| Sport | Bandy |
|---|---|
| Country | Russia Kazakhstan |
| Most recent champion(s) | Sayany |
| Promotion to | Russian Bandy Super League |
| Official website | http://www.rusbandy.ru/season/ |
Russian Bandy Supreme League or the Vysshaya Liga (Russian: Всероссийские соревнования Высшая лига) is the second tier of Russian bandy, below Russian Bandy Super League.
In the 2016–17 season, 23 teams competed in three groups.[1]
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.[2]
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.