:Russian Volleyball Super League
{{short description|Russian professional volleyball league}}
{{Infobox sports league
|title = Russian Volleyball Super League
|logo =
|pixels =
|sport = Volleyball
|founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1992}}
|teams = 14
|country = Russia
|continent = Europe
|confed = CEV
|most_champs = Zenit-Kazan
(11th titles)
|champion = Zenit-Kazan
(11th title)
|relegation = Major League A
|domestic_cup = Russian Cup
Russian SuperCup
|confed_cup = {{nobreak|CEV Champions League}}
CEV Cup
|website = {{url|https://volley.ru/}}
|current =
}}
The Russian Volleyball Super League (RVSL) ({{langx|ru| Волейбольная суперлига}}) is the top league of Russian professional volleyball. It was founded in 1992, and it is considered to be the continuer of the Soviet top league, founded in 1933.{{fact|date=March 2022}}
Winners of the Soviet championship
- 1933–1936 – Moscow.
- 1938, 1939 – Spartak (Leningrad)
- 1940 – Spartak Moscow
- 1945–1948 – Dynamo Moscow
- 1949, 1950 – VC CDKA Moscow
- 1951 – Dynamo Moscow
- 1952 – VC VVS MVO
- 1953, 1954 – VC CDKA Moscow
- 1955 – VC CSK Moscow
- 1956 – Ukrainian SSR
- 1957 – Spartak (Leningrad)
- 1958 – VC CSK Moscow
- 1959 – Leningrad
- 1960–1962 – VC CSKA Moscow
- 1963 – Leningrad
- 1965, 1966 – VC CSKA Moscow
- 1967 – Ukrainian SSR
- 1968 – Kalev Tallinn
- 1969 – Burevestnik Alma-Ata
- 1970–1983 – VC CSKA Moscow
- 1984 – Radiotechnik Riga
- 1985–1991 – VC CSKA Moscow
- 1992 – VC Shakhtar Donetsk
Teams
The following clubs competed in the 2022–23 season:{{cite web|url=http://www.volley.ru/competitions.php?tid=80&gender=2&league=1&year=2018&x=44&y=12 |title=2021 Superliga|language=ru|work=Volleyball Federation of Russia (ВФВ)|access-date=2 May 2021}}
{{Location map+|Russia|float=right|width=700|caption=2020-21 Super League teams location.|places=
{{Location map~|Russia|lat=55.783333|long=49.116667|position = bottom |label=Zenit-Kazan}}
{{Location map~|Russia|lat=66.050000|long=76.410000|position = right |label=Fakel}}
{{Location map~|Russia|lat=55.75|long=37.616667|position = top |label=Dinamo M}}
{{Location map~|Russia|lat=55.03|long=82.57|position = top |label=Lokomotiv N}}
{{Location map~|Russia|lat=55.22|long=86.04|position = bottom |label=Kuzbass}}
{{Location map~|Russia|lat=59.9375|long=30.308611|position = bottom |label=Zenit SP}}
{{Location map~|Russia|lat=50.36|long=36.36|position = top |label=Belogorie}}
{{Location map~|Russia|lat=61.15|long=73.26|position = top |label=Gazprom-Ugra}}
{{Location map~|Russia|lat=56.016667|long=93.066667|position = right |label=Yenisei}}
{{Location map~|Russia|lat=54.44|long=56.00|position = right |label=Ural Ufa}}
{{Location map~|Russia|lat=56.193666|long=44.002666|position = right |label=ASK NN}}
{{Location map~|Russia|lat=59.889722|long=29.085556|position = top |label=Dynamo-LO}}
{{Location map~|Russia|lat=51.46|long=55.06|position = bottom |label=Neftyanik}}
{{Location map~|Russia|lat=60.5620|long=76.3542|position = right |label=Yugra-Samotlor}}
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! Team ! Location ! Arena ! Capacity |
Zenit-Kazan
|4,570 |
Zenit SP
|7,120 |
Dinamo Moscow
|5,000 |
Kuzbass
| |
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
|3,000 |
Fakel
|3,000 |
Ural Ufa
|Ufa |1,000 |
Belogorie
|10,000 |
Dynamo-LO
| | |
Yenisei
|3,347 |
Gazprom-Ugra
|6,080 |
ASK Nizhny Novgorod
|1,500 |
Neftyanik Orenburg
|1,500 |
Yugra-Samotlor
|1,000 |
Nova Novokuybyshevsk
|2,200 |
Stroitel Minsk
|3,311 |
Russian volleyball Champions
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Year
!Gold !Silver !Bronze |
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1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Titles by club
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bgcolor=#9ACD32|Club
!bgcolor=#9ACD32|Winners !bgcolor=#9ACD32|Runners-up |
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Zenit Kazan
|align="center"|12 (2006-07,2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2022–23, 2023–24) |align="center"|2 (2018–19, 2019–20) |
Belogorie Belgorod
|align="center"|8 (1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–20, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2012–13) |align="center"|6 (1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15) |
Dynamo Moscow
|align="center"|4 (2005–06, 2007–08, 2020–21, 2021–22) |align="center"|9 (2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2022–23, 2023–24) |
CSKA Moscow
|align="center"|3 (1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96) |align="center"|1 (1992–93) |
Avtomobilist SP
|align="center"|2 (1991–92, 1992–93) |align="center"|0 |
UEM-Izumrud Ekaterinburg
|align="center"|1 (1998–99) |align="center"|4 (1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01) |
MGTU Luzhniki Moscow
|align="center"|1 (2000–01) |align="center"|2 (1991–92, 2001–02) |
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
|align="center"|1 (2019–20) |align="center"|2 (2013–14, 2021–22) |
Kuzbass Kemerovo
|align="center"|1 (2018–19) |align="center"|0 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Russian Volleyball Super League}}
{{Volleyball in Russia}}
{{CEV Men's Leagues}}
{{Professional Volleyball Leagues}}
{{Top sport leagues in Russia}}
Category:Volleyball competitions in Russia
Category:Sports leagues in Russia