2021–22 Baltic Men Volleyball League
| 2021–22 Baltic Men Volleyball League | |
|---|---|
| League | Baltic Men Volleyball League |
| Sport | Volleyball |
| Duration | 3 October 2021 – 26 February 2022 |
| Season champions |  Bigbank Tartu |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Bigbank Tartu |
| Runners-up | TalTech |
| Finals MVP | Kert Toobal (Bigbank Tartu) |
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.
Participating teams
[edit]
Location of 2021–22 Baltic Men Volleyball League teams.
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]- Organizer: Bigbank Tartu
- Venue: A. Le Coq Sports Hall, Tartu, Estonia
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Bigbank Tartu | 3 | |||||
| Gargždai Amber-Arlanga | 0 | |||||
| Bigbank Tartu | 3 | |||||
| TalTech | 0 | |||||
| TalTech | 3 | |||||
| Pärnu | 0 | |||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||
| Gargždai Amber-Arlanga | 2 | |||||
| Pärnu | 3 | |||||
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
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Final four awards
[edit]- Most valuable player
- Best setter
- Best outside hitters
- Best middle blockers
- Best opposite hitter
- Best libero
References
[edit]- ^ "Teams" Baltic League. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "„Amber - Arlangos" tinklininkai Baltijos lygą pasitinka su mintimis apie finalo ketvertą" (in Lithuanian). ambervolley.lt. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Estończyk i czterech Polaków. Sztab szkoleniowy Gwardii Wrocław" (in Polish). wroclaw.pl. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Mängijakarjääri lõpetanud Andres Toobalist saab Balti meisterklubi peatreener" (in Estonian). Vorkpall24.ee. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Credit24 Võrkpalli Meistriliiga Archived 2020-03-14 at the Wayback Machine" Baltic League. Retrieved on 17.04.2022. (in Estonian)