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Baltic Men Volleyball League
From Wikipedia - Reading time: 7 min| Most recent season or competition: 2024–25 Baltic Men Volleyball League | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| First season | 2005–06 |
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Country | Estonia Latvia Lithuania |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Bigbank Tartu(6th title) |
| Most titles | Selver Tallinn (7 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | Duo 5, Postimees, SportaCentrs.lv |
| Official website | Home page (in Estonian) |
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
[edit]- Schenker League (2005–2015)
- League of Hundred (2015–2016)
- Credit24 Champions League (2016–2022)
- Baltic League (2022–2023)
- Cronimet League (2023–present)
Clubs
[edit]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
[edit]| 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 | |
| 2023–24 Details |
Selver/TalTech |
3–2 | Tartu (Bigbank) |
Jēkabpils Lūši |
Ezerzeme/DU | |
| 2024–25 Details |
Tartu (Bigbank) |
3–1 | Pärnu |
Võru (Barrus) |
Ezerzeme/DU | |
Titles by club
[edit]| 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
|
6 | 6 | 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25 | 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2023–24 |
| 3. | TalTech
|
2 | 1 | 2012–13, 2023–24 | 2021–22 |
| 4. | Pärnu
|
1 | 5 | 2015–16 | 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2024–25 |
| 5. | Saaremaa
|
1 | 2 | 2017–18 | 2018–19, 2020–21 |
| 6. | Poliurs/Ozolnieki
|
1 | 2005–06 | ||
| – | Rakvere
|
1 | 2016–17 | ||
| 8. | RTU/Robežsardze
|
2 | 2006–07, 2022–23 | ||
| 9. | Biolars/Jelgava
|
1 | 2015–16 |
Titles by country
[edit]| Country | Won | Runner-up | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia
|
18
|
16
|
34
|
| Latvia
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
Most valuable player by edition
[edit]- 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
- 2023–24 –
Valentin Bouleau - 2024–25 – Valentin Kordas
See also
[edit]- Baltic Women's Volleyball League
References
[edit]- ^ "Eesti Võrkpalli Liit lõpetab täiskasvanute võrkpallihooaja" (in Estonian). EVF. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
External links
[edit]- 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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