2019–20 Baltic Men Volleyball League

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.

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

Participating teams
Jēkabpils Lūši
OC Limbaži/MSĢ
Biolars/Jelgava
RTU/Robežsardze
Location of teams in 2019–20 Baltic Men Volleyball League.

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
Bigbank Tartu Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall Andrei Ojamets Kert Toobal Joma Bigbank
Pärnu Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall Avo Keel Martti Keel Teamshield Unibet
Saaremaa Kuressaare Kuressaare Sports Centre Ioannis Kalmazidis Daniel Maciel Macron Visit Saaremaa
Selver Tallinn Tallinn Audentes Sports Centre Alessandro Piroli Karli Allik Erreà Selver
TalTech Tallinn TalTech Sports Hall Janis Sirelpuu Mihkel Nuut Macron Tallinn University of Technology
Biolars/Jelgava Jelgava Zemgale Olympic Center Austris Štāls Aleksandrs Kudrjašovs Joma Jelgava
Jēkabpils Lūši Jēkabpils Jēkabpils Sporta nams Mārcis Obrumans Rihards Pukitis Macron Optibet
OC Limbaži/MSG Limbaži Limbaži 3rd Secondary School Lauris Iecelnieks Jānis Jansons Macron Limbaži
RTU/Robežsardze Riga Mežaparks Sporta centrs Raimonds Vilde Andrejs Zavorotnijs 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 Aapo Rantanen[3] Mutual consent 23 May 2019 Pre-season Alessandro Piroli[4] 11 July 2019
Biolars/Jelgava Jurijs Deveikus Mutual consent 2019 Austris Štāls 2019
Saaremaa Urmas Tali[5] Sacked 31 December 2019 2nd 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 Saaremaa 62 22 2 69 19 3.632 2082 1676 1.242
2 Bigbank Tartu 61 21 3 66 20 3.300 2011 1693 1.188
3 Selver Tallinn 49 16 8 57 38 1.500 2140 2017 1.061
4 Jēkabpils Lūši 42 13 11 55 44 1.250 2177 2155 1.010
5 Pärnu 36 12 12 46 46 1.000 2005 2037 0.984
6 RTU/Robežsardze 26 9 15 39 55 0.709 2019 2111 0.956
7 TalTech 20 7 17 30 58 0.517 1863 2051 0.908
8 Biolars/Jelgava 17 5 19 29 64 0.453 1845 2129 0.867
9 OC Limbaži/MSG 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 6–0 Biolars/Jelgava3–03–0
Bigbank Tartu 6–3 TalTech1–33–13–1
Selver Tallinn 5–1 RTU/Robežsardze3–13–2
Jēkabpils Lūši 6–0 Pärnu3–03–1

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 coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak 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
 
 
 Bigbank Tartu
 
cancelled
 
 Selver Tallinn
 
 –
 
cancelled
 
 –
 
 Saaremaa
 
 
 Jēkabpils Lūši
 
3rd place match
 
 
cancelled
 
 
 –
 
 
 –

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
cancelled   Bigbank Tartu CNX Selver Tallinn              
cancelled   Saaremaa CNX Jēkabpils Lūši              

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. "Eesti Võrkpalli Liit lõpetab täiskasvanute võrkpallihooaja" (in Estonian). EVF. 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. "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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