USSR Premier Basketball League

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USSR Premier Basketball League
SportBasketball
Founded1923
First season1923–24
Ceased1992
CountrySoviet Union Commonwealth of Independent States
Last
champion(s)
Spartak Saint Petersburg
(2nd title)
Most titlesCSKA Moscow
(24 titles)
Level on pyramid1st tier on Soviet Pyramid
Related
competitions
USSR Cup

The USSR Premier Basketball League, or Soviet Union Premier Basketball League (also called Supreme League), was the

sports clubs.[citation needed
]

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

[1][2]

  • 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

League medalists

Year Champions Finalists 3rd Place Notes
1924 Team Moscow Team Ural
1928 Team Moscow
Team Ukraine SSR
1934
Team Leningrad
Team Moscow
Team Odessa
1935 Team Moscow
Team Leningrad
Team Tiflis
1936
Team Leningrad
Team Moscow
Team Odessa
1937
Dynamo Moscow
Red Dawn Leningrad Lokomotiv Moscow The First
USSR
1938 Burevestnik Leningrad Lokomotiv Moscow GOLIFK Leningrad
1939 Lokomotiv Moscow GOLIFK Leningrad Lokomotiv Tbilisi
1940 Burevestnik Leningrad Lokomotiv Tbilisi Lokomotiv Moscow
1944
Armia Tbilisi
Dynamo Moscow
Lokomotiv Moscow
1945
CSKA Moscow
Armia Tbilisi
Kalev Tallinn
1946
Armia Tbilisi
CSKA Moscow
Dynamo Moscow
1947
Žalgiris Kaunas
Dinamo Tbilisi
CSKA Moscow
1948
Dynamo Moscow
Stroitel Moscow
Dinamo Tbilisi
1949 USK Tartu
Žalgiris Kaunas
VVS Moscow
1950
Dinamo Tbilisi
USK Tartu VVS Moscow
1951
Žalgiris Kaunas
VVS Moscow USK Tartu
1952 VVS Moscow
Žalgiris Kaunas
Dinamo Tbilisi
1953
Dinamo Tbilisi
CSKA Moscow
Žalgiris Kaunas
1954
Dinamo Tbilisi
CSKA Moscow
Žalgiris Kaunas
1955 Rīgas ASK
CSKA Moscow
Žalgiris Kaunas
1956
Latvian SSR Team
Team Moscow
Lithuanian SSR Team
USSR Spartakiad
1957 Rīgas ASK
CSKA Moscow
Dynamo Moscow
1958 Rīgas ASK
CSKA Moscow
Dynamo Moscow
1959 Team Moscow
Georgian SSR Team
Latvian SSR Team
USSR Spartakiad
1960
CSKA Moscow
Dinamo Tbilisi
VEF Riga
1961
CSKA Moscow
Dinamo Tbilisi
Rīgas ASK
1962
CSKA Moscow
Rīgas ASK
Budivelnyk Kyiv
1963 Team Moscow
Ukrainian SSR Team
Latvian SSR Team
USSR Spartakiad
1964
CSKA Moscow
Rīgas ASK
Budivelnyk Kyiv
1965
CSKA Moscow
Budivelnyk Kyiv
Dinamo Tbilisi
1966
CSKA Moscow
Budivelnyk Kyiv
VEF Riga
1967
Ukrainian SSR Team
Estonian SSR Team
Team Moscow USSR Spartakiad
1968
Dinamo Tbilisi
CSKA Kyiv
CSKA Moscow
1969
CSKA Moscow
Dinamo Tbilisi
Spartak Leningrad
1970
CSKA Moscow
Spartak Leningrad
Budivelnyk Kyiv
1971
CSKA Moscow
Spartak Leningrad
Žalgiris Kaunas
1972
CSKA Moscow
Spartak Leningrad
CSKA Kyiv
1973
CSKA Moscow
Spartak Leningrad
Žalgiris Kaunas
1974
CSKA Moscow
Spartak Leningrad
Budivelnyk Kyiv
1975
Spartak Leningrad
CSKA Moscow
Dynamo Moscow
1976
CSKA Moscow
Spartak Leningrad
Dynamo Moscow
1977
CSKA Moscow
Budivelnyk Kyiv
Dinamo Tbilisi
1978
CSKA Moscow
Spartak Leningrad
Žalgiris Kaunas
1979
CSKA Moscow
Budivelnyk Kyiv
Rytas Vilnius
)
1980
CSKA Moscow
Žalgiris Kaunas
Dynamo Moscow
1981
CSKA Moscow
Budivelnyk Kyiv
Spartak Leningrad
1982
CSKA Moscow
Budivelnyk Kyiv
Dynamo Moscow
1983
CSKA Moscow
Žalgiris Kaunas
Budivelnyk Kyiv
1984
CSKA Moscow
Žalgiris Kaunas
Budivelnyk Kyiv
1985
Žalgiris Kaunas
CSKA Moscow
Spartak Leningrad
1986
Žalgiris Kaunas
CSKA Moscow
Spartak Leningrad
1987
Žalgiris Kaunas
CSKA Moscow
Spartak Leningrad
1988
CSKA Moscow
Žalgiris Kaunas
Budivelnyk Kyiv
1989
Budivelnyk Kyiv
Žalgiris Kaunas
CSKA Moscow
1990
CSKA Moscow
Dynamo Moscow
Budivelnyk Kyiv
1991
Kalev Tallinn
Spartak Leningrad
VEF Riga
1992
Spartak Saint Petersburg
Alma-Ata
Dynamo Moscow
The
club championship of the CIS

Titles by club

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

Titles Republic
39 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Russian SFSR
6 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Georgian SSR
5 Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Lithuanian SSR
4 Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Latvian SSR
2 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Ukrainian SSR
2 Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Estonian SSR

Soviet basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions

Historical players

  • By Former Soviet Federation places of birth:

Historical coaches

  • By Former Soviet Federation places of birth:

Armenian SSR
:

Georgian SSR
:

Lithuanian SSR
:

Russian SFSR
:

The lineups and rosters of the USSR League champions

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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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Basketball - Soviet Union Premier League : presentation, results, palmares and history". Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Sports 123: Basketball: Men: Soviet Union: Championship". Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Составы победителей чемпионатов СССР по баскетболу :". Retrieved 8 September 2016.

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