The 2018–19 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague was the 2018–19 edition of the Ukrainian top-tier basketball championship. Cherkaski Mavpy were the defending champions.
Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague | |
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Season | 2018–19 |
Duration | 5 October 2018 – May 2019 |
Number of teams | 8 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Deon Edwin[1] |
Finals | |
Champions | Khimik (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Kyiv-Basket |
Third place | Zaporizhzhia |
Fourth place | Dnipro |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
Khimik won its third domestic title, its first one since 2016, after beating Kyiv-Basket in the finals. Khimik's Deon Edwin was named the USL Most Valuable Player this season.
Teams edit
Eight teams joined the competition. Budivelnyk and BIPA Odesa were replaced by Kyiv-Basket and Odesa respectively.[2][3]
On 21 June 2018, the Ukrainian federation announced that Budivelnyk would not participate because of its open debts to its players.[4]
Team | City | Arena |
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Cherkaski Mavpy | Cherkasy | Sportpalace Budivelnyk |
Dnipro | Dnipro | Sportcomplex Shynnik |
Khimik | Yuzhne | Sportcomplex Olymp |
Kyiv-Basket | Kyiv | Kyiv Sports Palace |
Mykolaiv | Mykolaiv | Sports School Nadiya |
Odesa | Odesa | Palace of Sports |
Politekhnik | Kharkiv | |
Zaporizhzhia | Zaporizhzhia | Palace of Sports ZAB |
Regular season edit
Standings edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Zaporizhzhia | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2488 | 2387 | +101 | 47 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Khimik | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2378 | 2263 | +115 | 47 | |
3 | Dnipro | 28 | 18 | 10 | 2272 | 2186 | +86 | 46 | |
4 | Kyiv-Basket | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2262 | 2177 | +85 | 43 | |
5 | Mykolaiv | 28 | 13 | 15 | 2188 | 2227 | −39 | 41 | |
6 | Odesa | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2251 | 2336 | −85 | 38 | |
7 | Politekhnik | 28 | 9 | 19 | 2175 | 2331 | −156 | 37 | |
8 | Cherkaski Mavpy | 28 | 9 | 19 | 2384 | 2491 | −107 | 37 |
Source: Flashscore
Results edit
Playoffs edit
Quarterfinals will be played in a best-of-three games format, while semifinals and final in a best-of-five (2–2–1) format.
Bracket edit
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Zaporizhzhia | 2 | |||||||||
Cherkaski Mavpy | 1 | |||||||||
Zaporizhzhia | 1 | |||||||||
Kyiv-Basket | 3 | |||||||||
Kyiv-Basket | 2 | |||||||||
Mykolaiv | 1 | |||||||||
Kyiv-Basket | 0 | |||||||||
Khimik | 3 | |||||||||
Khimik | 2 | |||||||||
Politekhnik | 0 | |||||||||
Khimik | 3 | |||||||||
Dnipro | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
Dnipro | 2 | |||||||||
Odesa | 1 | |||||||||
Zaporizhzhia | 3 | |||||||||
Dnipro | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Zaporizhzhia | 2–1 | Cherkaski Mavpy | 105–87 | 91–101 | 81–80 |
Khimik | 2–0 | Politekhnik | 83–81 | 90–66 | |
Dnipro | 2–1 | Odesa | 92–82 | 93–101 | 91–81 |
Kyiv-Basket | 2–1 | Mykolaiv | 82–70 | 94–103 | 83–73 |
Semi-finals edit
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Zaporizhzhia | 1–3 | Kyiv-Basket | 86–94 | 95–83 | 92–104 | 81–89 | |
Khimik | 3–2 | Dnipro | 95–85 | 92–86 | 53–90 | 77–93 | 76–71 |
Third place series edit
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Zaporizhzhia | 3–2 | Dnipro | 110–86 | 73–81 | 100–94 | 77–92 | 76–56 |
Finals edit
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Khimik | 3–0 | Kyiv-Basket | 88–70 | 92–87 | 79–73 |
Ukrainian clubs in European competitions edit
Team | Competition | Progress |
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Cherkaski Mavpy | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |
Dnipro | Regular season |
References edit
- ^ "Deon Edwin, Ukrainian Superleague's CHAMPION and MVP". Interperformances.com. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "В українській Суперлізі виступатиме 8 клубів" (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Basketball Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Баскетбольний клуб Динамо-Одеса змінив назву".
- ^ "Київський "Будівельник" не допустили до участі в Суперлізі". 24 Канал. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2019.