| Sport | Bandy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | Russia |
| Most recent champion(s) | Kuzbass (Kemerovo) (1) (2023–24) |
| Most titles | Dynamo Moscow Vodnik (Arkhangelsk) (9 titles) |
| Relegation to | Supreme League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Russian Cup (& Super Cup) |
| International cup(s) | Bandy World Cup |
| Official website | rusbandy.ru |
TheRussian Bandy Super League (Russian:Чемпионат России по хоккею с мячом — Суперлига,romanized: Chempionat Rossii po khokkeyu s myachom — Superliga), is a men's professionalbandy 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, the2016–17 Russian Bandy Super League contained twelve teams. The 2017-18 season was to have fourteen.[1] Stroitel won theSupreme 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.[citation needed] TheRussian Bandy Federation banned coach Igor Gapanovich ofVodnik Arkhangelsk and coach Evgeny Erakhtin ofBaykal-Energiya each for 30 months in March 2017, and fined each club 300,000 rubles (£4,100/$5,100/€4,800) for the teams scoring an aggregate of 20 goals in their own nets rather than their opponent’s to ensure they played against a convenient team in upcoming play-offs.[3]
TheRussian Bandy League was established in 1992 and has been reorganized as the Bandy Super League since the2011–12 season. The regular league is followed by a play-off, where the final decides which team will become theRussian bandy champion.[citation needed]
TheRussian Cup is played between the months of August & September and is split into East & Western conferences consisting of 7 teams each. The top 4 teams from each conference go through to the Play-offs, which are all single elimination through the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.[4][5]
The Super Cup is hosted before the regular season begins, typically in October.[6]
The regular season comprises fourteen teams. The first eight teams qualify for the second round, which is played as the best of 3 rounds with quarter-finals & semi-finals and a single elimination final. The final is played on neutral ice. The final winner becomes Russian Champion.
The regular season consists of 26 games and runs from November to February,[7] with the finals taking place in March.[8]
The teams playing in the Russian Super League for the2022–23 season[9] are the following:
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