VTB United League 2011–12
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The VTB United League
2011-12 is the third complete season of Eastern Europe's most competitive basketball clubs. The tournament featured 18 teams from 10 countries.
VTB United League
VTB United League is an international professional basketball league that was founded in 2008. Its goal is to unite the leading basketball clubs of Eastern Europe and Northern Europe together into one league. The league is sponsored by VTB Bank. In its inaugural 2009–10 season, it featured clubs...
2011-12 is the third complete season of Eastern Europe's most competitive basketball clubs. The tournament featured 18 teams from 10 countries.
Participants
| Country (League) | Teams |
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 BelarusBelarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... (BPL Belarusian Premier League (basketball) The Belarusian Premier League is the highest professional basketball league in Belarus.-External links:* *... ) |
Minsk-2006 Minsk |
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... (NBL National Basketball League (Czech Republic) The Czech Republic National Basketball League , also called the Mattoni NBL for sponsorship reasons, is the top level professional basketball league in the Czech Republic. The league operates under a promotion and relegation system. The bottom two NBL teams from each season's standings are... ) |
ČEZ Basketball Nymburk CEZ Basketball Nymburk ČEZ Basketball Nymburk is a professional basketball team that plays in the top professional Czech basketball league, the NBL. The team is based in the town of Nymburk. The club's main sponsor is ČEZ, a Czech energy company.-History:... |
 EstoniaEstonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies... (KML) |
Kalev Tallinn BC Kalev/Cramo BC Kalev/Cramo is a professional basketball club based in Tallinn, Estonia participating in Korvpalli Meistriliiga, Baltic Basketball League and VTB United League. Kalev/Cramo plays their home games at Saku Suurhall and Kalevi Spordihall. The club was previously known under the name Ehitustööriist,... |
 FinlandFinland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... (Korisliiga Korisliiga Korisliiga is the top league of basketball in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In current format each team plays all other teams twice in the regular season, both at home and away... ) |
Torpan Pojat |
 KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe... (First Division) |
Astana Tigers Astana Tigers BK Astana Tigers is a Kazakhstani basketball club based in the Kazakhstani capital, Astana. The team competes in the First Division of the Kazakhstani National League, having already won 6 championships... |
 LatviaLatvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... (LBL Latvian Basketball League Latvian Basketball League is the national basketball championship of Latvia. The first LBL season was played in 1992. From 1992 to 1999 all championships were won by BK Brocēni, however from 2000 to 2006 BK Ventspils were the champions. In 2007, ASK Rīga stopped BK Ventspils winning streak. BK... ) |
VEF Rīga |
 LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... (LKL Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga The Lietuvos krepšinio lyga is Lithuania's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of 12 teams.- History :... ) |
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius BC Lietuvos Rytas BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup... |
| BC Šiauliai BC Šiauliai BC „Šiauliai“ is the professional basketball club of Šiauliai, Lithuania. The club competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League, Baltic Basketball League and ULEB Eurocup. It has won the 3rd place award in the LKL a record 9 times.-Club History:The team was head coached by Antanas Sireika for... |
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| Žalgiris Kaunas BC Žalgiris BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League... |
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 PolandPoland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... (PLK) |
Asseco Prokom Gdynia |
| BC Anwil | |
 RussiaRussia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... (PBL) |
CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's... |
| Khimki Moscow Region Khimki BC BC Khimki is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Khimki, Moscow Oblast. The club's first team participates in the PBL, the VTB United League, and also the Euroleague.-History:... |
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| UNICS Kazan UNICS Kazan UNICS Kazan is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia playing in the PBL. Their home arena is Basket Hall Arena.Though officially the professional club was founded in 1991 , UNICS traces its origin back to KSU's college team Burevestnik which participated in USSR student championships... |
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| Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar | |
| Spartak Saint Petersburg | |
| BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk | |
| Krasnye Krylya Samara | |
| BC Nizhny Novgorod BC Nizhny Novgorod BC Nizhny Novgorod is a Russian professional basketball club from the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The team played in the 2010-11 Russian Professional Basketball League.-2000—2008:... |
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 UkraineUkraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... (SuperLeague Ukrainian Basketball Super League The Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague is the top professional basketball league in Ukraine.-2010–2011 Teams:* Azovmash Mariupol* BC Kyiv* Khimik Yuzhny* MBС Mykolaiv* BC Donetsk* BC Budivelnik* BC Halychyna* BC Hoverla* BC Dnipro-Azot... ) |
Azovmash Mariupol Azovmash Mariupol Azovmash Mariupol is a Ukrainian professional basketball club. It was founded in 1990 in the city of Mariupol in South-Eastern Ukraine. It now takes part in 3 competitions: Ukrainian SuperLeague, Ukrainian Cup and the ULEB Eurocup. The home court is Azovmash Arena. It is one of the strongest teams... |
| BC Budivelnik | |
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk BC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk BC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk is a Ukrainian professional basketball club that is based in Dnipropetrovsk. The club's home court is DS Meteor, which has a capacity of 5,600.-Some current players: Mario Austin Steve Burtt Andrei Lebedev Denham Brown... |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk |
2 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 122 | +46 |
| 2. | BC Anwil |
2 | 1 | 1 | 160 | 155 | +5 |
| 3. | Torpan Pojat |
2 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 179 | -51 |
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk |
83 – 66 | BC Anwil |
| BC Anwil |
94 – 72 | Torpan Pojat |
| Torpan Pojat |
56 – 85 | BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
2 | 2 | 0 | 196 | 161 | +35 |
| 2. | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk BC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk BC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk is a Ukrainian professional basketball club that is based in Dnipropetrovsk. The club's home court is DS Meteor, which has a capacity of 5,600.-Some current players: Mario Austin Steve Burtt Andrei Lebedev Denham Brown... |
2 | 1 | 1 | 171 | 182 | -9 |
| 3. | BC Šiauliai BC Šiauliai BC „Šiauliai“ is the professional basketball club of Šiauliai, Lithuania. The club competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League, Baltic Basketball League and ULEB Eurocup. It has won the 3rd place award in the LKL a record 9 times.-Club History:The team was head coached by Antanas Sireika for... |
2 | 0 | 2 | 162 | 186 | -24 |
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Krasnye Krylya Samara |
98 – 78 | BC Šiauliai BC Šiauliai BC „Šiauliai“ is the professional basketball club of Šiauliai, Lithuania. The club competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League, Baltic Basketball League and ULEB Eurocup. It has won the 3rd place award in the LKL a record 9 times.-Club History:The team was head coached by Antanas Sireika for... |
| BC Šiauliai BC Šiauliai BC „Šiauliai“ is the professional basketball club of Šiauliai, Lithuania. The club competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League, Baltic Basketball League and ULEB Eurocup. It has won the 3rd place award in the LKL a record 9 times.-Club History:The team was head coached by Antanas Sireika for... |
84 – 88 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk BC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk BC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk is a Ukrainian professional basketball club that is based in Dnipropetrovsk. The club's home court is DS Meteor, which has a capacity of 5,600.-Some current players: Mario Austin Steve Burtt Andrei Lebedev Denham Brown... |
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk BC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk BC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk is a Ukrainian professional basketball club that is based in Dnipropetrovsk. The club's home court is DS Meteor, which has a capacity of 5,600.-Some current players: Mario Austin Steve Burtt Andrei Lebedev Denham Brown... |
83 – 98 | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
Final Round
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
2 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 245 | +38 |
| 2. | BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk |
2 | 2 | 1 | 249 | 227 | +22 |
| 3. | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk BC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk BC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk is a Ukrainian professional basketball club that is based in Dnipropetrovsk. The club's home court is DS Meteor, which has a capacity of 5,600.-Some current players: Mario Austin Steve Burtt Andrei Lebedev Denham Brown... |
2 | 1 | 2 | 237 | 250 | -13 |
| 4. | BC Anwil |
2 | 0 | 2 | 214 | 261 | -47 |
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk |
83 – 75 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk BC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk BC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk is a Ukrainian professional basketball club that is based in Dnipropetrovsk. The club's home court is DS Meteor, which has a capacity of 5,600.-Some current players: Mario Austin Steve Burtt Andrei Lebedev Denham Brown... |
| BC Anwil |
79 – 99 | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
| BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk |
83 – 86 | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
| BC Anwil |
69 – 79 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk BC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk BC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk is a Ukrainian professional basketball club that is based in Dnipropetrovsk. The club's home court is DS Meteor, which has a capacity of 5,600.-Some current players: Mario Austin Steve Burtt Andrei Lebedev Denham Brown... |
Regular Season
| First places in each group advances to Final Four | |
| Teams ranked 2nd in each group advance to 1/4 final | |
| Teams ranked 3rd and 4th in each group advance to 1/8 final |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Khimki Moscow Region Khimki BC BC Khimki is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Khimki, Moscow Oblast. The club's first team participates in the PBL, the VTB United League, and also the Euroleague.-History:... |
5 | 5 | 0 | 438 | 358 | +80 |
| 2. | UNICS Kazan UNICS Kazan UNICS Kazan is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia playing in the PBL. Their home arena is Basket Hall Arena.Though officially the professional club was founded in 1991 , UNICS traces its origin back to KSU's college team Burevestnik which participated in USSR student championships... |
6 | 5 | 1 | 488 | 398 | +90 |
| 3. | BC Budivelnik |
4 | 2 | 2 | 285 | 307 | -22 |
| 4. | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
5 | 2 | 3 | 375 | 386 | -11 |
| 5. | BC Nizhny Novgorod BC Nizhny Novgorod BC Nizhny Novgorod is a Russian professional basketball club from the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The team played in the 2010-11 Russian Professional Basketball League.-2000—2008:... |
5 | 2 | 3 | 399 | 411 | -12 |
| 6. | VEF Rīga |
5 | 2 | 3 | 419 | 438 | -19 |
| 7. | Astana Tigers Astana Tigers BK Astana Tigers is a Kazakhstani basketball club based in the Kazakhstani capital, Astana. The team competes in the First Division of the Kazakhstani National League, having already won 6 championships... |
5 | 2 | 3 | 380 | 395 | -15 |
| 8. | Žalgiris Kaunas BC Žalgiris BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League... |
6 | 2 | 4 | 463 | 497 | -34 |
| 9. | Kalev Tallinn BC Kalev/Cramo BC Kalev/Cramo is a professional basketball club based in Tallinn, Estonia participating in Korvpalli Meistriliiga, Baltic Basketball League and VTB United League. Kalev/Cramo plays their home games at Saku Suurhall and Kalevi Spordihall. The club was previously known under the name Ehitustööriist,... |
5 | 1 | 4 | 351 | 408 | -57 |
| UNICS Kazan | Žalgiris Kaunas | Kalev Tallinn | Astana Tigers | VEF Rīga | Khimki | Krasnye Krylya | BC Budivelnik | Nizhny Novgorod | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNICS Kazan | – | 79–52 | – | 77–63 | – | – | 76–65 | – | 83–57 |
| Žalgiris Kaunas | – | – | – | – | – | – | 84–82 | – | 86–92 |
| Kalev Tallinn | – | 70–84 | – | – | – | 68–100 | – | – | – |
| Astana Tigers | – | 86–78 | 92–72 | – | 73–83 | – | – | – | – |
| VEF Rīga | 85–99 | 88–79 | – | – | – | 75–85 | – | – | – |
| Khimki | 76–74 | – | – | 85–66 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Krasnye Krylya | – | – | 81–76 | – | – | – | – | – | 75–70 |
| BC Budivelnik | – | – | 51–65 | – | – | 75–92 | 80–72 | – | – |
| Nizhny Novgorod | – | – | – | – | 102–88 | – | – | 78–79 | – |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Spartak Saint Petersburg |
6 | 6 | 0 | 506 | 418 | +88 |
| 2. | CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's... |
6 | 5 | 1 | 476 | 386 | +90 |
| 3. | Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius BC Lietuvos Rytas BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup... |
5 | 4 | 1 | 398 | 368 | +30 |
| 4. | Azovmash Mariupol Azovmash Mariupol Azovmash Mariupol is a Ukrainian professional basketball club. It was founded in 1990 in the city of Mariupol in South-Eastern Ukraine. It now takes part in 3 competitions: Ukrainian SuperLeague, Ukrainian Cup and the ULEB Eurocup. The home court is Azovmash Arena. It is one of the strongest teams... |
5 | 3 | 2 | 370 | 376 | -6 |
| 5. | Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar |
6 | 3 | 3 | 449 | 453 | -4 |
| 6. | Asseco Prokom Gdynia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 358 | 343 | +15 |
| 7. | BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk |
5 | 1 | 4 | 370 | 423 | -53 |
| 8. | ČEZ Basketball Nymburk CEZ Basketball Nymburk ČEZ Basketball Nymburk is a professional basketball team that plays in the top professional Czech basketball league, the NBL. The team is based in the town of Nymburk. The club's main sponsor is ČEZ, a Czech energy company.-History:... |
6 | 1 | 5 | 421 | 469 | -48 |
| 9. | Minsk-2006 Minsk |
6 | 0 | 6 | 440 | 552 | -112 |
| CSKA Moscow | Lokomotiv–Kuban | Enisey | Spartak St Pet. | Prokom Gdynia | Lietuvos Rytas | Azovmash | ČEZ Nymburk | Minsk-2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSKA Moscow | – | – | 92–60 | – | – | – | 72–45 | 80–69 | – |
| Lokomotiv–Kuban | 64–77 | – | – | – | 79–66 | 71–78 | – | 72–63 | – |
| Enisey | – | – | – | 70–91 | – | 75–82 | – | 66–69 | 99–89 |
| Spartak St Pet. | 83–81 | 86–74 | – | – | – | – | – | 79–62 | 90–64 |
| Prokom Gdynia | 65–74 | – | – | 67–77 | – | – | 68–53 | – | – |
| Lietuvos Rytas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 78–72 | – |
| Azovmash | – | – | – | – | – | 83–73 | – | – | 95–77 |
| ČEZ Nymburk | – | – | – | – | – | – | 86–94 | – | – |
| Minsk-2006 | – | 83–89 | – | – | 60–92 | 67–87 | – | – | – |