2019–20 Baltic Men Volleyball League | |
League: | Baltic Men Volleyball League |
Sport: | Volleyball |
Duration: | 2 October 2019 – 8 March 2020 |
Season Champs: | Saaremaa |
Finals: | Finals |
Finals Champ: | Not played |
Finals Runner-Up: | Not played |
Finals Mvp: | Not awarded |
Seasonslistnames: | Baltic Volleyball League |
Prevseason Link: | 2018–19 Baltic Men Volleyball League |
Prevseason Year: | 2018–19 |
Nextseason Link: | 2020–21 Baltic Men Volleyball League |
Nextseason Year: | 2020–21 |
The 2019–20 Baltic Men Volleyball League, known as Credit 24 Champions League for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th edition of the highest level of club volleyball in the Baltic states. The season was cancelled after the quarterfinals in the beginning of March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Final four games were not played and medals were not awarded to the top teams.
The following teams took part in the 2019–20 edition of Baltic Men Volleyball League.[2]
Team | Location | Arena | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Bigbank Tartu | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | Andrei Ojamets | Kert Toobal | Joma | Bigbank |
Pärnu | Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | Avo Keel | Martti Keel | Teamshield | Unibet |
Saaremaa | Kuressaare | Kuressaare Sports Centre | Ioannis Kalmazidis | Daniel Maciel | Macron | Visit Saaremaa |
Selver Tallinn | Tallinn | Audentes Sports Centre | Alessandro Piroli | Karli Allik | Erreà | Selver |
TalTech | Tallinn | TalTech Sports Hall | Janis Sirelpuu | Mihkel Nuut | Macron | Tallinn University of Technology |
Biolars/Jelgava | Jelgava | Zemgale Olympic Center | Austris Štāls | Aleksandrs Kudrjašovs | Joma | Jelgava |
Jēkabpils Lūši | Jēkabpils | Jēkabpils Sporta nams | Mārcis Obrumans | Rihards Pukitis | Macron | Optibet |
OC Limbaži/MSG | Limbaži | Limbaži 3rd Secondary School | Lauris Iecelnieks | Jānis Jansons | Macron | Limbaži |
RTU/Robežsardze | Riga | Mežaparks Sporta centrs | Raimonds Vilde | Andrejs Zavorotnijs | Erreà | Riga Technical University |
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment | |
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Selver Tallinn | Aapo Rantanen[3] | Mutual consent | 23 May 2019 | Pre-season | Alessandro Piroli[4] | 11 July 2019 | |
Biolars/Jelgava | Jurijs Deveikus | Mutual consent | 2019 | Austris Štāls | 2019 | ||
Saaremaa | Urmas Tali[5] | Sacked | 31 December 2019 | 2nd | Ioannis Kalmazidis[6] | 2 January 2020 |
All participating 9 clubs are playing according to the triple round robin system.[7]
The four winners of each series qualified to the Final four, while the other four teams were eliminated.[7]
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Saaremaa | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||||||||
Bigbank Tartu | 6–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |||||||
Selver Tallinn | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | ||||||||
Jēkabpils Lūši | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||||||||
The Final four tournament was scheduled to be held at Kuressaare Sports Centre, Kuressaare, Estonia on 13 – 14 March 2020. The tournament was initially postponed due to escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[8] A few days later it was announced that the season was cancelled after the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Final four games were not played and medals were not awarded to the top teams.
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