The Russian Women's Volleyball Super League, is the highest professional women's

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league in Russia. It is organized and administrated 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 first USSR championships were national teams competitions held in 1933-1936 and were officially called All-Union Volleyball Holidays. Since 1938 the USSR championships were contested by club teams of DSOs and departments, with the exception of ...

. 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

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. 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.

Teams

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

Results

Source

Titles by club

All-time team records

Winners and finalists by city since 1991/1992 Various statistics since 2007/2008 (Based on W=2 pts and D=1 pts)

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.

References

External links

Volleyball in Russia

Russian League. women.volleybox.net
{{Professional Women's Volleyball Leagues Volleyball competitions in Russia

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