2020–21 VTB United League

VTB United League
Season	2020–21
Duration	20 September 2020 – 25 April 2021
Number of teams	13
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

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.

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

Astana

Avtodor

CSKA

Enisey

Kalev

Khimki

Lokomotiv

Nizhny Novgorod

Parma

Tsmoki

UNICS

Zenit

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Locations of teams in the 2019–20 VTB United League

Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
Astana	Nur-Sultan	Arena Velotrack	9,270
Avtodor	Saratov	DS Kristall	5,500
CSKA Moscow	Moscow	USC CSKA	5,000
Enisey	Krasnoyarsk	Arena.Sever	4,000
Kalev/Cramo	Tallinn	Saku Suurhall	5,500
Khimki	Khimki	BCMO	4,000
Lokomotiv Kuban	Krasnodar	Basket-Hall	7,500
Nizhny Novgorod	Nizhny Novgorod	Trade Union Sport Palace	5,500
Parma	Perm	UDS Molot	7,000
Tsmoki Minsk	Minsk	Minsk-Arena	15,000
UNICS	Kazan	Basket-Hall	7,000
Zenit	Saint Petersburg	Sibur Arena	6,381
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	PCT	Qualification or relegation
1	Zenit Saint Petersburg	24	20	4	2010	1718	+292	.833	Advance to playoffs
2	Lokomotiv Kuban	24	18	6	2138	1943	+195	.750
3	UNICS	24	18	6	1962	1794	+168	.750
4	CSKA Moscow	24	17	7	2219	1861	+358	.708
5	Nizhny Novgorod	24	14	10	1914	1921	−7	.583
6	Zielona Góra	24	13	11	2094	2075	+19	.542
7	Khimki	24	12	12	2028	1962	+66	.500
8	Parma	24	10	14	1878	1925	−47	.417
9	Avtodor	24	10	14	2019	2092	−73	.417
10	Kalev/Cramo	24	9	15	1821	1998	−177	.375
11	Enisey	24	6	18	1866	2093	−227	.250
12	Astana	24	6	18	1843	2101	−258	.250
13	Tsmoki Minsk	24	3	21	1747	2056	−309	.125

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

Team	Competition	Progress
CSKA Moscow	EuroLeague	Regular season
Khimki		Regular season
Zenit Saint Petersburg		Regular season
Lokomotiv Kuban	EuroCup	Top 16
UNICS		Top 16
Nizhny Novgorod	Champions League	Top 16
Tsmoki-Minsk		Regular season
Parma	FIBA Europe Cup	Regular season

Awards

MVP of the Month

Month	Player	Team	Ref.
2020
September/October	Billy Baron	Zenit Saint Petersburg
November	Alan Williams	Lokomotiv Kuban
December	Gabriel Lundberg	Zielona Góra
2021
January	Jamar Smith	UNICS
February

External links

• Official website