The VTB United League 2011–12 was the third complete season of the VTB United League, which is Northern Europe and Eastern Europe's top-tier level men's professional club basketball competition. The tournament featured 18 teams, from 10 countries.
Participants
Country (League)
Teams
BLR Belarus (BPL)
Minsk-2006 Minsk
CZE Czech Republic (NBL)
ČEZ Basketball Nymburk
EST Estonia (KML)
Kalev Tallinn
FIN Finland (Korisliiga)
Torpan Pojat
KAZ Kazakhstan (KBL)
BC Astana
LVA Latvia (LBL)
VEF Rīga
LTU Lithuania (LKL)
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
BC Šiauliai
Žalgiris Kaunas
POL Poland (PLK)
Asseco Prokom Gdynia
BC Anwil
RUS Russia (PBL)
CSKA Moscow
Khimki Moscow Region
UNICS Kazan
Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar
Spartak Saint Petersburg
BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk
Krasnye Krylya Samara
BC Nizhny Novgorod
UKR Ukraine (SuperLeague)
Azovmash Mariupol
BC Budivelnyk
BC Dnipro
Qualifying round
Group A
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
Diff
1.
RUS BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk
2
2
0
168
122
2.
POL BC Anwil
2
1
1
160
155
3.
FIN Torpan Pojat
2
0
2
128
179
Team #1
Score
Team #2
**BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk** RUS
**83** – 66
POL BC Anwil
**BC Anwil** POL
**94** – 72
FIN Torpan Pojat
Torpan Pojat FIN
56 – **85**
RUS **BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk**
Group B
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
Diff
1.
RUS Krasnye Krylya Samara
2
2
0
196
161
2.
UKR BC Dnipro
2
1
1
171
182
3.
LTU BC Šiauliai
2
0
2
162
186
Team #1
Score
Team #2
**Krasnye Krylya Samara** RUS
**98** – 78
LTU BC Šiauliai
BC Šiauliai LTU
84 – **88**
UKR **BC Dnipro**
BC Dnipro UKR
83 – **98**
RUS **Krasnye Krylya Samara**
Final round
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
Diff
1.
RUS Krasnye Krylya Samara
2
2
0
283
245
2.
RUS BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk
2
1
1
249
227
3.
UKR BC Dnipro
2
1
1
237
250
4.
POL BC Anwil
2
0
2
214
261
Team #1
Score
Team #2
**BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk** RUS
**83** – 75
UKR BC Dnipro
BC Anwil POL
79 – **99**
RUS **Krasnye Krylya Samara**
BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk RUS
83 – **86**
RUS **Krasnye Krylya Samara**
BC Anwil POL
69 – **79**
UKR **BC Dnipro**
Regular season
Teams ranked 3rd and 4th in each group advance to 1/8 final
Group A
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
Diff
1.
RUS UNICS Kazan
16
14
2
1229
1025
2.
RUS Khimki Moscow Region
16
12
4
1299
1169
3.
LTU Žalgiris Kaunas
16
9
7
1297
1219
4.
RUS BC Nizhny Novgorod
16
8
8
1272
1256
5.
LAT VEF Rīga
16
8
8
1240
1284
6.
RUS Krasnye Krylya Samara
16
7
9
1172
1194
7.
KAZ BC Astana
16
7
9
1199
1274
8.
UKR BC Budivelnyk
16
5
11
1201
1271
9.
EST Kalev Tallinn
16
2
14
1118
1335
UNICS Kazan
Žalgiris Kaunas
Kalev Tallinn
Astana Tigers
VEF Rīga
Khimki
Krasnye Krylya
BC Budivelnyk
Nizhny Novgorod
UNICS Kazan
–
**79**–52
**100**–55
**77**–63
**67**–50
65–**69**
**76**–65
**61**–58
Žalgiris Kaunas
73–**77**
–
**97**–65
**82**–66
**93**–56
**95**–94
**84**–82
**74**–58
Kalev Tallinn
64–**73**
70–**84**
–
73–**75**
71–**78**
68–**100**
63–**77**
**81**–73
Astana Tigers
68–**87**
**86**–78
**92**–72
–
73–**83**
**84**–73
76–**81**
**91**–85
VEF Rīga
85–**99**
**88**–79
**103**–89
**84**–62
–
75–**85**
**67**–59
**68**–60
Khimki
**76**–74
**83**–72
**76**–65
**85**–66
**77**–54
–
67–**68**
90–**94**
Krasnye Krylya
55–**66**
59–**79**
**81**–76
**99**–72
72–**80**
64–**68**
–
**90**–89
BC Budivelnyk
70–**72**
79–**90**
51–**65**
71–**82**
**99**–89
75–**92**
**80**–72
–
Nizhny Novgorod
65–**73**
**85**–79
**83**–72
69–**80**
**102**–88
77–**79**
**81**–73
78–**79**
Group B
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
Diff
1.
RUS CSKA Moscow
16
14
2
1299
1023
2.
RUS Spartak Saint Petersburg
16
11
5
1159
1075
3.
LTU Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
16
10
6
1251
1154
4.
RUS Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar
16
9
7
1212
1197
5.
CZE ČEZ Basketball Nymburk
16
8
8
1219
1200
6.
POL Asseco Prokom Gdynia
16
8
8
1165
1148
7.
UKR Azovmash Mariupol
16
8
8
1155
1170
8.
RUS BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk
16
3
13
1170
1324
9.
BLR Minsk-2006 Minsk
16
1
15
1166
1505
CSKA Moscow
Lokomotiv–Kuban
Enisey
Spartak St Pet.
Prokom Gdynia
Lietuvos Rytas
Azovmash
ČEZ Nymburk
Minsk-2006
CSKA Moscow
–
**88**–73
**92**–60
**74**–53
**86**–81
**89**–75
**72**–45
**80**–69
Lokomotiv–Kuban
64–**77**
–
**74**–56
**85**–77
**79**–66
71–**78**
**84**–76
**72**–63
Enisey
60–**74**
**83**–67
–
70–**91**
**102**–79
75–**82**
70–**84**
66–**69**
Spartak St Pet.
**83**–81
**86**–74
**61**–59
–
45–**50**
**72**–65
**57**–48
**79**–62
Prokom Gdynia
65–**74**
72–**81**
**89**–73
67–**77**
–
**74**–73
**68**–53
**77**–66
Lietuvos Rytas
67–**84**
**84**–63
**101**–62
**72**–61
**59**–54
–
**72**–61
**78**–72
Azovmash
37–**62**
**79**–78
**95**–74
64–**66**
66–**74**
**83**–73
–
**85**–76
ČEZ Nymburk
**79**–60
65–**71**
**86**–77
**74**–73
**75**–68
**80**–73
86–**94**
–
Minsk-2006
52–**96**
83–**89**
**91**–84
66–**88**
60–**92**
67–**87**
81–**90**
84–**92**
Playoff round
1/8 Final
The teams that finished third in their group play against the fourth placed teams in the other group in a Best-Of-3 series with home advantage.
Series
1
2
3
Zalgiris Kaunas LTU
−
RUS **Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar**
0−2
**Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius LTU**
−
RUS BC Nizhny Novgorod
2−0
1/4 Final
The teams that finished second in their group play against the winners of the 1/8 final in a Best-Of-3 series with home advantage.
Series
1
2
3
Khimki Moscow Region RUS
−
LTU **Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius**
1−2
Spartak Saint Petersburg RUS
−
RUS **Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar**
0−2
Final four
||RUS UNICS Kazan| 87|RUS Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar|86
||RUS CSKA Moscow| 79 |LTU Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius|72
|| RUS UNICS Kazan| 62 | RUS CSKA Moscow | 74
||valign="center"|RUS Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar | 83 |align="left"|LTU Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius | 91
|}}
Semifinals
Third-place game
Final
Awards
MVP of the Month
October 2011: Patrick Beverley (Spartak St. Petersburg)
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