VTB United League | |
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Season | 2020–21 |
Duration | 20 September 2020 – 11 June 2021 |
Number of teams | 13 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP |
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Finals | |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Semifinalists |
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Playoffs MVP |
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←
2019–20
2021–22 → |
The 2020–21 VTB United League was the 12th season of the VTB United League. It was the eight season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level.
A total of 13 teams from five countries contested the league, including nine sides from Russia, one from Belarus, one from Estonia, one from Kazakhstan, and one from Poland.
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Nur-Sultan | Arena Velotrack | 9,270 [1] |
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Saratov | DS Kristall | 5,500 [2] |
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Moscow | USC CSKA | 5,000 [3] |
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Krasnoyarsk | Arena.Sever | 4,000 [4] |
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Tallinn | Saku Suurhall | 5,500 [5] |
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Khimki | BCMO | 4,000 [6] |
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Krasnodar | Basket-Hall | 7,500 [7] |
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Nizhny Novgorod | Trade Union Sport Palace | 5,500 [8] |
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Perm | UDS Molot | 7,000 |
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Minsk | Minsk-Arena | 15,000 [9] |
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Kazan | Basket-Hall | 7,000 [10] |
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Saint Petersburg | Sibur Arena | 6,381 [11] |
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Zielona Góra | CRS Hall Zielona Góra | 6,080 |
In the regular season, teams play against each other twice (home-and-away) in a round-robin format.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
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1 |
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24 | 20 | 4 | 2010 | 1718 | +292 | .833 | Advance to playoffs |
2 |
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24 | 18 | 6 | 2138 | 1943 | +195 | .750 | |
3 |
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24 | 18 | 6 | 1962 | 1794 | +168 | .750 | |
4 |
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24 | 17 | 7 | 2219 | 1861 | +358 | .708 | |
5 |
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24 | 14 | 10 | 1914 | 1921 | −7 | .583 | |
6 |
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24 | 13 | 11 | 2094 | 2075 | +19 | .542 | |
7 |
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24 | 12 | 12 | 2028 | 1962 | +66 | .500 | |
8 |
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24 | 10 | 14 | 1878 | 1925 | −47 | .417 | |
9 |
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24 | 10 | 14 | 2019 | 2092 | −73 | .417 | |
10 |
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24 | 9 | 15 | 1821 | 1998 | −177 | .375 | |
11 |
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24 | 6 | 18 | 1866 | 2093 | −227 | .250 | |
12 |
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24 | 6 | 18 | 1843 | 2101 | −258 | .250 | |
13 |
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24 | 3 | 21 | 1747 | 2056 | −309 | .125 |
Quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three format (1-1-1). Semifinals and finals were played in a best-of-five format (2-2-1).
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Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Zenit Saint Petersburg
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2–0 |
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86–66 | 98–62 | – |
Lokomotiv Kuban
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2–0 |
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89–80 | 92–85 | – |
UNICS
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2–0 |
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87–60 | 90–79 | – |
CSKA Moscow
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2–1 |
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84–59 | 72–76 | 79–75 |
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Zenit Saint Petersburg
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1–3 |
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73–78 | 107–104 OT | 82–96 | 71–85 | – |
Lokomotiv Kuban
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0–3 |
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87–98 OT | 69–79 | 70–74 | – | – |
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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UNICS
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0–3 |
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77–85 | 57–76 | 81–89 | – | – |
Team | Competition | Progress |
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CSKA Moscow | EuroLeague | 4th place |
Khimki | Regular season | |
Zenit Saint Petersburg | Quarterfinals | |
Lokomotiv Kuban | EuroCup | Quarterfinals |
UNICS | Runner-up | |
Nizhny Novgorod | Champions League | Quarterfinals |
Tsmoki-Minsk | Regular season | |
Parma | FIBA Europe Cup | 4th place |
Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
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2020 | |||
September/October |
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[23] |
November |
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[24] |
December |
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[25] |
2021 | |||
January |
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[26] |
February |
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[27] |
March |
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[28] |
April |
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[29] |
Arena Velotrack Capacity: 9270 spectators
DS Kristall Capacity: 5500
USC CSKA named after Alexander Gomelskiy Capacity: 5000 spectators
Arena.Sever Capacity: 4000 spectators
«Saku Suurhall» Capacity: 5500 spectators
Sportscomplex «BCMO» Capacity: 4000 spectators
«Basket-hall» Capacity: 7500 spectators
«Nizhniy Novgorod Trade Union Sport Palace» Capacity: 5500 spectators
«Minsk-Arena» Capacity: 15,000 spectators
Basket-Hall Capacity: 7000 spectators
SK Yubileyniy Capacity: 6381 spectators
VTB United League | |
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Season | 2020–21 |
Duration | 20 September 2020 – 11 June 2021 |
Number of teams | 13 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP |
![]() |
Finals | |
Champions |
![]() |
Runners-up |
![]() |
Semifinalists |
![]() ![]() |
Playoffs MVP |
![]() |
←
2019–20
2021–22 → |
The 2020–21 VTB United League was the 12th season of the VTB United League. It was the eight season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level.
A total of 13 teams from five countries contested the league, including nine sides from Russia, one from Belarus, one from Estonia, one from Kazakhstan, and one from Poland.
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
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Nur-Sultan | Arena Velotrack | 9,270 [1] |
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Saratov | DS Kristall | 5,500 [2] |
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Moscow | USC CSKA | 5,000 [3] |
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Krasnoyarsk | Arena.Sever | 4,000 [4] |
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Tallinn | Saku Suurhall | 5,500 [5] |
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Khimki | BCMO | 4,000 [6] |
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Krasnodar | Basket-Hall | 7,500 [7] |
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Nizhny Novgorod | Trade Union Sport Palace | 5,500 [8] |
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Perm | UDS Molot | 7,000 |
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Minsk | Minsk-Arena | 15,000 [9] |
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Kazan | Basket-Hall | 7,000 [10] |
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Saint Petersburg | Sibur Arena | 6,381 [11] |
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Zielona Góra | CRS Hall Zielona Góra | 6,080 |
In the regular season, teams play against each other twice (home-and-away) in a round-robin format.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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24 | 20 | 4 | 2010 | 1718 | +292 | .833 | Advance to playoffs |
2 |
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24 | 18 | 6 | 2138 | 1943 | +195 | .750 | |
3 |
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24 | 18 | 6 | 1962 | 1794 | +168 | .750 | |
4 |
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24 | 17 | 7 | 2219 | 1861 | +358 | .708 | |
5 |
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24 | 14 | 10 | 1914 | 1921 | −7 | .583 | |
6 |
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24 | 13 | 11 | 2094 | 2075 | +19 | .542 | |
7 |
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24 | 12 | 12 | 2028 | 1962 | +66 | .500 | |
8 |
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24 | 10 | 14 | 1878 | 1925 | −47 | .417 | |
9 |
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24 | 10 | 14 | 2019 | 2092 | −73 | .417 | |
10 |
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24 | 9 | 15 | 1821 | 1998 | −177 | .375 | |
11 |
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24 | 6 | 18 | 1866 | 2093 | −227 | .250 | |
12 |
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24 | 6 | 18 | 1843 | 2101 | −258 | .250 | |
13 |
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24 | 3 | 21 | 1747 | 2056 | −309 | .125 |
Quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three format (1-1-1). Semifinals and finals were played in a best-of-five format (2-2-1).
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
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Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Zenit Saint Petersburg
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2–0 |
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86–66 | 98–62 | – |
Lokomotiv Kuban
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2–0 |
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89–80 | 92–85 | – |
UNICS
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2–0 |
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87–60 | 90–79 | – |
CSKA Moscow
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2–1 |
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84–59 | 72–76 | 79–75 |
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zenit Saint Petersburg
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1–3 |
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73–78 | 107–104 OT | 82–96 | 71–85 | – |
Lokomotiv Kuban
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0–3 |
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87–98 OT | 69–79 | 70–74 | – | – |
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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UNICS
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0–3 |
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77–85 | 57–76 | 81–89 | – | – |
Team | Competition | Progress |
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CSKA Moscow | EuroLeague | 4th place |
Khimki | Regular season | |
Zenit Saint Petersburg | Quarterfinals | |
Lokomotiv Kuban | EuroCup | Quarterfinals |
UNICS | Runner-up | |
Nizhny Novgorod | Champions League | Quarterfinals |
Tsmoki-Minsk | Regular season | |
Parma | FIBA Europe Cup | 4th place |
Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
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2020 | |||
September/October |
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[23] |
November |
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[24] |
December |
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[25] |
2021 | |||
January |
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[26] |
February |
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[27] |
March |
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[28] |
April |
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[29] |
Arena Velotrack Capacity: 9270 spectators
DS Kristall Capacity: 5500
USC CSKA named after Alexander Gomelskiy Capacity: 5000 spectators
Arena.Sever Capacity: 4000 spectators
«Saku Suurhall» Capacity: 5500 spectators
Sportscomplex «BCMO» Capacity: 4000 spectators
«Basket-hall» Capacity: 7500 spectators
«Nizhniy Novgorod Trade Union Sport Palace» Capacity: 5500 spectators
«Minsk-Arena» Capacity: 15,000 spectators
Basket-Hall Capacity: 7000 spectators
SK Yubileyniy Capacity: 6381 spectators