Russian Bandy Super League

Russian Bandy Super League
Sport Bandy
Founded 1992
No. of teams 13
Country  Russia
Most recent champion(s) Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (2014–15)
Most titles Vodnik Arkhangelsk (9)
Level on pyramid 1st Tier (Russia)
Relegation to Supreme League – 2nd Tier

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 were 13 teams in the 2013–14 season, which started on the 8th of November and lasts until the 30th of March. The two bottom teams at the end of the season are relegated to the Russian Bandy Supreme League. The Russian Bandy League was established in 1992 and has been reorganized as the Bandy Super League since the 2011–12 season.

Season structure

The season starts with a regular season comprising 13 teams. The first twelve teams qualify for the second round starting with 1/8 finals, first four teams start with quarterfinals. Teams that do not qualify for playoffs get relegated to the Russian Bandy Supreme League. The final is played on neutral ice.

Current teams

The teams playing in the Super League for the 2015–16 season are the following.

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Baykal-Energiya Irkutsk Rekord Stadium 5,300
Dynamo Moscow Moscow Ice Palace Krylatskoye 8,000
Dynamo Kazan Kazan Raketa Stadium 7,500
Kuzbass Kemerovo Khimik Stadium 32,000
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
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 10,000
Zorky Krasnogorsk Zorky Stadium 8,000

Champions by season

Further information: List of Russian bandy champions

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