Russian Bandy Supreme League or the Vysshaya Liga () is the second tier of Russian bandy, below Russian Bandy Super League.
In the 2016âÂÂ17 season, 23 teams competed in three groups.
In the 2022/23 season, 22 teams competed in four groups. The teams play around 24 games and move to a Group A & Group B play-off section. From here the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals are all single elimination games. The seasons generally runs from December to the finals in March.
The league is mainly a development league as can be seen by the number of affiliated clubs, named Rodina-2 for example, although a few independent clubs are present.
The teams playing in the Russian Vysshaya Liga for the 2022âÂÂ23 season are below:
Teams for the 2017âÂÂ18 season.