Russian Bandy Supreme League or the Vysshaya Liga () is the second tier of Russian bandy, below
Russian Bandy Super League
The Russian Bandy Super League (), is a men's professional bandy league in Russia, the top division of Russian bandy.
There is no definite rule which teams will be relegated or promoted. Besides results on the ice, financial resources and infrast ...
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In the 2016–17 season, 23 teams competed in three groups.
In the 2022/23 season, 22 teams competed in four groups. The teams play around 24 games and move to a Group A & Group B play-off section. From here the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals are all single elimination games. The seasons generally runs from December to the finals in March.
The league is mainly a development league as can be seen by the number of affiliated clubs, named Rodina-2 for example, although a few independent clubs are present.
Current teams
The teams playing in the Russian Vysshaya Liga for the 2022–23 season are below:
Previous teams & seasons
Teams for the 2017–18 season.
Group 1
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Dynamo Krylatskoye
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Murman
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Rodina-2
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SShOR No. 1
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Start-2
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Vodnik-2
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Volga-2
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Zorky-2
Group 2
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Akzhayik
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Dynamo Kazan-2
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Lokomotiv
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Mayak
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Nikelshchik
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SKA-Sverdlovsk
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Znamya-Udmurtiya
Znamya-Udmurtiya () is a bandy club in Votkinsk, Russia. The club was founded in 1931 and has earlier been playing in the Super League
Super League (also known as the Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, and legally Super League Europ ...
Group 3
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Baykal-Energiya-2
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Kuzbass-2
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Sayany
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Sibselmash-2
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SKA-Neftyanik-2
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Vostok
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Spaceflight
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Yenisey-2
References
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National bandy leagues
Professional sports leagues in Russia