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 SeasonHostsFinalsThird-place gamesGoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth Place2021 (VTB Arena, Moscow)CSKA Moscow81–73Zenit Saint PetersburgUNICS Kazan84–70Lokomotiv Kuban2022Zenit Saint Petersburg71–70CSKA MoscowUNICS Kazan83–77Partizan2023Zenit Saint Petersburg85–83Lokomotiv KubanFenerbahçe82–80Nizhny Novgorod2024CSKA Moscow87–72UNICS KazanZenit Saint Petersburg83–70Crvena zvezda2025 (Belgrade Arena, Belgrade)CSKA Moscow96–79Zenit Saint PetersburgCrvena zvezda82–80Dubai Basketball2026 (VTB Arena, Moscow)Anadolu Efes88–82Lokomotiv KubanCSKA Moscow79–59UNICS Kazan
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 2nd Runners-up – Did not participate
List of participants Team212223242526TotalseasonsHighestfinish Anadolu Efes 1 Beşiktaş 2 Crvena zvezda 2 CSKA Moscow 6 Dubai Basketball 1 Fenerbahçe 1 Igokea 1 Lokomotiv Kuban 5 MBA Moscow 1 Mega 1 Nizhny Novgorod 1 Partizan 1 UNICS Kazan 5 Zenit Saint Petersburg 6
Awards
MVPs
Season Player Team Ref. 2021 Will Clyburn CSKA Moscow 2022 Thomas Wimbush Zenit Saint Petersburg 2023 Kyle Kuric Zenit Saint Petersburg 2024 Aleksa Avramović CSKA Moscow 2025 Melo Trimble CSKA Moscow 2026 Mike James Anadolu Efes
See also Soviet Basketball Cup
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