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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 (1) 4–3 CSKA Moscow UNICS
2022–23 UNICS (1) 4–1 Lokomotiv Kuban CSKA Moscow
2023–24

Awards

Main article: Russian Gold Basket Awards
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Russian Super League A Player of the Year United States Marcus Brown Greece Theo Papaloukas Greece Theo Papaloukas Greece Theo Papaloukas United States Trajan Langdon Lithuania Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Russian Super League A Coach of the Year Serbia Dušan Ivković United States/Israel David Blatt Italy Ettore Messina Italy Ettore Messina Italy Ettore Messina Italy Ettore Messina

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).

Club Trophies Years won
CSKA Moscow 51 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 2 1937–38, 1939–40
Dynamo Moscow 2 1936–37, 1947–48
Spartak Saint Petersburg 2 1974–75, 1991–92
Ural Great Perm 2 2000–01, 2001–02
Lokomotiv Moscow 1 1938–39
VVS Moscow 1 1951–52
Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 2021–22
UNICS 1 2022–23

See also

Basketball in Russia
General topics
National teams
Men
Women
League competitions
Men
Women
Cup competitions
Men
Women
  • Russian Women's Cup
  • Soviet Union Women's Cup (defunct)
VTB United League
Seasons
Playoffs
Finals
Supercup
  • 2021
  • 2022
All-Star Game
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Former
Awards
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