# Russian Women's Volleyball Super League

The Russian Women's Volleyball Super League, is the highest professional women's volleyball league in Russia. It is organized and administered by the Russian Volleyball Federation.

## History

The dissolution of the Soviet Union in late 1991 brought an end to all sports leagues played in the Soviet Union, including the Soviet Women's Volleyball Championship. The national league was created by the Russian Volleyball Federation as a continuation of the Soviet Championships. The 1991–92 inaugural season had the participation of clubs based in the Russian Commonwealth and Yugoslavia. From the second season onwards only clubs based in Russia were allowed to compete.
This is how the League changed its name and structure through time.
| Years | 1st Division | 2nd Division | 3rd Division | 4th Division | 5th Division |
| 1991–1992 | Major League | First League | – | – | – |
| 1992–1995 | Major League A | Major League B | First League | Second League | – |
| 1995–1996 | Super League | Major League A | Major League B | First League | Second League |
| 1996–2001 | Super League | Premier League ("Europe" and "Siberia and Far East" zones) | First League ("Europe" and "Siberia and Far East" zones) | Second League | – |
| 2001–2011 | Super League | Major League A ("Europe" and "Siberia and Far East" zones) | Major League B ("Europe" and "Siberia and Far East" zones) | First League | – |
| 2011–0000 | Super League | Major League A | Major League B ("Europe" and "Siberia and Far East" zones) | – | – |

## Teams

The following clubs are competing in the 2020–21 season:
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Dinamo-Ak Bars | Kazan | Kazan Volleyball Centre | 5,000 |
| Dinamo Krasnodar | Krasnodar | Palais des Sports Olympus | 3,000 |
| Dinamo Moscow | Moscow | Dynamo Volleyball Arena | 3,500 |
| Dinamo-Metar | Chelyabinsk | Metar-Sport | 2,500 |
| Leningradka | Saint Petersburg | SPbGMTU Sports Complex | 2,000 |
| Lokomotiv Kaliningrad | Kaliningrad | Amberarena | 7,000 |
| Proton | Balakovo | FOK Zviozdny | 2,500 |
| Uralochka-NTMK | Yekaterinburg | Palace of Sports Yekaterinburg | 5,000 |
| Minchanka Minsk | Minsk, Belarus | Sports Palace Uruchye | 3,000 |
| Yenisei | Krasnoyarsk | Ivan Yarygin Sports Palace | 3,300 |
| Zarechie Odintsovo | Odintsovo | Volleyball-Sports Complex | 2,200 |
| Sparta | Nizhny Novgorod | Sports Palace North Star | 800 |
| Lipetsk | Lipetsk | Sports School of Lipetsk | |
| Tulitsa | Tula | Manege of CS Arsenal | |

## Results

| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
| 1991–92 | Uralochka Yekaterinburg | Mladost Zagreb | CSKA Moscow |
| 1992–93 | Uralochka Yekaterinburg | Yunezis Yekaterinburg | CSKA Moscow |
| 1993–94 | Uralochka Yekaterinburg | CSKA Moscow | Uralochka Yekaterinburg II |
| 1994–95 | Uralochka Yekaterinburg | CSKA Moscow | Uralochka Yekaterinburg II |
| 1995–96 | Uralochka Yekaterinburg | CSKA Moscow | Uraltransbank Yekaterinburg |
| 1996–97 | Uralochka Yekaterinburg | CSKA Moscow | Uraltransbank Yekaterinburg |
| 1997–98 | Uralochka Yekaterinburg | Uraltransbank Yekaterinburg | CSKA Moscow |
| 1998–99 | Uralochka Yekaterinburg | Uraltransbank Yekaterinburg | Fakel Novy Urengoy |
| 1999–00 | Uralochka Yekaterinburg | Uraltransbank Yekaterinburg | CSKA Moscow |
| 2000–01 | Uralochka Yekaterinburg | Universitet Belgorod | Uraltransbank Yekaterinburg |
| 2001–02 | Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg | Aeroflot-Malakhit Yekaterinburg | Universitet Belgorod |
| 2002–03 | Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg | Universitet Belgorod | Balakovskaia AES Balakovo |
| 2003–04 | Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg | Dinamo Moskovskaya | Balakovskaia AES Balakovo |
| 2004–05 | Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg | Dinamo Moscow | Balakovskaia AES Balakovo |
| 2005–06 | Dinamo Moscow | Zarechie Odintsovo | Dinamo Moskovskaya |
| 2006–07 | Dinamo Moscow | CSKA Moscow | Samorodok Khabarovsk |
| 2007–08 | Zarechie Odintsovo | Dinamo Moscow | Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg |
| 2008–09 | Dinamo Moscow | Zarechie Odintsovo | Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg |
| 2009–10 | Zarechie Odintsovo | Dinamo Moscow | Dinamo Krasnodar |
| 2010–11 | Dinamo Kazan | Dinamo Moscow | Dinamo Krasnodar |
| 2011–12 | Dinamo Kazan | Dinamo Moscow | Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg |
| 2012–13 | Dinamo Kazan | Dinamo Moscow | Omichka Omsk |
| 2013–14 | Dinamo Kazan | Dinamo Moscow | Omichka Omsk |
| 2014–15 | Dinamo Kazan | Dinamo Moscow | Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg |
| 2015–16 | Dinamo Moscow | Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg | Dinamo Krasnodar |
| 2016–17 | Dinamo Moscow | Dinamo Kazan | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk |
| 2017–18 | Dinamo Moscow | Dinamo Kazan | Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg |
| 2018–19 | Dinamo Moscow | VK Lokomotiv Kaliningrad | Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg |
| 2019–20 | Dinamo Kazan | VK Lokomotiv Kaliningrad | Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg |
| 2020–21 | VK Lokomotiv Kaliningrad | Dinamo Moscow | Dinamo Kazan |
| 2021–22 | VK Lokomotiv Kaliningrad | Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg | Dinamo Moscow |
| 2022–23 | Dinamo Moscow | VK Lokomotiv Kaliningrad | Proton Saratov |
| 2023–24 | Dinamo Kazan | VK Lokomotiv Kaliningrad | Leningradka Saint Petersburg |
Source

## Titles by club

| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
| Uralochka NTMK Yekaterinburg | 14 (1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05) | 2 (2015–16, 2021–22) |
| Dinamo Moscow | 8 (2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23) | 8 (2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15) |
| Dinamo Kazan | 7 (2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2019–20, 2023–24) | 2 (2016–17, 2017–18) |
| Lokomotiv Kaliningrad | 2 (2020–21, 2021–22) | 4 (2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24) |
| Zarechie Odintsovo | 2 (2007–08, 2009–10) | 2 (2005–06, 2008–09) |

## All-time team records

Various statistics since 2007/2008
(Based on W=2 pts and D=1 pts)
| | Team | S | Firs | Best | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff |
| 1 | WVC Dynamo Moscow (RUS) | 15 | 2007/2008 | 1st | 671 | 370 | 301 | 69 | 976 | 381 | +595 |
| 2 | Uralochka NTMK Ekaterinburg (RUS) | 15 | 2007/2008 | 2nd | 580 | 366 | 214 | 152 | 776 | 603 | +173 |
| 3 | Dinamo Kazan (RUS) | 13 | 2009/2010 | 1st | 573 | 317 | 256 | 61 | 830 | 316 | +514 |
| 4 | Zarechie Odintsovo (RUS) | 15 | 2007/2008 | 1st | 543 | 351 | 192 | 159 | 706 | 636 | +70 |
| 5 | Dinamo Krasnodar (RUS) | 13 | 2009/2010 | 3rd | 468 | 296 | 172 | 124 | 604 | 491 | +113 |
| 6 | Proton Volleyball Club Balakovo (RUS) | 14 | 2007/2008 | - | 424 | 314 | 110 | 204 | 457 | 699 | -242 |
| 7 | Leningradka Saint-Petersburg (RUS) | 12 | 2007/2008 | - | 358 | 261 | 97 | 164 | 415 | 566 | -151 |
| 8 | Avtodor-Metar Chelyabinsk (RUS) | 13 | 2007/2008 | - | 353 | 279 | 74 | 205 | 334 | 688 | -354 |
| 9 | Omichka Omsk (RUS) | 9 | 2007/2008 | 3rd | 348 | 222 | 126 | 96 | 450 | 388 | +62 |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Kaliningrad (RUS) | 8 | 2007/2008 | 2nd | 271 | 173 | 98 | 75 | 347 | 306 | +41 |
| 11 | Yenisei Krasnoyarsk (RUS) | 8 | 2012/2013 | 3rd | 232 | 164 | 68 | 96 | 281 | 336 | -55 |
| 12 | Torch Novy Urengoi (RUS) | 5 | 2008/2009 | - | 176 | 130 | 46 | 84 | 203 | 284 | -81 |
| 13 | Samorodok Khabarovsk (RUS) | 5 | 2007/2008 | 4th | 173 | 125 | 48 | 77 | 190 | 270 | -80 |
| 14 | VC Sakhalin (RUS) | 4 | 2016/2017 | - | 137 | 99 | 38 | 61 | 152 | 224 | -72 |
| 15 | Indesit Lipetsk (RUS) | 5 | 2007/2008 | - | 137 | 103 | 34 | 69 | 160 | 234 | -74 |
| 16 | Tyumen Tyumen (RUS) | 3 | 2011/2012 | - | 100 | 74 | 26 | 48 | 120 | 169 | -49 |
| 17 | Universitet Belgorod (RUS) | 3 | 2007/2008 | - | 100 | 73 | 27 | 46 | 115 | 165 | -50 |
| 18 | Minchanka Minsk (BLR) | 4 | 2018/2019 | - | 99 | 73 | 26 | 47 | 110 | 167 | -57 |
| 19 | Severstal Cherepovets (RUS) | 2 | 2011/2012 | - | 65 | 50 | 15 | 35 | 68 | 120 | -52 |
| 20 | Ufimochka UGNTU (RUS) | 2 | 2012/2013 | - | 56 | 46 | 10 | 36 | 52 | 121 | -69 |
| 21 | Voronezh (RUS) | 2 | 2014/2015 | - | 46 | 41 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 113 | -82 |
| 22 | VC Tulitsa (RUS) | 2 | 2020/2021 | - | 38 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 63 | -15 |
| 23 | Nizhniy Novgorod (RUS) | 3 | 2018/2019 | - | 38 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 68 | -27 |
| 24 | Hara Morin Ulan-Ude (RUS) | 1 | 2013/2014 | - | 32 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 58 | -25 |
| 25 | CSKA Moscow (RUS) | 1 | 2007/2008 | - | 30 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 39 | +3 |
| 26 | Kazanochka Kazan (RUS) | 1 | 2007/2008 | - | 24 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 54 | -36 |

## Lyudmila Buldakova award

The award for best player of the Super League was created by the Russian Volleyball Federation in 2006 and named after two time Olympic gold medallist Lyudmila Buldakova, a former player who died that year. The winner is voted by the head coaches of the league's teams.
| Season | Winner | Club |
| 2006–07 | Lyubov Yagodina | WVC CSKA Moscow |
| 2007–08 | Lyubov Sokolova | Zarechie Odintsovo |
| 2008–09 | Yevgeniya Estes | Uralochka-NTMK |
| 2009–10 | Tatiana Kosheleva | Zarechie Odintsovo |
| 2010–11 | Yekaterina Gamova | Dinamo Kazan |
| 2011–12 | Angelina Grün | Dinamo Moscow |
| 2012–13 | Yekaterina Gamova | Dinamo Kazan |
| 2013–14 | Yekaterina Gamova | Dinamo Kazan |
| 2014–15 | Nataliya Goncharova | Dinamo Moscow |
| 2015–16 | Nataliya Goncharova | Dinamo Moscow |
| 2016–17 | Nataliya Goncharova | Dinamo Moscow |
| 2017–18 | Nataliya Goncharova | Dinamo Moscow |
| 2018–19 | Nataliya Goncharova | Dinamo Moscow |