Russian Bandy Super League
The Russian Bandy Super League (Russian: Чемпионат России по хоккею с мячом — Суперлига), is a professional bandy league in Russia, the top division of Russian bandy. There is no definite rule which teams will be relegated or promoted. Besides results on the ice, financial resources and infrastructure also play a part in the decisions. For example, the 2016–17 Russian Bandy Super League contained twelve teams. The 2017-18 season will have fourteen.[1] Stroitel won the Supreme League final tournament in 2017 and got promoted, while Zorky finished third in its group and did not even qualify for the final tournament.[2] Still Zorky also got promoted.
| Sport | Bandy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 (as the Russian Bandy League) 2011 (present name and structure) |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country |  Russia |
| Most recent champion(s) | SKA-Neftyanik (Khabarovsk) (2016–17) |
| Most titles | Vodnik (Arkhangelsk) (9) |
| Level on pyramid | 1st Tier (Russia) |
| Relegation to | Supreme League – 2nd Tier |
 2018–19 | |
The Russian Bandy League was established in 1992 and has been reorganized as the Bandy Super League since the 2011–12 season. The regular league is followed by a play-off, where the final decides which team will become the Russian bandy champion.
Season structure
The season starts with a regular season comprising twelve teams. The first eight teams qualify for the second round, which is played as a single-elminination play-off round with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. The final is played on neutral ice. The final winner becomes Russian Champion.
Current teams
The teams playing in the Super League for the 2017–18 season are the following.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baykal-Energiya | Irkutsk | Rekord Stadium | 5,300 |
| Dynamo | Moscow | Ice Palace Krylatskoye | 8,000 |
| Dynamo-Kazan | Kazan | Raketa Stadium | 7,500 |
| Kuzbass | Kemerovo | Khimik Stadium | 17,000 |
| Rodina | Kirov | Rodina Stadium | 7,500 |
| Sibselmash | Novosibirsk | Sibselmash Stadium | 8,000 |
| SKA-Neftyanik | Khabarovsk | Arena Yerofey | 10,000 |
| Start | Nizhny Novgorod | Start Stadium | 6,200 |
| Stroitel | Syktyvkar | Respublikansky Stadium | 15,000 |
| Zorky | Krasnogorsk | Zorky Stadium | 8,000 |
| Uralsky Trubnik | Pervouralsk | Uralskiy Trubnik Stadium | 6,000 |
| Vodnik | Arkhangelsk | Trud Stadium | 10,000 |
| Volga | Ulyanovsk | Volga-Sport-Arena | 5,000 |
| Yenisey | Krasnoyarsk | Yenisey Stadium | 5,000 |
Champions by season
- 1992 – Zorky (Krasnogorsk)
- 1993 – Zorky (Krasnogorsk)
- 1994 – SKA-Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg)
- 1995 – Sibselmash (Novosibirsk)
- 1996 – Vodnik (Arkhangelsk)
- 1997 – Vodnik (Arkhangelsk)
- 1998 – Vodnik (Arkhangelsk)
- 1999 – Vodnik (Arkhangelsk)
- 2000 – Vodnik (Arkhangelsk)
- 2001 – Yenisey (Krasnoyarsk)
- 2002 – Vodnik (Arkhangelsk)
- 2003 – Vodnik (Arkhangelsk)
- 2004 – Vodnik (Arkhangelsk)
- 2005 – Vodnik (Arkhangelsk)
- 2006 – Dynamo (Moscow)
- 2007 – Dynamo (Moscow)
- 2008 – Dynamo (Moscow)
- 2009 – Dynamo (Moscow)
- 2010 – Dynamo (Moscow)
- 2011 – Dynamo-Kazan
- 2012 – Dynamo (Moscow)
- 2013 – Dynamo (Moscow)
- 2014 – Yenisey (Krasnoyarsk)
- 2015 – Yenisey (Krasnoyarsk)
- 2016 – Yenisey (Krasnoyarsk)
- 2017 – SKA-Neftyanik (Khabarovsk)
- 2018 – SKA-Neftyanik (Khabarovsk)
- 2019 – SKA-Neftyanik (Khabarovsk)
References
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