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|name = VTB United League |
|name = VTB United League |
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|image = VTB United League logo.png |
|image = VTB United League logo.png |
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|country = Russia |
|country = Russia |
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|other countries = Belarus<br />Kazakhstan |
|other countries = Belarus<br />Kazakhstan |
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|confed = [[FIBA Europe]]<br />[[FIBA Asia]] |
|confed = [[FIBA Europe]]<br />[[FIBA Asia]] |
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|founded = {{Start date and age| |
|founded = {{Start date and age|2009}} |
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|first = [[2009–10 VTB United League|2009–10]] |
|first = [[2009–10 VTB United League|2009–10]] |
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|divisions = |
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|teams = |
|teams = 14 |
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|levels = 1 |
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|relegation = |
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|domest_cup = [[Russian Basketball Cup|Russian Cup]] |
|domest_cup = [[Russian Basketball Cup|Russian Cup]] |
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|supercup = [[VTB United League Supercup|VTB League Supercup]] |
|supercup = [[VTB United League Supercup|VTB League Supercup]] |
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|confed_cup = [[EuroLeague]]<br />[[EuroCup Basketball|EuroCup]]<br />[[Basketball Champions League|Champions League]]<br />[[FIBA Europe Cup|Europe Cup]] |
|confed_cup = [[EuroLeague]] (suspended)<br />[[EuroCup Basketball|EuroCup]] (suspended)<br />[[Basketball Champions League|Champions League]] (suspended)<br />[[FIBA Europe Cup|Europe Cup]] (suspended)<br />[[West Asia Super League]] |
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|champions = [[BC |
|champions = [[BC UNICS|UNICS]] (1st title) |
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|season = |
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|most_champs = [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] |
|most_champs = [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] (10 titles) |
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|sponsor = [[VTB Bank]] |
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|website = {{URL|https://vtb-league.com/}} |
|website = {{URL|https://vtb-league.com/}} |
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|current = [[2022–23 VTB United League|2022–23 season]] |
|current = [[2022–23 VTB United League|2022–23 season]] |
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'''VTB United League''' ({{lang-ru|Единая Лига ВТБ}}) is an international professional men's club [[basketball]] [[list of basketball leagues|league]] that was founded in 2008. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since [[VTB United League 2013–14|2013]], it is the [[Russian basketball league system|first tier]] of Russian professional club basketball. Therefore, the highest placed Russian team in the league is also named [[list of Russian basketball champions|Russian national champions]].{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} The league is sponsored by Russian state-owned [[VTB Bank]]. In 2008 [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] won [[VTB United League Promo-Cup]], but this competition does not count as official VTB title. |
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'''VTB United League''' ({{lang-ru|Единая Лига ВТБ}}) is an international professional men's club [[basketball]] [[list of basketball leagues|league]] that was founded in 2009. It is made up of mostly [[Russia]]n clubs, along with one each from [[Belarus]] and [[Kazakhstan]]. Since [[VTB United League 2013–14|2013]], it is the [[Russian basketball league system|first tier]] of Russian professional club basketball. Therefore, the highest placed Russian team in the league can also be named the [[list of Russian basketball champions|Russian national champions]].{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} The league is sponsored by Russian state-owned [[VTB Bank]]. In 2009 [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] won [[VTB United League Promo-Cup]], but this competition does not count as official VTB title. CSKA has dominated the league, having won majority of titles its existence. The VTB United League also holds a youth competition, the [[VTB United Youth League]]. |
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== History == |
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⚫ | The first step in the creation of the league was a competition named the [[VTB United League Promo-Cup]] held in Moscow in December 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=About League |url=http://vtb-league.com/en/about/default.aspx |publisher=vtb-league.com |access-date=2009-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019093033/http://vtb-league.com/en/about/default.aspx |archive-date=2009-10-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The final of the Promo-Cup was played on December 22, 2009, and was won by [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]], who defeated [[BC Khimki|Khimki]] 70–66. [[BC Kyiv|Kyiv]] ended third.<ref>{{cite web |title=PROMO-CUP: CSKA WIN |url=http://english.sport-express.ru/news/13_3055/ |publisher=Sport Express |access-date=2009-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719090424/http://english.sport-express.ru/news/13_3055/ |archive-date=2011-07-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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⚫ | In its inaugural 2009–10 season, the VTB United League featured clubs from [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], |
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⚫ | During the [[2021–22 VTB United League|2021–22]] season, ten teams were left to compete after the Polish and Estonian clubs withdrew from the league in protest against the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Zielona Gora joins Kalev/Cramo in departing the VTB United League|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/vtb/1313230/zielona-gora-leaves-the-vtb-united-league/|website=eurohoops.net|access-date=25 February 2022|date=25 February 2022}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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⚫ | The first step in the creation of the league was a competition named the [[VTB United League Promo-Cup]] held in Moscow in December |
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In May 2012, all the PBL clubs gathered to decide which format would be used for the next season, and some club's directors raised the possibility of uniting with the VTB United League, to produce greater competition between the Russian basketball clubs. They suggested that the new league be named the Eastern European Professional Basketball League.<ref>[http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/20-clubs-will-play-in-vtb-united-league-championship-in-seasone-201213.htm 20 clubs will play in VTB United League championship in seasone-2012/13] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609070134/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/20-clubs-will-play-in-vtb-united-league-championship-in-seasone-201213.htm |date=2012-06-09 }}, vtb-league.com, May 20, 2012</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uleb.com/n661.htm |title=PBL looks to a better future |date=30 January 2012 |publisher=[[ULEB]] |access-date=4 February 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/the-russian-triumph-applied-an-application-to-participate-in-the-new-season-of-vtb-united-league.htm Triumph applied an application to participate in the new season of VTB United League] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014004344/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/the-russian-triumph-applied-an-application-to-participate-in-the-new-season-of-vtb-united-league.htm |date=2013-10-14 }}, May 20, 2012, vtb-league.com</ref> |
In May 2012, all the PBL clubs gathered to decide which format would be used for the next season, and some club's directors raised the possibility of uniting with the VTB United League, to produce greater competition between the Russian basketball clubs. They suggested that the new league be named the Eastern European Professional Basketball League.<ref>[http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/20-clubs-will-play-in-vtb-united-league-championship-in-seasone-201213.htm 20 clubs will play in VTB United League championship in seasone-2012/13] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609070134/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/20-clubs-will-play-in-vtb-united-league-championship-in-seasone-201213.htm |date=2012-06-09 }}, vtb-league.com, May 20, 2012</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uleb.com/n661.htm |title=PBL looks to a better future |date=30 January 2012 |publisher=[[ULEB]] |access-date=4 February 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/the-russian-triumph-applied-an-application-to-participate-in-the-new-season-of-vtb-united-league.htm Triumph applied an application to participate in the new season of VTB United League] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014004344/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/the-russian-triumph-applied-an-application-to-participate-in-the-new-season-of-vtb-united-league.htm |date=2013-10-14 }}, May 20, 2012, vtb-league.com</ref> |
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The honorary head of the league is [[Sergei Ivanov]] and its official sponsor is [[Pavel Vrublevsky]] of [[ChronoPay]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Михайлов |first=Сергей (Mikhailov, Sergey) |url=http://www.sovsekretno.ru/articles/id/4834/ |title=Схемщик нашел прибежище: Что ищет в России Беглый Украинский ехс-депутат Шепелев |trans-title=The schemer found refuge: What the runaway Ukrainian ex-duputy Shepelev seeks in Russia |language=ru |work=[[:ru:Совершенно секретно (газета)|«Соверше́нно секре́тно»]] ("Top secret") |date=9 June 2015 |access-date=25 January 2021 |archive-date=19 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819172845/http://www.sovsekretno.ru/articles/id/4834/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Михайлов |first=Сергей (Mikhailov, Sergey) |url=http://www.sovsekretno.ru/articles/id/4834/ |title=Схемщик нашел прибежище: Что ищет в России беглый Украинский экс-депутат Шепелев |trans-title=The schemer has taken refuge: What the fugitive Ukrainian ex-deputy Shepelev is looking for in Russia |language=ru |work=[[:ru:Совершенно секретно (газета)|«Соверше́нно секре́тно»]] ("Top secret") |date=9 June 2015 |access-date=25 January 2021 |archive-date=9 September 2015 |archive-url=http://www.compromat.ru/page_35766.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.championat.com/basketball/news-798768-vrublevskij-el-vtb-jeto-vozrozhdenie-basketbola-v-rossii.html |title=Врублевский: ЕЛ ВТБ — это возрождение баскетбола в России |trans-title=Vrublevsky: EL VTB is the revival of basketball in Russia |language=ru |work=[[:ru:Чемпионат (сайт)|championat.com]] |date=29 April 2011 |access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref> |
The honorary head of the league is [[Sergei Ivanov]] and its official sponsor is [[Pavel Vrublevsky]] of [[ChronoPay]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Михайлов |first=Сергей (Mikhailov, Sergey) |url=http://www.sovsekretno.ru/articles/id/4834/ |title=Схемщик нашел прибежище: Что ищет в России Беглый Украинский ехс-депутат Шепелев |trans-title=The schemer found refuge: What the runaway Ukrainian ex-duputy Shepelev seeks in Russia |language=ru |work=[[:ru:Совершенно секретно (газета)|«Соверше́нно секре́тно»]] ("Top secret") |date=9 June 2015 |access-date=25 January 2021 |archive-date=19 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819172845/http://www.sovsekretno.ru/articles/id/4834/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Михайлов |first=Сергей (Mikhailov, Sergey) |url=http://www.sovsekretno.ru/articles/id/4834/ |title=Схемщик нашел прибежище: Что ищет в России беглый Украинский экс-депутат Шепелев |trans-title=The schemer has taken refuge: What the fugitive Ukrainian ex-deputy Shepelev is looking for in Russia |language=ru |work=[[:ru:Совершенно секретно (газета)|«Соверше́нно секре́тно»]] ("Top secret") |date=9 June 2015 |access-date=25 January 2021 |archive-date=9 September 2015 |archive-url=http://www.compromat.ru/page_35766.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.championat.com/basketball/news-798768-vrublevskij-el-vtb-jeto-vozrozhdenie-basketbola-v-rossii.html |title=Врублевский: ЕЛ ВТБ — это возрождение баскетбола в России |trans-title=Vrublevsky: EL VTB is the revival of basketball in Russia |language=ru |work=[[:ru:Чемпионат (сайт)|championat.com]] |date=29 April 2011 |access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref> |
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== Formats == |
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⚫ | In its inaugural 2009–10 season, the VTB United League featured clubs from [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], Russia, and [[Ukraine]]. For the 2010–11 season, teams from Belarus, [[Finland]], and [[Poland]] were added to the league. The 2011–12 season featured 18 teams, with new teams being added from the [[Czech Republic]] and Kazakhstan.<ref name="vtb_expand">{{cite web |url=http://vtb-league.com/en/news/835/default.aspx |title=New clubs in the VTB United League |date=28 March 2011 |publisher=VTB United League |access-date=28 March 2011}}</ref> In the 2012–13 season, the number of teams increased to 20. The number of teams decreased to 16 for the 2014–15 season, and the teams from [[Lithuania]] and [[Ukraine]] dropped out of the league. |
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⚫ | During the [[2021–22 VTB United League|2021–22]] season, ten teams were left to compete after the Polish and Estonian clubs withdrew from the league in protest against the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Zielona Gora joins Kalev/Cramo in departing the VTB United League|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/vtb/1313230/zielona-gora-leaves-the-vtb-united-league/|website=eurohoops.net|access-date=25 February 2022|date=25 February 2022}}</ref> |
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== Arena rules == |
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In order for clubs to play in the VTB United League, they must have a home arena that has a seating capacity of at least 3,000 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/krasnye-krylia-not-to-compete-in-vtb-united-league-next-season.htm |title=Krasnye Krylia not to compete in VTB United League next season. |access-date=2015-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721152030/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/krasnye-krylia-not-to-compete-in-vtb-united-league-next-season.htm |archive-date=2015-07-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
In order for clubs to play in the VTB United League, they must have a home arena that has a seating capacity of at least 3,000 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/krasnye-krylia-not-to-compete-in-vtb-united-league-next-season.htm |title=Krasnye Krylia not to compete in VTB United League next season. |access-date=2015-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721152030/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/krasnye-krylia-not-to-compete-in-vtb-united-league-next-season.htm |archive-date=2015-07-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==Current clubs== |
== Current clubs == |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|Belarus}} [[BC Tsmoki-Minsk|Tsmoki-Minsk]]|| || || GS || GS || GS || GS ||14th||12th||12th||9th||14th||(13th)||13th||9th |
|align=left|{{flagicon|Belarus}} [[BC Tsmoki-Minsk|Tsmoki-Minsk]]|| || || GS || GS || GS || GS ||14th||12th||12th||9th||14th||(13th)||13th||9th ||12th |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[ČEZ Basketball Nymburk|Nymburk]]|| || || || GS || GS || GS ||15th|| QF || || || || || || |
|align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[ČEZ Basketball Nymburk|Nymburk]]|| || || || GS || GS || GS ||15th|| QF || || || || || || |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|GEO}} [[B.C. VITA Tbilisi|VITA Tbilisi]]|| || || || || || || || 16th || || || || || || |
|align=left|{{flagicon|GEO}} [[B.C. VITA Tbilisi|VITA Tbilisi]]|| || || || || || || || 16th || || || || || || |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[BC Astana|Astana]]|| || || || || 1/8 || 1/8 || QF ||15th|| QF ||10th|| QF||(9th)||12th|| 10th |
|align=left|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[BC Astana|Astana]]|| || || || || 1/8 || 1/8 || QF ||15th|| QF ||10th|| QF||(9th)||12th|| 10th || 11th |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|LAT}} [[ASK Rīga]] ||7th || || || || || || || || || || || || || |
|align=left|{{flagicon|LAT}} [[ASK Rīga]] ||7th || || || || || || || || || || || || || |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Basket Zielona Góra|Zielona Góra]]|| || || || || || || || || || ||12th||(7th)|| QF || Ret |
|align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Basket Zielona Góra|Zielona Góra]]|| || || || || || || || || || ||12th||(7th)|| QF || Ret |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Avtodor Saratov|Avtodor]]|| || || || || || || QF || QF ||10th|| QF || 11th||(12th)||9th|| QF |
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Avtodor Saratov|Avtodor]]|| || || || || || || QF || QF ||10th|| QF || 11th||(12th)||9th|| QF || QF |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA]]||bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st || (2nd) || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=silver|2nd |
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA]]||bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st || (2nd) || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo]]||4th || || || || || || || || || || || || || |
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo]]||4th || || || || || || || || || || || || || |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk|Enisey]]|| || || || GS || GS || 1/8 ||11th||10th|| QF ||13th||9th||(11th)||11th|| QF |
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk|Enisey]]|| || || || GS || GS || 1/8 ||11th||10th|| QF ||13th||9th||(11th)||11th|| QF || 9th |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Khimki|Khimki]]||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||4th || bgcolor=gold|1st || QF ||4th || QF || bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=silver|2nd || (1st) || QF || |
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Khimki|Khimki]]||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||4th || bgcolor=gold|1st || QF ||4th || QF || bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=silver|2nd || (1st) || QF || |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Krasnye Krylia|Krasnye Krylia]]|| || || || GS || QF || QF ||16th|| || || || || || || |
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Krasnye Krylia|Krasnye Krylia]]|| || || || GS || QF || QF ||16th|| || || || || || || |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[PBC Lokomotiv Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban]]|| || || || 4th ||bgcolor=silver|2nd || QF || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || QF || 4thbgcolor=cc9966|SF || QF || QF || (3rd) || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || 4th |
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[PBC Lokomotiv Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban]]|| || || || 4th ||bgcolor=silver|2nd || QF || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || QF || 4thbgcolor=cc9966|SF || QF || QF || (3rd) || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || 4th ||bgcolor=silver|2nd |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Nizhny Novgorod|Nizhny Novgorod]]|| || || || 1/8 || QF || bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || QF ||9th|| QF || QF || (10th) || QF || QF |
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Nizhny Novgorod|Nizhny Novgorod]]|| || || || 1/8 || QF || bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || QF ||9th|| QF || QF || (10th) || QF || QF || QF |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Parma Basket|Parma]]|| || || || || || || || ||13th||11th||13th||(5th)||QF|| QF |
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Parma Basket|Parma]]|| || || || || || || || ||13th||11th||13th||(5th)||QF|| QF || QF |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Spartak Saint Petersburg|Spartak]]|| || || || QF || 1/8 || 1/8 || || || || || || || || |
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Spartak Saint Petersburg|Spartak]]|| || || || QF || 1/8 || 1/8 || || || || || || || || |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Triumph Lyubertsy|Triumph]]|| || || || || 1/8 || QF || || || || || || || || |
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Triumph Lyubertsy|Triumph]]|| || || || || 1/8 || QF || || || || || || || || |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC UNICS|UNICS]]|| ||bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || bgcolor=silver|2nd || QF || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || QF || bgcolor=silver|2nd || QF || 4th || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || (4th) || bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC UNICS|UNICS]]|| ||bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || bgcolor=silver|2nd || QF || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || QF || bgcolor=silver|2nd || QF || 4th || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || (4th) || bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || bgcolor=gold|1st |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit]]|| || || || || || || QF || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || (6th) || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || bgcolor=gold|1st |
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit]]|| || || || || || || QF || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || (6th) || bgcolor=cc9966|SF || bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=silver|2nd |
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==Results== |
== Results == |
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!rowspan=2 width=5%|Season |
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Season |
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!rowspan=2 width=13%|Finals & Final |
!rowspan=2 width=13%|Finals & Final four hosts |
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!colspan=3|Finals |
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!colspan=3|Third Place Playoff |
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!width=15%|Fourth |
!width=15%|Fourth place |
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|style="background-color:#ffdead"|2008 <br /> ''[[2008 VTB United League Promo-Cup|Details]]'' |
|style="background-color:#ffdead"|2008 <br /> ''[[2008 VTB United League Promo-Cup|Details]]'' |
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|'''3–1'''<br><small>Series</small> |
|'''3–1'''<br><small>Series</small> |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[BC UNICS|UNICS]] |
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[BC UNICS|UNICS]] |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[ |
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[BC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]] |
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|Did not play |
|Did not play |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[BC Khimki|Khimki]] |
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[BC Khimki|Khimki]] |
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|'''3–0'''<br><small>Series</small> |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[BC Khimki|Khimki]] |
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[BC Khimki|Khimki]] |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[ |
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[BC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]] |
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|Did not play |
|Did not play |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[PBC Lokomotiv Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban]] |
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[PBC Lokomotiv Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban]] |
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|'''95–84''' |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[BC Khimki|Khimki]] |
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[BC Khimki|Khimki]] |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[ |
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[BC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]] |
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|'''93–79''' |
|'''93–79''' |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[BC UNICS|UNICS]] |
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[BC UNICS|UNICS]] |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[BC UNICS|UNICS]] |
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[BC UNICS|UNICS]] |
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|Did not play |
|Did not play |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[ |
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[BC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]] |
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|2019–20 <br /> ''[[2019–20 VTB United League|Details]]'' |
|2019–20 <br /> ''[[2019–20 VTB United League|Details]]'' |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[PBC Lokomotiv Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban]] |
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[PBC Lokomotiv Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban]] |
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|Did not play |
|Did not play |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[ |
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[BC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]] |
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|2021–22 <br /> ''[[2021–22 VTB United League|Details]]'' |
|2021–22 <br /> ''[[2021–22 VTB United League|Details]]'' |
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|In home and away venues |
|In home and away venues |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />'''[[ |
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />'''[[BC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]]''' |
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|'''4–3'''<br><small>Series</small> |
|'''4–3'''<br><small>Series</small> |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] |
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[PBC Lokomotiv Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban]] |
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[PBC Lokomotiv Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban]] |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|border]]<br />[[BC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]] |
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=== Titles by club === |
=== Titles by club === |
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! Winning years |
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| [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] |
| [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] || align=center|'''10''' || align=center|2 || 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
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| align=center| '''11''' |
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| [[BC Khimki|Khimki]] |
| [[BC Khimki|Khimki]] || align=center|'''1''' || align=center|4 || 2011 |
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| [[BC UNICS|UNICS]] |
| [[BC UNICS|UNICS]] || align=center|'''1''' || align=center|4 || 2023 |
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| [[BC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]] || align=center|'''1''' || align=center|0 || 2022 |
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| align=center| 0 |
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| 2022 |
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| [[PBC Lokomotiv Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban]] |
| [[PBC Lokomotiv Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban]] || align=center|'''0''' || align=center|2 || |
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| [[BC Nizhny Novgorod|Nizhny Novgorod]] |
| [[BC Nizhny Novgorod|Nizhny Novgorod]] || align=center|'''0''' || align=center|1 || |
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== Abroad competitions == |
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==Russian basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions== |
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{{Main article|Russian basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions}} |
{{Main article|Russian basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions}} |
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== Major awards == |
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===Major awards=== |
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*[[VTB United League Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] |
*[[VTB United League Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] |
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*[[VTB United League MVP|Most Valuable Player]] |
*[[VTB United League MVP|Most Valuable Player]] |
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*[[VTB United League Defensive Player of the Year|Defensive Player of the Year]] |
*[[VTB United League Defensive Player of the Year|Defensive Player of the Year]] |
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== Awards by nationality == |
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*[[VTB United League Top Player#Top Belarusian Player|Top Belarusian |
*[[VTB United League Top Player#Top Belarusian Player|Top Belarusian player]] |
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*[[VTB United League Top Player#Top Estonian Player|Top Estonian |
*[[VTB United League Top Player#Top Estonian Player|Top Estonian player]] |
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*[[VTB United League Top Player#Top Kazakh Player|Top Kazakh |
*[[VTB United League Top Player#Top Kazakh Player|Top Kazakh player]] |
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*[[VTB United League Top Player#Top Latvian Player|Top Latvian |
*[[VTB United League Top Player#Top Latvian Player|Top Latvian player]] |
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*[[VTB United League Top Player#Top Russian Player|Top Russian |
*[[VTB United League Top Player#Top Russian Player|Top Russian player]] |
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== Statistical awards == |
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*[[List of VTB United League season scoring leaders|Scoring |
*[[List of VTB United League season scoring leaders|Scoring leader]] |
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*[[List of VTB United League season rebounding leaders|Rebounding |
*[[List of VTB United League season rebounding leaders|Rebounding leader]] |
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*[[List of VTB United League season assists leaders|Assist |
*[[List of VTB United League season assists leaders|Assist leader]] |
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*[[List of VTB United League season steals leaders|Steals |
*[[List of VTB United League season steals leaders|Steals leader]] |
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*[[List of VTB United League season blocks leaders|Block |
*[[List of VTB United League season blocks leaders|Block leader]] |
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*[[List of VTB United League annual free throw percentage leaders|Free |
*[[List of VTB United League annual free throw percentage leaders|Free throw percentage leader]] |
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== Records == |
== Records == |
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{{Main article|VTB United League |
{{Main article|VTB United League records}} |
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== |
== Sponsorship == |
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⚫ | [[Andrey Kostin]]'s [[VTB Bank]] has been a long-term league sponsor. However, it recorded losses of connected to other sponsorships ([[FC Dynamo Moscow]] and [[HC Dynamo Moscow]]) and contributions to charities. This led to the [[Bank of Moscow]] joining as main sponsor.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Воронова |first1=Татьяна (Voronova, Tatiana) |last2=Еремина |first2=Анна (Eremina, Anna) |last3=Казакулова |first3=Галина (Kazakulova, Galina) |url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/finance/articles/2015/04/16/ubitki-ne-pomeha-dlya-blagotvoritelnosti-vtb |title=Убытки – не помеха для благотворительности ВТБ: В I квартале 2015 года госбанк получил 5 млрд рублей убытка и при этом 15,5 млрд рублей потратил на благотворительность |trans-title=Losses are not a hindrance to VTB's charity: In the first quarter of 2015, the state bank received 5 billion rubles in losses and at the same time spent 15.5 billion rubles on charity |language=ru |work=[[Vedomosti]] |date=16 April 2015 |access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref> |
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* [[VTB Bank]] |
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==Predecessor leagues== |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Russian Professional Basketball League|Russian Professional League]]: (2010–2013) |
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* [[USSR Basketball Cup|USSR Cup]]: (1949–1987) |
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* [[Basketball in Russia]] |
* [[Basketball in Russia]] |
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* [[Liga ABA|Adriatic League]] |
* [[Liga ABA|Adriatic League]] |
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* [[Baltic Basketball League|Baltic League]] |
* [[Baltic Basketball League|Baltic League]] |
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* [[Belarusian Premier League (basketball)|Belarusian Premier League]] |
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* [[Kazakhstan Basketball Championship|Kazakhstan Championship]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
Latest revision as of 18:47, 19 April 2024
Founded | 2009 |
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First season | 2009–10 |
Country | Russia |
Other club(s) from | Belarus Kazakhstan |
Confederation | FIBA Europe FIBA Asia |
Number of teams | 14 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Russian Cup |
Supercup | VTB League Supercup |
International cup(s) | EuroLeague (suspended) EuroCup (suspended) Champions League (suspended) Europe Cup (suspended) West Asia Super League |
Current champions | UNICS (1st title) |
Most championships | CSKA Moscow (10 titles) |
Website | vtb-league |
2022–23 season |
VTB United League (Russian: Единая Лига ВТБ) is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2009. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, it is the first tier of Russian professional club basketball. Therefore, the highest placed Russian team in the league can also be named the Russian national champions.[citation needed] The league is sponsored by Russian state-owned VTB Bank. In 2009 CSKA Moscow won VTB United League Promo-Cup, but this competition does not count as official VTB title. CSKA has dominated the league, having won majority of titles its existence. The VTB United League also holds a youth competition, the VTB United Youth League.
History[edit]
The first step in the creation of the league was a competition named the VTB United League Promo-Cup held in Moscow in December 2009.[1] The final of the Promo-Cup was played on December 22, 2009, and was won by CSKA Moscow, who defeated Khimki 70–66. Kyiv ended third.[2]
Unification with the Russian PBL[edit]
In May 2012, all the PBL clubs gathered to decide which format would be used for the next season, and some club's directors raised the possibility of uniting with the VTB United League, to produce greater competition between the Russian basketball clubs. They suggested that the new league be named the Eastern European Professional Basketball League.[3][4][5]
In July 2012, the Council of VTB United League decided that the PBL league would continue for one more year, with some games of the VTB United League that took place between two Russian clubs being counted as PBL games.[6] The first tier Russian clubs then replaced the PBL with the VTB United League as their new national domestic league, starting with the 2013-14 season.[citation needed]
The VTB United League was recognized by FIBA Europe in September 2013.[7][8] The league was then officially recognized by FIBA World in October 2014. The league needed to be recognized by both bodies, because it contains clubs that come from countries that are part of both the European and Asian FIBA zones.[citation needed]
The honorary head of the league is Sergei Ivanov and its official sponsor is Pavel Vrublevsky of ChronoPay.[9][10][11]
Formats[edit]
In its inaugural 2009–10 season, the VTB United League featured clubs from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, and Ukraine. For the 2010–11 season, teams from Belarus, Finland, and Poland were added to the league. The 2011–12 season featured 18 teams, with new teams being added from the Czech Republic and Kazakhstan.[12] In the 2012–13 season, the number of teams increased to 20. The number of teams decreased to 16 for the 2014–15 season, and the teams from Lithuania and Ukraine dropped out of the league.
During the 2021–22 season, ten teams were left to compete after the Polish and Estonian clubs withdrew from the league in protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13]
Arena rules[edit]
In order for clubs to play in the VTB United League, they must have a home arena that has a seating capacity of at least 3,000 seats.[14]
Current clubs[edit]
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Astana | Astana | Arena Velotrack | 9,270[15] |
Avtodor | Saratov | DS Kristall | 5,500[16] |
CSKA Moscow | Moscow | Megasport Arena | 13,344[17] |
Yenisey | Krasnoyarsk | Arena.Sever | 4,000[18] |
Lokomotiv-Kuban | Krasnodar | Basket-Hall | 7,500[19] |
MBA Moscow | Moscow | Basket Hall Moscow | 5,000 |
MINSK | Minsk | Falcon Club Arena | |
Minsk-Arena | 15,000[20] | ||
Nizhny Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod | Trade Union Sport Palace | 5,500[21] |
PARMA-PARI | Perm | UDS Molot | 7,000 |
Samara | Samara | Ice Sports Palace | 5,000 |
UNICS | Kazan | Basket-Hall | 7,000[22] |
Zenit Saint Petersburg | Saint Petersburg | Sibur Arena | 6,381[23] |
Team appearances[edit]
Team | 2008 (8) |
09–10 (8) |
10–11 (12) |
11–12 (18) |
12–13 (20) |
13–14 (20) |
14–15 (16) |
15–16 (16) |
16–17 (13) |
17–18 (13) |
18–19 (14) |
19–20 (13) |
20–21 (13) |
21–22 (12) |
22–23 (12) |
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Tsmoki-Minsk | GS | GS | GS | GS | 14th | 12th | 12th | 9th | 14th | (13th) | 13th | 9th | 12th | ||
Nymburk | GS | GS | GS | 15th | QF | ||||||||||
Kalev/Cramo | GS | GS | GS | GS | 9th | 14th | 11th | 12th | QF | (8th) | 10th | Ret | |||
Bisons Loimaa | 13th | 13th | |||||||||||||
Espoon Honka | GS | ||||||||||||||
Torpan Pojat | QR | ||||||||||||||
VITA Tbilisi | 16th | ||||||||||||||
Astana | 1/8 | 1/8 | QF | 15th | QF | 10th | QF | (9th) | 12th | 10th | 11th | ||||
ASK Rīga | 7th | ||||||||||||||
VEF Rīga | GS | GS | QF | GS | GS | 11th | QF | QF | 10th | ||||||
Lietuvos rytas | GS | 3rd | GS | SF | |||||||||||
Neptūnas | GS | GS | |||||||||||||
Šiauliai | QR | ||||||||||||||
Žalgiris | 5th | 3rd | 1/8 | 1/8 | 3rd | ||||||||||
Anwil | QR | ||||||||||||||
Prokom | 8th | GS | GS | ||||||||||||
Turów | GS | GS | |||||||||||||
Zielona Góra | 12th | (7th) | QF | Ret | |||||||||||
Avtodor | QF | QF | 10th | QF | 11th | (12th) | 9th | QF | QF | ||||||
CSKA | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | (2nd) | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
Dynamo | 4th | ||||||||||||||
Enisey | GS | GS | 1/8 | 11th | 10th | QF | 13th | 9th | (11th) | 11th | QF | 9th | |||
Khimki | 2nd | 4th | 1st | QF | 4th | QF | 2nd | SF | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | (1st) | QF | ||
Krasny Oktyabr | 1/8 | 12th | 9th | ||||||||||||
Krasnye Krylia | GS | QF | QF | 16th | |||||||||||
Lokomotiv Kuban | 4th | 2nd | QF | SF | QF | SF | QF | QF | (3rd) | SF | 4th | 2nd | |||
Nizhny Novgorod | 1/8 | QF | 2nd | SF | QF | 9th | QF | QF | (10th) | QF | QF | QF | |||
Parma | 13th | 11th | 13th | (5th) | QF | QF | QF | ||||||||
Spartak | QF | 1/8 | 1/8 | ||||||||||||
Triumph | 1/8 | QF | |||||||||||||
UNICS | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | QF | SF | QF | 2nd | QF | 4th | SF | (4th) | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | |
Zenit | QF | SF | SF | 3rd | SF | (6th) | SF | 1st | 2nd | ||||||
Azovmash | 6th | GS | 4th | GS | GS | GS | |||||||||
Budivelnyk | GS | ||||||||||||||
Dnipro | GS | QR | |||||||||||||
Donetsk | GS | 1/8 | GS | ||||||||||||
Kyiv | 3rd |
Results[edit]
VTB United League Promo-Cup |
2008 tournament does not count as official VTB title.
Titles by club[edit]
Club | Champions | Runners-up | Winning years |
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CSKA Moscow | 10 | 2 | 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
Khimki | 1 | 4 | 2011 |
UNICS | 1 | 4 | 2023 |
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 2022 |
Lokomotiv Kuban | 0 | 2 | |
Nizhny Novgorod | 0 | 1 |
Abroad competitions[edit]
Major awards[edit]
- Hall of Fame
- Most Valuable Player
- Playoffs MVP
- Coach of the Year
- Young Player of the Year
- Sixth Man of the Year
- Defensive Player of the Year
Awards by nationality[edit]
Statistical awards[edit]
- Scoring leader
- Rebounding leader
- Assist leader
- Steals leader
- Block leader
- Free throw percentage leader
Records[edit]
Sponsorship[edit]
Andrey Kostin's VTB Bank has been a long-term league sponsor. However, it recorded losses of connected to other sponsorships (FC Dynamo Moscow and HC Dynamo Moscow) and contributions to charities. This led to the Bank of Moscow joining as main sponsor.[24]
Predecessor leagues[edit]
- USSR Premier League: (1923–1992)
- Russian Super League 1 (1st-tier): (1992–2010)
- Russian Professional League: (2010–2013)
See also[edit]
- Russian Professional Championship: (1991–present)
- Russian Professional League: (2010–2013)
- Russian Super League 1: (1992–present)
- Russian Cup: (1999–present)
- USSR Cup: (1949–1987)
- Russian basketball league system
- Basketball in Russia
- Adriatic League
- Baltic League
- Belarusian Premier League
- Kazakhstan Championship
References[edit]
- ^ "About League". vtb-league.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ "PROMO-CUP: CSKA WIN". Sport Express. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ 20 clubs will play in VTB United League championship in seasone-2012/13 Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, vtb-league.com, May 20, 2012
- ^ "PBL looks to a better future". ULEB. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Triumph applied an application to participate in the new season of VTB United League Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, May 20, 2012, vtb-league.com
- ^ BEKO PBL Press service. "BEKO PBL Board suggests scheme of 2012/2013 season". pbleague.ru. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ VTB League Officially Recognised.
- ^ "FIBA Europe officially recognizes VTB United League". Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
- ^ Михайлов, Сергей (Mikhailov, Sergey) (9 June 2015). "Схемщик нашел прибежище: Что ищет в России Беглый Украинский ехс-депутат Шепелев" [The schemer found refuge: What the runaway Ukrainian ex-duputy Shepelev seeks in Russia]. «Соверше́нно секре́тно» ("Top secret") (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
{{cite news}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Михайлов, Сергей (Mikhailov, Sergey) (9 June 2015). "Схемщик нашел прибежище: Что ищет в России беглый Украинский экс-депутат Шепелев" [The schemer has taken refuge: What the fugitive Ukrainian ex-deputy Shepelev is looking for in Russia]. «Соверше́нно секре́тно» ("Top secret") (in Russian). Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
{{cite news}}
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- ^ "New clubs in the VTB United League". VTB United League. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
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Arena Velotrack Capacity: 9270 spectators
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DS Kristall Capacity: 5500
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Arena.Sever Capacity: 4000 spectators
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«Basket-hall» Capacity: 7500 spectators
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«Minsk-Arena» Capacity: 15,000 spectators
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«Nizhniy Novgorod Trade Union Sport Palace» Capacity: 5500 spectators
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Basket-Hall Capacity: 7000 spectators
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SK Yubileyniy Capacity: 6381 spectators
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