The Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague (USL) ( uk, Українська баскетбольна суперліга) is the first-tier level of professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
league in
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. Established in 1992, the league is currently contested by 10 clubs. It is a tier above the Ukrainian Higher League and allows for one season from the Higher League each season to be promoted.
The league exists out of a regular season, in which team play for playoff-seeding, followed by playoffs to determine the Ukrainian champion.
Budivelnyk is the most successful team in league history with 10 titles. The winners of the Superleague qualify for the qualifying rounds of the
Basketball Champions League
The Basketball Champions League (BCL) is an annual professional basketball competition for European clubs, organised by FIBA. It is the top-level competition organised by FIBA Europe, therefore the champion participates in the FIBA Intercont ...
(BCL).
2020–21 season
Teams
11 teams are in the competition.
Ternopil
Ternópil ( uk, Тернопіль, Ternopil' ; pl, Tarnopol; yi, טאַרנאָפּל, Tarnopl, or ; he, טארנופול (טַרְנוֹפּוֹל), Tarnopol; german: Tarnopol) is a city in the west of Ukraine. Administratively, Ternopi ...
is new team in the league.
Champions
* Note, there were two different leagues in the 2008–09 and 2015–16 season.
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FBU-sanctioned league seasons marked in light green. Alternative non-
FBU league seasons marked in light blue.
Performance by club
* Superleague clubs marked with light green background.
* Low division clubs marked with light yellow background.
* Defunct clubs marked with light grey background.
Individual awards
Most Valuable Player
See also
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Ukrainian Basketball League
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Ukrainian SL Favorit Sport
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Ukrainian Basketball Cup
The Ukrainian Basketball Cup (in Ukrainian: Кубок України з баскетболу) is an annual cup competition for basketball teams from Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is t ...
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Ukrainian Basketball Federation
The Basketball Federation of Ukraine ( uk, Федерація баскетболу України) also known as FBU is the governing body of basketball in Ukraine. It was founded and joined FIBA in 1992, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union ...
References
External links
Official Ukrainian Basketball Federation
Ukrainian SuperLeague on Eurobasket.com
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Basketball leagues in Ukraine
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
Professional sports leagues in Ukraine