2018–19 VTB United League

VTB United League
Competition details
Season 2018–19
Teams 14
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The 2018–19 VTB United League is the 10th complete season of the VTB United League. It is also the sixth season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level. It started on October 2018 with the first round of the regular season and will end on June 2019 with the last game of the finals.

CSKA Moscow is the defending champion.

Format changes

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]

Teams

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.

Venues and locations

Team Home city Arena Capacity
Kazakhstan AstanaAstanaArena Velotrack9,270[3]
Russia Avtodor SaratovSaratovDS Kristall5,500[4]
Russia CSKA MoscowMoscowUSC CSKA5,000[5]
Russia EniseyKrasnoyarskArena.Sever4,000[6]
Estonia Kalev/CramoTallinnSaku Suurhall5,500[7]
Russia KhimkiKhimkiBCMO4,000[8]
Russia Lokomotiv KubanKrasnodarBasket-Hall7,500[9]
Russia Nizhny NovgorodNizhny NovgorodTrade Union Sport Palace5,500[10]
Russia ParmaPermUDS Molot7,000
Belarus Tsmoki MinskMinskMinsk-Arena15,000[11]
Russia UNICSKazanBasket-Hall7,000[12]
Latvia VEF RīgaRigaArēna Rīga12,000[13]
Russia Zenit Saint PetersburgSaint PetersburgSK Yubileyniy6,381[14]
Poland Zielona GóraZielona GóraCRS Hall Zielona Góra6,080

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other four times home-and-away in double a round-robin format.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Russia Khimki 2 2 0 195 134 +61 1.000 Advance to playoffs
2 Russia CSKA Moscow 2 2 0 177 127 +50 1.000
3 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 1 1 0 96 64 +32 1.000
4 Poland Zielona Góra 1 1 0 88 71 +17 1.000
5 Estonia Kalev/Cramo 1 1 0 82 68 +14 1.000
6 Russia UNICS 1 1 0 76 63 +13 1.000
7 Russia Parma 1 1 0 80 76 +4 1.000
8 Russia Avtodor Saratov 1 0 1 63 76 −13 .000
9 Russia Nizhny Novgorod 1 0 1 68 82 −14 .000
10 Belarus Tsmoki Minsk 1 0 1 71 88 −17 .000
11 Kazakhstan Astana 1 0 1 61 86 −25 .000
12 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 0 1 64 96 −32 .000
13 Latvia VEF Rīga 2 0 2 143 176 −33 .000
14 Russia Enisey 2 0 2 133 190 −57 .000
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2018. Source: VTB United League

Results

Home \ Away AST SAR CSK ENI KAL KHI LOK NIZ PAR TSM UNI VEF ZEN ZGA
Astana — 61–86
Avtodor Saratov —
CSKA Moscow — 84–78
Enisey 66–91 — 67–99 83–78
Kalev/Cramo —
Khimki 80–73 —
Lokomotiv Kuban — 96–64
Nizhny Novgorod 68–82 —
Parma —
Tsmoki Minsk 86–93 — 71–88
UNICS 76–63 —
VEF Rīga 67–96 76–80 —
Zenit Saint Petersburg —
Zielona Góra —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 October 2018. Source: VTB United League
Colours: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

All series will be played with a 2-2-1 format.

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
– 0 0 000
– 0 0 000
– 0 0 000
– 0 0 000

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
– 0 0 000
– 0 0 000

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
– 0 0 000

VTB League teams in European competitions

TeamCompetitionProgress
CSKA MoscowEuroLeagueRegular season
KhimkiRegular season
Lokomotiv KubanEuroCupRegular season
UNICSRegular season
BC Zenit Saint PetersburgRegular season
Nizhny NovgorodChampions LeagueRegular season
Avtodor SaratovFirst qualifying round
FIBA Europe CupRegular season
Tsmoki-MinskChampions LeagueFirst qualifying round
FIBA Europe CupRegular season

References

  1. ↑ "2018 League Board: New Club, Championship Series Returns". VTB League. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Zielona Gora Joins VTB United League In 2018-19". VTB League. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Arena Velotrack Capacity: 9270 spectators
  4. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. DS Kristall Capacity: 5500
  5. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. USC CSKA named after Alexander Gomelskiy Capacity: 5000 spectators
  6. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Arena.Sever Capacity: 4000 spectators
  7. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Saku Suurhall» Capacity: 5500 spectators
  8. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Sportscomplex «BCMO» Capacity: 4000 spectators
  9. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Basket-hall» Capacity: 7500 spectators
  10. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Nizhniy Novgorod Trade Union Sport Palace» Capacity: 5500 spectators
  11. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Minsk-Arena» Capacity: 15,000 spectators
  12. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Basket-Hall Capacity: 7000 spectators
  13. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Arena Riga» Capacity: 12000 spectators
  14. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. SK Yubileyniy Capacity: 6381 spectators
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