Russian Volleyball Super League

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.[citation needed]

Russian Volleyball Super League
SportVolleyball
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
No. of teams14
CountryRussia
ConfederationCEV
Most recent
champion(s)
Zenit-Kazan
(11th title)
Most titlesZenit-Kazan
(11th titles)
Relegation toMajor League A
Domestic cup(s)Russian Cup
Russian SuperCup
International cup(s)CEV Champions League
CEV Cup
Official websitevolley.ru

Winners of the Soviet championship

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Teams

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

Team Location Arena Capacity
Zenit-Kazan Kazan Kazan Volleyball Centre 4,570
Zenit SP Saint Petersburg Sibur Arena 7,120
Dinamo Moscow Moscow Dynamo Sports Palace 5,000
Kuzbass Kemerovo Kuzbass Arena
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk Novosibirsk SKK Sever 3,000
Fakel Novy Urengoy DS Zvyozdniy 3,000
Ural Ufa Ufa Dynamo Sport Complex 1,000
Belogorie Belgorod Belgorod Arena 10,000
Dynamo-LO Sosnovy Bor
Yenisei Krasnoyarsk Ivan Yarygin Sports Palace 3,347
Gazprom-Ugra Surgut Premier Arena 6,080
ASK Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod DS Zarechye Hall 1,500
Neftyanik Orenburg Orenburg Olympics Sport Complex 1,500
Yugra-Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk Zal Meždunarodnyh Vstreč 1,000
Nova Novokuybyshevsk Novokuybyshevsk МТЛ Арена 2,200
Stroitel Minsk Minsk Minsk Sports Palace 3,311

Russian volleyball Champions

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Year Gold Silver Bronze
1992 Avtomobilist Saint Petersburg MGTU Moscow Dynamo Moscow region
1993 Avtomobilist Saint Petersburg CSKA Moscow Dynamo Moscow region
1994 CSKA Moscow Iskra Odintsovo Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk
1995 CSKA Moscow Lokomotiv Belgorod Avtomobilist Saint Petersburg
1996 CSKA Moscow Belogorie Belgorod Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk
1997 Belogorie-Dynamo Belgorod UEM-Izumrud Ekaterinburg CSKA Moscow
1998 Belogorie-Dynamo Belgorod UEM-Izumrud Ekaterinburg CSKA Moscow
1999 UEM-Izumrud Ekaterinburg Belogorie-Dynamo Belgorod Iskra-RVSN Odintsovo
2000 Belogorie-Dynamo Belgorod UEM-Izumrud Ekaterinburg Iskra-RVSN Odintsovo
2001 MGTU Luzhniki Moscow UEM-Izumrud Ekaterinburg Iskra-RVSN Odintsovo
2002 Lokomotiv Belogorie Belgorod MGTU Luzhniki Moscow Dynamo MGFSO Olymp Moscow
2003 Lokomotiv Belogorie Belgorod Iskra Odintsovo UEM-Izumrud Ekaterinburg
2004 Lokomotiv Belogorie Belgorod Dynamo Moscow Zenit-Kazan
2005 Lokomotiv Belogorie Belgorod Dynamo Moscow Zenit-Kazan
2006 Dynamo Moscow Lokomotiv Belogorie Belgorod Iskra Odintsovo
2007 Zenit-Kazan Dynamo Moscow Iskra Odintsovo
2008 Dynamo Moscow Iskra Odintsovo Dynamo TatTransGaz Kazan
2009 Zenit Kazan Iskra Odintsovo Fakel Novy Urengoy
2010 Zenit Kazan Lokomotiv Belogorie Belgorod Dynamo Moscow
2011 Zenit Kazan Dynamo Moscow Lokomotiv Belogorie Belgorod
2012 Zenit Kazan Dynamo Moscow Iskra Odintsovo
2013 Belogorie Belgorod Ural Ufa Zenit Kazan
2014 Zenit Kazan Lokomotiv Novosibirsk Belogorie Belgorod
2015 Zenit Kazan Belogorie Belgorod Dynamo Moscow
2016 Zenit Kazan Dynamo Moscow Belogorie Belgorod
2017 Zenit Kazan Dynamo Moscow Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
2018 Zenit Kazan Zenit Saint Petersburg Dynamo Moscow
2019 Kuzbass Kemerovo Zenit Kazan Fakel Novy Urengoy
2020 Lokomotiv Novosibirsk Zenit Kazan Kuzbass Kemerovo
2021 Dynamo Moscow Zenit Saint Petersburg Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
2022 Dynamo Moscow Lokomotiv Novosibirsk Zenit Kazan
2023 Zenit Kazan Dynamo Moscow Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
2024 Zenit Kazan Dynamo Moscow Belogorie Belgorod

Titles by club

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Club Winners Runners-up
Zenit Kazan 12 (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 Belgorod 8 (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 Moscow 4 (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)
CSKA Moscow 3 (1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96) 1 (1992–93)
Avtomobilist SP 2 (1991–92, 1992–93) 0
UEM-Izumrud Ekaterinburg 1 (1998–99) 4 (1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01)
MGTU Luzhniki Moscow 1 (2000–01) 2 (1991–92, 2001–02)
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 1 (2019–20) 2 (2013–14, 2021–22)
Kuzbass Kemerovo 1 (2018–19) 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021 Superliga". Volleyball Federation of Russia (ВФВ) (in Russian). Retrieved 2 May 2021.