Russian Champoinship 2024

Regulations of the preliminary stage

• The preliminary stage of the competition is held from September 30, 2023 to March 20, 2024 according to the traveling calendar – 26 rounds – in two rounds according to the "everyone with everyone" system at home and away.
• In the preliminary stage, the results of all games are counted (by priority - wins, points, games, balls)
• According to the results of the preliminary stage, the teams that took 1-8 places advance to the quarterfinals of the playoff stage
• The teams that took 9-14 places in the preliminary stage play the final stage for 9-14 places in a round of one round.

Preliminary Stage

Regulations of the playoff stage

Quarterfinal series

• According to the results of the preliminary stage, the teams that took 1-8 places advance to the quarterfinals of the playoff stage.
  • The team that took 1st place meets the team that took 8th place;
  • The team that took 2nd place – with the team that took 7th place;
  • The team that took 3rd place – with the team that took 6th place;
  • The team that took 4th place – with the team that took 5th place.
• The series of the quarterfinals is held up to 2 wins:
  • March 24 and, if necessary, March 30 – on the fields of the teams that took 1-4 places in the preliminary stage;
  • March 27 – on the fields of the teams that took 5-8 places in the preliminary stage.

Semifinal series (for 1-4 and 5-8 places)

• In the semi-finals of the playoff stage, the winners of the quarterfinals for 1-8 places meet for 1-4 places, and the losers in the quarterfinals for 5-8 places.
  • The first pair – the team with the highest rating meets the team with the lowest rating after the preliminary stage among the semifinalists.
  • The second pair – the team with the second rating after the preliminary stage, meets the team with the third rating after the preliminary stage among the semifinalists.
• The series of ½ finals is held up to 3 wins:
  • April 2-5, April and, if necessary, April 14 – on the field of teams with a higher rating;
  • April 8-11 – on the field of teams with a lower rating in this pair.

Final series (for 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 and 7-8 places)

• In the final:
  • For 1-2 places , the winners of the semifinals meet for 1-4 places,
  • For 3-4 places - the losers in the semifinals for 1-4 places,
  • For 5-6 places , the winners of the semifinals meet for 5-8 places,
  • For 7-8 places - losers in the semifinals for 5-8 places.
• The finals consist of 5 meetings and up to 3 wins:
  • April 17-20 – on the field of the team that took a higher place in this pair at the preliminary stage;
  • April 23-24 and, if necessary, April 25-26 - on the field of the team that took the place in this pair, below at the preliminary stage;
  • April 29 - in case of the result of four games 2:2, on the field of the team that took a higher place at the preliminary stage.

The final stage for 9-14 places

• The teams that took 9-14 places in the preliminary stage play the final stage for 9-14 places in a round of one round.
• The final round is held on the field of the team that took 9th place at the preliminary stage in the period from April 15 to April 21, 2024.
• In the final for 9-14 places, the results of all games are taken into account, including at the preliminary stage.
• The team that took 14th place after the final stage leaves the Super League.
• The team that took 13th place plays transitional matches up to 3 wins with the team that took 2nd place in the Highest League "A".
  • May 4, 5 and, if necessary, May 13 on the field of the 14th Super League team;
  • On May 9 and, if necessary, on May 10 on the field of the team that took 2nd place in the A-League.
• The team that wins these matches enters the Super League.