2019–20 VTB United League

VTB United League
Season2019–20
Duration25 September 2019 – 12 March 2020 (cancelled)
Teams13

The 2019–20 VTB United League was the 11th season of the VTB United League. It was the seventh season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level.

CSKA Moscow was the defending champion.

On 13 March, the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On 27 March, the season was cancelled, with no champion declared for that season.[2]

Format changes

From this season, playoff games will be played in a best-of-three format with a 1–1–1 structure.[3]

Teams

A total of 13 teams from five countries contest the league, including nine sides from Russia, one from Belarus, one from Estonia, one from Kazakhstan, and one from Poland.

This season VEF Riga from Latvia cancelled the participation.[4]

Venues and locations

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Locations of teams in the 2019–20 VTB United League
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Kazakhstan Astana Nur-Sultan Arena Velotrack 9,270[5]
Russia Avtodor Saratov DS Kristall 5,500[6]
Russia CSKA Moscow Moscow USC CSKA 5,000[7]
Russia Enisey Krasnoyarsk Arena.Sever 4,000[8]
Estonia Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Saku Suurhall 5,500[9]
Russia Khimki Khimki BCMO 4,000[10]
Russia Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar Basket-Hall 7,500[11]
Russia Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod Trade Union Sport Palace 5,500[12]
Russia Parma Perm UDS Molot 7,000
Belarus Tsmoki Minsk Minsk Minsk-Arena 15,000[13]
Russia UNICS Kazan Basket-Hall 7,000[14]
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Sibur Arena 6,381[15]
Poland Zielona Góra Zielona Góra CRS Hall Zielona Góra 6,080

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other twice (home-and-away) in a round-robin format.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Russia Khimki 19 18 1 1809 1574 +235 Already qualified for EuroLeague
2 Russia CSKA Moscow 19 15 4 1707 1450 +257
3 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 20 14 6 1723 1600 +123 Qualification for EuroCup
4 Russia UNICS 18 12 6 1546 1527 +19
5 Russia Parma 18 8 10 1567 1547 +20 Qualification for FIBA Europe Cup
6 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 18 8 10 1514 1452 +62 Already qualified for EuroLeague
7 Poland Zielona Góra 19 8 11 1604 1681 −77
8 Estonia Kalev/Cramo 20 8 12 1537 1704 −167
9 Kazakhstan Astana 18 7 11 1501 1578 −77
10 Russia Nizhny Novgorod 18 7 11 1557 1651 −94 Qualification for Basketball Champions League
11 Russia Enisey 18 7 11 1525 1585 −60
12 Russia Avtodor 18 5 13 1504 1634 −130
13 Belarus Tsmoki Minsk 19 4 15 1534 1645 −111
Source: VTB United League

Results

Home \ Away AST AVT CSK ENI KAL KHI LOK NIZ PAR TSM UNI ZEN ZGA
Astana — 72–95 95–90 88–91 90–88 79–84 91–89 78–83 109–108 92–80
Avtodor 90–85 — 100–90 84–101 81–97 92–90 78–85 109–90 66–109 86–89
CSKA Moscow 104–91 103–79 — 81–67 81–72 94–69 89–74 114–81 79–82
Enisey 64–78 85–78 80–71 — 86–73 86–106 98–91 83–85 95–93 67–84 84–91
Kalev/Cramo 84–76 88–76 50–91 94–87 — 63–86 81–98 79–84 85–63 84–80 70–92
Khimki 73–56 79–74 96–80 91–87 118–81 — 89–94 98–94 103–100 77–73 109–83 79–75
Lokomotiv Kuban 74–76 71–77 94–79 87–63 — 87–83 83–75 78–70 86–77 78–70 93–71
Nizhny Novgorod 84–93 104–101 74–76 87–113 96–93 — 105–99 82–77 83–95 82–87
Parma 100–91 97–81 70–89 88–90 85–74 106–71 — 68–75 88–89 82–84 91–76
Tsmoki Minsk 96–77 88–80 91–94 80–83 80–94 80–88 — 80–84 60–80 73–80
UNICS 81–72 86–83 94–86 87–76 88–98 89–85 85–71 — 80–93 86–73
Zenit Saint Petersburg 63–82 89–80 75–76 101–108 80–86 69–76 80–86 75–86 —
Zielona Góra 78–81 98–91 64–104 83–85 103–108 106–88 102–96 89–100 67–92 —
Source: VTB United League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Awards

MVP of the Month

Month Player Team Ref.
2019
October United States Jeremy Evans Russia Khimki [16]
November United States Mike James Russia CSKA Moscow [17]
December United States Errick McCollum Russia UNICS [18]
2020
January United States Alan Williams Russia Lokomotiv Kuban [19]
February United States Devin Booker Russia Khimki [20]

VTB League teams in European competitions

Team Competition Progress
CSKA Moscow EuroLeague Regular season
Khimki Regular season
Zenit Saint Petersburg Regular season
Lokomotiv Kuban EuroCup Regular season
UNICS Quarterfinals
Nizhny Novgorod Champions League Round of 16
Enisey FIBA Europe Cup Second round
Tsmoki-Minsk Quarterfinals

References

  1. ^ "2019/20 season suspended". VTB League. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. ^ "VTB United League has cancelled the remainder of 2019/20 season". VTB League. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Совет Лиги-2019: В сезоне 2019/20 сыграют 13 клубов, серии плей-офф пройдут до двух побед | VTB United League" (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  4. ^ ""Известия": Латвийский ВЭФ покидает Единую лигу ВТБ". Sports.ru. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  5. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Arena Velotrack Capacity: 9270 spectators
  6. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. DS Kristall Capacity: 5500
  7. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. USC CSKA named after Alexander Gomelskiy Capacity: 5000 spectators
  8. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Arena.Sever Capacity: 4000 spectators
  9. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Saku Suurhall» Capacity: 5500 spectators
  10. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Sportscomplex «BCMO» Capacity: 4000 spectators
  11. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Basket-hall» Capacity: 7500 spectators
  12. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Nizhniy Novgorod Trade Union Sport Palace» Capacity: 5500 spectators
  13. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Minsk-Arena» Capacity: 15,000 spectators
  14. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Basket-Hall Capacity: 7000 spectators
  15. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. SK Yubileyniy Capacity: 6381 spectators
  16. ^ "Jeremy Evans wins October MVP". VTB United League. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Mike James is MVP of November". VTB United League. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Errick McCollum named December MVP". VTB United League. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  19. ^ "Alan Williams Wins January MVP". VTB United League. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Devin Booker is February MVP of the month". VTB United League. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.