2021–22 Baltic Men Volleyball League Explained

2021–22 Baltic Men Volleyball League
League:Baltic Men Volleyball League
Sport:Volleyball
Duration:3 October 2021 – 26 February 2022
Season Champs: Bigbank Tartu
Finals:Finals
Finals Champ: Bigbank Tartu
Finals Runner-Up: TalTech
Finals Mvp: Kert Toobal (Bigbank Tartu)
Seasonslistnames:Baltic Volleyball League
Prevseason Link:2020–21 Baltic Men Volleyball League
Prevseason Year:2020–21
Nextseason Link:2022–23 Baltic Men Volleyball League
Nextseason Year:2022–23

The 2021–22 Baltic Men Volleyball League, known as Credit 24 Champions League for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th edition of the highest level of club volleyball in the Baltic states.

Participating teams

The following teams participate in the 2020–21 edition of Baltic Men Volleyball League.[1]

Venues, personnel and kits

TeamLocationArenaHead CoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Bigbank TartuTartuUniversity of Tartu Sports Hall Alar Rikberg Kert ToobalJomaBigbank
PärnuPärnuPärnu Sports Hall Avo Keel Markus UuskariTeamshieldEcoBirch
Selver TallinnTallinnAudentes Sports Centre Andres Toobal Denis LosnikovErreàHansaviimistlus
TalTechTallinnTalTech Sports Hall Janis Sirelpuu Martti KeelMacronOptimus Systems
Biolars/JelgavaJelgavaZemgale Olympic Center Lauris Iecelnieks Sandis VilcānsJomaJelgava
Daugavpils UniversitāteDaugavpilsDaugavpils Olympic Center Guntis Atars Antons NazarovsErreàDaugavpils
Jēkabpils LūšiJēkabpilsJēkabpils Sporta nams Mārcis Obrumans Eriks VoronkoMacronJēkabpils / Optibet
RTU/Robežsardze/JūrmalaJūrmalaJūrmala State Gymnasium SH Raimonds Vilde Aleksandrs AvdejevsErreàRiga Technical University
Gargždai Amber-ArlangaGargždaiSporto rūmai Klaipėda Austris Štāls Dmytro ShlominETXArlanga

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment
Biolars/Jelgava Austris ŠtālsMutual consent2021Pre-season Lauris Iecelnieks2021
Gargždai Amber-Arlanga Saulius MatikonisMutual consent2021 Austris Štāls[2] 2021
Selver Tallinn Rainer Vassiljev[3] Mutual consent8 August 2021 Andres Toobal[4] 20 August 2021

Regular season

All participating 9 clubs are playing according to the double round robin system.[5]

Playoffs

The four winners of each series qualify to the Final four, while the other four teams are eliminated.[5]

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Bigbank Tartu 6–0 3–1 3–0
TalTech 5–1 3–1 3–2
Pärnu 5–1 3–1 3–2
Selver Tallinn 1–5 Gargždai Amber-Arlanga 0–3 2–3

Final four

Final

Final ranking

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Bigbank Tartu
TalTech
Pärnu
4 Gargždai Amber-Arlanga
5 Selver Tallinn
6 Jēkabpils Lūši
7 RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala
8 Daugavpils Universitāte
9 Biolars/Jelgava
14–man Roster for Final Four
Rait Rikberg, Taavet Leppik, Kert Toobal, Martti Juhkami, Kevin Soo, Hergo Hansman, Albert Hurt, Ronald Järv, Allar Keskülla, Alex Saaremaa, Tamur Viidalepp, Valentin Kordas, Siim Päid, Mart Naaber
Head coach
Alar Rikberg

Final four awards

Kert Toobal (Bigbank Tartu)

Dmytro Shlomin (Gargždai Amber-Arlanga)

Albert Hurt (Bigbank Tartu)

Kevin Saar (TalTech)

Toms Švans (Pärnu)

Mihkel Tanila (TalTech)

Valentin Kordas (Bigbank Tartu)

Silver Maar (Pärnu)

External links

Notes and References

  1. "Teams" Baltic League. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. Web site: „Amber - Arlangos“ tinklininkai Baltijos lygą pasitinka su mintimis apie finalo ketvertą. lt. ambervolley.lt. 17 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Estończyk i czterech Polaków. Sztab szkoleniowy Gwardii Wrocław. pl. wroclaw.pl. 17 April 2022.
  4. Web site: Mängijakarjääri lõpetanud Andres Toobalist saab Balti meisterklubi peatreener. et. Vorkpall24.ee. 17 April 2022.
  5. "Credit24 Võrkpalli Meistriliiga " Baltic League. Retrieved on 17.04.2022. (in Estonian)