VTB United League Basketball League (VTB United League) History
VTB United League was created in 2009
League name history
2009 until now: VTB United League 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
Title holders
Championships by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 14 |  CSKA | 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| 1 |  UNICS | 2022-23 |
| 1 |  Khimki | 2010-11 |
| 1 |  Zenit | 2021-22 |
Finals year-by-year
| Season | Winner | Result | Finalist | Regular Season Champ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 |  CSKA Moscow | 70-66 | Khimki Moscow Region | CSKA Moscow |
| 2009-10 | CSKA Moscow | 66-55 |  UNICS Kazan | |
| 2010-11 | Khimki Moscow Region | 66-64 | CSKA Moscow | |
| 2011-12 | CSKA Moscow | 74-62 | UNICS Kazan | |
| 2012-13 | CSKA Moscow | 3-1 |  Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar |  Zalgiris Kaunas |
| 2013-14 | PBC CSKA Moscow | 3-0 |  BC Pari Nizhny Novgorod | Khimki Moscow Region |
| 2014-15 | PBC CSKA Moscow | 3-0 | Khimki Moscow Region | PBC CSKA Moscow |
| 2015-16 | PBC CSKA Moscow | 3-1 | UNICS Kazan | PBC CSKA Moscow |
| 2016-17 | PBC CSKA Moscow | 3-0 | Khimki Moscow Region | PBC CSKA Moscow |
| 2017-18 | PBC CSKA Moscow | 95-84 | Khimki Moscow Region | PBC CSKA Moscow |
| 2018-19 | PBC CSKA Moscow | 3-0 | Khimki Moscow Region | PBC CSKA Moscow |
| 2019-20 | Not held | |||
| 2020-21 | PBC CSKA Moscow | 3-0 | UNICS Kazan | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2021-22 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 4-3 | PBC CSKA Moscow | PBC CSKA Moscow |
| 2022-23 | UNICS Kazan | 4-1 | Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar | PBC CSKA Moscow |
| 2023-24 | PBC CSKA Moscow | 55-66 | UNICS Kazan | UNICS Kazan |
| 2024-25 | PBC CSKA Moscow | 4-2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2025-26 | PBC CSKA Moscow | 4-0 | UNICS Kazan | PBC CSKA Moscow |
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSKA | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| UNICS | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Khimki | 1 | 5 | 6 |
 Lokomotiv | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Zenit | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 N.Novgorod | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSKA | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| UNICS | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Khimki | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Zenit | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Lokomotiv | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| N.Novgorod | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Zalgiris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rytas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 BC Kyiv | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dynamo MO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mariupol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Players with the most appearances in the VTB United League Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Andrey Vorontsevich | 13 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025 |
| Nikita Kurbanov | 12 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Viktor Khryapa | 10 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Semen Antonov | 9 | 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Vitaly Fridzon | 8 | 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 |
| Alexey Shved | 8 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2026 |
| Sasha Kaun | 7 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Viacheslav Zaitcev | 7 | 2009, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024 |
| Dmitry Sokolov | 6 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 |
| Sergey Monia | 6 | 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 |
Players with the most VTB United League titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Andrey Vorontsevich | 11 | 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 |
| Nikita Kurbanov | 10 | 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Viktor Khryapa | 9 | 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Vitaly Fridzon | 7 | 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 |
| Semen Antonov | 7 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Sasha Kaun | 6 | 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Milos Teodosic | 6 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Kyle Hines | 6 | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Aaron Jackson | 5 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Nando De Colo | 5 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
