2021–22 Baltic Men Volleyball League

The 2021–22 Baltic Men Volleyball League, known as Credit 24 Champions League for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th edition of the highest level of club volleyball in the Baltic states.

2021–22 Baltic Men Volleyball League
LeagueBaltic Men Volleyball League
SportVolleyball
Duration3 October 2021 – 26 February 2022
Season championsEstonia Bigbank Tartu
Finals
ChampionsEstonia Bigbank Tartu
  Runners-upEstonia TalTech
Finals MVPEstonia Kert Toobal (Bigbank Tartu)
Baltic Volleyball League seasons

Participating teams edit

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

Venues, personnel and kits edit

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   Markus Uuskari Teamshield EcoBirch
  Selver Tallinn Tallinn Audentes Sports Centre   Andres Toobal   Denis Losnikov Erreà Hansaviimistlus
  TalTech Tallinn TalTech Sports Hall   Janis Sirelpuu   Martti Keel Macron Optimus Systems
  Biolars/Jelgava Jelgava Zemgale Olympic Center   Lauris Iecelnieks   Sandis Vilcāns Joma Jelgava
  Daugavpils Universitāte Daugavpils Daugavpils Olympic Center   Guntis Atars   Antons Nazarovs Erreà Daugavpils
  Jēkabpils Lūši Jēkabpils Jēkabpils Sporta nams   Mārcis Obrumans   Eriks Voronko Macron Jēkabpils / Optibet
  RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala Jūrmala Jūrmala State Gymnasium SH   Raimonds Vilde   Aleksandrs Avdejevs Erreà Riga Technical University
  Gargždai Amber-Arlanga Gargždai Sporto rūmai Klaipėda   Austris Štāls   Dmytro Shlomin ETX Arlanga

Coaching changes edit

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
Biolars/Jelgava   Austris Štāls Mutual consent 2021 Pre-season   Lauris Iecelnieks 2021
Gargždai Amber-Arlanga   Saulius Matikonis Mutual consent 2021   Austris Štāls[2] 2021
Selver Tallinn   Rainer Vassiljev[3] Mutual consent 8 August 2021   Andres Toobal[4] 20 August 2021

Regular season edit

All participating 9 clubs are playing according to the double round robin system.[5]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Bigbank Tartu 16 15 1 46 47 7 6.714 1319 1027 1.284 Playoffs
2   TalTech 16 12 4 36 40 18 2.222 1341 1193 1.124
3   Pärnu 16 10 6 28 33 24 1.375 1274 1210 1.053
4   Selver Tallinn 16 9 7 28 34 25 1.360 1329 1285 1.034
5   Gargždai Amber-Arlanga 16 9 7 25 29 27 1.074 1286 1216 1.058
6   Jēkabpils Lūši 16 6 10 19 21 34 0.618 1144 1259 0.909
7   RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala 16 6 10 18 24 34 0.706 1254 1312 0.956
8   Daugavpils Universitāte 16 4 12 12 19 41 0.463 1268 1410 0.899
9   Biolars/Jelgava 16 1 15 4 9 46 0.196 1046 1349 0.775
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2022. Source: Credit24 Champions League Regular Season

Playoffs edit

The four winners of each series qualify to the Final four, while the other four teams are eliminated.[5]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Bigbank Tartu   6–0   Daugavpils Universitāte 3–1 3–0
TalTech   5–1   RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala 3–1 3–2
Pärnu   5–1   Jēkabpils Lūši 3–1 3–2
Selver Tallinn   1–5   Gargždai Amber-Arlanga 0–3 2–3

Final four edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Bigbank Tartu3
 
 
 
  Gargždai Amber-Arlanga0
 
  Bigbank Tartu3
 
 
 
  TalTech0
 
  TalTech3
 
 
  Pärnu0
 
3rd place match
 
 
 
 
 
  Gargždai Amber-Arlanga2
 
 
  Pärnu3

Semifinals edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Feb 17:00 TalTech   3–0   Pärnu 25–21 25–22 25–19     75–62 Report
25 Feb 20:00 Bigbank Tartu   3–0   Gargždai Amber-Arlanga 25–18 25–18 25–15     75–51 Report

3rd place match edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Feb 15:00 Pärnu   3–2   Gargždai Amber-Arlanga 25–27 22–25 25–14 25–14 15–10 112–90 Report

Final edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Feb 18:00 Bigbank Tartu   3–0   TalTech 25–21 25–16 25–20     75–57 Report

Final ranking edit

Final four awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Teams" Baltic League. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ "„Amber - Arlangos" tinklininkai Baltijos lygą pasitinka su mintimis apie finalo ketvertą" (in Lithuanian). ambervolley.lt. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Estończyk i czterech Polaków. Sztab szkoleniowy Gwardii Wrocław" (in Polish). wroclaw.pl. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Mängijakarjääri lõpetanud Andres Toobalist saab Balti meisterklubi peatreener" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Credit24 Võrkpalli Meistriliiga Archived 2020-03-14 at the Wayback Machine" Baltic League. Retrieved on 17.04.2022. (in Estonian)

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