VTB United League Supercup
# VTB United League Supercup

The VTB United League Supercup, also credited as VTB League Super Cup, is a men's professional basketball supercup competition between teams from the VTB United League. Its main sponsor is VTB Bank. It is a regional competition, that is contested between teams from five countries: Russia, Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Poland. In the first edition of the Supercup in 2021 all participants were from Russia.

## History

The VTB United League Council, held online on June 12, 2021, in the press center of the Russian news agency TASS, approved the creation of an annual Supercup with the participation of the best 4 teams of the previous regular season. The winner will be awarded the Alexander Gomelsky Cup, named after the legendary CSKA and Soviet national team coach.

The first tournament was organized by VTB United League in cooperation with the Moscow city Department of Sports and took place in Moscow, Russia.

## Finals

| Season | Hosts | Finals | Finals | Finals | Third-place games | Third-place games | Third-place games |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Hosts | Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place |
| 2021 Details | Russia (VTB Arena Park, Moscow) | CSKA Moscow | 81–73 | Zenit | UNICS | 84–70 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
| 2022 Details | Russia (VTB Arena Park, Moscow) | Zenit | 71–70 | CSKA Moscow | UNICS | 83–77 | Partizan |

## All-time participants

The following is a list of clubs that have played in the VTB League Supercup at least once since its formation in 2021.

### Key

| 1st | Champions | Champions | Champions | Champions | Champions | Champions |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2nd | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up |
| – | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| $^H$ | Host | Host | Host | Host | Host | Host |

### List of participants

| Team | 21 | 22 | Total seasons | Highest finish |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| CSKA | $1st^H$ | 2nd | 2 | Winner |
| Lokomotiv Kuban | 4th | 5th | 2 | Fourth place |
| UNICS | 3rd | 3rd | 2 | Third place |
| Zenit | 2nd | 1st | 2 | Winner |
| Partizan | — | 4th | 1 | Fourth place |
| Mega | — | 6th | 1 | Sixth place |

## Awards

### MVPs

| Season | Player | Team | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | Will Clyburn | CSKA Moscow | |
| 2022 | Thomas Wimbush | Zenit Saint Petersburg | |
