USSR Premier Basketball League
Founded | 1923 |
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First season | 1923–24 |
Folded | 1992 |
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Level on pyramid | 1st tier on Soviet Pyramid |
Related competitions | USSR Cup |
Last champions | Spartak Saint Petersburg (2nd title) |
Most championships | CSKA Moscow (24 titles) |
The USSR Premier Basketball League, or Soviet Union Premier Basketball League (also called Supreme League), was the first-tier men's professional basketball league in the former Soviet Union. The league existed from 1923 to 1991, as the top professional basketball league of the Soviet Union, and from 1991 to 1992, as the top professional basketball league of the CIS. In the years 1924, 1928, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1956, 1959, 1963, and 1967, the league was contested by city teams, regional teams, and state national teams, rather than individual sports clubs.[citation needed]
CSKA Moscow was the league's most successful club, having won the league's championship 24 times, including winning 9 consecutive championships, from 1976 to 1984. The league featured the players of the senior men's Soviet Union national basketball team. The league exists in a similar format today, as the VTB United League. Although, the VTB United League can include clubs from countries that were not a part of the Soviet Union.[citation needed]
USSR League history
[edit]- 1923–24 to 1935–36 Soviet Union Regional League
- 1936–37 to 1990–91 Soviet Union National League
- ......1991 to 1992...... CIS National League
Title holders
[edit]- 1923–24: Team Moscow
- 1924–27: Not held
- 1927–28: Team Moscow
- 1928–33: Not held
- 1933–34: Team Leningrad
- 1934–35: Team Moscow
- 1935–36: Team Leningrad
- 1936–37: Dynamo Moscow
- 1937–38: Burevestnik Leningrad
- 1938–39: Lokomotiv Moscow
- 1939–40: Burevestnik Leningrad
- 1940–43: Not held
- 1943–44: Armia Tbilisi
- 1944–45: CDKA Moscow
- 1945–46: Armia Tbilisi
- 1946–47: Žalgiris Kaunas
- 1947–48: Dynamo Moscow
- 1948–49: Tartu Ülikool
- 1949–50: Dinamo Tbilisi
- 1950–51: Žalgiris Kaunas
- 1951–52: VVS Moscow
- 1952–53: Dinamo Tbilisi
- 1953–54: Dinamo Tbilisi
- 1954–55: Rīgas ASK
- 1955–56: Latvian SSR Team
- 1956–57: Rīgas ASK
- 1957–58: Rīgas ASK
- 1958–59: Team Moscow
- 1959–60: CSKA Moscow
- 1960–61: CSKA Moscow
- 1961–62: CSKA Moscow
- 1962–63: Team Moscow
- 1963–64: CSKA Moscow
- 1964–65: CSKA Moscow
- 1965–66: CSKA Moscow
- 1966–67: Ukrainian SSR Team
- 1967–68: Dinamo Tbilisi
- 1968–69: CSKA Moscow
- 1969–70: CSKA Moscow
- 1970–71: CSKA Moscow
- 1971–72: CSKA Moscow
- 1972–73: CSKA Moscow
- 1973–74: CSKA Moscow
- 1974–75: Spartak Leningrad
- 1975–76: CSKA Moscow
- 1976–77: CSKA Moscow
- 1977–78: CSKA Moscow
- 1978–79: CSKA Moscow
- 1979–80: CSKA Moscow
- 1980–81: CSKA Moscow
- 1981–82: CSKA Moscow
- 1982–83: CSKA Moscow
- 1983–84: CSKA Moscow
- 1984–85: Žalgiris Kaunas
- 1985–86: Žalgiris Kaunas
- 1986–87: Žalgiris Kaunas
- 1987–88: CSKA Moscow
- 1988–89: Stroitel Kyiv
- 1989–90: CSKA Moscow
- 1990–91: Kalev Tallinn
- 1991–92: Spartak Saint Petersburg
League medalists
[edit]- Most championships won: CSKA Mosow: 24
- Most consecutive championships won: CSKA Moscow: 9 (1976–1984)
Titles by club
[edit]Titles | Club | Years |
24 | CSKA Moscow | 1944–45, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1989–90 |
5 | Žalgiris Kaunas | 1946–47, 1950–51, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 |
5 | Team Moscow | 1923–24, 1927–28, 1934–35, 1958–59, 1962–63 |
Dinamo Tbilisi | 1949–50, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1967–68 | |
3 | Rīgas ASK | 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58 |
2 | Team Leningrad | 1933–34, 1935–36 |
Burevestnik Leningrad | 1937–38, 1939–40 | |
Armia Tbilisi | 1943–44, 1944–46 | |
Dynamo Moscow | 1936–37, 1947–48 | |
Spartak Saint Petersburg | 1974–75, 1991–92 | |
1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1938–39 |
Tartu Ülikool | 1948–49 | |
VVS Moscow | 1951–52 | |
Latvian SSR Team | 1955–56 | |
Ukrainian SSR Team | 1966–67 | |
Stroitel Kyiv | 1988–89 | |
Kalev Tallinn | 1990–91 |
Titles by Republic
[edit]Titles | Republic | |
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Soviet basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions
[edit]Historical players
[edit]- By Former Soviet Federation places of birth:
- Mikheil Korkia
- Otar Korkia
- Guram Minashvili
- Levan Moseshvili
- Zurab Sakandelidze
- Vladimer Ugrekhelidze
- Alvils Gulbis
- Oļģerts Hehts
- Juris Kalniņš
- Jānis Krūmiņš
- Igors Miglinieks
- Raimonds Miglinieks
- Valdis Muižnieks
- Maigonis Valdmanis
- Valdis Valters
- Gundars Vētra
- Stepas Butautas
- Raimundas Čivilis
- Valdemaras Chomičius
- Gintaras Einikis
- Gintaras Krapikas
- Sergejus Jovaiša
- Artūras Karnišovas
- Rimas Kurtinaitis
- Algirdas Linkevičius
- Darius Lukminas
- Šarūnas Marčiulionis
- Modestas Paulauskas
- Arvydas Sabonis
- Arūnas Visockas
- Vladimir Andreev
- Vladimir Arzamaskov
- Sergei Bazarevich
- Sasha Belov
- Sergei Belov
- Arkady Bochkaryov
- Ivan Dvorny
- Valeri Fedorov
- Andrei Fetisov
- Vadim Kapranov
- Vasily Karasev
- Vyacheslav Khrynin
- Evgeni Kisurin
- Anatoly Konev
- Yuri Korneev
- Sergei Kovalenko
- Igor Kudelin
- Andrey Lopatov
- Mikhail Mikhailov
- Valery Miloserdov
- Anatoly Myshkin
- Nikita Morgunov
- Viktor Pankrashkin
- Sergei Panov
- Evgeniy Pashutin
- Yuri Selikhov
- Mikhail Semyonov
- Sergei Tarakanov
- Vladimir Tkachenko
- Aleksandr Travin
- Gennadi Volnov
- Stanislav Yeryomin
- Viktor Zubkov
Historical coaches
[edit]- By Former Soviet Federation places of birth:
- Sergei Belov
- Alexander Gomelsky
- Vladimir Kondrashin
- Vladimir Obuchov
- Yuri Selikhov
- Pavel Tsetlin
- Konstantin Travin
The lineups and rosters of the USSR League champions
[edit]1923–24: Team Moscow: Belyaev, A. Kovalev, S. Pashkov, V. Strepiheev, S. Chesnokov.[3]
1927–28: Team Moscow: S. Vorobyov, A. Gusev, M.Medvedev, N. Strokin, K. Travin.
1933–34: Team Leningrad: F. Hostilius, Krasovskii, S. Kuznetsov, M. Morozov, P. Osipov, Vn. Rodionov, G. Tishinskiy.
1934–35: Team Moscow: E. Bokunyaev, V. Gorokhov, Zimin, A. Lobanov, M. Semichastny, J. Titov, K. Travin, A. Tolkachev.
1935–36: Team Leningrad: F. Hostilius, A. Elenskiy, Kuznetsov, V. Kurkov, M. Sverckov, G. Tishinskiy.
1936–37: Dynamo Moscow: V. Gorokhov, A. Grigoriev, V. Dmitriev, Alexander Zaitsev, A. Zinin, Rumyantsev, S. Spandaryan.
1937–38: Burevestnik Leningrad: B. Abramov, V. Zhebokritsky, B. Kondrashov, A. Selivanov, Stepanov.
1938–39: Lokomotiv Moscow: En. Alekseev, Belyaev, A. Lobanov, V. Kiselev, Romishevsky, Y. Titov, K. Travin.
1939–40: Burevestnik Leningrad: B. Abramov, V. Zhebokritsky, Zlobin, V. Kondrashov, V. Razzhivin, Rogov, A. Selivanov, Stepanov.
1943–44: Armia Tbilisi: N. Jorjkia, L. Dzekonsky, Ermakov, G. Zahlyan, B. Oganezov, B. Sarkisov, M. Filippov.
1944–45: CSKA Moscow: Ev. Alekseev, En. Alekseev, Bajkov, Grebenshchikov, V. Kudryashov, S. Kuznetsov, B. Mershin.
1945–46: Armia Tbilisi: G. Akhvlediani, A. Vachadze, G. Gupalov, L. Dzekonsky, N. Jorjikia, S. Oganezov, B. Sarkisov, O. Sulaberidze, M. Filippov.
1946–47: Žalgiris Kaunas: S. Butautas, A. Vilimas, V. Dzenis, I. Kilšauskas, J. Lagunavičius, V. Majorovas, K. Petkevičius, V. Sercevičius, V. Kulakauskas.
1947–48: Dynamo Moscow: G. Bajkov, V. Vlasov, V. Kolpakov, A. Konev, Kogan, Y. Ozerov, Al. Saychuk, P. Sergeev, B. Fedotov, Yuri Ushakov.
1948–49: Tartu Ülikool: U. Kiivet, H. Krevald, I. Kull, V. Laats, I. Lysov, G. Rekker, H. Russak, E. Ehaveer, O.Õun, H. Kruus.
1949–50: Dinamo Tbilisi: D. Godziashvili, N. Jorjikia, V. Zhgenti, S. Tortladze, L. Intskirveli, S. Korkashvili, O. Korkia, A. Meskhi, J. Nizharadze, G. Rukhadze.
1950–51: Žalgiris Kaunas: I. Balakauskas, G. Butautas, J. Lagunavičius, A. Nemcevičius, K. Petkevičius, Z. Sabulis, V. Sercevičius, L. Tendzegolskis, V. Timleris.
1951–52: VVS Moscow: Ev. Alekseev, En. Alekseev, V. Antonov, G. Gupalov, E. Kazakov, A. Konev, A. Moiseev, D. Osipov, G. Silins, S. Tarasov.
1952–53: Dinamo Tbilisi: G.K. Abashidze, G.A. Abashidze, V. Gvantseladze, N. Jorjikia, M. Eganov, V. Zhgenti, L. Intskirveli, A. Kiladze, O. Korkia, G. Minashvili, J. Nizharadze.
1953–54: Dinamo Tbilisi: G.K. Abashidze, G.A. Abashidze, M. Asitashvili, N. Jorjikia, V. Zhgenti, L. Intskirveli, M. Kvachantiradze, A. Kiladze, O. Korkia, G. Kutchava, J. Nizharadze.
1954–55: Rīgas ASK: M. Valdmanis, T. Gavars, A. Gulbis, T. Kalhert, J. Krumins, A. Leonchik, V. Muiznieks, G. Silins, V. Skalder, O. Hecht, L. Jankowski.
1955–56: Latvian SSR Team: M. Valdmanis, I. Veritis, J. Kalnins, T. Kalhert, R. Karnitis, J. Krumins, A. Leonchik, V. Muiznieks, G. Silins, O. Hecht, L. Jankowski.
1956–57; Rīgas ASK: M. Valdmanis, I. Veritis, A. Gulbis, J. Davids, T. Kalhert, J. Krumins, A. Leonchik, V. Muiznieks, Ostrouhs J., G. Silins, O. Hecht.
1957–58: Rīgas ASK: M. Valdmanis, I. Veritis, A. Gulbis, T. Kalhert, J. Krumins, A. Leonchik, V. Muiznieks, G. Muiznieks, G. Silins, O. Hecht.
1958–59: Team Moscow: A. Alachachan, A. Astakhov, N. Balabanov, Bochkarev, G. Volnov, V. Zubkov, Korneev Yu, Y. Ozerov, Semenov, M. Studenetsky, V. Torban.
1959–60: CSKA Moscow: A. Alachachan, A. Astakhov, A. Bochkarev, Volkov, V. Zubkov, Karpov, V. Kopylov, Semenov, P. Sirotinsky, A. Travin, V. Kharitonov.
1960–61: CSKA Moscow: A. Alachachan, A. Astakhov, Bochkarev, G. Volnov, Volkov, V. Zubkov, Karpov, V. Kopylov, Semenov, P. Sirotinsky, A. Travin, B . Kharitonov.
1961–62: CSKA Moscow: A. Alachachan, A. Astakhov, Bochkarev, G. Volnov, Volkov, V. Zubkov, Karpov, V. Kovalchuk, Y. Korneev, J. Lipso, Semenov, S . Sirotinsky, A. Travin.
1962–63: Team Moscow: A. Alachachan, A. Astakhov, Bochkarev, G. Volnov, Volkov, V. Zubkov, Yu. Korneev, A. Kulkov, J. Lipso, Petrov, A. Travin, V. Hrynin, A. Shatalin.
1963–64: CSKA Moscow: A. Alachachan, A. Astakhov, A. Borodin, A. Bochkarev, G. Volnov, V. Zubkov, Yuri Korneev, A. Kulkov, J. Lipso, P. Sirotinsky, A. Travin.
1964–65: CSKA Moscow: A. Alachachan, A. Astakhov, A. Borodin, A. Bochkarev, I. Bryansk, G. Volnov, V. Zubkov, B. Kapranov, Y. Korneev, A. Kulkov, J. Lipso, A. Travin.
1965–66: CSKA Moscow: A. Alachachan, A. Astakhov, A. Borodin, A. Bochkarev, I. Bryansk, G. Volnov, V. Zubkov, B. Kapranov, A. Kovalev, Yuri Korneev, A. Kulkov, J. Lipso, V. Rodionov, A. Travin.
1966–67: Ukrainian SSR Team: V. Bryantsev, A. Valtin, B. Gladun, Novikov, V. Okipnyak, B. Pinchuk, A. Polivoda, L. Poplawski, W. Saluhin, N. Sushak, G. Chechurov.
1967–68: Dinamo Tbilisi: V. Altabaev, B. Bolqvadze, A. Kazandjian, Z. Karabak, M. Korkia, A. Lejava, Z. Leontiev, S. Magalashvili, R. Mamaladze, L. Moseshvili, V. Narimanidze, A. Skhiereli, V. Ugrekhelidze, T. Chikhladze.
1968–69: CSKA Moscow: Andreev, A. Astakhov, Belov, A. Blick, G. Volnov, V. Kapranov, N. Kovyrkin, N. Kryuchkov, A. Kulkov, J. Lipso, P. Nesterov, B. Selikhov, A. Sidyakin.
1969–70: CSKA Moscow: V. Andreev, S. Belov, A. Blick, N. Gilgner, A. Zharmukhamedov, V. Illyuk, V. Kapranov, N. Kovyrkin, N. Kryuchkov, A. Kulkov, V. Mercy, Ne. Selikhov, A. Sidyakin.
1970–71: CSKA Moscow: Andreev, Belov, N. Gilgner, I. Edeshko, A. Zharmukhamedov, V. Illyuk, V. Kapranov, Kovalenko, N. Kovyrkin, A. Kulkov, V. Mercy, C. Subbotin.
1971–72: CSKA Moscow: V. Andreev, S. Belov, I. Edeshko, A. Zharmukhamedov, V. Illyuk, V. Kapranov, Kovalenko, N. Kovyrkin, A. Kulkov, V. Miloserdov, V. Petrakov, C. Astrebov.
1972–73: CSKA Moscow: Andreev, Belov, N. Dyachenko, I. Edeshko, A. Zharmukhamedov, V. Illyuk, Kovalenko, N. Kovyrkin, A. Kulkov, V. Miloserdov, V. Petrakov, C. Astrebov.
1973–74. CSKA Moscow: V. Akimov, Belov, N. Dyachenko, I. Edeshko, A. Zharmukhamedov, V. Illyuk, Kovalenko, N. Kovyrkin, P. Lushenko, V. Miloserdov, V. Petrakov, C. Astrebov
1974–75: Spartak Leningrad: V. Arzamas, A. Belov, A. Bolshakov, L. Ivanov, S. Kuznetsov, A. Makeev, Y. Pavlov, M. Silantyev, V. Fedovrov, Yu. Shtukin, V. Yakovlev.
1975–76: CSKA Moscow: Mr. Avdeev, Belov, N. Dyachenko, I. Edeshko, S. Eremin, A. Zharmukhamedov, Kovalenko, S. Kovalenko, N. Kovyrkin, V. Miloserdov, V. Petrakov, C. Astrebov.
1976–77: CSKA Moscow: Belov, A. Gusev, I. Edeshko, S. Eremin, A. Zharmukhamedov, Kovalenko, S. Kovalenko, A. Lopatov, A. Meleshkin, V. Miloserdov, A. Mishkin, B. Petrakov.
1977–78: CSKA Moscow: V. Arzamas, Belov, A. Gusev, S. Eremin, A. Zharmukhamedov, Kovalenko, S. Kovalenko, A. Lopatov, A. Meleshkin, V. Miloserdov, A. Mishkin, B. Petrakov.
1978–79: CSKA Moscow: Belov, A. Gusev, I. Edeshko, S. Eremin, A. Zharmukhamedov, Kovalenko, S. Kovalenko, A. Lopatov, A. Meleshkin, V. Miloserdov, A. Mishkin, B. Petrakov.
1979–80: CSKA Moscow: Belov, A. Belostenny, S. Eremin, A. Zharmukhamedov, Kovalenko, S. Kovalenko, A. Lopatov, V. Miloserdov, A. Mishkin, Pankrashin, V. Petrakov, S. Tarakanov.
1980–81: CSKA Moscow: Gusev, S. Eremin, Kovalenko, S. Kovalenko, M. Kozhelyanko, V. Kuzmin, A. Lopatov, V. Miloserdov, A. Mishkin, Pankrashin, V. Petrakov, S. Tarakanov.
1981–82: CSKA Moscow: Gusev, S. Eremin, A. Kovtun, M. Kozhelyanko, V. Kuzmin, R. Kurtinaitis, A. Lopatov, A. Meleshkin, V. Miloserdov, A. Mishkin, Pankrashin, S. Tarakanov.
1982–83: CSKA Moscow: Gusev, S. Eremin, V. Kuzmin, A. Lopatov, A. Lyndin, A. Meleshkin, A. Mishkin, Pankrashin, Popov, D. Sukharev, S. Tarakanov, V. Tkachenko.
1983–84: CSKA Moscow: S. Bazarevich, A. Gusev, S. Eremin, A. Ermolinsky, A. Lopatov, A. Mishkin, Pankrashin, Popov, D. Sukharev, S. Tarakanov, V. Tkachenko, H. Enden.
1984–85: Žalgiris Kaunas: M. Arlauskas, A. Brazys, A. Visockas, S. Jovaiša, G. Krapikas, R. Kurtinaitis, M. Lekarauskas, A. Sabonis, V. Chomičius, R. Čivilis, V. Jankauskas.
1985–86: Žalgiris Kaunas: A. Brazys, A. Visockas, S. Jovaiša, G. Krapikas, R. Kurtinaitis, M. Lekarauskas, A. Sabonis, V. Chomičius, R. Čivilis, V. Jankauskas.
1986–87: Žalgiris Kaunas: A. Brazys, A. Visockas, A. Venclovas, S. Jovaiša, G. Krapikas, R. Kurtinaitis, M. Lekarauskas, A. Sabonis, V. Chomičius, R. Čivilis, V. Jankauskas.
1987–88: CSKA Moscow: V. Berezhnoj, Volkov, V. Goborov, Gorin, A. Lopatov, I. Miglinieks, Minaev, Pankrashin, S. Popov, S. Tarakanov, V. Tkachenko, H. Enden.
1988–89: Budivelnyk Kyiv: A. Belostenny, Volkov, E. Dolgov, A. Kovtun, Y. Kosenko, V. Levitsky, E. Murzin, S. Orehov, I. Pinchuk, A. Podkovyrov, Yu. Silvestrov, A. Shaptala, A. Shevchenko.
1989–90: CSKA Moscow: V. Berezhnoj, Gorin, A. Gusev, A. Kornev, S. Kocherin, A. Lopatov, A. Meleshkin, Minaev, S. Popov, G. Rezcov, S. Tarakanov, V. Tkachenko.
1990–91: Kalev Tallinn: S. Babenko, G. Jackson, A. Karavaev, G. Kullamäe, A. Kuusmaa, M. Metstak, A. Nagel, M. Noormets, R. Pehka, I. Saksakulm, T. Sokk, A. Toomiste.
1991–92 (CIS League): Spartak Saint Petersburg: V. Gorin, V. Dolopchi, V. Karasev, J. Kisurin, A. Maltsev, M. Mikhailov, V. Mishnev, S. Panov, Z. Pashutin, A. Potapov, A. Fetisov, G. Schetinin.
Successor leagues
[edit]- Russian Super League 1 (1st-tier): (1992–2010)
- Russian Professional League: (2010–2013)
- VTB United League: (2008–present)
See also
[edit]- Russian Professional Championship: (1991–present)
- Russian Super League 1: (1992–present)
- Russian Professional League: (2010–2013)
- Russian Cup: (1999–present)
- VTB United League: (2008–present)
- USSR Cup: (1949–1987)
- Russian basketball league system
- Basketball in Russia
References
[edit]- ^ "Basketball - Soviet Union Premier League : presentation, results, palmares and history". Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Sports 123: Basketball: Men: Soviet Union: Championship". Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Составы победителей чемпионатов СССР по баскетболу :". Retrieved 8 September 2016.