# 2019–20 VTB United League

The 2019–20 VTB United League was the 11th season of the VTB United League. It was the seventh season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level.
CSKA Moscow was the defending champion.
On 13 March, the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 27 March, the season was cancelled, with no champion declared for that season.

## Format changes

From this season, playoff games will be played in a best-of-three format with a 1–1–1 structure.

## 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.
This season VEF Riga from Latvia cancelled the participation.

### Venues and locations

| 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 | Qualification |
| 1 | Khimki | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1809 | 1574 | +235 | Already qualified for EuroLeague |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1707 | 1450 | +257 | Already qualified for EuroLeague |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1723 | 1600 | +123 | Qualification for EuroCup |
| 4 | UNICS | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1546 | 1527 | +19 | Qualification for EuroCup |
| 5 | Parma | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1567 | 1547 | +20 | Qualification for FIBA Europe Cup |
| 6 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1514 | 1452 | +62 | Already qualified for EuroLeague |
| 7 | Zielona Góra | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1604 | 1681 | −77 | |
| 8 | Kalev/Cramo | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1537 | 1704 | −167 | |
| 9 | Astana | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1501 | 1578 | −77 | |
| 10 | Nizhny Novgorod | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1557 | 1651 | −94 | Qualification for Basketball Champions League |
| 11 | Enisey | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1525 | 1585 | −60 | |
| 12 | Avtodor | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1504 | 1634 | −130 | |
| 13 | Tsmoki Minsk | 19 | 4 | 15 | 1534 | 1645 | −111 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AST | AVT | CSK | ENI | KAL | KHI | LOK | NIZ | PAR | TSM | UNI | ZEN | ZGA |
| Astana | — | | 72–95 | 95–90 | | 88–91 | 90–88 | 79–84 | | 91–89 | 78–83 | 109–108 | 92–80 |
| Avtodor | 90–85 | — | | | 100–90 | 84–101 | 81–97 | 92–90 | 78–85 | 109–90 | | 66–109 | 86–89 |
| CSKA Moscow | 104–91 | 103–79 | — | | 81–67 | | 81–72 | 94–69 | 89–74 | 114–81 | | 79–82 | |
| Enisey | 64–78 | 85–78 | 80–71 | — | 86–73 | 86–106 | 98–91 | | 83–85 | | 95–93 | 67–84 | 84–91 |
| Kalev/Cramo | 84–76 | 88–76 | 50–91 | 94–87 | — | 63–86 | 81–98 | | | 79–84 | 85–63 | 84–80 | 70–92 |
| Khimki | 73–56 | 79–74 | 96–80 | 91–87 | 118–81 | — | 89–94 | 98–94 | 103–100 | 77–73 | 109–83 | | 79–75 |
| Lokomotiv Kuban | | 74–76 | 71–77 | 94–79 | 87–63 | | — | 87–83 | 83–75 | 78–70 | 86–77 | 78–70 | 93–71 |
| Nizhny Novgorod | | | 84–93 | 104–101 | 74–76 | 87–113 | 96–93 | — | 105–99 | 82–77 | 83–95 | | 82–87 |
| Parma | 100–91 | 97–81 | 70–89 | 88–90 | 85–74 | | | 106–71 | — | 68–75 | 88–89 | 82–84 | 91–76 |
| Tsmoki Minsk | 96–77 | 88–80 | 91–94 | 80–83 | | 80–94 | 80–88 | | | — | 80–84 | 60–80 | 73–80 |
| UNICS | 81–72 | 86–83 | 94–86 | | 87–76 | 88–98 | | 89–85 | | 85–71 | — | 80–93 | 86–73 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | | | 63–82 | 89–80 | 75–76 | 101–108 | 80–86 | 69–76 | 80–86 | | 75–86 | — | |
| Zielona Góra | 78–81 | 98–91 | 64–104 | | | | 83–85 | 103–108 | 106–88 | 102–96 | 89–100 | 67–92 | — |

## Awards
### MVP of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| 2019 ||||
| October | Jeremy Evans | Khimki |
| November | Mike James | CSKA Moscow |
| December | Errick McCollum | UNICS |
| 2020 ||||
| January | Alan Williams | Lokomotiv Kuban |
| February | Devin Booker | Khimki |

## VTB League teams in European competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| CSKA Moscow | EuroLeague | Regular season |
| Khimki | EuroLeague | Regular season |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | EuroLeague | Regular season |
| Lokomotiv Kuban | EuroCup | Regular season |
| UNICS | EuroCup | Quarterfinals |
| Nizhny Novgorod | Champions League | Round of 16 |
| Enisey | FIBA Europe Cup | Second round |
| Tsmoki-Minsk | FIBA Europe Cup | Quarterfinals |