ruVysshaya Liga A (men)

The page of Russia's second men's division on the All-Russian Volleyball Federation site — fixtures, standings and rosters; the 2026/27 season runs from 16 October 2026 to 18 April 2027.

Kazan — Zenit Kazan's farm team, founded in autumn 2012 at the Volga Region Academy of Physical Culture; its best result is 4th place in the Higher League A (2022/23 and 2025/26), and it plays at the USK Burevestnik arena.

Moscow Oblast — the most decorated club in Soviet volleyball, founded in 1946, dissolved in 2009 and revived in 2021; its last Russian title came in 1996, and it now plays in Ramenskoye.

Makhachkala — a club from Dagestan that finished 13th in the Higher League A in 2025/26; it has no website of its own and posts its news on VK.

Chelyabinsk — founded in 1986 and called Torpedo until 2017; 12th in the Higher League A in 2025/26, it plays at the Metar-Sport sports palace.

Moscow — founded in 2022, winners of the 2025/26 Higher League B and promoted for 2026/27; its website is still being prepared, so it posts its news on VK.

Nizhnevartovsk — founded in 1987 as Samotlor and a former top-flight club; runners-up in the 2025/26 Higher League A, it plays at the Samotlor sports complex.

Perm — founded on 1 October 2018, winners of the Volga region First League in 2018/19; 7th in the 2025/26 Higher League A, it posts its news on VK.

Yekaterinburg — founded in 1945, Russian champions in 1998/99 as UEM-Izumrud (formerly Uralenergomash); third in the 2025/26 Higher League A, it plays at the Uralochka ball-games palace.

Ivanovo — founded in 2021, winners of the 2023 Higher League B Cup; in the Higher League A since 2024/25, it plays at the 2,500-seat ball-games palace and posts its news on VK.

Tyumen — founded in 2004 as Neftegazuniver; it won the Higher League A in 2025/26 but declined promotion to the Superliga, and it plays at the Akademiya Sporta complex.

Barnaul — founded in 1973 as Burevestnik at Altai State University; its own website has been frozen since March 2024, so it posts its news on VK, and it plays at the Pobeda complex.

Kostroma — founded in 2018 by businessman Yevgeny Tsvetkov and winners of the Higher League B in only their second season; 8th in the 2025/26 Higher League A, they play at the Volzhanin Volleyball Centre.