Baltic Men Volleyball League
| 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) |
| Broadcaster(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
- Schenker League (2005–2015)
- League of Hundred (2015–2016)
- Credit24 Champions League (2016–2022)
- Baltic League (2022–2023)
- Cronimet League (2023–present)
Clubs
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
| 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
| 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
| Country | Won | Runner-up | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| Latvia | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Most valuable player by edition
- 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
References
- ^ "Eesti Võrkpalli Liit lõpetab täiskasvanute võrkpallihooaja" (in Estonian). EVF. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Estonian)
- Page at the Latvian Volleyball Federation website (in Latvian/English)
- Page at the Estonian Volleyball Federation website (in Estonian)