Russian Women's Volleyball Super League Explained

Russian Women's Volleyball Super League
Sport:Volleyball
Teams:14
Country:Russia
Confed:CEV
Champion:Dynamo Moscow
(8th title)
Most Champs:Uralochka Ekaterinburg (14 titles)
Relegation:Major League A
Domestic Cup:Russian Cup
Russian SuperCup
Confed Cup:
CEV Cup
CEV Challenge Cup

The Russian Women's Volleyball Super League, is the highest professional women's volleyball league in Russia. It is organized and administered by the Russian Volleyball Federation.

History

The dissolution of the Soviet Union in late 1991 brought an end to all sports leagues played in the Soviet Union, including the Soviet Women's Volleyball Championship. The national league was created by the Russian Volleyball Federation as a continuation of the Soviet Championships. The 1991–92 inaugural season had the participation of clubs based in the Russian Commonwealth and Yugoslavia. From the second season onwards only clubs based in Russia were allowed to compete.

This is how the League changed its name and structure through time.

Years1st Division 2nd Division3rd Division4th Division5th Division
1991–1992 Major League First League – – –
1992–1995 Major League A Major League B First League Second League –
1995–1996 Super League Major League A Major League B First League Second League
1996–2001 Super League Premier League
("Europe" and "Siberia and Far East" zones) 		First League
("Europe" and "Siberia and Far East" zones) 		Second League –
2001–2011 Super League Major League A
("Europe" and "Siberia and Far East" zones) 		Major League B
("Europe" and "Siberia and Far East" zones) 		First League –
2011– Super League Major League A Major League B
("Europe" and "Siberia and Far East" zones) 		– –

Teams

The following clubs are competing in the 2020–21 season:[1]

TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Dinamo-Ak BarsKazanKazan Volleyball Centre5,000
Dinamo KrasnodarKrasnodarPalais des Sports Olympus3,000
Dinamo MoscowMoscowDynamo Volleyball Arena3,500
Dinamo-MetarChelyabinskMetar-Sport2,500
LeningradkaSaint PetersburgSPbGMTU Sports Complex2,000
Lokomotiv KaliningradKaliningradAmberarena7,000
ProtonBalakovoFOK Zviozdny2,500
Uralochka-NTMKYekaterinburgPalace of Sports Yekaterinburg5,000
Minchanka MinskMinsk, BelarusSports Palace Uruchye3,000
YeniseiKrasnoyarskIvan Yarygin Sports Palace3,300
Zarechie OdintsovoOdintsovoVolleyball-Sports Complex2,200
SpartaNizhny NovgorodSports Palace North Star800
LipetskLipetskSports School of Lipetsk
TulitsaTulaManege of CS Arsenal

Results

SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird
1991–92Uralochka YekaterinburgMladost ZagrebCSKA Moscow
1992–93Uralochka YekaterinburgYunezis YekaterinburgCSKA Moscow
1993–94Uralochka YekaterinburgCSKA Moscow
1994–95Uralochka YekaterinburgCSKA Moscow
1995–96Uralochka YekaterinburgCSKA Moscow
1996–97Uralochka YekaterinburgCSKA MoscowUraltransbank Yekaterinburg
1997–98Uralochka YekaterinburgUraltransbank YekaterinburgCSKA Moscow
1998–99Uralochka YekaterinburgUraltransbank YekaterinburgFakel Novy Urengoy
1999–00Uralochka YekaterinburgUraltransbank YekaterinburgCSKA Moscow
2000–01Uralochka YekaterinburgUniversitet BelgorodUraltransbank Yekaterinburg
2001–02Uralochka NTMK YekaterinburgUniversitet Belgorod
2002–03Uralochka NTMK YekaterinburgUniversitet Belgorod
2003–04Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg
2004–05Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg
2005–06
2006–07CSKA Moscow
2007–08Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg
2008–09Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg
2009–10Dinamo MoscowDinamo Krasnodar
2010–11Dinamo MoscowDinamo Krasnodar
2011–12Dinamo MoscowUralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg
2012–13Dinamo MoscowOmichka Omsk
2013–14Dinamo MoscowOmichka Omsk
2014–15Dinamo MoscowUralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg
2015–16Dinamo MoscowUralochka NTMK YekaterinburgDinamo Krasnodar
2016–17Dinamo MoscowYenisey Krasnoyarsk
2017–18Dinamo MoscowUralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg
2018–19Dinamo MoscowUralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg
2019–20Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg
2020–21Dinamo MoscowDinamo Kazan
2021–22Uralochka NTMK YekaterinburgDinamo Moscow
2022–23Dinamo MoscowProton Saratov
2023–24Dinamo KazanLeningradka Saint Petersburg
Source[2]

Titles by club

ClubWinnersRunners-up
Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg14 (1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05)2 (2015–16, 2021–22)
Dinamo Moscow8 (2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23)8 (2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15)
7 (2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2019–20, 2023–24)2 (2016–17, 2017–18)
Lokomotiv Kaliningrad2 (2020–21, 2021–22)4 (2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24)
2 (2007–08, 2009–10)2 (2005–06, 2008–09)

All-time team records

Various statistics since 2007/2008

(Based on W=2 pts and D=1 pts)

TeamSFirsBestPtsMPWLGFGAdiff
1WVC Dynamo Moscow (RUS)152007/20081st67137030169976381+595
2Uralochka NTMK Ekaterinburg (RUS)152007/20082nd580366214152776603+173
3Dinamo Kazan (RUS)132009/20101st57331725661830316+514
4Zarechie Odintsovo (RUS)152007/20081st543351192159706636+70
5Dinamo Krasnodar (RUS)132009/20103rd468296172124604491+113
6Proton Volleyball Club Balakovo (RUS)142007/2008-424314110204457699-242
7Leningradka Saint-Petersburg (RUS)122007/2008-35826197164415566-151
8Avtodor-Metar Chelyabinsk (RUS)132007/2008-35327974205334688-354
9Omichka Omsk (RUS)92007/20083rd34822212696450388+62
10Lokomotiv Kaliningrad (RUS)82007/20082nd2711739875347306+41
11Yenisei Krasnoyarsk (RUS)82012/20133rd2321646896281336-55
12Torch Novy Urengoi (RUS)52008/2009-1761304684203284-81
13Samorodok Khabarovsk (RUS)52007/20084th1731254877190270-80
14VC Sakhalin (RUS)42016/2017-137993861152224-72
15Indesit Lipetsk (RUS)52007/2008-1371033469160234-74
16Tyumen Tyumen (RUS)32011/2012-100742648120169-49
17Universitet Belgorod (RUS)32007/2008-100732746115165-50
18Minchanka Minsk (BLR)42018/2019-99732647110167-57
19Severstal Cherepovets (RUS)22011/2012-6550153568120-52
20Ufimochka UGNTU (RUS)22012/2013-5646103652121-69
21Voronezh (RUS)22014/2015-464153631113-82
22VC Tulitsa (RUS)22020/2021-382810184863-15
23Nizhniy Novgorod (RUS)32018/2019-38299204168-27
24Hara Morin Ulan-Ude (RUS)12013/2014-32248163358-25
25CSKA Moscow (RUS)12007/2008-302010104239+3
26Kazanochka Kazan (RUS)12007/2008-24204161854-36

Lyudmila Buldakova award

The award for best player of the Super League was created by the Russian Volleyball Federation in 2006 and named after two time Olympic gold medallist Lyudmila Buldakova, a former player who died that year. The winner is voted by the head coaches of the league's teams.[3] [4]

SeasonWinnerClub
2006–07 Lyubov YagodinaWVC CSKA Moscow
2007–08 Lyubov SokolovaZarechie Odintsovo
2008–09 Yevgeniya EstesUralochka-NTMK
2009–10Zarechie Odintsovo
2010–11 Yekaterina GamovaDinamo Kazan
2011–12 Angelina GrünDinamo Moscow
2012–13 Yekaterina GamovaDinamo Kazan
2013–14 Yekaterina GamovaDinamo Kazan
2014–15 Nataliya GoncharovaDinamo Moscow
2015–16 Nataliya GoncharovaDinamo Moscow
2016–17 Nataliya GoncharovaDinamo Moscow
2017–18 Nataliya GoncharovaDinamo Moscow
2018–19 Nataliya GoncharovaDinamo Moscow

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Superliga. ru. Volleyball Federation of Russia (ВФВ). 2 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Volleyball - Russia - Women's Super League : presentation and medal winners . Info Média Conseil . 25 February 2017.
  3. Web site: Goncharova awarded the best player of Superleague second year in a row . russiavolley.com . 12 June 2016 . 25 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Nataliya Goncharova wins the "Best Player" award third time in a row . russiavolley.com . 8 June 2017 . 3 September 2017.

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