Russian Superleague

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sports league
ice hockey league
abbreviation RSL
alsoKnownAs Russian Superleague
surface form: Russian Hockey Super League

Russian Superleague
surface form: Russian Super League
championshipTrophy Russian Superleague self-linksurface differs
surface form: Russian Superleague Championship
continent Europe
country Russia
dissolved 2008
format regular season and playoffs
foundedAs top division of Russian domestic ice hockey
governingBody Ice Hockey Federation of Russia
surface form: 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 Ice Hockey Federation of Russia
surface form: Russian Ice Hockey Federation
playoffFormat knockout series
predecessor International Hockey League (Russia)
professional true
promotionFrom Supreme Hockey League
surface form: Vysshaya Liga
region Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
relegationSystem promotion and relegation with Vysshaya Liga
relegationTo Supreme Hockey League
surface form: 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

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Dynamo Moscow wonTitle Russian Superleague
Dynamo Moscow previousLeague Russian Superleague
Kontinental Hockey League foundedBy Russian Superleague
this entity surface form: Russian Superleague clubs
Kontinental Hockey League replaced Russian Superleague
Soviet Championship League replacedBy Russian Superleague
Gagarin Cup predecessor Russian Superleague
this entity surface form: Russian Superleague championship trophy
Russian Superleague championshipTrophy Russian Superleague self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Russian Superleague Championship
Russian Superleague alsoKnownAs Russian Superleague
this entity surface form: Russian Hockey Super League
Russian Superleague alsoKnownAs Russian Superleague
this entity surface form: Russian Super League
International Hockey League replacedBy Russian Superleague
International Hockey League succeededBy Russian Superleague
International Hockey League successorLeague Russian Superleague
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl preKHLLeague Russian Superleague
Vladimir Yurzinov participantIn Russian Superleague
Traktor Chelyabinsk notableLeague Russian Superleague
Khimik Voskresensk leagueParticipation Russian Superleague
Metallurg Magnitogorsk formerLeague Russian Superleague
Soviet Championship League (basketball) successorLeague Russian Superleague
this entity surface form: Russian Super League
Lada Togliatti formerLeague Russian Superleague
Lada Togliatti wonChampionship Russian Superleague
RSL fullName Russian Superleague
RSL abbreviationFor Russian Superleague
RSL alsoKnownAs Russian Superleague
this entity surface form: Russian Super League
Avangard Omsk preKHLLeague Russian Superleague
Mezhdunarodnaya Khokkeinaya Liga followedBy Russian Superleague
Salavat Yulaev Ufa league Russian Superleague
Ak Bars Kazan hasWon Russian Superleague
this entity surface form: Russian Superleague championship
HC Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod participation Russian Superleague
Atlant Moscow Oblast preKHLLeague Russian Superleague
Vityaz Chekhov predecessorLeague Russian Superleague
Barys Astana formerLeague Russian Superleague
this entity surface form: Russian Supreme League
BC Khimki formerLeague Russian Superleague
this entity surface form: Russian Super League
HC Sibir Novosibirsk participatedIn Russian Superleague
Eurelijus Žukauskas leagueParticipatedIn Russian Superleague
this entity surface form: Russian Super League
Jonas Kazlauskas hasWon Russian Superleague
this entity surface form: Russian League titles