2020–21 Baltic Men Volleyball League

The 2020–21 Baltic Men Volleyball League, known as Credit 24 Champions League for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th edition of the highest level of club volleyball in the Baltic states.

2020–21 Baltic Men Volleyball League
LeagueBaltic Men Volleyball League
SportVolleyball
Duration26 September 2020 – 17 April 2021
Season champions Saaremaa
Finals
Champions Selver Tallinn
  Runners-up Saaremaa
Finals MVP Renee Teppan (Selver Tallinn)

Participating teams
Jēkabpils Lūši
Daugavpils Universitate
Biolars/Jelgava
RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala
Amber Volley
Location of 2020–21 Baltic Men Volleyball League teams.

The following teams participate in the 2020–21 edition of Baltic Men Volleyball League.[1]

Venues, personnel and kits
Team Location Arena Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bigbank Tartu Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall Alar Rikberg Kert Toobal Joma Bigbank
Pärnu Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall Avo Keel Martti Keel Teamshield EcoBirch
Saaremaa Kuressaare Kuressaare Sports Centre Ioannis Kalmazidis Keith Pupart Macron Visit Saaremaa
Selver Tallinn Tallinn Audentes Sports Centre Rainer Vassiljev Andrus Raadik Erreà Selver / Graanul Invest
TalTech Tallinn TalTech Sports Hall Janis Sirelpuu Tamur Viidalepp Macron Optimus Systems
Biolars/Jelgava Jelgava Zemgale Olympic Center Austris Štāls Aleksandrs Kudrjašovs Joma Jelgava
Daugavpils Universitāte Daugavpils Daugavpils Olympic Center Guntis Atars Dmitrijs Meinerts Erreà Daugavpils
Jēkabpils Lūši Jēkabpils Jēkabpils Sporta nams Mārcis Obrumans Edvīns Skrūders Macron Jēkabpils / Optibet
RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala Jūrmala Jūrmala State Gymnasium SH Raimonds Vilde Gatis Garklavs Erreà Riga Technical University
Amber Volley Gargždai Sporto rūmai Klaipėda Saulius Matikonis Dmytro Shlomin ETX Arlanga

Coaching changes
Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
Bigbank Tartu Andrei Ojamets[2] Mutual consent 20 April 2020 Pre-season Alar Rikberg[3] 6 June 2020
Selver Tallinn Alessandro Piroli[4] Mutual consent 9 June 2020 Rainer Vassiljev[5] 10 June 2020

Regular season

All participating 10 clubs are playing according to the double round robin system.[6]

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 33 11 3 36 16 2.250 1225 1103 1.111
2 Selver Tallinn 28 9 5 32 14 2.286 1078 1027 1.050
3 Bigbank Tartu 27 10 4 34 22 1.545 1260 1162 1.084
4 RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala 22 7 7 22 24 0.917 1167 1005 1.161
5 Jēkabpils Lūši 20 8 6 24 28 0.857 1128 1161 0.972
6 Pärnu 20 6 8 25 27 0.926 1102 1129 0.976
7 TalTech 14 4 10 16 32 0.500 985 1117 0.882
8 Amber Volley 4 1 13 10 36 0.278 958 1199 0.799
9 Daugavpils Universitāte [lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 MAX 0 0 MAX
10 Biolars/Jelgava [lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 MAX 0 0 MAX
  1. Semi-professional Daugavpils and Jelgava teams withdrew from the competition in January 2021 due to Latvian COVID-19 restrictions implemented on amateur sport.

Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2021. Source: Credit24 Champions League Regular Season

Playoffs

The four winners of each series qualify to the Final four, while the other four teams are eliminated.[6]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Saaremaa 6–0 Amber Volley3–13–0
Selver Tallinn 5–1 TalTech3–23–0
Bigbank Tartu 6–3 Pärnu0–33–03–0
RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala 1–5 Jēkabpils Lūši1–32–3

Final four
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Saaremaa3
 
 
 
 Jēkabpils Lūši1
 
 Saaremaa2
 
 
 
 Selver Tallinn3
 
 Selver Tallinn3
 
 
 Bigbank Tartu0
 
3rd place match
 
 
 
 
 
 Jēkabpils Lūši3
 
 
 Bigbank Tartu0

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Apr16:00Saaremaa 3–1 Jēkabpils Lūši 25–2125–2329–3125–22 104–97Report
16 Apr19:00Selver Tallinn 3–0 Bigbank Tartu 25–1525–1826–24  76–57Report

3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Apr15:00Bigbank Tartu 0–3 Jēkabpils Lūši 21–2522–2523–25  66–75Report

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Apr18:00Saaremaa 2–3 Selver Tallinn 25–2123–2525–1419–2513–15105–100Report

Final ranking

Final four awards

References
  1. "Teams" Baltic League. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. "Tartu naised ja mehed tiitliteni tüürinud Ojamets asub tööle Audentese spordigümnaasiumi treenerina" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. "AMETLIK: Alar Rikberg astub treenerikarjääris kaua oodatud sammu" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. "Tallinna Selver vahetab peatreenerit" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. "Rainer Vassiljev naaseb peatreenerina Eesti tippklubi juurde" (in Estonian). Eesti Rahvusringhääling. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. "Credit24 Võrkpalli Meistriliiga" Baltic League. Retrieved on 01.11.2020. (in Estonian)
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