Russian Professional Basketball Championship
The Russian Professional Basketball Championship is the top-tier level men's professional club basketball competition in the country of Russia. Over the years, there have been 3 different incarnations of the Russian Basketball Championship. The Russian Super League 1, from the 1991–92 to 2009–10 seasons, the Russian Professional League, from the 2010–11 to 2011–13 seasons, and the VTB United League, from the 2013–14 season to the present.
During the Soviet Union era, the USSR Premier League served as the national championship for Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic clubs.
History
From the 1991–92 to 2009–10 seasons, the winner of the Super League 1 was awarded the top-level Russian national championship. For three seasons, the PBL was Russia's highest tier, and in the 2013–14 season, the VTB United League, a regional league for Eastern Europe, was named the new top-level national domestic competition for Russian clubs.Champions
| Season | League | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place |
| 1991–92 | CSKA Moscow | CSK VVS Samara | Avtodor Saratov | ||
| 1992–93 | CSKA Moscow | Spartak Saint Petersburg | CSK VVS Samara | ||
| 1993–94 | CSKA Moscow | Avtodor Saratov | CSK VVS Samara | ||
| 1994–95 | CSKA Moscow | Dynamo Moscow | CSK VVS Samara | ||
| 1995–96 | CSKA Moscow | Dynamo Moscow | Avtodor Saratov | ||
| 1996–97 | CSKA Moscow | Avtodor Saratov | CSK VVS Samara | ||
| 1997–98 | CSKA Moscow | Avtodor Saratov | CSK VVS Samara | ||
| 1998–99 | CSKA Moscow | Avtodor Saratov | Arsenal | ||
| 1999–2000 | CSKA Moscow | Ural Great Perm | UNICS | ||
| 2000–01 | Ural Great Perm | UNICS | Lokomotiv-Kuban | ||
| 2001–02 | Ural Great Perm | UNICS | Lokomotiv-Kuban | ||
| 2002–03 | CSKA Moscow§ | Ural Great Perm | UNICS | ||
| 2003–04 | CSKA Moscow | UNICS | Dynamo Moscow | ||
| 2004–05 | CSKA Moscow§ | Dynamo Moscow | UNICS | ||
| 2005–06 | CSKA Moscow§ | Khimki | Dynamo Saint Petersburg | ||
| 2006–07 | CSKA Moscow§ | UNICS | Khimki | ||
| 2007–08 | CSKA Moscow | Khimki | Dynamo Moscow | ||
| 2008–09 | CSKA Moscow | Khimki | UNICS | ||
| 2009–10 | CSKA Moscow§ | Khimki | UNICS | ||
| 2010–11 | CSKA Moscow | Khimki | UNICS | ||
| 2011–12 | CSKA Moscow | Khimki | Lokomotiv-Kuban | ||
| 2012–13 | CSKA Moscow | Khimki | Spartak Saint Petersburg | ||
| 2013–14 | CSKA Moscow | Nizhny Novgorod | UNICS | ||
| 2014–15 | CSKA Moscow | Khimki | Lokomotiv-Kuban | ||
| 2015–16 | CSKA Moscow | UNICS | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| 2016–17 | CSKA Moscow | Khimki | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| 2017–18 | CSKA Moscow | Khimki | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| 2018–19 | CSKA Moscow | Khimki | UNICS |
Awards
| Year | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Russian Super League A Player of the Year |  Marcus Brown |  Theo Papaloukas | Theo Papaloukas | Theo Papaloukas | Trajan Langdon |  Ramūnas Šiškauskas |
| Year | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Russian Super League A Coach of the Year |  Dušan Ivković | / David Blatt |  Ettore Messina | Ettore Messina | Ettore Messina | Ettore Messina |