Baltic Men Volleyball League Explained

Baltic Men Volleyball League
Credit24 Champions League
Last Season:2023–24 Baltic Men Volleyball League
Upcoming Season:2024–25 Baltic Men Volleyball League
Pixels:180px
Sport:Volleyball
Founded:2005
Inaugural:2005–06
Teams:7
Country:Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Champion: Selver/TalTech
(2nd title)
Most Champs: Selver Tallinn
(7 titles)
Website:Home page (in Estonian)
Tv:Duo 5, Postimees, SportaCentrs.lv

The Baltic Men Volleyball League, known as the Cronimet League for sponsorship reasons, is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs in the Baltic states.

History

Clubs

The following 10 clubs are competing in the Baltic Men Volleyball League during the 2021–22 season.

TeamLocationArenaHead CoachCaptain
Bigbank TartuTartuUniversity of Tartu Sports Hall Alar Rikberg Kert Toobal
PärnuPärnuPärnu Sports Hall Avo Keel Markus Uuskari
Selver TallinnTallinnAudentes Sports Centre Andres Toobal Denis Losnikov
TalTechTallinnTalTech Sports Hall Janis Sirelpuu Martti Keel
Biolars/JelgavaJelgavaZemgale Olympic Center Lauris Iecelnieks Sandis Vilcāns
Daugavpils UniversitāteDaugavpilsDaugavpils Olympic Center Guntis Atars Antons Nazarovs
Jēkabpils LūšiJēkabpilsJēkabpils Sporta nams Mārcis Obrumans Eriks Voronko
RTU/Robežsardze/JūrmalaJūrmalaJūrmala State Gymnasium SH Raimonds Vilde Aleksandrs Avdejevs
Amber VolleyGargždaiSporto rūmai Klaipėda Austris Štāls Dmytro Shlomin

Finals

YearFinalistsSemi-finalists
width=15%Championwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Runner-upwidth=15%Third placewidth=15%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
2023–24
Details

Selver/TalTech
3–2
Tartu (Bigbank)

Jēkabpils Lūši

Ezerzeme/DU

Titles by club

width=3% Rankwidth=15%Clubwidth=9%Titleswidth=9%Runner-upwidth=32%Champion Yearswidth=32%Runner-up Years
align=center 1. Selver Tallinnalign=center 7align=center 22006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2020–212011–12, 2014–15
align=center 2. Bigbank Tartualign=center 5align=center 62011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–232005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2023–24
align=center 3. TalTechalign=center 2align=center 12012–13, 2023–242021–22
align=center 4. Pärnualign=center 1align=center 42015–162010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18
align=center 5. Saaremaaalign=center 1align=center 22017–182018–19, 2020–21
align=center 6. Poliurs/Ozolniekialign=center 1align=center 2005–06
align=center Rakverealign=center 1align=center 2016–17
align=center 8. RTU/Robežsardzealign=center align=center 22006–07, 2022–23
align=center 9. Biolars/Jelgavaalign=center align=center 12015–16

Most valuable player by edition

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eesti Võrkpalli Liit lõpetab täiskasvanute võrkpallihooaja. et. EVF. 17 March 2020. 3 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003044123/http://www.volley.ee/eesti-vorkpalli-liit-lopetab-taiskasvanute-vorkpallihooaja. dead.