2016–17 Baltic Men Volleyball League
# 2016–17 Baltic Men Volleyball League

The 2016–17 Baltic Men Volleyball League, known as Credit 24 Champions League for sponsorship reasons, was the 12th edition of the highest level of club volleyball in the Baltic states.

## Participating teams

The following teams took part in the 2016–17 edition of Baltic Men Volleyball League.

### Venues and personnel

| Team | Location | Arena | Head Coach |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bigbank Tartu | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | Oliver Lüütsepp |
| Järvamaa | Paide | E-Piim Sports Hall | Laimons Raudsepp |
| Pärnu | Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | Avo Keel |
| Rakvere | Rakvere | Rakvere Sports Hall | Urmas Tali |
| Selver Tallinn | Tallinn | Audentes Sports Centre | Rainer Vassiljev |
| TTÜ | Tallinn | TTÜ Sports Hall | Janis Sirelpuu |
| ASK Kuldīga | Kuldīga | | Nauris Sokolovskis |
| Biolars/Jelgava | Jelgava | Zemgale Olympic Center | Jurijs Deveikus |
| Ezerzeme/DU | Daugavpils | Daugavpils Olympic Center | Edgars Savickis |
| Jēkabpils Lūši | Jēkabpils | Jēkabpils Sporta nams | Mārcis Obrumans |
| Poliurs/Ozolnieki | Ozolnieki | | Guntis Atars |
| RTU/Robežsardze | Riga | Vamoic Sports Hall | Raimonds Vilde |
| Elga Master Idea SM Dubysa | Šiauliai | | Modestas Strockis |
| Flamingo Volley-SM Tauras | Vilnius | | Vasilij Burakinskij |

## Main Tournament

All participating 14 clubs were playing according to the double round robin system.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bigbank Tartu | 26 | 24 | 2 | 70 | 73 | 16 | 4.563 | 2103 | 1760 | 1.195 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 2 | Selver Tallinn | 26 | 23 | 3 | 65 | 71 | 22 | 3.227 | 2182 | 1829 | 1.193 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 3 | Pärnu | 26 | 22 | 4 | 64 | 71 | 29 | 2.448 | 2147 | 1892 | 1.135 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 4 | Flamingo Volley-SM Tauras | 26 | 17 | 9 | 51 | 60 | 39 | 1.538 | 2180 | 2030 | 1.074 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 5 | Rakvere | 26 | 15 | 11 | 45 | 57 | 43 | 1.326 | 1968 | 1920 | 1.025 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 6 | RTU/Robežsardze | 26 | 15 | 11 | 44 | 52 | 46 | 1.130 | 2144 | 2131 | 1.006 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 7 | Jēkabpils Lūši | 26 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 52 | 0.981 | 2267 | 2245 | 1.010 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 8 | Poliurs/Ozolnieki | 26 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 48 | 53 | 0.906 | 2236 | 2254 | 0.992 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 9 | Biolars/Jelgava | 26 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 0.849 | 2027 | 2037 | 0.995 | |
| 10 | Elga Master Idea SM Dubysa | 26 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 0.796 | 1950 | 2051 | 0.951 | |
| 11 | Järvamaa | 26 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 41 | 61 | 0.672 | 2162 | 2221 | 0.973 | |
| 12 | Ezerzeme/DU | 26 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 38 | 68 | 0.559 | 2122 | 2316 | 0.916 | |
| 13 | TTÜ | 26 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 19 | 72 | 0.264 | 1754 | 2104 | 0.834 | |
| 14 | ASK/Kuldīga | 26 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 74 | 0.176 | 1591 | 2043 | 0.779 | |

## Playoffs

The four winners of each series qualified to the Final Four, while the other four teams were eliminated.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bigbank Tartu | 6–3 | Poliurs/Ozolnieki | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 |
| Selver Tallinn | 5–1 | Jēkabpils Lūši | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Pärnu | 6–0 | RTU/Robežsardze | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Flamingo Volley-SM Tauras | 0–6 | Rakvere | 0–3 | 0–3 |

## Final four

* Organizer: Bigbank Tartu
* Venue: Võru Sports Centre, Võru, Estonia

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 18 March | 18 March |
| Bigbank Tartu | 1 |
| Bigbank Tartu | 1 | 19 March | 19 March |
| Rakvere | 3 | 19 March | 19 March |
| Rakvere | 3 | Rakvere | 3 |
| 18 March | 18 March | | Rakvere | 3 |
| 18 March | 18 March | Pärnu | 2 |
| Selver Tallinn | 2 | Pärnu | 2 |
| Pärnu | 3 | | |
| Pärnu | 3 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 19 March | 19 March |
| | | Bigbank Tartu | 3 |
| | | Selver Tallinn | 2 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 Mar | 16:00 | Bigbank Tartu | 1–3 | Rakvere | 25–18 | 24–26 | 17–25 | 10–25 | | 76–94 | Report |
| 18 Mar | 19:00 | Selver Tallinn | 2–3 | Pärnu | 25–16 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 11–15 | 102–104 | Report |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 Mar | 14:00 | Bigbank Tartu | 3–2 | Selver Tallinn | 25–22 | 25–23 | 27–29 | 22–25 | 15–10 | 114–109 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 Mar | 17:00 | Rakvere | 3–2 | Pärnu | 12–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 26–24 | 15–13 | 98–109 | Report |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Rakvere |
| | Pärnu |
| | Bigbank Tartu |
| 4 | Selver Tallinn |
| 5 | Flamingo Volley-SM Tauras |
| 6 | RTU/Robežsardze |
| 7 | Jēkabpils Lūši |
| 8 | Poliurs/Ozolnieki |
| 9 | Biolars/Jelgava |
| 10 | Elga Master Idea SM Dubysa |
| 11 | Järvamaa |
| 12 | Ezerzeme/DU |
| 13 | TTÜ |
| 14 | ASK/Kuldīga |

* 2016–17 Baltic Men Volleyball League Champions
* Rakvere 1st title
* 12–man Roster for Final Four
* Andris Õunpuu, Kevin Saar, Magnus Kallas, Rasmus Rohumets, Tanel Uusküla, Karl Maidle, Kaupo Kivisild, Romet Priimägi, Alari Saar, Artis Caics, Siim Põlluäär, Kristjan Jürima
* Head coach
* Urmas Tali

## Final four awards

* Most valuable player

    Siim Põlluäär (Rakvere)
* Best setter

    Artis Caics (Rakvere)
* Best outside hitters

    Tanel Uusküla (Rakvere)
    Taavet Leppik (Pärnu)
* Best middle blockers

    Toms Švans (Pärnu)
    Kaupo Kivisild (Rakvere)
* Best opposite spiker

    Siim Põlluäär (Rakvere)
* Best libero

    Rait Rikberg (Bigbank Tartu)
