The Russian Volleyball Super League (RVSL) () is the top league of Russian professional volleyball. It was founded in 1992, and it is considered to be the continuer of the Soviet top league, founded in 1933.
Winners of the Soviet championship 1933–1936 – Moscow. 1938, 1939 – Spartak (Leningrad) 1940 – Spartak Moscow 1945–1948 – Dynamo Moscow 1949, 1950 – VC CDKA Moscow 1951 – Dynamo Moscow 1952 – VC VVS MVO 1953, 1954 – VC CDKA Moscow 1955 – VC CSK Moscow 1956 – Ukrainian SSR (as part of the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR) 1957 – Spartak (Leningrad) 1958 – VC CSK Moscow 1959 – Leningrad (as part of the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR) 1960–1962 – VC CSKA Moscow 1963 – Leningrad (as part of the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR) 1965, 1966 – VC CSKA Moscow 1967 – Ukrainian SSR (as part of the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR) 1968 – Kalev Tallinn 1969 – Burevestnik Alma-Ata 1970–1983 – VC CSKA Moscow 1984 – Radiotechnik Riga 1985–1991 – VC CSKA Moscow 1992 – VC Shakhtar Donetsk
Teams The following clubs competed in the 2022–23 season:
Team Location Arena CapacityZenit-KazanKazanKazan Volleyball Centre4,570Zenit SPSaint PetersburgSibur Arena7,120Dinamo MoscowMoscowDynamo Sports Palace5,000KuzbassKemerovoKuzbass ArenaLokomotiv NovosibirskNovosibirskLokomotiv Arena5,000FakelNovy UrengoyDS Zvyozdniy3,000Ural UfaUfaDynamo Sport Complex1,000BelogorieBelgorodBelgorod Arena10,000Dynamo-LOSosnovy BorYeniseiKrasnoyarskIvan Yarygin Sports Palace3,347Gazprom-UgraSurgutPremier Arena6,080ASK Nizhny NovgorodNizhny NovgorodDS Zarechye Hall1,500Neftyanik OrenburgOrenburgOlympics Sport Complex1,500Yugra-SamotlorNizhnevartovskZal Meždunarodnyh Vstreč1,000Nova NovokuybyshevskNovokuybyshevskМТЛ Арена2,200Stroitel MinskMinskMinsk Sports Palace3,311
Champions YearGoldSilverBronze1992Avtomobilist Saint PetersburgMGTU MoscowDynamo Moscow region1993Avtomobilist Saint PetersburgCSKA MoscowDynamo Moscow region1994CSKA MoscowIskra OdintsovoSamotlor Nizhnevartovsk1995CSKA MoscowLokomotiv BelgorodAvtomobilist Saint Petersburg1996CSKA MoscowBelogorie BelgorodSamotlor Nizhnevartovsk1997Belogorie-Dynamo BelgorodUEM-Izumrud EkaterinburgCSKA Moscow1998Belogorie-Dynamo BelgorodUEM-Izumrud EkaterinburgCSKA Moscow1999UEM-Izumrud EkaterinburgBelogorie-Dynamo BelgorodIskra-RVSN Odintsovo2000Belogorie-Dynamo BelgorodUEM-Izumrud EkaterinburgIskra-RVSN Odintsovo2001MGTU Luzhniki MoscowUEM-Izumrud EkaterinburgIskra-RVSN Odintsovo2002Lokomotiv Belogorie BelgorodMGTU Luzhniki MoscowDynamo MGFSO Olymp Moscow2003Lokomotiv Belogorie BelgorodIskra OdintsovoUEM-Izumrud Ekaterinburg2004Lokomotiv Belogorie BelgorodDynamo MoscowZenit-Kazan2005Lokomotiv Belogorie BelgorodDynamo MoscowZenit-Kazan2006Dynamo MoscowLokomotiv Belogorie BelgorodIskra Odintsovo2007Zenit-KazanDynamo MoscowIskra Odintsovo2008Dynamo MoscowIskra OdintsovoDynamo TatTransGaz Kazan2009Zenit KazanIskra OdintsovoFakel Novy Urengoy2010Zenit KazanLokomotiv Belogorie BelgorodDynamo Moscow2011Zenit KazanDynamo MoscowLokomotiv Belogorie Belgorod2012Zenit KazanDynamo MoscowIskra Odintsovo2013Belogorie BelgorodUral UfaZenit Kazan2014Zenit KazanLokomotiv NovosibirskBelogorie Belgorod2015Zenit KazanBelogorie BelgorodDynamo Moscow2016Zenit KazanDynamo MoscowBelogorie Belgorod2017Zenit KazanDynamo MoscowLokomotiv Novosibirsk2018Zenit KazanZenit Saint PetersburgDynamo Moscow2019Kuzbass KemerovoZenit KazanFakel Novy Urengoy2020Lokomotiv NovosibirskZenit KazanKuzbass Kemerovo2021Dynamo MoscowZenit Saint PetersburgLokomotiv Novosibirsk2022Dynamo MoscowLokomotiv NovosibirskZenit Kazan2023Zenit KazanDynamo MoscowLokomotiv Novosibirsk2024Zenit KazanDynamo MoscowBelogorie Belgorod
Titles by club ClubWinnersRunners-upZenit Kazan12 (2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2022–23, 2023–24)2 (2018–19, 2019–20)Belogorie Belgorod8 (1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–20, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2012–13)6 (1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15)Dynamo Moscow4 (2005–06, 2007–08, 2020–21, 2021–22)9 (2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2022–23, 2023–24)CSKA Moscow 3 (1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96)1 (1992–93)Avtomobilist SP2 (1991–92, 1992–93)0 UEM-Izumrud Ekaterinburg1 (1998–99)4 (1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01)MGTU Luzhniki Moscow1 (2000–01)2 (1991–92, 2001–02)Lokomotiv Novosibirsk1 (2019–20)2 (2013–14, 2021–22)Kuzbass Kemerovo1 (2018–19)0
See also Volleyball in Russia Soviet Men's Volleyball Championship
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