VTB United League schedule was approved26 august 2011

The Directorate of VTB United League has confirmed a championship-2011/12 calendar. The regular season of VTB United League will begin on September 29, 2011 and end on March 18, 2012. The winners of two groups will go directly to the «Final four», and the remaining two tickets to a decisive round will be played in the playoffs. The teams, which will take 3-rd and 4-th places in groups, will meet in 1/8 final, after that two winners will play in 1/4 final with the teams, which will take the 2nd place. Playoff will be held for two victories. «Final four» matches are planned for May, 2-3rd.

VTB United League-2011/12. A regular season calendar

Group A. Khimki (Russia), Zalgiris (Lithuania), UNICS (Russia), Budivelnik (Ukraine), Nizhny Novgorod (Russia), Astana (Kazakhstan), Kalev (Estonia), VEF (Latvia) and 1th team from qualification.

Round 1

September, 29. Thursday
Kalev – Zalgiris
October, 2. Sunday
UNICS – Astana
October, 9. Sunday
Budivelnik – Kalev
Astana – Zalgiris
October, 11. Tuesday
VEF – Khimki
UNICS – Nizhny Novgorod
October, 13. Thursday
Kalev – Khimki
October, 14. Friday
Zalgiris – Qualification 1
Nizhny Novgorod – Budivelnik
October, 16. Sunday
Khimki – UNICS
Astana – VEF
October, 20. Thursday
Qualification 1 – Nizhny Novgorod
October, 29. Saturday
Zalgiris – Nizhny Novgorod
Budivelnik – Khimki
October, 30. Sunday
Qualification 1 – Kalev
VEF – UNICS
November, 5. Saturday
Budivelnik – Qualification 1
November, 7. Monday
VEF – Zalgiris
November, 12. Saturday
UNICS – Qualification 1
Nizhny Novgorod – VEF
Astana – Kalev
November, 20. Sunday
Khimki – Astana
UNICS – Zalgiris
November, 26. Saturday
Nizhny Novgorod – Astana
December, 1. Thursday
VEF – Budivelnik
December, 3 Saturday
Khimki – Zalgiris
Astana – Qualification 1
December, 4. Sunday
UNICS– Budivelnik
December, 12. Monday
Kalev – UNICS
December, 15. Thursday
Budivelnik – Astana
December, 16. Friday
Kalev – VEF
December, 17. Saturday
Khimki – Nizhny Novgorod
December, 20. Tuesday
Nizhny Novgorod – Kalev
December, 23. Friday
Qualification 1 – VEF
January, 3. Tuesday
Khimki – Qualification 1
Zalgiris – Budivelnik

Round 2

January, 4. Wednesday
Kalev – Nizhny Novgorod
January, 6. Friday
VEF – Nizhny Novgorod
Qualification 1 – Astana
January, 9. Monday
Khimki – VEF
Astana – UNICS
January, 12. Thursday
Zalgiris – Khimki
Budivelnik – UNICS
January, 15. Sunday
Khimki – Кalev
UNICS – VEF
Zalgiris – Astana
January, 18. Wednesday
Kalev – Astana
January, 22. Sunday
Nizhny Novgorod – Zalgiris *
February, 4. Saturday
Budivelnik – Nizhny Novgorod
VEF – Astana
February, 5. Sunday
Qualification 1 – Khimki
February, 8. Wednesday
Nizhny Novgorod – Qualification 1
February, 11. Saturday
VEF – Qualification 1
February, 12. Sunday
Nizhny Novgorod – UNICS
Khimki – Budivelnik
February, 14. Tuesday
Zalgiris– VEF
February, 15. Wednesday
Nizhny Novgorod – Khimki
UNICS – Kalev
Qualification 1 – Budivelnik
February, 22. Wednesday
Astana – Budivelnik
February, 25. Saturday
Kalev – Qualification 1
Astana – Nizhny Novgorod
February, 26. Sunday
UNICS – Khimki
March, 4. Sunday
Budivelnik – VEF
March, 7. Wednesday
VEF – Kalev
Qualification 1 – Zalgiris
March, 10. Saturday
Qualification 1 – UNICS
Budivelnik – Zalgiris
March, 13. Tuesday
Zalgiris – Kalev
March, 16. Friday
Zalgiris – UNICS
Kalev – Budivelnik
Astana – Khimki

Group B: CSKA (Russia), Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania), Asseco Prokom (Poland), Minsk-2006 (Belarus), Nymburk (Czech Republic), Lokomotiv-Kuban (Russia), Spartak (Russia), Azovmash, (Ukraine) and 2nd team from qualification.

Round 1

October, 10. Monday
Asseco Prokom – Azovmash
October, 11. Tuesday
Lokomotiv-Kuban – Lietuvos Rytas
Spartak – CSKA
October, 13. Thursday
Azovmash– Lietuvos Rytas
October, 14. Friday
CSKA – Qualification 2
October, 15. Saturday
Lokomotiv-Kuban – Asseco Prokom
Minsk-2006 – Lietuvos Rytas
October, 16. Sunday
Spartak – Nymburk
October, 19. Wednesday
Qualification 2 – Minsk-2006
October, 20. Thursday
CSKA – Nymburk
Spartak – Lokomotiv-Kuban
October, 23. Sunday
Lokomotiv-Kuban – CSKA
Asseco Prokom – Spartak
Nymburk – Azovmash
October, 26. Wednesday
Azovmash – Minsk-2006
October, 27. Thursday
Qualification 2– Spartak
October, 30. Sunday
Qualification 2 – Lietuvos Rytas
Lokomotiv-Kuban – Nymburk
October, 31. Monday
Minsk-2006 – Asseco Prokom
November, 3. Thursday
Spartak – Minsk-2006
November, 5. Saturday
CSKA – Azovmash
Qualification 2 – Asseco Prokom
November, 6. Sunday
Lietuvos Rytas – Nymburk
November, 11. Friday
Qualification 2 – Nymburk
November, 13. Sunday
Asseco Prokom – CSKA
November, 18. Friday
Minsk-2006 – Lokomotiv-Kuban
December, 2. Friday
Azovmash – Spartak
December, 3. Saturday
Qualification 2 – Lokomotiv-Kuban
CSKA – Lietuvos Rytas
December, 4. Sunday
Nymburk – Asseco Prokom
December, 11. Sunday
Asseco Prokom – Lietuvos Rytas **
December, 16. Friday
Lokomotiv-Kuban – Azovmash
December, 18. Sunday
Minsk-2006 – Nymburk
December, 23. Friday
Azovmash – Qualification 2
January, 3. Tuesday
Lietuvos Rytas – Spartak
January, 4. Wednesday
Minsk-2006 – CSKA

Round 2

January, 4. Wednesday
Asseco Prokom – Qualification 2
January, 7. Saturday
Azovmash – Asseco Prokom
January, 9. Monday
Nymburk – Spartak
January, 11. Wednesday
Asseco Prokom – Lokomotiv-Kuban
Nymburk – Minsk-2006
Lietuvos Rytas – CSKA
January, 14. Saturday
Minsk-2006 – Azovmash
January, 21. Saturday
CSKA – Мinsk-2006
Spartak – Qualification 2
Azovmash – Lokomotiv-Kuban
January, 22. Sunday
Nymburk – Lietuvos Rytas
January, 29. Sunday
Asseco Prokom – Nymburk
February, 3. Friday
Spartak – Azovmash
February, 4. Saturday
CSKA – Asseco Prokom
Lokomotiv-Kuban – Мinsk-2006
Lietuvos Rytas – Qualification 2
February, 8. Wednesday
Мinsk-2006 – Qualification 2
February, 11. Saturday
Qualification 2 – Azovmash
February, 13. Monday
Lietuvos Rytas – Asseco Prokom
February, 14. Tuesday
Nymburk– Lokomotiv-Kuban
February, 15. Wednesday
Qualification 2– CSKA
Minsk-2006 – Spartak
February, 25. Saturday
CSKA – Spartak
Lietuvos Rytas – Lokomotiv-Kuban
Azovmash – Nymburk
March, 5. Monday
Asseco Prokom – Мinsk-2006
March, 7. Wednesday
Nymburk – CSKA
Lietuvos Rytas – Azovmash
Lokomotiv-Kuban – Spartak
March, 10. Saturday
Azovmash – CSKA
Spartak – Asseco Prokom
Lokomotiv-Kuban – Qualification 2
March, 13. Tuesday
Spartak – Lietuvos Rytas
March, 16. Friday
Lietuvos Rytas – Мinsk-2006
CSKA – Lokomotiv-Kuban
March, 18. Sunday
Nymburk – Qualification 2

* In case the second game of Euroleague TOP-16 is played on 25.01.12, this game will be held on 21.01.12
** In case «Lietuvos Rytas» qualifies to Euroleague the game will be held on 10.12.11
Author: Vtb-league.com