Baltic Men Volleyball League
The Baltic Men Volleyball League, known as the Credit24 Champions League (Estonian: Credit24 Võrkpalli Meistriliiga, Latvian: Credit24 Meistarlīga volejbolā) for sponsorship reasons, is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs in the Baltic states.
| Most recent season or competition: 2022–23 Baltic Men Volleyball League | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Inaugural season | 2005–06 |
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Country | Estonia Latvia Lithuania |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Bigbank Tartu(5th title) |
| Most titles | Selver Tallinn (7 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | Duo 5, Postimees, SportaCentrs.lv |
| Official website | Home page (in Estonian) |
History
- Schenker League (2005–2015)
- League of Hundred (2015–2016)
- Credit24 Champions League (2016–present)
Clubs
The following 10 clubs are competing in the Baltic Men Volleyball League during the 2021–22 season.
| Team | Location | Arena | Head Coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigbank Tartu |
Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | Alar Rikberg |
Kert Toobal |
| Pärnu |
Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | Avo Keel |
Markus Uuskari |
| Selver Tallinn |
Tallinn | Audentes Sports Centre | Andres Toobal |
Denis Losnikov |
| TalTech |
Tallinn | TalTech Sports Hall | Janis Sirelpuu |
Martti Keel |
 Biolars/Jelgava |
Jelgava | Zemgale Olympic Center | Lauris Iecelnieks |
Sandis Vilcāns |
| Daugavpils Universitāte |
Daugavpils | Daugavpils Olympic Center | Guntis Atars |
Antons Nazarovs |
| Jēkabpils Lūši |
Jēkabpils | Jēkabpils Sporta nams | Mārcis Obrumans |
Eriks Voronko |
| RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala |
Jūrmala | Jūrmala State Gymnasium SH | Raimonds Vilde |
Aleksandrs Avdejevs |
 Amber Volley |
Gargždai | Sporto rūmai Klaipėda | Austris Štāls |
 Dmytro Shlomin |
Finals
| Year | Finalists | Semi-finalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | ||
| 2005–06 Details |
Ozolnieki (Poliurs/Biolar) |
3–1 | Tartu (Pere Leib) |
Rīga (LU Inčukalns) |
Lāse-R Rīga | |
| 2006–07 Details |
Selver Tallinn |
3–2 | Lāse-R Rīga |
Rīga |
Pärnu (Falck) | |
| 2007–08 Details |
Selver Tallinn |
3–1 | Tartu (Pere Leib) |
Lāse-R Rīga |
Kuldīga (Elvi) | |
| 2008–09 Details |
Selver Tallinn |
3–1 | Tartu (Pere Leib) |
Lāse-R Rīga |
Ozolnieki (Biolar) | |
| 2009–10 Details |
Selver Tallinn |
3–0 | Tartu (Pere Leib) |
Lāse-R Rīga |
Ozolnieki (Biolars/Olaine) | |
| 2010–11 Details |
Selver Tallinn |
3–0 | Pärnu |
Ozolnieki (Poliurs) |
Tartu (Pere Leib) | |
| 2011–12 Details |
Tartu (Pere Leib) |
3–2 | Selver Tallinn |
Pärnu |
TTÜ | |
| 2012–13 Details |
TTÜ |
3–2 | Pärnu |
Lāse-R Rīga |
Selver Tallinn | |
| 2013–14 Details |
Selver Tallinn |
3–1 | Tartu (Bigbank) |
RTU (Robežsardze) |
Pärnu | |
| 2014–15 Details |
Tartu (Bigbank) |
3–2 | Selver Tallinn |
TTÜ |
Pärnu | |
| 2015–16 Details |
Pärnu |
3–0 | Jelgava (Biolars) |
Ozolnieki (Poliurs) |
Rakvere | |
| 2016–17 Details |
Rakvere |
3–2 | Pärnu |
Tartu (Bigbank) |
Selver Tallinn | |
| 2017–18 Details |
Saaremaa |
3–2 | Pärnu |
Jēkabpils Lūši |
Rakvere | |
| 2018–19 Details |
Tartu (Bigbank) |
3–2 | Saaremaa |
Pärnu |
RTU (Robežsardze) | |
| 2019–20 Details |
The season was cancelled after the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe[1] | |||||
| 2020–21 Details |
Selver Tallinn |
3–2 | Saaremaa |
Jēkabpils Lūši |
Tartu (Bigbank) | |
| 2021–22 Details |
Tartu (Bigbank) |
3–0 | TalTech |
Pärnu |
Amber Volley | |
| 2022–23 Details |
Tartu (Bigbank) |
3–2 | RTU (Robežsardze/Jūrmala) |
Ezerzeme/DU |
Pärnu | |
Titles by club
| Rank | Club | Titles | Runner-up | Champion Years | Runner-up Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Selver Tallinn |
7 | 2 | 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2020–21 | 2011–12, 2014–15 |
| 2. | Bigbank Tartu |
5 | 5 | 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 | 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14 |
| 3. | Pärnu |
1 | 4 | 2015–16 | 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18 |
| 4. | Saaremaa |
1 | 2 | 2017–18 | 2018–19, 2020–21 |
| 5. | TalTech |
1 | 1 | 2012–13 | 2021–22 |
| 6. | Poliurs/Ozolnieki |
1 | 2005–06 | ||
| – | Rakvere |
1 | 2016–17 | ||
| 8. | RTU/Robežsardze |
2 | 2006–07, 2022–23 | ||
| 9. | Biolars/Jelgava |
1 | 2015–16 |
MVP by edition
- 2012–13 – Mart Tiisaar
- 2013–14 – Hindrek Pulk
- 2014–15 – Robert Täht
- 2015–16 – Hindrek Pulk
- 2016–17 – Siim Põlluäär
- 2017–18 – Hindrek Pulk
- 2018–19 – Hindrek Pulk
- 2020–21 – Renee Teppan
- 2021–22 – Kert Toobal
- 2022–23 – Timo Lõhmus
See also
References
- "Eesti Võrkpalli Liit lõpetab täiskasvanute võrkpallihooaja" (in Estonian). EVF. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Estonian)
- Page at the Latvian Volleyball Federation website (in Latvian/English)
- Page at the Estonian Volleyball Federation website (in Estonian)
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