Põlva Serviti

{{Short description|Estonian handball club}}

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| clubname = Põlva Serviti

| image = Põlva Serviti logo.jpg

| fullname = Põlva Serviti Käsipalli Klubi

| short name = Serviti

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| founded = {{start date and age|1984}}

| ground = Põlva Mesikäpa Hall

| capacity = 612

| chairman = Andres Neeme

| manager = Kalmer Musting

| league = Meistriliiga, Baltic Handball League

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| website = https://hcpolva.ee

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Põlva Serviti is an Estonian professional handball team from Põlva. They compete in Meistriliiga and Baltic Handball League.

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History

The club was founded in 1984. During its history, it won 14 national championships (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), 14 Estonian Cups (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021) and 3 Baltic Handball League (2008, 2010, 2023). The club made history in the 2020/2021 season: it became the first Estonian handball club to reach the top 8 of the EHF European Cup, where it was bid farewell by the later finalists, Sweden's Ystads IF.

Crest, colors, supporters

=Kits=

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2011–12

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2015–16

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2016–18

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2019–20

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2020–22

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2022–23

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2023–24

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2018-19

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2019–20

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2020-22

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2022-24

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Sports Hall information

File:Mesikäpa_hall.jpg]]

Team

= Current squad =

:Squad for the 2023–24 season{{cite web | url=https://hcpolva.ee/hc_meeskond/polva-serviti/ | title=Põlva Serviti | Põlva Serviti | date=15 November 2023 }}

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;Goalkeepers

;Left Wingers

;Right Wingers

;Line Players

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;Central Backs

;Left Backs

;Right Backs

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=Technical staff=

=Transfers=

:Transfers for the 2023–24 season

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;Joining File:Arrow-up.png

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;Leaving File:Arrow-down.gif

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Previous squads

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! colspan=5 style="background-color:#FF0000;color:#000000;text-align:center;"|20x20px 2020–2021 Team

style="color:#000000; background:#FF0000|Shirt No

! style="color:#000000; background:#FF0000|Nationality

! style="color:#000000; background:#FF0000|Player

! style="color:#000000; background:#FF0000|Birth Date

! style="color:#000000; background:#FF0000|Position

align=center| 1{{EST}}Jürgen Lepasson{{Birth date and age|1988|9|16|df=y}}Goalkeeper
align=center| 2{{EST}}Sander Sarapuu{{Birth date and age|1998|7|23|df=y}}Right Winger
align=center| 3{{EST}}Tõnis Kase{{Birth date and age|1999|1|1|df=y}}Central Back
align=center| 5{{EST}}Kristjan Muuga{{Birth date and age|1984|9|16|df=y}}Right Winger
align=center| 7{{EST}}Veiko Markel{{Birth date and age|1998|12|16|df=y}}Right Winger
align=center| 8{{EST}}Otto Karl Kont{{Birth date and age|1998|11|18|df=y}}Right Back
align=center| 10{{EST}}Mathias Rebane{{Birth date and age|2000|7|12|df=y}}Left Winger
align=center| 11{{EST}}Raiko Rudissaar{{Birth date and age|1994|8|8|df=y}}Central Back
align=center| 12{{EST}}Eston Varusk{{Birth date and age|1984|3|25|df=y}}Goalkeeper
align=center| 13{{EST}}Henri Sillaste{{Birth date and age|1988|7|15|df=y}}Left Winger
align=center| 15{{LAT}}Arturs Meikšans{{Birth date and age|1998|3|13|df=y}}Line Player
align=center| 17{{EST}}Siivo Sokk{{Birth date and age|1984|12|1|df=y}}Left Winger
align=center| 18{{RUS}}Anatoliy Chezlov{{Birth date and age|1987|4|23|df=y}}Central Back
align=center| 19{{EST}}Ülljo Pihus{{Birth date and age|1998|1|11|df=y}}Line Player
align=center| 20{{EST}}Christofer Viilop{{Birth date and age|2000|5|15|df=y}}Goalkeeper
align=center| 21{{EST}}Indrek Neeme{{Birth date and age|1993|5|7|df=y}}Line Player
align=center| 22{{EST}}Henri Hiiend{{Birth date and age|1995|1|22|df=y}}Left Back
align=center| 23{{EST}}Andris Celminš{{Birth date and age|1996|7|4|df=y}}Right Back
align=center| 24{{EST}}Carl-Eric Uibo{{Birth date and age|1998|6|26|df=y}}Left Back
align=center| 77{{EST}}Alfred Timmo{{Birth date and age|2000|4|12|df=y}}Central Back
align=center| 84{{EST}}Mario Karuse{{Birth date and age|1984|1|6|df=y}}Central Back

Accomplishments

  • Baltic Handball League:
  • {{gold medal}} (3): 2008, 2010, 2023
  • {{silver medal}} (4): 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018
  • {{bronze medal}} (4): 2006, 2013, 2015, 2016
  • Meistriliiga:
  • {{gold medal}} (16): 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
  • {{silver medal}} (7): 1993, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2014
  • {{bronze medal}} (5): 1992, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2009
  • Estonian Cup:
  • {{gold medal}} (14): 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021

EHF ranking

{{updated|06/12/2023}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurotopteam.com/handball/club.php|title = Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball}}

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80align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Bregenz Handball70
81align=left|{{flagicon|ISL}} FH Hafnarfjarðar69
82align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} HC Zubří69
83align=left|{{flagicon|EST}} Põlva Serviti69
84align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Chekhovskiye Medvedi64
85align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} Riihimäki Cocks63
86align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} CB Ademar León63

Former club members

=Notable former players=

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=Former coaches=

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style="color:#000000; background:#FF0000"|Seasonsstyle="color:#000000; background:#FF0000"|Coachstyle="color:#000000; background:#FF0000"|Country
style="text-align: center" | 2004–

| style="text-align: center" | Kalmer Musting

| style="text-align: center" | {{flagicon|EST}}

References

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