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Founded | 2009 |
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First season | 2009–10 |
Country | Russia |
Other club(s) from | Belarus Kazakhstan |
Confederation | FIBA Europe FIBA Asia |
Number of teams | 14 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Russian Cup |
Supercup | VTB League Supercup |
International cup(s) | EuroLeague (suspended) EuroCup (suspended) Champions League (suspended) Europe Cup (suspended) West Asia Super League |
Current champions | CSKA Moscow (11th title) |
Most championships | CSKA Moscow (11 titles) |
Website | vtb-league |
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The VTB United League (Russian: Единая Лига ВТБ) is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2009. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, it is the first tier of Russian professional club basketball. Therefore, the highest placed Russian team in the league can also be named the Russian national champions.[citation needed] The league is sponsored by Russian state-owned VTB Bank. In 2009 CSKA Moscow won VTB United League Promo-Cup, but this competition does not count as official VTB title. CSKA has dominated the league, having won majority of titles its existence. The VTB United League also holds a youth competition, the VTB United Youth League.