The inaugural season of KHL included all 20 teams of the 2007–08 Russian Superleague. Non–Russian teams Barys Astana, Dinamo Riga and Dinamo Minsk also joined the newly formed league. Likewise, the recreated team of Khimik Voskresensk, the champion of the 2007–08 season of the Major League, joined. Thus the initial number of teams was 24.
Season | Teams left the league | Fate of the team | | Teams joined the league | Where from | Number of teams in the league |
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2008–09}} | inaugural season of competition | 24 |
2009–10 | RUS}} Khimik | Joined VHL | | RUS}} Avtomobilist | VHL | 24 |
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2010–11 | RUS}} Lada | Joined VHL | RUS}} UHC Dynamo | Newly created team by merger of Dynamo and MVD | 23 |
RUS}} Dynamo M | Merged with MVD to form UHC Dynamo | RUS}} Yugra | VHL |
RUS}} MVD | Merged with Dynamo to form UHC Dynamo | |
2011–12 | RUS}} Lokomotiv | Scratched from season due to plane crash | SVK}} Lev Poprad | Newly created team | 23 |
2012–13 | SVK}} Lev Poprad | Disbanded | SVK}} Slovan | Slovak Extraliga | 26 |
| Ukraine}} Donbass | VHL |
RUS}} Lokomotiv | Returned to KHL after plane tragedy |
CZE}} Lev Praha | Newly created team |
2013–14 | | RUS}} Admiral | Newly created team | 28 |
CRO}} Medveščak | Austrian EBEL |
2014–15 | Ukraine}} Donbass | Joined the Ukrainian Hockey Extra League prior to the 2015–16 season, after one year of inactivity. | RUS}} Lada Togliatti | Returned to the league | 28 |
CZE}} Lev Praha | Disbanded | FIN}} Jokerit | Liiga |
RUS}} Spartak Moscow | Took one year off due to financial issues | RUS}} HC Sochi | Newly created team |
2015–16 | RUS}} Atlant | Folded due to financial issues. | RUS}} Spartak Moscow | Returned to the league | 28 |
2016–17 | | CHN}} HC Red Star Kunlun | Newly created team | 29 |
2017–18 | CRO}} Medveščak | Returned to Austrian EBEL | | 27 |
RUS}} Metallurg Novokuznetsk | Joined VHL |
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Season | Divisions |
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Bobrov | Tarasov | Kharlamov | Chernyshev |
Joined division | Left division | Joined division | Left division | Joined division | Left division | Joined division | Left division |
2008–09 (initial composition) | RUS}} Atlant {{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo Mn {{flagicon|RUS}} Metallurg Nk {{flagicon|RUS}} Salavat Yulaev {{flagicon|RUS}} Severstal {{flagicon|RUS}} Spartak | RUS}} CSKA {{flagicon|RUS}} Khimik {{flagicon|RUS}} Metallurg Mg {{flagicon|RUS}} HC MVD {{flagicon|RUS}} SKA {{flagicon|RUS}} Traktor | RUS}} Amur {{flagicon|RUS}} Avangard {{flagicon|LAT}} Dinamo R {{flagicon|RUS}} Lada {{flagicon|RUS}} Lokomotiv {{flagicon|RUS}} Sibir | RUS}} Ak Bars {{flagicon|KAZ}} Barys {{flagicon|RUS}} Dynamo M {{flagicon|RUS}} Neftekhimik {{flagicon|RUS}} Torpedo {{flagicon|RUS}} Vityaz |
2009–10 (geographical realignment) | RUS}} CSKA {{flagicon|RUS}} Dynamo M {{flagicon|LAT}} Dinamo R {{flagicon|RUS}} SKA | RUS}} Atlant {{flagicon|RUS}} Metallurg Nk {{flagicon|RUS}} Salavat Yulaev {{flagicon|RUS}} Severstal | RUS}} Atlant {{flagicon|RUS}} Lokomotiv {{flagicon|RUS}} Severstal {{flagicon|RUS}} Torpedo {{flagicon|RUS}} Vityaz | RUS}} CSKA {{flagicon|RUS}} Khimik {{flagicon|RUS}} Metallurg Mg {{flagicon|RUS}} SKA {{flagicon|RUS}} Traktor | RUS}} Ak Bars {{flagicon|RUS}} Avtomobilist {{flagicon|RUS}} Metallurg Mg {{flagicon|RUS}} Neftekhimik {{flagicon|RUS}} Traktor | RUS}} Amur {{flagicon|RUS}} Avangard {{flagicon|LAT}} Dinamo R {{flagicon|RUS}} Lokomotiv {{flagicon|RUS}} Sibir | RUS}} Amur {{flagicon|RUS}} Avangard {{flagicon|RUS}} Metallurg Nk {{flagicon|RUS}} Salavat Yulaev {{flagicon|RUS}} Sibir | RUS}} Ak Bars {{flagicon|RUS}} Dynamo M {{flagicon|RUS}} Neftekhimik {{flagicon|RUS}} Torpedo {{flagicon|RUS}} Vityaz |
2010–11 | RUS}} UHC Dynamo | RUS}} Dynamo M {{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo Mn | BLR}} Dinamo Mn | RUS}} HC MVD | RUS}} Yugra | RUS}} Lada |
2011–12 | SVK}} Lev Poprad | RUS}} Lokomotiv |
2012–13 | UKR}} Donbass {{flagicon|CZE}} Lev Praha {{flagicon|SVK}} Slovan {{flagicon|RUS}} Vityaz | RUS}} CSKA {{flagicon|SVK}} Lev Poprad {{flagicon|RUS}} Spartak | RUS}} CSKA {{flagicon|RUS}} Lokomotiv {{flagicon|RUS}} Spartak | RUS}} Vityaz |
2013–14 | RUS}} CSKA {{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo Mn {{flagicon|CRO}} Medveščak | UKR}} Donbass {{flagicon|RUS}} Dynamo M {{flagicon|RUS}} Vityaz | UKR}} Donbass {{flagicon|RUS}} Dynamo M {{flagicon|RUS}} Vityaz | RUS}} CSKA {{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo Mn {{flagicon|RUS}} Torpedo | RUS}} Torpedo | RUS}} Admiral |
2014–15[4] | RUS}} Atlant {{flagicon|FIN}} Jokerit | RUS}} CSKA {{flagicon|CZE}} Lev Praha | RUS}} CSKA {{flagicon|RUS}} HC Sochi {{flagicon|RUS}} Torpedo | RUS}} Atlant {{flagicon|RUS}} Spartak Moscow {{flagicon|UKR}} Donbass | RUS}} Lada | RUS}} Torpedo |
2015–16 | RUS}} Spartak M | RUS}} Atlant |
2016–17 | CHN}} HC Red Star Kunlun |
2017–18 | CRO}} Medveščak | RUS}} Metallurg Nk |
1. ^{{cite web |url=http://en.khl.ru/news/2010/6/26/23872.html |title=Budivelnik will not play in KHL |date=26 June 2010 |publisher=Kontinental Hockey League |accessdate=26 June 2010}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://en.khl.ru/news/2010/7/19/23874.html |title=HC Lev to join KHL |date=19 July 2010 |publisher=Kontinental Hockey League |accessdate=19 July 2010}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.khl.ru/news/2010/7/28/27728.html |script-title=ru:"Лев" не сыграет в ближайшем сезоне |date=28 July 2010 |publisher=Kontinental Hockey League |accessdate=29 July 2010 |language=Russian}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://en.khl.ru/news/2014/07/09/27893.html|title=Regular Season Format Unveiled|date=2014-07-09|accessdate=2014-07-11}}
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