| Country | Russia |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Promotion and relegation | Yes |
| National system | |
| Federation | Russian Basketball Federation |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Top division | VTB United League |
| Second division | Super League 1 |
| Cup competition | Russian Cup |
| Basketball 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)
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| 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
See also
- League system
- European professional club basketball system
- Spanish basketball league system
- Greek basketball league system
- Italian basketball league system
- French basketball league system
- Turkish basketball league system
- German basketball league system
- Serbian basketball league system
- Polish basketball league system
- Hungarian basketball league system
- South American professional club basketball system
References
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