Russian Volleyball Super League Explained

Russian Volleyball Super League
Sport:Volleyball
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:
CEV Cup

The Russian Volleyball Super League (RVSL) (Russian: 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.

Winners of the Soviet championship

Teams

The following clubs competed in the 2022–23 season:[1]

TeamLocationArenaCapacity
Zenit-KazanKazanKazan Volleyball Centre4,570
Zenit SPSaint PetersburgSibur Arena7,120
Dinamo MoscowMoscowDynamo Sports Palace5,000
KuzbassKemerovoKuzbass Arena
Lokomotiv NovosibirskNovosibirskSKK Sever3,000
FakelNovy UrengoyDS Zvyozdniy3,000
Ural UfaUfaDynamo Sport Complex1,000
BelogorieBelgorodBelgorod Arena10,000
Dynamo-LOSosnovy Bor
YeniseiKrasnoyarskIvan Yarygin Sports Palace3,347
Gazprom-UgraSurgutPremier Arena6,080
ASK Nizhny NovgorodNizhny NovgorodDS Zarechye Hall1,500
Neftyanik OrenburgOrenburgOlympics Sport Complex1,500
Yugra-SamotlorNizhnevartovskZal Meždunarodnyh Vstreč1,000
Nova NovokuybyshevskNovokuybyshevskМТЛ Арена2,200
Stroitel MinskMinskMinsk Sports Palace3,311

Russian volleyball Champions

YearGoldSilverBronze
1992Avtomobilist Saint PetersburgMGTU MoscowDynamo Moscow region
1993Avtomobilist Saint PetersburgCSKA MoscowDynamo Moscow region
1994CSKA MoscowIskra OdintsovoSamotlor Nizhnevartovsk
1995CSKA MoscowLokomotiv BelgorodAvtomobilist Saint Petersburg
1996CSKA MoscowBelogorie BelgorodSamotlor Nizhnevartovsk
1997Belogorie-Dynamo BelgorodUEM-Izumrud EkaterinburgCSKA Moscow
1998Belogorie-Dynamo BelgorodUEM-Izumrud EkaterinburgCSKA Moscow
1999UEM-Izumrud EkaterinburgBelogorie-Dynamo BelgorodIskra-RVSN Odintsovo
2000Belogorie-Dynamo BelgorodUEM-Izumrud EkaterinburgIskra-RVSN Odintsovo
2001MGTU Luzhniki MoscowUEM-Izumrud EkaterinburgIskra-RVSN Odintsovo
2002Lokomotiv Belogorie BelgorodMGTU Luzhniki MoscowDynamo MGFSO Olymp Moscow
2003Lokomotiv Belogorie BelgorodIskra OdintsovoUEM-Izumrud Ekaterinburg
2004Lokomotiv Belogorie BelgorodDynamo MoscowZenit-Kazan
2005Lokomotiv Belogorie BelgorodDynamo MoscowZenit-Kazan
2006Dynamo MoscowLokomotiv Belogorie BelgorodIskra Odintsovo
2007Zenit-KazanDynamo MoscowIskra Odintsovo
2008Dynamo MoscowIskra OdintsovoDynamo TatTransGaz Kazan
2009Zenit KazanIskra OdintsovoFakel Novy Urengoy
2010Zenit KazanLokomotiv Belogorie BelgorodDynamo Moscow
2011Zenit KazanDynamo MoscowLokomotiv Belogorie Belgorod
2012Zenit KazanDynamo MoscowIskra Odintsovo
2013Belogorie BelgorodUral UfaZenit Kazan
2014Zenit KazanLokomotiv NovosibirskBelogorie Belgorod
2015Zenit KazanBelogorie BelgorodDynamo Moscow
2016Zenit KazanDynamo MoscowBelogorie Belgorod
2017Zenit KazanDynamo MoscowLokomotiv Novosibirsk
2018Zenit KazanZenit Saint PetersburgDynamo Moscow
2019Kuzbass KemerovoZenit KazanFakel Novy Urengoy
2020Lokomotiv NovosibirskZenit KazanKuzbass Kemerovo
2021Dynamo MoscowZenit Saint PetersburgLokomotiv Novosibirsk
2022Dynamo MoscowLokomotiv NovosibirskZenit Kazan
2023Zenit KazanDynamo MoscowLokomotiv Novosibirsk
2024Zenit KazanDynamo MoscowBelogorie Belgorod

Titles by club

ClubWinnersRunners-up
Zenit Kazan12 (2006-07,2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2022–23, 2023–24)2 (2018–19, 2019–20)
Belogorie Belgorod8 (1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–20, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2012–13)6 (1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15)
Dynamo Moscow4 (2005–06, 2007–08, 2020–21, 2021–22)9 (2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2022–23, 2023–24)
3 (1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96)1 (1992–93)
Avtomobilist SP2 (1991–92, 1992–93)0
UEM-Izumrud Ekaterinburg1 (1998–99)4 (1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01)
MGTU Luzhniki Moscow1 (2000–01)2 (1991–92, 2001–02)
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk1 (2019–20)2 (2013–14, 2021–22)
Kuzbass Kemerovo1 (2018–19)0

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Superliga. ru. Volleyball Federation of Russia (ВФВ). 2 May 2021.