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VTB United League is a club competition created in 2008 for the purpose of consolidation of leading clubs of the Eastern Europe. The basic principles of the League, proclaimed by clubs themselves and national basketball federations are democracy and sports principal.

The first step of VTB United League was holding of the Promo-Cup in Moscow in December 2008 in which 8 teams from Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Latvia and Poland took part. 8 clubs from Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia took part in the first full-fledged season of the League - the championship-2009/10. Next season 12 clubs from 8 countries – Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland, Latvia, Belarus and Finland already played in the tournament.

VTB United League hasn’t stopped at it, continuing the expansion of geography of the competition and increasing a number of teams-participants. 22 clubs from 10 countries – Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Finland, Czech Republic and Kazakhstan starts in the third in the history season taking into account a qualifying round.