2020–21 VTB United League

The 2020–21 VTB United League is the 12th season of the VTB United League. It is the eight season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level.

VTB United League
Season2020–21
Teams13
Dates20 September 2020 – 25 April 2021
2021–22 →

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.

Venues and locations
Locations of teams in the 2019–20 VTB United League
Team Home city Arena Capacity
AstanaNur-SultanArena Velotrack9,270[1]
AvtodorSaratovDS Kristall5,500[2]
CSKA MoscowMoscowUSC CSKA5,000[3]
EniseyKrasnoyarskArena.Sever4,000[4]
Kalev/CramoTallinnSaku Suurhall5,500[5]
KhimkiKhimkiBCMO4,000[6]
Lokomotiv KubanKrasnodarBasket-Hall7,500[7]
Nizhny NovgorodNizhny NovgorodTrade Union Sport Palace5,500[8]
ParmaPermUDS Molot7,000
Tsmoki MinskMinskMinsk-Arena15,000[9]
UNICSKazanBasket-Hall7,000[10]
ZenitSaint PetersburgSibur Arena6,381[11]
Zielona GóraZielona GóraCRS Hall Zielona Góra6,080

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 PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Zenit Saint Petersburg 13 12 1 1134 927 +207 .923 Advance to playoffs
2 CSKA Moscow 13 10 3 1210 957 +253 .769
3 UNICS 15 11 4 1227 1132 +95 .733
4 Lokomotiv Kuban 15 9 6 1260 1174 +86 .600
5 Zielona Góra 17 10 7 1450 1441 +9 .588
6 Nizhny Novgorod 11 6 5 883 902 −19 .545
7 Avtodor 14 7 7 1139 1194 −55 .500
8 Khimki 12 6 6 1032 997 +35 .500
9 Parma 13 5 8 1022 1050 −28 .385
10 Astana 13 4 9 1015 1159 −144 .308
11 Enisey 13 3 10 958 1119 −161 .231
12 Kalev/Cramo 12 2 10 827 973 −146 .167
13 Tsmoki Minsk 13 2 11 953 1085 −132 .154
Updated to match(es) played on February 1, 2021. Source: VTB League

Results
Home \ Away AST AVT CSK ENI KAL KHI LOK NIZ PAR TSM UNI ZEN ZGA
Astana — 83–92 60–93 86–82 69–79 70–77
Avtodor 107–85 — 82–98 85–79 85–82 89–85 87–61 70–93 90–91
CSKA Moscow 100–66 — 109–60 94–80 95–97 105–73
Enisey 77–76 — 77–92 79–106 52–86 81–86 67–85 73–94
Kalev/Cramo 85–92 75–86 — 88–82 51–87 79–86
Khimki 88–89 86–78 92–74 — 103–83 87–93 67–79
Lokomotiv Kuban 20–0 91–102 — 73–64 77–76 93–81 96–81 83–76
Nizhny Novgorod 63–83 83–79 95–85 96–85 73–94 — 88–73 66–91 100–93
Parma 83–84 61–95 67–84 69–72 84–81 — 69–76 79–85
Tsmoki Minsk 69–86 60–87 72–80 77–76 65–78 — 66–76 75–80
UNICS 101–83 94–65 76–83 75–64 83–66 83–76 83–77 — 65–64
Zenit Saint Petersburg 85–52 97–71 91–83 90–85 104–73 81–64 — 83–74
Zielona Góra 110–86 77–64 93–90 99–114 89–75 92–86 74–94 —
Updated to match(es) played on February 1, 2021. Source: VTB United League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

VTB League teams in European competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
CSKA MoscowEuroLeagueRegular season
KhimkiRegular season
Zenit Saint PetersburgRegular season
Lokomotiv KubanEuroCupTop 16
UNICSTop 16
Nizhny NovgorodChampions LeagueTop 16
Tsmoki-MinskRegular season
ParmaFIBA Europe CupRegular season

Awards

MVP of the Month
Month Player Team Ref.
2020
September/October Billy Baron Zenit Saint Petersburg[12]
November Alan Williams Lokomotiv Kuban[13]
December Gabriel Lundberg Zielona Góra[14]
2021
January Jamar Smith UNICS[15]
February

References
  1. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Arena Velotrack Capacity: 9270 spectators
  2. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. DS Kristall Capacity: 5500
  3. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. USC CSKA named after Alexander Gomelskiy Capacity: 5000 spectators
  4. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Arena.Sever Capacity: 4000 spectators
  5. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Saku Suurhall» Capacity: 5500 spectators
  6. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Sportscomplex «BCMO» Capacity: 4000 spectators
  7. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Basket-hall» Capacity: 7500 spectators
  8. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Nizhniy Novgorod Trade Union Sport Palace» Capacity: 5500 spectators
  9. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Minsk-Arena» Capacity: 15,000 spectators
  10. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Basket-Hall Capacity: 7000 spectators
  11. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. SK Yubileyniy Capacity: 6381 spectators
  12. "Billy Baron becomes first MVP of 2020/21 season". VTB United League. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  13. "Alan Williams named November MVP". VTB United League. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  14. "Iffe Lundberg named December MVP". VTB United League. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  15. "Jamar Smith named January MVP". VTB United League. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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