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Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
Sports league
Sports league
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague |
| image | Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague logo.png |
| pixels | 200px |
| country | Ukraine |
| organiser | Basketball Federation of Ukraine |
| confed | FIBA Europe |
| founded | |
| first | 1992–93 |
| teams | 8 |
| relegation | Ukrainian Higher League |
| levels | 1 |
| domest_cup | Ukrainian Cup |
| confed_cup | Basketball Champions League |
| champions | Dnipro (4th title) |
| season | 2024–25 |
| most_champs | Budivelnyk (11 titles) |
| website | FBU.ua |
| current | 2024–25 season |
The Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague (USL) () is the first-tier level of professional basketball league in Ukraine. Established in 1992, the league is currently contested by 10 clubs. It is a tier above the Ukrainian Higher League and allows for one team from the Higher League each season to be promoted.
The league exists out of a regular season, in which team play for playoff-seeding, followed by playoffs to determine the Ukrainian champion. Budivelnyk is the most successful team in league history with 11 titles. The winners of the Superleague qualify for the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Champions League (BCL).
Teams
Main article: 2024–25 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
Active teams
Next teams are in the competition.
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherkaski Mavpy | Cherkasy | Sportpalace Budivelnyk | |
| Dnipro | Dnipro | Sportcomplex Shynnik | |
| Hoverla | Ivano-Frankivsk | College of Physical Education | |
| Kryvbas | Kryvyi Rih | KTU Sports Complex | |
| Kyiv-Basket | Kyiv | Kyiv Sports Palace | |
| Rivne-OSHVSM | Rivne | DYSSH №4 | N/A |
| Stariy Lutsk Universitet | Lutsk | Regional Children and Youth Sports School - Lutsk | N/A |
| Zaporizhzhia | Zaporizhzhia | Yunost Sport Hall |
Results by season
| Year | Winner | Runners-up | Final score | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Budivelnyk | NKI Mykolaiv | Round-robin | Spartak Luhansk |
| 1992–93 | Budivelnyk | SKA Kyiv | Round-robin | NKI Mykolaiv |
| 1993–94 | Budivelnyk | Kyiv-Basket | 3–0 | BIPA-Moda Odesa |
| 1994–95 | Budivelnyk | Kyiv-Basket | 3–0 | Shakhtar-ASKO Donetsk |
| 1995–96 | Budivelnyk | Shakhtar Donetsk | Round-robin | Kyiv-Basket |
| 1996–97 | Budivelnyk | BIPA-Moda Odesa | 3–2 | Kyiv-Basket |
| 1997–98 | BIPA-Moda Odesa | Budivelnyk | 3–0 | SC Mykolaiv |
| 1998–99 | BIPA-Moda Odesa | CSKA-RIKO Kyiv | 3–2 | Budivelnyk |
| 1999–00 | Kyiv | MBC Odesa | 3–2 | CSKA-Ukrtatnafta Kyiv |
| 2000–01 | MBC Odesa | Kyiv | 3–2 | Azovmash |
| 2001–02 | MBC Odesa | Kyiv | 3–2 | Azovmash |
| 2002–03 | Azovmash | MBC Odesa | 4–0 | Kyiv |
| 2003–04 | Azovmash | Kyiv | 4–2 | MBC Odesa |
| 2004–05 | Kyiv | Azovmash | 3–0 | Khimik |
| 2005–06 | Azovmash | Kyiv | 3–1 | Khimik |
| 2006–07 | Azovmash | Kyiv | 3–2 | Khimik |
| 2007–08 | Azovmash | Kyiv | 3–1 | Khimik |
| 2008–09* | Azovmash | Donetsk | 3–0 | Khimik |
| 2008–09* | Kryvbasbasket | Budivelnyk | 3–2 | Politekhnika-Halychyna |
| 2009–10 | Azovmash | Budivelnyk | 3–2 | Ferro-ZNTU |
| 2010–11 | Budivelnyk | Donetsk | 4–3 | Hoverla |
| 2011–12 | Donetsk | Azovmash | 4–0 | Ferro-ZNTU |
| 2012–13 | Budivelnyk | Azovmash | 4–3 | Ferro-ZNTU |
| 2013–14 | Budivelnyk | Khimik | 3–1 | Azovmash |
| 2014–15 | Khimik | Dnipro | 3–0 | Budivelnyk |
| 2015–16* | Khimik | Dynamo | 3–1 | Kryvbas |
| 2015–16* | Dnipro | Budivelnyk | 3–0 | Politekhnika-Halychyna |
| 2016–17 | Budivelnyk | Khimik | 3–1 | Dnipro |
| 2017–18 | Cherkaski Mavpy | Dnipro | 3–0 | Khimik |
| 2018–19 | Khimik | Kyiv-Basket | 3–0 | Zaporizhzhia |
| 2019–20 | Dnipro | Kyiv-Basket | Prometey | |
| 2020–21 | Prometey | Zaporizhzhia | 3–0 | Kyiv-Basket |
| 2021–22 | Suspended (Russian invasion of Ukraine) | |||
| 2022–23 | Budivelnyk | BIPA Odesa | Round-robin | Dnipro |
| 2023–24 | Dnipro | Rivne-OSHVSM | 2–0 | Kyiv-Basket |
| 2024–25 | Dnipro | Kyiv-Basket | 2–1 | Cherkaski Mavpy |
- Note, there were two different leagues in the 2008–09 and 2015–16 season.
- FBU-sanctioned league seasons marked in light green. Alternative non-FBU league seasons marked in light blue.
Performance by club
| Club | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Winning years | Total | 34 | 34 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budivelnyk | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2022–23 | ||||
| Azovmash | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 (UBSL), 2009–10 | ||||
| Odesa / BIPA Odesa | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02 | ||||
| Dnipro | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2015–16 (UBSL), 2019–20, 2023–24, 2024–25 | ||||
| Khimik | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2014–15, 2015–16 (SL), 2018–19 | ||||
| Kyiv | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1999–2000, 2004–05 | ||||
| Donetsk | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2011–12 | ||||
| Kryvbas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2008–09 (UBL) | ||||
| Cherkaski Mavpy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2017–18 | ||||
| Prometey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2020–21 | ||||
| Kyiv-Basket | 0 | 5 | 4 | |||||
| CSKA Kyiv | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Mykolaiv | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Zaporizhzhia | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Rivne-OSHVSM | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Politekhnika-Halychyna | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Spartak Luhansk | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Hoverla-Prykarpattya | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- Superleague clubs marked with light green background.
- Low division clubs marked with light yellow background.
- Defunct clubs marked with light grey background.
All–time national champions
Total number of national champions won by Ukrainian clubs. Table includes titles won during the USSR Premier Basketball League (1923–1992).
| Club | Trophies | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Budivelnyk | 1988–89, 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2022–23 | |
| Mariupol | 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 (UBSL), 2009–10 | |
| Odesa | 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02 | |
| Dnipro | 2015–16 (UBSL), 2019–20, 2023–24, 2024–25 | |
| Khimik | 2014–15, 2015–16 (SL), 2018–19 | |
| Kyiv | 1999–2000, 2004–05 | |
| Kryvbas | 2008–09 (UBL) | |
| Donetsk | 2011–12 | |
| Cherkaski Mavpy | 2017–18 | |
| Prometey | 2020–21 |
Individual awards
Most Valuable Player
Main article: USL Most Valuable Player
References
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