The Ukrainian Women's Volleyball Super League ( uk, Волейбольна Суперліга) is the highest professional women's
volleyball league in
Ukraine. It is organized and administrated by the Ukrainian Volleyball Federation (FVU).
History
The
dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...
in late 1991 brought an end to all sports leagues played in the Soviet Union, including the
Soviet Women's Volleyball Championship, which existed since 1933. The then newly formed Ukrainian Volleyball Federation (FVU) created a national league in 1992 which was called the ( uk, Волейбольна Вища ліга). In 2000, the name was changed to with the second-tier league being renamed Premier League. There is a relegation and promotion system between the two leagues.
The best teams of the Super League are allocated places to compete in European club competition tournaments organized by the
Confédération Européenne de Volleyball
The European Volleyball Confederation (french: Confédération Européenne de Volleyball or ''CEV'') is the continental governing body for the sports of indoor volleyball, beach volleyball, and snow volleyball in Europe. Its headquarters is loc ...
(CEV).
Ukrainian women's volleyball champions
Performance by club
See also
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Ukrainian Men's Volleyball Super League
The Ukrainian Men's Volleyball Super League ( uk, Волейбольна Суперліга) is the top men's league of Ukrainian volleyball. It was founded in 1992. It is run by the Volleyball Federation of the Ukraine (FVU).
Before, the Ukraini ...
References
External links
Official website of the FVU
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Ukrainian Superliga. women.volleybox.net
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