Professional basketball league
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| sport | basketball |
| abbreviation | PBL |
| Association |
 Russia
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| League foundation | 2010 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Title holder | CSKA Moscow |
| Record champions | CSKA Moscow (3) |
| Website | http://www.pbleague.ru/en |
Professionalnaja Basketbolnaja Liga ( Russian Профессиональная баскетбольная лига ) was the top division in Russian men's basketball from 2010 to 2013. It was founded in 2010 and replaced the Superleague . After a manipulation scandal involving officials of the Russian sports association became known, the Superleague was dissolved. In contrast to the Superleague, the organization and implementation of the tournament was not the responsibility of the association, but of the organization of the same name.
Game mode
In the first season, a regular season of three rounds with subsequent play-offs was played. In the 2011/12 season, the mode was changed and a regular season of two rounds with subsequent play-offs was played. For the 2012/13 season, the game mode was once again decisively changed. The Russian champion was determined in a season consisting of two barks from the first and second legs. The games of the Russian teams among each other within the framework of the VTB count for both the VTB and the PBL. The sending of the Russian teams to the European competitions (Euroleague, Eurocup, Eurochallenge) was made according to a point system combined from the placements in the VTB and PBL.
Attendees
The Professionalnaja Basketbolnaja League was a so-called "closed" league. So there was no ascent and descent. During the existence of the league, the following teams belong to the PBL:
| team | city | Venue | founding year | Participation in PBL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khimki |
 Khimki
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Nowator Sports Arena | 1997 | 2010-2013 |
| UNICS |
 Kazan
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Basket-Hall Arena | 1991 | 2010-2013 |
| Kuban locomotive |
 Krasnodar
|
Olympus Arena | 1946 | 2010-2013 |
| Yenisei |
 Krasnoyarsk
|
Ivan Jarygin Sports Palace | 1981 | 2010-2013 |
| triumph |
Lyubertsy
|
Sports Palace Triumph | 2003 | 2010-2013 |
| MBK Dynamo Moscow |
 Moscow
|
Krylatskoye Sports Palace | 1923 | 2010-2011 |
| CSKA |
Moscow
|
ZSKA universal sports hall | 1924 | 2010-2013 |
| Nizhny Novgorod |
 Nizhny Novgorod
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KRK Nagorny | 2000 | 2010-2013 |
| Krasnye Krylya |
 Samara
|
MTL Arena | 2009 | 2010-2013 |
| Spartak |
 St. Petersburg
|
Jubileiny Sports Complex | 1935 | 2010-2013 |
| Spartak Primorye |
 Vladivostok
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Sports complex «Olimpijez» | 1999 | 2011-2013 |
All masters
| season | winner | opponent | 1st game | 2nd game | 3rd game | 4th game | 5th game | Final score best of five |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | CSKA Moscow | BK Khimki | 72: 77 | 65 : 57 | 70 : 58 | 74 : 63 | -: - | 3: 1 | |
| 2011/12 | CSKA Moscow | BK Khimki | 81 : 62 | 79 : 61 | 90 : 75 | -: - | -: - | 3-0 | |
| 2012/13 | CSKA Moscow | no play-offs |