The Russian Women's Handball Superleague is the premier women's handball competition in Russia. Currently eleven clubs take part in the competition, with the top eight playing the championship play-offs.Table and results in the Handball Union of Russia's website
The Russian Championship's leading teams have been successful in EHF's competitions. Zvezda Zvenigorod won the Champions League and the EHF Cup, while Dynamo Volgograd, Istochnik Rostov and Lada Togliatti have won either the EHF Cup or the Cup Winners' Cup. Kuban Krasnodar, Luch Moscow (f. Trud) and Rostselmash also won international competitions back in the Soviet era.List of champions of EHF competitions in the-sports.org
In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Handball Federation banned Russian and Belarus athletes and officials, and the European Handball Federation suspended the national teams of Russia and Belarus as well as Russian and Belarusian clubs competing in European handball competitions. Referees, officials, and commission members from Russia and Belarus will not be called upon for future activities. And new organisers will be sought for the YAC 16 EHF Beach Handball EURO and the Qualifier Tournaments for the Beach Handball EURO 2023, which were to be held in Moscow.
Teams Teams in the 2021-22 season.
TeamCityArenaCapacityRostov-DonRostov on DonRostov-on-Don Palace of Sports3,000CSKA MoscowMoscowUniversal Sports Hall CSKA5,500Lada TogliattiTolyattiOlymp Sportlomplex2,700Dinamo VolgogradVolgogradDynamo Sports Hall1,500HC Kuban KrasnodarKrasnodarOlympus Arena3,000HC AstrakhanochkaAstrakhanSportcomplex Zvezdny5,000Zvezda ZvenigorodZvenigorodSport Hall Zvezda1,000Stavropol-SKFUStavropolArena Mezzanine Stavropol1,000AGU-Adyif MaykopMaykopSports Palace of ASU1,500 KSK Luch MoscowMoscowDynamo Arena4,400Universitet-IzhevskIzhevskUniversity Izhevsk Gymnasium600HC Ufa-AlisaUfaMBU Sports Center °32 200
List of champions Season Gold Silver Bronze 1992–93Rotor Volgograd Rostselmash Rossiyanka Volgograd 1993–94Rostselmash Rossiyanka Volgograd Istochnik Rostov-on-Don 1994–95Rotor Volgograd Rostselmash Istochnik Rostov-on-Don 1995–96Rotor Volgograd Istochnik Rostov-on-Don Rostselmash 1996–97Istochnik Rostov-on-Don Kuban Krasnodar Rostselmash 1997–98Istochnik Rostov-on-Don Kuban Krasnodar Akva Volgograd 1998–99Akva Volgograd Kuban Krasnodar AGU-Adyif Maykop 1999–00Akva Volgograd Kuban Krasnodar AGU-Adyif Maykop 2000–01Akva Volgograd Lada Togliatti Rostselmash 2001–02Lada Togliatti Akva Volgograd Rostselmash 2002–03Lada Togliatti Akva Volgograd Rostov-Don 2003–04Lada Togliatti Dinamo-Akva Volgograd Rostov-Don 2004–05Lada Togliatti Dinamo Volgograd Rostov-Don 2005–06Lada Togliatti Dinamo Volgograd Zvezda Zvenigorod 2006–07Zvezda Zvenigorod Lada Togliatti Dinamo Volgograd 2007–08Lada Togliatti Zvezda Zvenigorod Dinamo Volgograd 2008–09Dinamo Volgograd Zvezda Zvenigorod Lada Togliatti 2009–10Dinamo Volgograd Zvezda Zvenigorod Rostov-Don 2010–11Dinamo Volgograd Rostov-Don Lada Togliatti 2011–12Dinamo Volgograd Rostov-Don Lada Togliatti 2012–13Dinamo Volgograd Rostov-Don Zvezda Zvenigorod 2013–14Dinamo-Sinara Volgograd Lada Togliatti Rostov-Don 2014–15Rostov-Don Lada Togliatti Astrakhanochka 2015–16Astrakhanochka Rostov-Don Lada Togliatti 2016–17Rostov-Don Lada Togliatti Kuban Krasnodar 2017–18Rostov-Don Lada Togliatti Astrakhanochka 2018–19Rostov-Don Lada Togliatti Kuban Krasnodar 2019–20Rostov-Don Lada Togliatti CSKA Moscow 2020–21CSKA Moscow Rostov-Don Lada Togliatti 2021–22Rostov-Don CSKA Moscow Lada Togliatti 2022–23CSKA Moscow Rostov-Don Zvezda Zvenigorod 2023–24CSKA Moscow Rostov-Don Astrakhanochka
Statistics
EHF coefficients
The following data indicates Russian coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.
Country ranking EHF League Ranking for 2022/23 season:
1. (1) Nemzeti Bajnokság I (157.67) 2. (5) Ligue Butagaz Énergie (118.50) 3. (2) Russian Superleague (114.50) 4. (3) Bambusa Kvindeligaen (109.00) 5. (6) REMA 1000-ligaen (102.77) 6. (4) Liga Națională (94.50)
References