2019–20 Baltic Men Volleyball League

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2019–20 Baltic Men Volleyball League
LeagueBaltic Men Volleyball League
SportVolleyball
Duration2 October 2019 – 8 March 2020[1]
Season championsEstonia Saaremaa
Finals
ChampionsNot played
  Runners-upNot played
Finals MVPNot awarded
Baltic Volleyball League seasons

The 2019–20 Baltic Men Volleyball League, known as Credit 24 Champions League for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th edition of the highest level of club volleyball in the Baltic states. The season was cancelled after the quarterfinals in the beginning of March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Final four games were not played and medals were not awarded to the top teams.

Participating teams[]

Location of 2019–20 Baltic Men Volleyball League teams.

The following teams took part in the 2019–20 edition of Baltic Men Volleyball League.[2]

Venues, personnel and kits[]

Team Location Arena Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Estonia Bigbank Tartu Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall Estonia Estonia Kert Toobal Joma Bigbank
Estonia Pärnu Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall Estonia Avo Keel Estonia Teamshield Unibet
Estonia Saaremaa Kuressaare Kuressaare Sports Centre Greece Ioannis Kalmazidis Brazil Macron Visit Saaremaa
Estonia Selver Tallinn Tallinn Audentes Sports Centre Italy Estonia Erreà Selver
Estonia TalTech Tallinn TalTech Sports Hall Estonia Janis Sirelpuu Estonia Macron Tallinn University of Technology
Latvia Jelgava Zemgale Olympic Center Latvia Latvia Joma Jelgava
Latvia Jēkabpils Latvia Latvia Macron
Latvia Limbaži Latvia Latvia Macron Limbaži
Latvia Riga Latvia Raimonds Vilde Latvia Erreà Riga Technical University

Coaching changes[]

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
Selver Tallinn Finland [3] Mutual consent 23 May 2019 Pre-season Italy [4] 11 July 2019
Biolars/Jelgava Latvia Mutual consent 2019 Latvia 2019
Saaremaa Estonia [5] Sacked 31 December 2019 2nd Greece Ioannis Kalmazidis[6] 2 January 2020

Regular season[]

All participating 9 clubs are playing according to the triple round robin system.[7]

Key to colors
     Qualified for Playoffs
     Eliminated from Playoffs
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Estonia Saaremaa 62 22 2 69 19 3.632 2082 1676 1.242
2 Estonia Bigbank Tartu 61 21 3 66 20 3.300 2011 1693 1.188
3 Estonia Selver Tallinn 49 16 8 57 38 1.500 2140 2017 1.061
4 Latvia 42 13 11 55 44 1.250 2177 2155 1.010
5 Estonia Pärnu 36 12 12 46 46 1.000 2005 2037 0.984
6 Latvia 26 9 15 39 55 0.709 2019 2111 0.956
7 Estonia TalTech 20 7 17 30 58 0.517 1863 2051 0.908
8 Latvia 17 5 19 29 64 0.453 1845 2129 0.867
9 Latvia 11 3 21 20 67 0.299 1743 2016 0.865

Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2020. Source: Credit24 Champions League Regular Season

Playoffs[]

The four winners of each series qualified to the Final four, while the other four teams were eliminated.[7]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Saaremaa Estonia 6–0 Latvia 3–0 3–0
Bigbank Tartu Estonia 6–3 Estonia TalTech 1–3 3–1 3–1
Selver Tallinn Estonia 5–1 Latvia 3–1 3–2
Latvia 6–0 Estonia Pärnu 3–0 3–1

Final four[]

The Final four tournament was scheduled to be held at Kuressaare Sports Centre, Kuressaare, Estonia on 13 – 14 March 2020. The tournament was initially postponed due to escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[8] A few days later it was announced that the season was cancelled after the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Final four games were not played and medals were not awarded to the top teams.

  • Organizer: cancelled
  • Venue: cancelled
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
cancelled
 
 
Estonia Bigbank Tartu
 
cancelled
 
Estonia Selver Tallinn
 
 –
 
cancelled
 
 –
 
Estonia Saaremaa
 
 
Latvia
 
3rd place match
 
 
cancelled
 
 
 –
 
 
 –

Semifinals[]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
cancelled   Bigbank Tartu Estonia CNX Estonia Selver Tallinn              
cancelled   Saaremaa Estonia CNX Latvia              

3rd place match[]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
cancelled   – CNX –              

Final[]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
cancelled   – CNX –              

Final ranking[]

Final four awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Eesti Võrkpalli Liit lõpetab täiskasvanute võrkpallihooaja" (in Estonian). EVF. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Teams" Baltic League. Retrieved on 02.10.2019.
  3. ^ "Aapo Rantanen ei jätka isiklikel põhjustel Selveri juhendamist" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Tallinna Selveri peatreeneriks saab aastaid tippvõrkpallis tiirelnud itaallane" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Saaremaa Võrkpalliklubi loobubki Urmas Tali teenetest, uueks peatreeneriks on saamas välismaalane" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Saaremaa Võrkpalliklubi peatreeneriks saab 30 aasta tagune EM-hõbe" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Credit24 Võrkpalli Meistriliiga" Baltic League. Retrieved on 01.11.2019. (in Estonian)
  8. ^ "AMETLIK: Credit24 Meistriliiga finaalturniir lükkub edasi" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

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