Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague

The Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague (USL) (Ukrainian: Українська баскетбольна суперліга) 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.

Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
Organising bodyBasketball Federation of Ukraine
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
First season1992–93
CountryUkraine
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams11
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toUkrainian Higher League
Domestic cup(s)Ukrainian Cup
International cup(s)Basketball Champions League
Current championsBudivelnyk (11th title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsBudivelnyk (11 titles)
WebsiteFBU.ua
2023–24 season

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

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Active teams

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Next teams are in the competition.

Team City Arena Capacity
Budivelnyk Kyiv Kyiv Sports Palace 7,000
Cherkaski Mavpy Cherkasy Sportpalace Budivelnyk 1,500
Dnipro Dnipro Sportcomplex Shynnik 5,600
Kharkivski Sokoly Kharkiv Lokomotyv Sports Palace 4,000
Khimik Yuzhne Sportcomplex Olymp 2,000
Kyiv-Basket Kyiv Kyiv Sports Palace 7,000
Mykolaiv Mykolaiv Sports School Nadiya 2,000
Odesa Odesa Palace of Sports 3,500
Prometey Kamianske SC "Prometey" 1,000
Ternopil Ternopil FOK 500
Zaporizhzhia Zaporizhzhia Yunost Sport Hall 3,600

Results by season

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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 Dnipro
  • 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

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Club Champions Runners-up Third place Winning years
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
Khimik 3 2 6 2014–15, 2015–16 (SL), 2018–19
Kyiv 2 6 1 1999–2000, 2004–05
Dnipro 2 3 1 2015–16 (UBSL), 2019–20
Donetsk 1 2 0 2011–12
Kryvbas 1 0 1 2008–09 (UBL)
Cherkaski Mavpy 1 0 0 2017–18
Prometey 1 0 1 2020–21
Kyiv-Basket 0 4 3
CSKA Kyiv 0 2 1
Mykolaiv 0 1 2
Shakhtar Donetsk 0 1 1
Dynamo Kyiv 0 1 0
Zaporizhzhia 0 1 4
Politekhnika-Halychyna 0 0 2
Spartak Luhansk 0 0 1
Hoverla-Prykarpattya 0 0 1
Total 33 33 33
  • 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

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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
12
1988–89, 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2022–23
Mariupol
7
2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 (UBSL), 2009–10
Odesa
4
1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02
Khimik
3
2014–15, 2015–16 (SL), 2018–19
Kyiv
2
1999–2000, 2004–05
Dnipro
2
2015–16 (UBSL), 2019–20
Kryvbas
1
2008–09 (UBL)
Donetsk
1
2011–12
Cherkaski Mavpy
1
2017–18
Prometey
1
2020–21

Individual awards

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Most Valuable Player

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See also

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References

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