Saaremaa VK is an Estonian volleyball club based in Kuressaare, Estonia, that competes in the Baltic Volleyball League and Estonian Volleyball League.

Saaremaa VK
Full nameSaaremaa Võrkpalliklubi
Founded2017
GroundKuressaare Sports Hall
(Capacity: 1,500)
Manager
LeagueBaltic Men Volleyball League
Estonian Volleyball League
2020–212nd (Baltic League)
2nd (Estonian League)
WebsiteClub home page
Championships
1 Baltic Championship
1 Estonian Championship
2 Estonian Cups

The team won Baltic League and Estonian Championship in their first season.[1]

Team

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2020/2021

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Head coach:   Ioannis Kalmazidis
Assistant:   Märt Pajusalu
Assistant:   Artūrs Tinte
No. Name Date of birth Position
4   Michael Keegan (1997-04-25) April 25, 1997 (age 27) setter
5   Rauno Tamme (1992-04-07) April 7, 1992 (age 32) outside hitter
6   Markus Uuskari (1997-04-22) April 22, 1997 (age 27) opposite
7   Hindrek Pulk (1990-11-07) November 7, 1990 (age 34) opposite
9   Kaspar Lest (2003-10-04) October 4, 2003 (age 21) middle blocker
10   Johan Vahter (1995-11-19) November 19, 1995 (age 29) libero
11   Alari Saar (1996-03-28) March 28, 1996 (age 28) libero
13   Ragnar Kalde (1996-10-10) October 10, 1996 (age 28) middle blocker
14   Sauli Sinkkonen (1989-09-14) September 14, 1989 (age 35) middle blocker
15   Helar Jalg (1994-02-15) February 15, 1994 (age 30) outside hitter
17   Wennder Lopes (1991-12-07) December 7, 1991 (age 32) middle blocker
19   Keith Pupart (C) (1985-03-19) March 19, 1985 (age 39) outside hitter
22   Filip Despotovski (1986-07-02) July 2, 1986 (age 38) setter

Season by season

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Season Estonian League Estonian Cup Baltic League European competitions
2017–18 Champion Champion Champion
2018–19 3rd place Champion Runner-up CEV Challenge Cup 1/16 Finals
2019–20 cancelled Runner-up cancelled CEV Challenge Cup 1/4 Finals
2020–21 Runner-up 1/2 Finals Runner-up CEV Challenge Cup 1/8 Finals

Honours

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Baltic League

  • Winners (1): 2018
  • Runners-up: 2019, 2021

Estonian League

  • Winners (1): 2018
  • Runners-up: 2021

Estonian Cup

  • Winners (2): 2018, 2019
  • Runners-up: 2020

Head coaches

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References

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  1. ^ "2017/2018 hooaeg - Eesti Võrkpalli Liit". www.volley.ee. Archived from the original on 2018-10-02.
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