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The Russian basketball league system is a hierarchical league system for professional basketball clubs in Russia, with promotion and relegation between different levels of competition. There are currently five levels of competition: the VTB United League, the Russian Super League 1, the Russian Super League 2, the Russian Super League 3 and the Under-23 Youth League.
Level | League | ||||
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1. |
VTB United League (12 teams - 10 from Russia, 1 from Belarus and 1 from Kazakhstan) (Current)
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2. |
Russian Super League 1 (First Tier from 1992–2010) (13 teams) | ||||
3. | Russian Super League 2 (11 teams) | ||||
4. | Russian Super League 3 (9 teams) | ||||
5. | Under–23 Youth League (10 teams) |