2017–18 VTB United League


The 2017–18 VTB United League was the 9th complete season of the VTB United League. It is also the fifth season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level. It started on 5 October 2017 with the first round of the regular season and ended on 10 June 2018 with the championship game of the Final Four. CSKA Moscow were the defending champions.
CSKA Moscow successfully defended its title as it won the final over Khimki.

Format changes

From this season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. These are played in a best-of-five format with a 1–2–2 structure. The four teams that win their playoff series qualify for the Final Four tournament, which decides the new champion.

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 Latvia.

Venues and locations


TeamHome cityArenaCapacity
AstanaAstanaArena Velotrack9,270
Avtodor SaratovSaratovDS Kristall5,500
CSKA MoscowMoscowUSC CSKA5,000
EniseyKrasnoyarskArena.Sever4,000
Kalev/CramoTallinnSaku Suurhall5,500
KhimkiKhimkiBCMO4,000
Lokomotiv KubanKrasnodarBasket-Hall7,500
Nizhny NovgorodNizhny NovgorodTrade Union Sport Palace5,500
ParmaPermUDS Molot7,000
Tsmoki MinskMinskMinsk-Arena15,000
UNICSKazanBasket-Hall7,000
VEF RīgaRigaArēna Rīga12,000
Zenit Saint PetersburgSaint PetersburgSK Yubileyniy6,381

Personnel and sponsorship

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other twice in a double round-robin format. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs. The regular season started on 5 October 2017.

Standings

Results

Playoffs

In the playoffs, a best-of-five games format is used. The team that wins the series will be the first team to win three games. The first game will be played on the playing court of the four highest-place teams, the second and third game will be played on the playing court of the next four highest-place teams and the fourth and fifth game, if necessary, will be played on the playing court of the four highest-place teams. The playoffs started on 23 May 2018.

Final Four

The four winners of the quarterfinals qualified for the inaugural Final Four. The Final Four will be held from 8 until 10 June. In April 2018, it was announced that the VTB Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia will host the tournament.

Final standings

Attendance

Attendance include playoff games:

Awards

Season Awards

;Scoring Champion
;Young Player of the Year
;Top Performance of the Year
;Defensive Player of the Year
;Sixth Man of the Year
;Coach of the Year
;Regular Season MVP
;Final Four MVP

VTB United League clubs in European competitions