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 | |
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League | Baltic Men Volleyball League |
Sport | Volleyball |
Duration | 2 October 2019 – 8 March 2020[1] |
Season champions | ![]() |
Finals | |
Champions | Not played |
Runners-up | Not played |
Finals MVP | Not awarded |
Participating 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 |
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Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | ![]() |
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Joma | Bigbank |
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Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | ![]() |
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Teamshield | Unibet |
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Kuressaare | Kuressaare Sports Centre | ![]() |
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Macron | Visit Saaremaa |
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Tallinn | Audentes Sports Centre | ![]() |
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Erreà | Selver |
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Tallinn | TalTech Sports Hall | ![]() |
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Macron | Tallinn University of Technology |
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Jelgava | Zemgale Olympic Center | ![]() |
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Joma | Jelgava |
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Jēkabpils | Jēkabpils Sporta nams | ![]() |
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Macron | Optibet |
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Limbaži | Limbaži 3rd Secondary School | ![]() |
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Macron | Limbaži |
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Riga | Mežaparks Sporta centrs | ![]() |
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Erreà | Riga Technical University |
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Selver Tallinn | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 23 May 2019 | Pre-season | ![]() |
11 July 2019 |
Biolars/Jelgava | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 2019 | ![]() |
2019 | |
Saaremaa | ![]() |
Sacked | 31 December 2019 | 2nd | ![]() |
2 January 2020 |
Regular Season
All participating 9 clubs are playing according to the triple round robin system.[7]
Qualified for Playoffs | |
Eliminated from Playoffs |
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | ![]() |
62 | 22 | 2 | 69 | 19 | 3.632 | 2082 | 1676 | 1.242 |
2 | ![]() |
61 | 21 | 3 | 66 | 20 | 3.300 | 2011 | 1693 | 1.188 |
3 | ![]() |
49 | 16 | 8 | 57 | 38 | 1.500 | 2140 | 2017 | 1.061 |
4 | ![]() |
42 | 13 | 11 | 55 | 44 | 1.250 | 2177 | 2155 | 1.010 |
5 | ![]() |
36 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 46 | 1.000 | 2005 | 2037 | 0.984 |
6 | ![]() |
26 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 55 | 0.709 | 2019 | 2111 | 0.956 |
7 | ![]() |
20 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 58 | 0.517 | 1863 | 2051 | 0.908 |
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17 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 64 | 0.453 | 1845 | 2129 | 0.867 |
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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 |
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Saaremaa ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
Bigbank Tartu ![]() | 6–3 | ![]() | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
Selver Tallinn ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
Jēkabpils Lūši ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | 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 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
Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Semifinals
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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cancelled | Bigbank Tartu ![]() |
CNX | ![]() |
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cancelled | Saaremaa ![]() |
CNX | ![]() |
3rd place match
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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cancelled | ![]() |
CNX | – ![]() |
Final
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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cancelled | ![]() |
CNX | – ![]() |
Final ranking
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Final four awards
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References
- "Eesti Võrkpalli Liit lõpetab täiskasvanute võrkpallihooaja" (in Estonian). EVF. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "Teams" Baltic League. Retrieved on 02.10.2019.
- "Aapo Rantanen ei jätka isiklikel põhjustel Selveri juhendamist" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Tallinna Selveri peatreeneriks saab aastaid tippvõrkpallis tiirelnud itaallane" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Saaremaa Võrkpalliklubi loobubki Urmas Tali teenetest, uueks peatreeneriks on saamas välismaalane" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Saaremaa Võrkpalliklubi peatreeneriks saab 30 aasta tagune EM-hõbe" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Credit24 Võrkpalli Meistriliiga" Baltic League. Retrieved on 01.11.2019. (in Estonian)
- "AMETLIK: Credit24 Meistriliiga finaalturniir lükkub edasi" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. Retrieved 12 March 2020.