo V. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Uralmash | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Temp-SUMZ | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Dinamo V. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Runa Basket | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Khimki | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
CSKA-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Zenit-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Samara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Players with the most appearances in the Russian Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Evgeny Karpeko | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Fedor Klyuchnikov | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Mikhail Karpachev | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| Maksim Kondakov | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| Anton Glazunov | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Maxim Krivosheev | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Victor Zaryazhko | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Nikita Balashov | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Artem Pisarchuk | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Aleksandr Zakharov | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
Players with the most Russian titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Maksim Kondakov | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| Ivan Evstigneev | 2 | 2022, 2025 |
| Maxim Krivosheev | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Danil Yurkov | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Artem Pisarchuk | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Aleksandr Zakharov | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Kirill Mikheyev | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Nikita Balashov | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Anton Glazunov | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Kirill Pisklov | 2 | 2022, 2023 |













