The 2019–20

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was the 11th season of the

. It was the seventh season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level.

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was the defending champion. On 13 March, the season was suspended due to the

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. On 27 March, the season was cancelled, with no champion declared for that season.

Format changes

From this season, playoff games will be played in a best-of-three format with a 1–1–1 structure.

Teams

A total of 13 teams from five countries contest the league, including nine sides from Russia, one from Belarus, one from Estonia, one from Kazakhstan, and one from Poland. This season VEF Riga from Latvia cancelled the participation.

Venues and locations

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other twice (home-and-away) in a round-robin format.

Standings

Results

Awards

MVP of the Month

VTB League teams in European competitions

References

External links

Official website
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