# Russian Handball Super League

The Russian Handball Super League (RHSL) is the top men's professional team handball league in Russia.
In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Handball Federation banned Russian and Belarus athletes and officials, and the European Handball Federation suspended the national teams of Russia and Belarus as well as Russian and Belarusian clubs competing in European handball competitions. Referees, officials, and commission members from Russia and Belarus will not be called upon for future activities. And new organisers will be sought for the YAC 16 EHF Beach Handball EURO and the Qualifier Tournaments for the Beach Handball EURO 2023, which were to be held in Moscow.

## Champions by year

| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1992–93 | Neva (1) | Polyot Chelyabinsk (1) | CSKA Moscow (1) |
| 1993–94 | CSKA Moscow (1) | Kaustik Volgograd (1) | Polyot Chelyabinsk (1) |
| 1994–95 | CSKA Moscow (2) | Kaustik Volgograd (2) | Dynamo Astrakhan (1) |
| 1995–96 | Kaustik Volgograd (1) | Polyot Chelyabinsk (2) | CSKA Moscow (2) |
| 1996–97 | Kaustik Volgograd (2) | Polyot Chelyabinsk (3) | CSKA Moscow (3) |
| 1997–98 | Kaustik Volgograd (3) | Istochnik Rostov-on-Don (1) | SKIF Krasnodar (1) |
| 1998–99 | Kaustik Volgograd (4) | Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan (1) | Polyot Chelyabinsk (2) |
| 1999–00 | CSKA-SportAkadem Moscow (3) | Kaustik Volgograd (3) | Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan (2) |
| 2000–01 | CSKA-SportAkadem Moscow (4) | Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan (2) | Energia Voronezh (1) |
| 2001–02 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (1) | Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan (3) | Energia Voronezh (2) |
| 2002–03 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (2) | Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan (4) | Chekhovskiye Medvedi II (1) |
| 2003–04 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (3) | Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan (5) | Chekhovskiye Medvedi II (2) |
| 2004–05 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (4) | Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan (6) | Stepan Razin – Neva (1) |
| 2005–06 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (5) | Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan (7) | SKIF Krasnodar (2) |
| 2006–07 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (6) | Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan (8) | Kaustik Volgograd (1) |
| 2007–08 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (7) | Zarya Kaspiya (9) | Kaustik Volgograd (2) |
| 2008–09 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (8) | Kaustik Volgograd (4) | SKIF Krasnodar (3) |
| 2009–10 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (9) | Universitet Lesgafta – Neva (1) | Kaustik Volgograd (3) |
| 2010–11 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (10) | Universitet Lesgafta – Neva (2) | Kaustik Volgograd (4) |
| 2011–12 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (11) | Universitet Lesgafta – Neva (3) | Sungul Snezhinsk (1) |
| 2012–13 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (12) | Universitet Lesgafta – Neva (4) | SKIF Krasnodar (4) |
| 2013–14 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (13) | Universitet Lesgafta – Neva (5) | Permskie Medvedi (1) |
| 2014–15 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (14) | Permskie Medvedi (1) | Universitet Lesgafta – Neva (2) |
| 2015–16 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (15) | Permskie Medvedi (2) | Universitet Lesgafta – Neva (3) |
| 2016–17 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (16) | Universitet Lesgafta – Neva (6) | SKIF Krasnodar (5) |
| 2017–18 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (17) | Spartak Moscow (1) | Universitet Lesgafta – Neva (4) |
| 2018–19 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (18) | Spartak Moscow (2) | Universitet Lesgafta – Neva (5) |
| 2019–20 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (19) | Dinamo Viktor Stavropol (1) | Universitet Lesgafta – Neva (6) |
| 2020–21 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (20) | HBC CSKA Moscow (1) | Dinamo Viktor Stavropol (1) |
| 2021–22 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (21) | HBC CSKA Moscow (2) | Universitet Lesgafta – Neva (7) |
| 2022–23 | HBC CSKA Moscow (1) | Permskie Medvedi (3) | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (1) |
| 2023–24 | HBC CSKA Moscow (2) | Chekhovskiye Medvedi (1) | HC Zenit Saint Petersburg (8) |

## 2024-25 Season participants

The following 12 clubs compete in the championship during the 2024–25 season.
| Team | City | Arena | Address |
| Chekhovskiye Medvedi | Chekhov | Olimpiysky Sport Palace | Chekhov, Poligrafistov str., 30 |
| HBC CSKA Moscow | Moscow | Dynamo Sports Palace | Moscow, Lavochkina str., 32 |
| Saint Petersburg HC | Saint Petersburg | Yubileyny Sports Palace | Saint-Petersburg, Dobrolyubova av., 18 |
| GK Permskie Medvedi | Perm | V.P. Sukharev Sport Complex | Perm, Kosmonavtov Hwy., 158A/1 |
| Dinamo Viktor Stavropol | Stavropol | Vostok-Arena | Stavropol, Dostoyevskogo str., 54 |
| Dynamo Astrakhan | Astrakhan | Sportcomplex "Zvezdniy" | Astrakhan , Pushkina str., 28 |
| SKIF Krasnodar | Krasnodar | Palace of Sports Olimp | Krasnodar, Beregovaya str., 44 |
| Sungul Snezhinsk | Snezhinsk | Snezhinsk | Snezhinsk, 40 Let Okryabrya str., 15 |
| SGAU-Saratov | Saratov | Yubileyny | Saratov, Brat'yev Nikitinykh str., 10/1 |
| HC Akbuzat | Ufa | SOK UGNTU | Ufa, Mendeleyev str., 197 |
| HC Kaustik Volgograd | Volgograd | Molodezhnyy | Volgograd, Molodozhnaya str., 35 |
| Handball Club Voronezh | Voronezh | Sports Palace named after Vasily Merkulov | Voronezh, Pobediteley av., 45 |