Baltic Men Volleyball League

{{Short description|Volleyball club tournament held between the top clubs from Baltic states}}

{{Infobox sports league

| title = Baltic Men Volleyball League
Credit24 Champions League

| current_season =

| last_season = 2024–25 Baltic Men Volleyball League

| upcoming_season = 2025–26 Baltic Men Volleyball League

| logo =

| pixels = 180px

| caption =

| Formerly =

| sport = Volleyball

| founded = 2005

| fame =

| motto =

| inaugural = 2005–06

| teams = 7

| country = Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania

| venue =

| champion = {{flagicon|EST}} Bigbank Tartu
(6th title)

| most_champs = {{flagicon|EST}} Selver Tallinn
(7 titles)

| qualification =

| folded =

| website = [https://baltiliiga.ee/ Home page] (in Estonian)

| singles =

| ceo =

| Director =

| TV = Duo 5, Postimees, SportaCentrs.lv

| related_comps =

| Founder =

| footnotes =

}}

The Baltic Men Volleyball League, known as the Cronimet League for sponsorship reasons, is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs in the Baltic states.

History

Schenker League (2005–2015)
League of Hundred (2015–2016)
Credit24 Champions League (2016–2022)
Baltic League (2022–2023)
Cronimet League (2023–present)

Clubs

The following 10 clubs are competing in the Baltic Men Volleyball League during the 2021–22 season.

class="wikitable sortable"

!Team

!Location

!Arena

!Head Coach

!Captain

{{flagicon|EST}} Bigbank Tartu

|Tartu

|University of Tartu Sports Hall

|{{flagicon|EST}} Alar Rikberg

|{{flagicon|EST}} Kert Toobal

{{flagicon|EST}} Pärnu

|Pärnu

|Pärnu Sports Hall

|{{flagicon|EST}} Avo Keel

|{{flagicon|EST}} Markus Uuskari

{{flagicon|EST}} Selver Tallinn

|Tallinn

|Audentes Sports Centre

|{{flagicon|EST}} Andres Toobal

|{{flagicon|EST}} Denis Losnikov

{{flagicon|EST}} TalTech

|Tallinn

|TalTech Sports Hall

|{{flagicon|EST}} Janis Sirelpuu

|{{flagicon|EST}} Martti Keel

{{flagicon|LAT}} Biolars/Jelgava

|Jelgava

|Zemgale Olympic Center

|{{flagicon|LAT}} Lauris Iecelnieks

|{{flagicon|LAT}} Sandis Vilcāns

{{flagicon|LAT}} Daugavpils Universitāte

|Daugavpils

|Daugavpils Olympic Center

|{{flagicon|LAT}} Guntis Atars

|{{flagicon|LAT}} Antons Nazarovs

{{flagicon|LAT}} Jēkabpils Lūši

|Jēkabpils

|Jēkabpils Sporta nams

|{{flagicon|LAT}} Mārcis Obrumans

|{{flagicon|LAT}} Eriks Voronko

{{flagicon|LAT}} RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala

|Jūrmala

|Jūrmala State Gymnasium SH

|{{flagicon|LAT}} Raimonds Vilde

|{{flagicon|LAT}} Aleksandrs Avdejevs

{{flagicon|LTU}} Amber Volley

|Gargždai

|Sporto rūmai Klaipėda

|{{flagicon|LAT}} Austris Štāls

|{{flagicon|UKR}} Dmytro Shlomin

Finals

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"\|Year !colspan=3\|Finalists \| rowspan="65" style="width:1%;" \| !colspan=2\|Semi-finalists
width=15%\|Champion !width=10%\|Score !width=15%\|Runner-up !width=15%\|Third place !width=15%\|Fourth place
2005–06 Details \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Ozolnieki (Poliurs/Biolar) \|3–1 \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Tartu (Pere Leib) \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Rīga (LU Inčukalns) \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Lāse-R Rīga
2006–07 Details \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Selver Tallinn \|3–2 \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Lāse-R Rīga \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Rīga \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Pärnu (Falck)
2007–08 Details \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Selver Tallinn \|3–1 \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Tartu (Pere Leib) \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Lāse-R Rīga \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Kuldīga (Elvi)
2008–09 Details \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Selver Tallinn \|3–1 \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Tartu (Pere Leib) \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Lāse-R Rīga \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Ozolnieki (Biolar)
2009–10 Details \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Selver Tallinn \|3–0 \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Tartu (Pere Leib) \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Lāse-R Rīga \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Ozolnieki (Biolars/Olaine)
2010–11 Details \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Selver Tallinn \|3–0 \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Pärnu \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Ozolnieki (Poliurs) \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Tartu (Pere Leib)
2011–12 Details \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Tartu (Pere Leib) \|3–2 \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Selver Tallinn \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Pärnu \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} TTÜ
2012–13 Details \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} TTÜ \|3–2 \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Pärnu \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Lāse-R Rīga \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Selver Tallinn
2013–14 Details \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Selver Tallinn \|3–1 \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Tartu (Bigbank) \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} RTU (Robežsardze) \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Pärnu
2014–15 Details \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Tartu (Bigbank) \|3–2 \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Selver Tallinn \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} TTÜ \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Pärnu
2015–16 Details \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Pärnu \|3–0 \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Jelgava (Biolars) \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Ozolnieki (Poliurs) \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Rakvere
2016–17 Details \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Rakvere \|3–2 \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Pärnu \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Tartu (Bigbank) \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Selver Tallinn
2017–18 Details \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Saaremaa \|3–2 \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Pärnu \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Jēkabpils Lūši \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Rakvere
2018–19 Details \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Tartu (Bigbank) \|3–2 \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Saaremaa \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Pärnu \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} RTU (Robežsardze)
2019–20 Details \| colspan=6 style="text-align:left;" \|The season was cancelled after the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe{{cite web\|title=Eesti Võrkpalli Liit lõpetab täiskasvanute võrkpallihooaja\|url=http://www.volley.ee/eesti-vorkpalli-liit-lopetab-taiskasvanute-vorkpallihooaja\|language=et\|publisher=EVF\|access-date=17 March 2020\|archive-date=3 October 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003044123/http://www.volley.ee/eesti-vorkpalli-liit-lopetab-taiskasvanute-vorkpallihooaja\|url-status=dead}}
2020–21 Details \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Selver Tallinn \|3–2 \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Saaremaa \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Jēkabpils Lūši \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Tartu (Bigbank)
2021–22 Details \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Tartu (Bigbank) \|3–0 \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} TalTech \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Pärnu \|{{flagicon\|LTU\|size=30px}} Amber Volley
2022–23 Details \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Tartu (Bigbank) \|3–2 \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} RTU (Robežsardze/Jūrmala) \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Ezerzeme/DU \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Pärnu
2023–24 Details \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Selver/TalTech \|3–2 \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Tartu (Bigbank) \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Jēkabpils Lūši \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Ezerzeme/DU
2024–25 Details \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Tartu (Bigbank) \|3–1 \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Pärnu \|{{flagicon\|EST\|size=30px}} Võru (Barrus) \|{{flagicon\|LAT\|size=30px}} Ezerzeme/DU

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rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Year

!colspan=3|Finalists

| rowspan="65" style="width:1%;" |

!colspan=2|Semi-finalists

width=15%|Champion

!width=10%|Score

!width=15%|Runner-up

!width=15%|Third place

!width=15%|Fourth place

2005–06
Details

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Ozolnieki (Poliurs/Biolar)

|3–1

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Tartu (Pere Leib)

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Rīga (LU Inčukalns)

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Lāse-R Rīga

2006–07
Details

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Selver Tallinn

|3–2

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Lāse-R Rīga

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Rīga

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Pärnu (Falck)

2007–08
Details

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Selver Tallinn

|3–1

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Tartu (Pere Leib)

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Lāse-R Rīga

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Kuldīga (Elvi)

2008–09
Details

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Selver Tallinn

|3–1

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Tartu (Pere Leib)

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Lāse-R Rīga

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Ozolnieki (Biolar)

2009–10
Details

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Selver Tallinn

|3–0

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Tartu (Pere Leib)

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Lāse-R Rīga

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Ozolnieki (Biolars/Olaine)

2010–11
Details

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Selver Tallinn

|3–0

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Pärnu

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Ozolnieki (Poliurs)

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Tartu (Pere Leib)

2011–12
Details

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Tartu (Pere Leib)

|3–2

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Selver Tallinn

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Pärnu

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
TTÜ

2012–13
Details

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
TTÜ

|3–2

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Pärnu

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Lāse-R Rīga

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Selver Tallinn

2013–14
Details

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Selver Tallinn

|3–1

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Tartu (Bigbank)

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
RTU (Robežsardze)

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Pärnu

2014–15
Details

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Tartu (Bigbank)

|3–2

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Selver Tallinn

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
TTÜ

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Pärnu

2015–16
Details

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Pärnu

|3–0

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Jelgava (Biolars)

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Ozolnieki (Poliurs)

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Rakvere

2016–17
Details

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Rakvere

|3–2

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Pärnu

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Tartu (Bigbank)

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Selver Tallinn

2017–18
Details

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Saaremaa

|3–2

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Pärnu

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Jēkabpils Lūši

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Rakvere

2018–19
Details

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Tartu (Bigbank)

|3–2

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Saaremaa

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Pärnu

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
RTU (Robežsardze)

2019–20
Details

| colspan=6 style="text-align:left;" |The season was cancelled after the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe{{cite web|title=Eesti Võrkpalli Liit lõpetab täiskasvanute võrkpallihooaja|url=http://www.volley.ee/eesti-vorkpalli-liit-lopetab-taiskasvanute-vorkpallihooaja|language=et|publisher=EVF|access-date=17 March 2020|archive-date=3 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003044123/http://www.volley.ee/eesti-vorkpalli-liit-lopetab-taiskasvanute-vorkpallihooaja|url-status=dead}}

2020–21
Details

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Selver Tallinn

|3–2

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Saaremaa

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Jēkabpils Lūši

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Tartu (Bigbank)

2021–22
Details

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Tartu (Bigbank)

|3–0

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
TalTech

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Pärnu

|{{flagicon|LTU|size=30px}}
Amber Volley

2022–23
Details

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Tartu (Bigbank)

|3–2

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
RTU (Robežsardze/Jūrmala)

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Ezerzeme/DU

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Pärnu

2023–24
Details

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Selver/TalTech

|3–2

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Tartu (Bigbank)

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Jēkabpils Lūši

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Ezerzeme/DU

2024–25
Details

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Tartu (Bigbank)

|3–1

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Pärnu

|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}}
Võru (Barrus)

|{{flagicon|LAT|size=30px}}
Ezerzeme/DU

=Titles by club=

class="wikitable sortable"
width=3% \|Rank !width=15%\|Club !width=9%\|Titles !width=9%\|Runner-up !width=32%\|Champion Years !width=32%\|Runner-up Years
bgcolor=#F5FAFF \| align=center \| 1. \| {{flagicon\|EST}} Selver Tallinn \| align=center \| 7 \| align=center \| 2 \| 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2020–21 \| 2011–12, 2014–15
bgcolor=#D0E7FF \| align=center \| 2. \| {{flagicon\|EST}} Bigbank Tartu \| align=center \| 6 \| align=center \| 6 \| 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25 \| 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2023–24
bgcolor=#F5FAFF \| align=center \| 3. \| {{flagicon\|EST}} TalTech \| align=center \| 2 \| align=center \| 1 \| 2012–13, 2023–24 \| 2021–22
bgcolor=#D0E7FF \| align=center \| 4. \| {{flagicon\|EST}} Pärnu \| align=center \| 1 \| align=center \| 5 \| 2015–16 \| 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2024–25
bgcolor=#F5FAFF \| align=center \| 5. \| {{flagicon\|EST}} Saaremaa \| align=center \| 1 \| align=center \| 2 \| 2017–18 \| 2018–19, 2020–21
bgcolor=#D0E7FF \| align=center \| 6. \| {{flagicon\|LAT}} Poliurs/Ozolnieki \| align=center \| 1 \| align=center \| \| 2005–06 \|
bgcolor=#F5FAFF \| align=center \| – \| {{flagicon\|EST}} Rakvere \| align=center \| 1 \| align=center \| \| 2016–17 \|
bgcolor=#D0E7FF \| align=center \| 8. \| {{flagicon\|LAT}} RTU/Robežsardze \| align=center \| \| align=center \| 2 \| \| 2006–07, 2022–23
bgcolor=#F5FAFF \| align=center \| 9. \| {{flagicon\|LAT}} Biolars/Jelgava \| align=center \| \| align=center \| 1 \| \| 2015–16

class="wikitable sortable"

width=3% |Rank

!width=15%|Club

!width=9%|Titles

!width=9%|Runner-up

!width=32%|Champion Years

!width=32%|Runner-up Years

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | 1.

| {{flagicon|EST}} Selver Tallinn

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 2

| 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2020–21

| 2011–12, 2014–15

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | 2.

| {{flagicon|EST}} Bigbank Tartu

| align=center | 6

| 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25

| 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2023–24

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | 3.

| {{flagicon|EST}} TalTech

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 1

| 2012–13, 2023–24

| 2021–22

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | 4.

| {{flagicon|EST}} Pärnu

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 5

| 2015–16

| 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2024–25

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | 5.

| {{flagicon|EST}} Saaremaa

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 2

| 2017–18

| 2018–19, 2020–21

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | 6.

| {{flagicon|LAT}} Poliurs/Ozolnieki

| align=center | 1

| align=center |

| 2005–06

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | –

| {{flagicon|EST}} Rakvere

| align=center | 1

| align=center |

| 2016–17

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | 8.

| {{flagicon|LAT}} RTU/Robežsardze

| align=center |

| align=center | 2

| 2006–07, 2022–23

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | 9.

| {{flagicon|LAT}} Biolars/Jelgava

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

| 2015–16

Titles by country

class="wikitable sortable"
Country !Won !Runner-up !Finals
{{EST}} \|{{center\|18}} \|{{center\|16}} \|{{center\|34}}
{{LAT}} \|{{center\|1}} \|{{center\|3}} \|{{center\|4}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Country

!Won

!Runner-up

!Finals

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|16}}

|{{center|34}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|3}}

|{{center|4}}

Most valuable player by edition

2012–13 – {{flagicon|EST}} Mart Tiisaar
2013–14 – {{flagicon|EST}} Hindrek Pulk
2014–15 – {{flagicon|EST}} Robert Täht
2015–16 – {{flagicon|EST}} Hindrek Pulk
2016–17 – {{flagicon|EST}} Siim Põlluäär
2017–18 – {{flagicon|EST}} Hindrek Pulk
2018–19 – {{flagicon|EST}} Hindrek Pulk
2020–21 – {{flagicon|EST}} Renee Teppan
2021–22 – {{flagicon|EST}} Kert Toobal
2022–23 – {{flagicon|EST}} Timo Lõhmus
2023–24 – {{flagicon|FRA}} Valentin Bouleau
2024–25 – {{flagicon|EST}} Valentin Kordas

References

External links

[https://baltiliiga.ee/ Official website] {{in lang|et}}
[http://volejbols.lv/klasiskais-volejbols/viriesi/baltijas-liga/kalendars Page at the Latvian Volleyball Federation website] (in Latvian/English)
[https://volley.ee/voistlus/saalivorkpall/mehed/credit24-meistriliiga/ Page at the Estonian Volleyball Federation website] (in Estonian)

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Category:Volleyball leagues in Latvia

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