The Russian Professional Basketball Championship is the top-tier level men's professional club basketball competition in Russia. Over the years, there have been 3 different incarnations of the Russian Basketball Championship. The Russian Super League 1, from the 1991–92 to 2009–10 seasons, the Russian Professional League (PBL), from the 2010–11 to 2011–13 seasons, and the VTB United League, from the 2013–14 season to the present. During the Soviet Union era, the USSR Premier League served as the national championship for Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic clubs.

History From the 1991–92 to 2009–10 seasons, the winner of the Super League 1 was awarded the top-level Russian national championship. For three seasons, the PBL was Russia's highest tier, and in the 2013–14 season, the VTB United League, a regional league for Eastern Europe, was named the new top-level national domestic competition for Russian clubs.

Champions + Key § Denotes the team won the Russian Cup as well Team (X) Denotes the number of times the club won the title Season League Champion Score Runner-up Third place 1991–92 Russia Super League A (national) CSKA Moscow (1) Stroitel Samara Avtodor Saratov 1992–93 CSKA Moscow (2) Spartak Saint Petersburg Stroitel Samara 1993–94 CSKA Moscow (3) Avtodor Saratov CSK VVS Samara 1994–95 CSKA Moscow (4) 3–0 Dynamo Moscow CSK VVS Samara 1995–96 CSKA Moscow (5) 3–2 Dynamo Moscow Avtodor Saratov 1996–97 CSKA Moscow (6) 3–2 Avtodor Saratov BC Samara 1997–98 CSKA Moscow (7) 3–1 Avtodor Saratov BC Samara 1998–99 CSKA Moscow (8) 2–0 Avtodor Saratov Arsenal 1999–2000 CSKA Moscow (9) 3–0 Ural Great Perm UNICS 2000–01 Ural Great Perm (1) 3–0 UNICS Lokomotiv-Kuban 2001–02 Ural Great Perm (2) 3–1 UNICS Lokomotiv-Kuban 2002–03 CSKA Moscow§ (10) 3–1 Ural Great Perm UNICS 2003–04 CSKA Moscow (11) 3–1 UNICS Dynamo Moscow 2004–05 CSKA Moscow§ (12) 3–1 Dynamo Moscow UNICS 2005–06 CSKA Moscow§ (13) 3–0 Khimki Dynamo Saint Petersburg 2006–07 CSKA Moscow§ (14) 3–0 UNICS Khimki 2007–08 CSKA Moscow (15) 3–0 Khimki Dynamo Moscow 2008–09 CSKA Moscow (16) 3–1 Khimki UNICS 2009–10 CSKA Moscow§ (17) 3–0 Khimki UNICS 2010–11 Russia PBL (national) CSKA Moscow (18) 3–1 Khimki UNICS 2011–12 CSKA Moscow (19) 2–0 Khimki Lokomotiv-Kuban 2012–13 CSKA Moscow (20) Khimki Spartak Saint Petersburg 2013–14 VTB United League (international) CSKA Moscow (21) 3–0 Nizhny Novgorod UNICS 2014–15 CSKA Moscow (22) 3–0 Khimki Lokomotiv-Kuban 2015–16 CSKA Moscow (23) 3–1 UNICS Zenit Saint Petersburg 2016–17 CSKA Moscow (24) 3–0 Khimki Zenit Saint Petersburg 2017–18 CSKA Moscow (25) 95:84 Khimki Zenit Saint Petersburg 2018–19 CSKA Moscow (26) 3–0 Khimki UNICS 2019–20 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic - no champion announced. 2020–21 CSKA Moscow (27) 3–0 UNICS Zenit Saint Petersburg 2021–22 Zenit Saint Petersburg 4–3 CSKA Moscow UNICS 2022–23 UNICS 4–1 Lokomotiv Kuban CSKA Moscow 2023–24 CSKA Moscow (28) 4–1 UNICSBC Zenit Saint Petersburg 2024–25 CSKA Moscow (29) 4–2 Zenit Saint Petersburg UNICS

Awards

MVP Super League YearPlayerTeam 1994 Valeri Tikhonenko CSK VVS-Samara 1995 Valeri Tikhonenko (2)CSK VVS-Samara 1999 Andrei Fetisov Avtodor Saratov 2001 Sergei Chikalkin Ural Great Perm

YearPlayerTeam 2004 Marcus Brown CSKA Moscow 2005 Theo Papaloukas CSKA Moscow 2006 Theo Papaloukas CSKA Moscow 2007 Theo Papaloukas (3)CSKA Moscow 2008 Trajan Langdon CSKA Moscow 2009 Ramūnas ŠiškauskasCSKA Moscow

PBL YearPlayerTeam 2011 Maciej Lampe UNICS Kazan 2012 Davon Jefferson Triumph Lyubertsy 2013 Miloš Teodosić PBC CSKA Moscow

VTB Promo YearPlayerTeam 2009–10 Victor Khryapa PBC CSKA Moscow 2010–11 Ramel Curry BC Azovmash 2011–12 Andrei Kirilenko PBC CSKA Moscow 2012–13 E.J. Rowland VEF Rīga

VTB YearPlayerTeam 2013–14 Drew Goudelock UNICS Kazan 2014–15 Nando de Colo PBC CSKA Moscow 2015–16 Nando de Colo PBC CSKA Moscow 2016–17 Alexey Shved BC Khimki 2017–18 Nando de Colo (3)PBC CSKA Moscow 2018–19 Alexey Shved (2) BC Khimki 2019–20 Not awarded 2020–21 Mantas Kalnietis Lokomotiv Kuban 2021–22 Mario Hezonja UNICS Kazan 2022–23 Nikola Milutinov PBC CSKA Moscow 2023–24 Nenad Dimitrijević UNICS Kazan 2024-25 Dwayne Bacon BC Zenit Saint Petersburg

Coaches Super League YearPlayerTeam 2004 Dušan Ivković CSKA Moscow 2005 / David Blatt BC Dynamo Saint Petersburg 2006 Ettore Messina CSKA Moscow 2007 Ettore Messina CSKA Moscow 2008 Ettore Messina CSKA Moscow 2009 Ettore Messina (4)CSKA Moscow

Topscorers Super League YearPlayerTeamPPG 2008 Lee Nailon Sibirtelecom Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 22.0 2009 Lionel Chalmers Universitet Yugra Surgut 21.5 2010 Sergey Bykov Dynamo Moscow 20.8

PBL YearPlayerTeamPPG 2010-11 Tywain McKee Triumph Lyubertsy 18.6 2011-12 Davon Jefferson Triumph Lyubertsy20.8 2012–13 Sergey Karasev Triumph Lyubertsy 317 (total)

Source: eurobasket.com

VTB :

Statistical leaders Rebounds Super League YearPlayerTeamPPG 2009 Victor Khryapa CSKA Moscow 7.9 2010 Victor Khryapa CSKA Moscow 8.7

PBL YearPlayerTeamPPG 2010-11 Alexey Zhukanenko Dynamo Moscow 7.4 2011-12 Cuthbert Victor Spartak Primorye8.1 2012–13 Victor Khryapa CSKA Moscow 113 (total)

Assists Super League YearPlayerTeamPPG 2009 Jannero Pargo Dynamo Moscow 5.9 2010 J.R. Bremer BC Krasnye Krylia 5.7

PBL YearPlayerTeamPPG 2010-11 Marcus Williams Enisey Krasnoyarsk 8.6 2011-12 Aaron Miles BC Krasnye Krylia6.0 2012–13 Aaron Miles BC Krasnye Krylia96 (total)

Source: eurobasket.com

Medals by club Club Total CSKA Moscow 27 1 1 29 Ural Great Perm 2 2 0 4 UNICS 1 6 9 16 Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 0 4 5 Khimki 0 11 1 12 Avtodor Saratov 0 4 2 6 Dynamo Moscow 0 3 2 5 Lokomotiv Kuban 0 1 4 5 Samara 0 1 3 4 Spartak Saint Petersburg 0 1 1 2 Nizhny Novgorod 0 1 0 1 CSK VVS 0 0 2 2 Arsenal 0 0 1 1 Dynamo Saint Petersburg 0 0 1 1

All–time national champions Total number of national champions won by Russian clubs. Table includes titles won during the USSR Premier Basketball League (1923–1992). ClubTrophiesYears won CSKA Moscow 1944–45, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21 Burevestnik Leningrad 1937–38, 1939–40 Dynamo Moscow 1936–37, 1947–48 Spartak Saint Petersburg 1974–75, 1991–92 Ural Great Perm 2000–01, 2001–02 Lokomotiv Moscow 1938–39 VVS Moscow 1951–52 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2021–22 UNICS 2022–23

See also Russian Super League 1: (1992–present) Russian Professional League: (2010–2013) Russian Cup: (1999–present) VTB United League: (2008–present) USSR Premier League: (1923–1992) USSR Cup: (1949–1987) Russian basketball league system Basketball in Russia