The Russian basketball league system is a
hierarchical league system
A league system is a hierarchy of sports league, leagues in a sport. They are often called pyramids, due to their tendency to split into an increasing number of regional divisions further down the system. League systems of some sort are used in ma ...
for professional
basketball
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clubs in
Russia
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, with
promotion and relegation between different levels of competition. There are currently five levels of competition: the
VTB United League, the
Russian Super League 1, the Russian Super League 2, the Russian Super League 3 and the Under-23 Youth League.
The tier pyramid
Other competitions
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Russian Cup
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Soviet Union Cup
See also
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League system
A league system is a hierarchy of sports league, leagues in a sport. They are often called pyramids, due to their tendency to split into an increasing number of regional divisions further down the system. League systems of some sort are used in ma ...
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European professional club basketball system
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Spanish basketball league system
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Greek basketball league system
The Greek basketball league system is a number of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Greece. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and relegation system between competitions at different levels. Th ...
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Italian basketball league system
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French basketball league system
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Turkish basketball league system
The Turkish basketball league system or Turkish basketball league pyramid, is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Turkey. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between ...
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German basketball league system
The German basketball league system or German basketball league pyramid is a series of League system, interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Germany. The system has a hierarchical format, with a promotion and relegation, p ...
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Serbian basketball league system
The Serbian basketball league system, or Serbian basketball league pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Serbia. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between ...
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Polish basketball league system The Polish basketball league system, or Polish basketball league pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for professional and amateur basketball clubs in Poland. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and relegation syst ...
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Hungarian basketball league system
The Hungarian basketball league system, or Hungarian basketball league pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in the country of Hungary. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and dem ...
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South American professional club basketball system
The South American professional club basketball system or South American professional club basketball pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in South America. The system has a hierarchical format w ...
References
External links
Eurobasket.com Russian Men's BasketballRussian Professional Basketball League Official WebsiteRussian Basketball Federation Official Website
{{Basketball in Russia
Basketball league systems