Ukrainian Basketball League (Superleague) History

League status

The Superleague is the first-tier professional basketball league in Ukraine. Superleague was established in 1992.
The Superleague sits above the Higher League which effectively forms the second-tier of Ukrainian basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 8 teams qualify to the play-offs.
Limits of non-Ukrainian players per team: 5 import players (non-Europeans), 5 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 5.

League name history

2008[+]-2009[+]: Ukrainian Basketball League 
2021 until now: Superleague  2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
Until 2021
2008-2009
Since 2021

Title holders

Championships by club

TitlesClubYears
3Dnipro 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26
2Budivelnyk 1988-89, 2022-23

Finals year-by-year

SeasonWinnerResultFinalistRegular Season Champion
2023-24BK Dnipro71-50,73-65Rivne-OSHVSMBK Dnipro
2024-25BK Dnipro2-1BC Kyiv BasketBK Dnipro

Finals participants

ClubWLTotal
Dnipro303
Kyiv Basket022
Rivne011

Final Four participants

Club1st2nd3rd4th
Dnipro3000
Kyiv Basket0210
Rivne0102
Cherkasy0011
K.Sokoly0010

Players with the most appearances in the Ukrainian Finals

PlayerFinals AppearancesYears
Volodymyr Koniev42023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Maksim Sandul32023, 2025, 2026
Stanislav Tymofeienko32024, 2025, 2026
Serhii Zahreba32024, 2025, 2026
Maksym Zakurdaiev32024, 2025, 2026
Olexandr Tarasenko32024, 2025, 2026
Ihor Dubonenko32024, 2025, 2026
Mykhailo Horobchenko32024, 2025, 2026
Roman Bondarchuk32024, 2025, 2026
Yevhenii Sorochan32024, 2025, 2026

Players with the most Ukrainian titles

PlayerCountYears Won
Volodymyr Koniev42023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Stanislav Tymofeienko32024, 2025, 2026
Serhii Zahreba32024, 2025, 2026
Maksym Zakurdaiev32024, 2025, 2026
Olexandr Tarasenko32024, 2025, 2026
Ihor Dubonenko32024, 2025, 2026
Mykhailo Horobchenko32024, 2025, 2026
Roman Bondarchuk32024, 2025, 2026
Yevhenii Sorochan32024, 2025, 2026
Ivan Koldomasov32024, 2025, 2026