The Russian basketball league system is a
hierarchical
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league system
A league system is a hierarchy of 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 many sports in ...
for 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 ...
clubs in
Russia
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, with
promotion and relegation
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between different levels of competition. There are currently five levels of competition: the
VTB United League
VTB United League (russian: Единая Лига ВТБ) is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2008. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, i ...
, 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 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 many sports in ...
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European professional club basketball system
Professional basketball clubs in Europe can compete in a number of different competitions, including national leagues, regional (multi-national) leagues, and continental competitions. It is therefore possible for clubs from some countries to take p ...
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Spanish basketball league system
The Spanish basketball league system is a series of League system, connected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Spain. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and relegation system between competitions at different lev ...
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Greek basketball league system
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Italian basketball league system
The Italian basketball league system or Italian basketball league pyramid, is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Italy. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between c ...
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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 co ...
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German basketball league system The German basketball league system or German basketball league pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Germany. The system has a hierarchical format, with a promotion and demotion system between com ...
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Serbian basketball league system
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Polish basketball league system
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Hungarian basketball league system
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South American professional club basketball system
References
External links
Eurobasket.com Russian Men's BasketballRussian Professional Basketball League Official WebsiteRussian Basketball Federation Official Website
{{Basketball in Russia
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