Baltic Men Volleyball League

Volleyball club tournament held between the top clubs from Baltic states

Baltic Men Volleyball League
Credit24 Champions LeagueMost 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

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* Schenker League (2005–2015)
* League of Hundred (2015–2016)
* Credit24 Champions League (2016–2022)
* Baltic League (2022–2023)
* Cronimet League (2023–present)

## Clubs

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

Team  | Location  | Arena  | Head Coach  | Captain

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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

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Year  | Finalists  |  | Semi-finalists

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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

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Rank  | Club  | Titles  | Runner-up  | Champion Years  | Runner-up Years

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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

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Country  | Won  | Runner-up  | Finals

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Estonia |

Latvia |

## Most valuable player by edition

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* 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

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* Baltic Women's Volleyball League

## References

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1. ^ "Eesti Võrkpalli Liit lõpetab täiskasvanute võrkpallihooaja" (in Estonian). EVF. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

## External links

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* Official website (in Estonian)
* Page at the Latvian Volleyball Federation website (in Latvian/English)
* Page at the Estonian Volleyball Federation website (in Estonian)

* v
* t
* e

Baltic Men Volleyball League seasons

* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

* v
* t
* e

Baltic Men Volleyball League teams 2023/24

Estonian Volleyball League teams|

* Bigbank Tartu
* Pärnu VK
* Selver/TalTech
* Barrus Võru VK

Latvian Volleyball League teams|

* Ezerzeme/Daugavpils Universitāte
* Jēkabpils Lūši
* RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala

Lithuanian Volleyball League teams|

* Gargzdai Amber-Arlanga

* v
* t
* e

Inter-Baltic competitions

Football|

* Baltic Champions Cup
* Baltic Cup
* U-17
* U-19
* U-21
* Women's
* Baltic League
* Women's Baltic Football League
* Livonia Cup

Others|

* Baltic Basketball League
* Baltic Chain Tour
* Baltic Futsal Cup
* Baltic Futsal League
* Baltic Handball League
* Baltic Hockey League
* Baltic Indoor Athletics Championships
* Baltic Match Throwing
* Baltic Men Volleyball League
* Baltic States Swimming Championships
* Baltic Women's Basketball League
* Baltic Women's Volleyball League

* v
* t
* e

Top level men's volleyball leagues of Europe (CEV)

* CEV Champions League Continental
* CEV Cup Continental
* CEV Challenge Cup Continental
* Baltic League Multinational
* BVA Cup Multinational
* MEVZA League Multinational
* NEVZA Clubs Championship Multinational
* Albania
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Czech Republic
* Czechoslovakia (defunct)
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* East Germany (defunct)
* England
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Hungary
* Greece
* Israel
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Soviet Union (defunct)
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Yugoslavia (defunct)

* v
* t
* e

Men's volleyball leagues

* FIVB
* National leagues
* Club World Championship
* Records and statistics

Africa|

| Continental|

* African Clubs Championship

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Domestic|

* Algeria
* Tunisia

Asia and Oceania|

| Continental|

* AVC Champions League

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Domestic|

* Australia
* Bahrain
* China
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Japan
* Kuwait
* Nepal
* New Zealand
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* South Korea
* Taiwan
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates
* Vietnam

Europe|

| Continental|

* CEV Champions League

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Regional|

* Baltic League
* MEVZA League
* NEVZA Clubs Championship

Domestic|

* Albania
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Czech Republic
* Czechoslovakia (defunct)
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* East Germany (defunct)
* England
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Israel
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Soviet Union (defunct)
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Yugoslavia (defunct)

North America|

| Domestic|

* Dominican Republic
* Puerto Rico
* United States

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Universities|

* NAIA
* NJCAA

South America|

| Continental|

* South American Club Championship

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Domestic|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Chile
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

* v
* t
* e

Volleyball in Estonia

* Estonian Volleyball Federation

National teams|

| Men|

* Estonia
* U-21
* U-19

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Women|

* Estonia
* U-19
* U-17

League competitions|

| Men|

* Estonian Volleyball Championships
* Baltic Men Volleyball League

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Women|

* Estonian Women's Volleyball Championships
* Baltic Women's Volleyball League

Cup competitions|

| Men|

* Estonian Volleyball Cup

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Women|

* Women's Estonian Volleyball Cup

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