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2019–20 Baltic Men Volleyball League

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

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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 Andrei Ojamets Estonia Kert Toobal Joma Bigbank
Estonia Pärnu Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall Estonia Avo Keel Estonia Martti Keel Teamshield Unibet
Estonia Saaremaa Kuressaare Kuressaare Sports Centre Greece Ioannis Kalmazidis Brazil Daniel Maciel Macron Visit Saaremaa
Estonia Selver Tallinn Tallinn Audentes Sports Centre Italy Alessandro Piroli Estonia Karli Allik Erreà Selver
Estonia TalTech Tallinn TalTech Sports Hall Estonia Janis Sirelpuu Estonia Mihkel Nuut Macron Tallinn University of Technology
Latvia Biolars/Jelgava Jelgava Zemgale Olympic Center Latvia Austris Štāls Latvia Aleksandrs Kudrjašovs Joma Jelgava
Latvia Jēkabpils Lūši Jēkabpils Jēkabpils Sporta nams Latvia Mārcis Obrumans Latvia Rihards Pukitis Macron Optibet
Latvia OC Limbaži/MSG Limbaži Limbaži 3rd Secondary School Latvia Lauris Iecelnieks Latvia Jānis Jansons Macron Limbaži
Latvia RTU/Robežsardze Riga Mežaparks Sporta centrs Latvia Raimonds Vilde Latvia 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 Finland Aapo Rantanen[3] Mutual consent 23 May 2019 Pre-season Italy Alessandro Piroli[4] 11 July 2019
Biolars/Jelgava Latvia Jurijs Deveikus Mutual consent 2019 Latvia Austris Štāls 2019
Saaremaa Estonia Urmas Tali[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]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Estonia Saaremaa 24 22 2 62 69 19 3.632 2082 1676 1.242 Qualified
for Playoffs
2 Estonia Bigbank Tartu 24 21 3 61 66 20 3.300 2011 1693 1.188
3 Estonia Selver Tallinn 24 16 8 49 57 38 1.500 2140 2017 1.061
4 Latvia Jēkabpils Lūši 24 13 11 42 55 44 1.250 2177 2155 1.010
5 Estonia Pärnu 24 12 12 36 46 46 1.000 2005 2037 0.984
6 Latvia RTU/Robežsardze 24 9 15 26 39 55 0.709 2019 2111 0.956
7 Estonia TalTech 24 7 17 20 30 58 0.517 1863 2051 0.908
8 Latvia Biolars/Jelgava 24 5 19 17 29 64 0.453 1845 2129 0.867
9 Latvia OC Limbaži/MSG 24 3 21 11 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 Biolars/Jelgava 3–0 3–0
Bigbank Tartu Estonia 6–3 Estonia TalTech 1–3 3–1 3–1
Selver Tallinn Estonia 5–1 Latvia RTU/Robežsardze 3–1 3–2
Jēkabpils Lūši 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 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 Estonia CNX Estonia Selver Tallinn              
cancelled   Saaremaa Estonia CNX Latvia 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

  • Most valuable player
  • Best setter
  • Best outside hitters
  • Best middle blockers
  • Best opposite hitter
  • Best libero

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. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Tallinna Selveri peatreeneriks saab aastaid tippvõrkpallis tiirelnud itaallane" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Saaremaa Võrkpalliklubi loobubki Urmas Tali teenetest, uueks peatreeneriks on saamas välismaalane" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Saaremaa Võrkpalliklubi peatreeneriks saab 30 aasta tagune EM-hõbe" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Credit24 Võrkpalli Meistriliiga Archived 2020-03-14 at the Wayback Machine" Baltic League. Retrieved on 01.11.2019. (in Estonian)
  8. ^ "AMETLIK: Credit24 Meistriliiga finaalturniir lükkub edasi" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Baltic_Men_Volleyball_League