VTB United League | |
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Season | 2018–19 |
Duration | 5 October 2018 – 28 April 2019 (Regular season) 3 May – 10 June 2019 (Playoffs) |
Number of teams | 14 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP |
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Finals | |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Third place |
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Fourth place |
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Playoffs MVP |
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The 2018–19 VTB United League was the 10th complete season of the VTB United League. It was also the sixth season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level. It started in October 2018 with the first round of the regular season and ended in June 2019 with the last game of the finals.
CSKA Moscow is the defending champion.
From this season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. All series are played in a best-of-five format with a 2–2–1 structure. [1]
A total of 14 teams from six countries contest the league, including nine sides from Russia, one from Belarus, one from Estonia, one from Kazakhstan, one from Latvia and one from Poland.
Zielona Góra made their debut in the competition. [2] Polish teams returned to the competition four years after.
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Astana | Arena Velotrack | 9,270 [3] |
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Saratov | DS Kristall | 5,500 [4] |
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Moscow | USC CSKA | 5,000 [5] |
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Krasnoyarsk | Arena.Sever | 4,000 [6] |
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Tallinn | Saku Suurhall | 5,500 [7] |
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Khimki | BCMO | 4,000 [8] |
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Krasnodar | Basket-Hall | 7,500 [9] |
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Nizhny Novgorod | Trade Union Sport Palace | 5,500 [10] |
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Perm | UDS Molot | 7,000 |
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Minsk | Minsk-Arena | 15,000 [11] |
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Kazan | Basket-Hall | 7,000 [12] |
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Riga | Arēna Rīga | 12,000 [13] |
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Saint Petersburg | SK Yubileyniy | 6,381 [14] |
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Zielona Góra | CRS Hall Zielona Góra | 6,080 |
Team | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Main front sponsor |
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Túta | - |
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DiGS-Line | - |
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Nike | Aeroflot |
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Nike | - |
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Nike | Cramo |
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Adidas | Gazprom Investholding |
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Under Armour | RZD |
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Nike | T Plus |
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Peak | T Plus |
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Adidas | Green |
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Peak | - |
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Adidas | VEF |
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Nike | Nipigas |
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Spalding | Stelmet |
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 |
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1 |
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26 | 22 | 4 | 2404 | 1969 | +435 | .846 | Advance to playoffs |
2 |
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26 | 21 | 5 | 2190 | 1945 | +245 | .808 | |
3 |
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26 | 20 | 6 | 2230 | 1973 | +257 | .769 | |
4 |
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26 | 17 | 9 | 2171 | 2004 | +167 | .654 | |
5 |
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26 | 15 | 11 | 2300 | 2180 | +120 | .577 | |
6 |
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26 | 15 | 11 | 2239 | 2169 | +70 | .577 | |
7 |
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26 | 14 | 12 | 2342 | 2275 | +67 | .538 | |
8 |
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26 | 14 | 12 | 2158 | 2173 | −15 | .538 | |
9 |
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26 | 11 | 15 | 2154 | 2276 | −122 | .423 | |
10 |
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26 | 10 | 16 | 1962 | 2134 | −172 | .385 | |
11 |
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26 | 9 | 17 | 2379 | 2478 | −99 | .346 | |
12 |
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26 | 5 | 21 | 2020 | 2330 | −310 | .192 | |
13 |
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26 | 5 | 21 | 2025 | 2298 | −273 | .192 | |
14 |
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26 | 4 | 22 | 1959 | 2329 | −370 | .154 |
All series are played in a best-of-five series, with a 2–2–1 format.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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CSKA Moscow
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3–0 |
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87–50 | 86–66 | 80–72 | ||
UNICS
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3–0 |
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92–82 | 108–84 | 96–84 | ||
Khimki
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3–0 |
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82–59 | 94–64 | 88–81 | ||
Lokomotiv Kuban
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1–3 |
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69–78 | 70–69 | 78–94 | 85–87 |
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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CSKA Moscow
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3–0 |
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98–82 | 83–81 | 69–68 | ||
UNICS
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1–3 |
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96–91 | 98–103 | 64–91 | 91–92 |
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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CSKA Moscow
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3–0 |
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106–85 | 103–92 | 80–62 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification |
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35 | 31 | 4 | 2019–20 EuroLeague |
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36 | 26 | 10 | |
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33 | 25 | 8 | 2019–20 EuroCup |
4 |
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33 | 18 | 15 | 2019–20 EuroLeague wildcard |
5 |
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30 | 18 | 12 | 2019–20 EuroCup |
6 |
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29 | 15 | 14 | |
7 |
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29 | 14 | 15 | |
8 |
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29 | 14 | 15 | 2019–20 Champions League |
9 |
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26 | 11 | 15 | 2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup |
10 |
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26 | 10 | 16 | |
11 |
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26 | 9 | 17 | |
12 |
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26 | 5 | 21 | |
13 |
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26 | 5 | 21 | |
14 |
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26 | 4 | 22 |
Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
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2018 | |||
October |
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November |
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December |
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2019 | |||
January |
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February |
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March |
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April |
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Team | Competition | Progress |
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CSKA Moscow | EuroLeague | Champions |
Khimki | Regular season | |
Lokomotiv Kuban | EuroCup | Quarterfinals |
UNICS | Semifinals | |
BC Zenit Saint Petersburg | Top 16 | |
Nizhny Novgorod | Champions League | Quarterfinals |
Avtodor Saratov | First qualifying round | |
FIBA Europe Cup | Round of 16 | |
Tsmoki-Minsk | Champions League | First qualifying round |
FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |
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
«Arena Riga» Capacity: 12000 spectators
SK Yubileyniy Capacity: 6381 spectators