Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
The Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague (USL) (Ukrainian: Українська баскетбольна суперліга) is the first-tier level of professional basketball league in Ukraine. Established in 1992, the league is currently contested by 10 clubs. It is a tier above the Ukrainian Higher League and allows for one season from the Higher League each season to be promoted.
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| Organising body | Basketball Federation of Ukraine |
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| Founded | 1992 |
| First season | 1992–93 |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Ukrainian Higher League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Ukrainian Cup |
| Current champions | Khimik (3rd title) (2018–19) |
| Most championships | Budivelnyk (10 titles) |
| Website | FBU.ua |
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The league exists out of a regular season, in which team play for playoff-seeding, followed by playoffs to determine the Ukrainian champion. Defunct club Budivelnyk is the most successful team in league history with 10 titles. The winners of the Superleague qualify for the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Champions League (BCL).
2020–21 season
Teams
11 teams are in the competition. Ternopil is new team in the league.
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budivelnyk | Kyiv | Kyiv Sports Palace | 7,000 |
| Cherkaski Mavpy | Cherkasy | Sportpalace Budivelnyk | 1,500 |
| Dnipro | Dnipro | Sportcomplex Shynnik | 5,600 |
| Kharkivski Sokoly | Kharkiv | Lokomotyv Sports Palace | 4,000 |
| Khimik | Yuzhne | Sportcomplex Olymp | 2,000 |
| Kyiv-Basket | Kyiv | Kyiv Sports Palace | 7,000 |
| Mykolaiv | Mykolaiv | Sports School Nadiya | 2,000 |
| Odesa | Odesa | Palace of Sports | 3,500 |
| Prometey | Kamianske | SC "Prometey" | 1,000 |
| Ternopil | Ternopil | FOK | 500 |
| Zaporizhya | Zaporizhia | Yunost Sport Hall | 3,600 |
Champions
Performance by club
| Club | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budivelnyk | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17 |
| Azovmash | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 |
| Odesa | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02 |
| Khimik | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19 |
| Kyiv | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1999–2000, 2004–05 |
| Donetsk | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2011–12 |
| Dnipro | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2015–16 (UBSL), 2019–20 |
| Kryvbas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2008–09 (UBL) |
| Cherkaski Mavpy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2017–18 |
| Kyiv-Basket | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| CSKA Kyiv | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Mykolaiv | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Zaporizhya | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Politekhnika-Halychyna | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Spartak Lugansk | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hoverla | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Prometey | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 31 | 31 |
- Superleague clubs marked with light green background.
- Low division clubs marked with light yellow background.
- Defunct clubs marked with light grey background.
Individual awards
Most Valuable Player
See also
References
External links
- Official Ukrainian Basketball Federation (in Ukrainian)
- Ukrainian SuperLeague on Eurobasket.com (in English)
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