The Russian Basketball Super League 2 (), formerly known as the Russian Basketball Super League B, is a men's professional basketball league. It was the second-tier division of the Russian professional basketball pyramid from 2000 until 2010, but it currently serves as the third tier. The league is run by the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF).
History It was founded in 2000 as Russia's second division. It consisted of 19 clubs, divided into two groups. Until then, Russia's second tier was the Higher League (now known as Russian Basketball Super League 3) founded in 1994.
After being the second-tier division of Russian basketball, from its first season in 2000–01, the Super League B was relegated to being the third -tier division of Russian basketball after the 2009–10 season, after the introduction of the 2010–11 season of the Russian Professional Basketball League (PBL).
In 2010, it was renamed as Super League 2. The 2010–11 season featured 11 clubs.
The league changed its name from Higher League to Superleague 2 in 2015. In 2022, it was renamed back to Higher League. Throughout years, the number of participants in the league ranged from 9 to 16 teams.
Criteria for promotion Until 2010, the winner of Super League B was qualified for Super League A, if the following conditions were met:
The arena where the club's home matches were held should accommodate at least 2,000 spectators Financial guarantees of participation in the championship (contracts with sponsors, etc.), confirming the minimum source of income for a full season.
Super League 2 (second-tier league) champions 2000–2010
2001: Arsenal Tula 2002: Dynamo Moscow 2003: VC Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 2004: Universitet Yugra Surgut 2005: Spartak Primorye 2006: Standard Togliatti 2007: Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 2008: Magnitogorsk State Technical University 2009: BC Avtodor Saratov 2010: BC Nizhny Novgorod
Super League 2 (third-tier league) champions 2011–present
2011: Ataman RostovHigher League (2010–2011) – eurobasket.com 2012: Planeta-Universitet Ukhta BasketballHigher League (2011–2012) – eurobasket.com 2013: Kupol-Rodniki IzhevskHigher League (2012–2013) – eurobasket.com 2014: Neftekhimik TobolskHigher League (2013–2014) – eurobasket.com 2015: Ruskon MordoviaHigher League (2014–2015) – eurobasket.com 2016: Spartak Saint PetersburgHigher League (2015–2016) – eurobasket.com 2017: BK TambovHigher League (2016–2017) – eurobasket.com 2018: BK Burevestnik YaroslavHigher League (2017–2018) – eurobasket.com 2019: Ufimets UfaHigher League (2018–2019) – eurobasket.com 2020: Cheboksarskiye Yastreby CheboksariHigher League (2019–2020) – eurobasket.com 2021: BC Barnaul Altayskiy KrayHigher League (2020–2021) – eurobasket.com 2022: Metallurg MagnitogorskHigher League (2021–2022) – eurobasket.com 2023: Bars RGEU RostovHigher League (2022–2023) – eurobasket.com 2024: Metallurg Magnitogorsk (2)Higher League (2023–2024) – eurobasket.com 2025: Dynamo UfaHigher League (2024–2025) – eurobasket.com
Topscorers Second tier YearPlayerTeamPoints 2000–01 Sergei Ivanov Dinamo Avtodor Volgograd 1070 2001–02 Igor Dergunov Sakha-Yakutsk 1046 2002–03 Sergey Pakhomov Metallurg University 902 2003–04 Alexey Ekimov Konti St. Petersburg 831 2004–05 Ilya Alexandrov Metallurg University 1101 2005–06 Ilya Alexandrov (2)Metallurg University 1247 2006–07 Alexander Golubev BC Ural Yekaterinburg 748 2007–08 Alexander Golubev (2)Metallurg University 973 2008–09 Alexey Kuznetsov Ruskon Mordovia 908 2009–10 Maxim Sinelnikov Metallurg University 809
Third tier YearPlayerTeamPPG 2013–14 Vladislav Lotarev Kupol-Rodniki Izhevsk 18.5 2014–15 Dmitry Zagnoyko Kupol-Rodniki Izhevsk 20.2 2015–16 Victor Zvarykin Stroitiel Engels 19.1 2016–17 Andrei Semenov Runa Basket Moscow 20.6 2017–18 Aleksey Almushev Rusichi Kursk 19.0 2018–19 Andrei Semenov (2)Runa Basket Moscow 25.1 2019–20 Timofei Gerasimov Lokomotiv Kuban II 25.1 2020–21 Aleksey Fedorchuk BC Mitsu Basket Lipetska Oblast 17.9 2021–22 Dmitriy Doynikov Rusichi Kursk 22.7 2022–23 Pavel Kryaschenko Dynamo-MGTU Maykop 19.0 2023–24 Danila Donskov Dynamo-MGTU Maykop 18.1 2024–25 Konstantin Klementiev Dynamo-MGTU Maykop 16.5
Name history Super League B (2000–2010) Super League 2 (2010–present)
See also Russian basketball league system Basketball in Russia Russian Professional Championship: (1991–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 All-Star Game
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References
External links Russian Basketball Federation Official Website Russian Super League 2 on Eurobasket.com Russian Super League 2 on betsapi.com