Moscow, 1 Oct - Agency Sports News 'R-sports', Dyachkova Helena. the Championship Russian Federation on basketball among women's teams in which in a season-2016/17 11 clubs will take part, starts on Saturday four matches. The invariable winner of national championship for the last eight years UMMC from Yekaterinburg will open campaign by exit game against" Vologda-Chevakaty ".
In comparison with last season the number of the clubs participating in a premier league of the championship Russian Federation, was reduced by one – the Ivanovo "Energy" which had financial problems throughout the past superiority, could not find means for performance in league. While in Ivanovo are concentrated on keeping basketball school for children and young people, and the professional team in inter-season period was disbanded.
Stable UMMC
All other clubs which acted in an elite division in last season, kept a registration in a premier league is UMMC, " Nadezhda " (Orenburg region)," Dynamo " (Kursk)," Sparta and To " (Vidnoye), MBA (Moscow), "Dynamo" (Novosibirsk region)," Yenisei " (Krasnoyarsk territory), "Vologda-Chevakata" (Vologda), "Dynamo" (Moscow), "
In anticipation of season start the club from Yekaterinburg won a house Cup of UMMC, and acting without the players occupied in female NBA. Belyakova Eugenie and Christie Toliver still participate in fight for a victory in league, playing in WNBA semi-final for "Los Angeles", and
Updated "Hope" and "Dynamo"
the Silver prize-winner of the championship Russian Federation and Euroleague "Hope" will begin a new season with the same trainer – Spaniard Roberto Iñigues. In inter-season period the line-up underwent serious changes: it was left by Devanna Bonnaire, Kruz Anna, Makbrayd Kayla, Robinson Angelica, Kirillova Alena and Psareva Varvara. From last year's structure in club remained only Anoykina Natalia, Zhedik Natalia, Zhosselina Mayga, Beglova Helena and Shilova Anastasiya. The left players in the Orenburg team were succeeded Sapova Ludmila, Petrushina Tatyana, by Christina Ouvina, Amanda Bazokou, Williams Elizabeth and Mitchell Tiffani.
the Regular season of the championship Russian Federation will pass p on circular system and will last prior to the beginning of March. On its results in a playoffs there are eight strongest teams. A final series to two victories has to come to the end not later than May 1, after all in June many basketball players of the Russian clubs should participate in the European championship-2017 which will take place to Czech Republic.