Russian Superleague

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defunct sports league ice hockey league

The Russian Superleague was the top-tier professional ice hockey league in Russia prior to the formation of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct sports league → ice hockey league →
abbreviation	RSL →
alsoKnownAs	Russian Hockey Super League → Russian Super League →
championshipTrophy	Russian Superleague Championship →
continent	Europe →
country	Russia →
dissolved	2008 →
format	regular season and playoffs →
foundedAs	top division of Russian domestic ice hockey →
governingBody	Russian Ice Hockey Federation →
hadPlayoffs	true →
hadRegularSeason	true →
inception	1996 →
languageOfWorkOrName	Russian →
lastSeason	2007–08 →
leagueLevel	top tier →
locationOfHeadquarters	Moscow →
mostSuccessfulClub	Ak Bars Kazan → Avangard Omsk → Dynamo Moscow → Lokomotiv Yaroslavl → Metallurg Magnitogorsk →
notableClub	Ak Bars Kazan → Avangard Omsk → CSKA Moscow → Dynamo Moscow → Lokomotiv Yaroslavl → Metallurg Magnitogorsk → Salavat Yulaev Ufa →
numberOfTeams	20 →
organizedBy	Russian Ice Hockey Federation →
playoffFormat	knockout series →
predecessor	International Hockey League (Russia) →
professional	true →
promotionFrom	Vysshaya Liga →
region	Russian Federation →
relegationSystem	promotion and relegation with Vysshaya Liga →
relegationTo	Vysshaya Liga →
reorganizedInto	Kontinental Hockey League →
replacedBy	Kontinental Hockey League →
replacedCompetition	Soviet Championship League →
seasonStructure	home and away games →
sport	ice hockey →
successor	Kontinental Hockey League →
timePeriod	post-Soviet era →
topLevelInSystem	Russian ice hockey league system →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Russian Superleague ("Russian Hockey Super League") → Russian Superleague ("Russian Super League") →	alsoKnownAs
International Hockey League → Soviet Championship League →	replacedBy
Russian Superleague ("Russian Superleague Championship") →	championshipTrophy
Kontinental Hockey League ("Russian Superleague clubs") →	foundedBy
Vladimir Yurzinov →	participantIn
Gagarin Cup ("Russian Superleague championship trophy") →	predecessor
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl →	preKHLLeague
Dynamo Moscow →	previousLeague
Kontinental Hockey League →	replaced
International Hockey League →	succeededBy
International Hockey League →	successorLeague
Dynamo Moscow →	wonTitle