The Schenker League is a Baltic

Baltic states

The term Baltic states refers to the Baltic territories which gained independence from the Russian Empire in the wake of World War I: primarily the contiguous trio of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ; Finland also fell within the scope of the term after initially gaining independence in the 1920s.The...

 volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 club tournament, launched in 2005 inspired by the Baltic Basketball League

Baltic Basketball League

Baltic Basketball League is a Baltic states basketball league founded in 2004.Currently, the league is divided into two: the Elite division and the Challenge Cup division. The 10 strongest Baltic basketball clubs participate in the Elite division. The rest of the teams compete in the Challenge Cup...

. Top club sides from Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

, Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

 and Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

 take part in the competition.

Starting from 2009–10, the competition will be total of 9 teams, with six sides from Estonia and three sides from Latvia taking part. Clubs from Lithuania would not participate this season.

The current holders of the Baltic League trophy are VK Selver Tallinn

VK Selver Tallinn

VK Selver Tallinn is a professional Volleyball team based in Tallinn, Estonia. It plays in the Schenker League and in the CEV Cup.-History:Audentes Volleyball Club was founded in 2000. In 2005–06 season an Estonian supermarket chain Selver became the name sponsor for the team. In the last seasons...

, who beat VK Pärnu 3:0.

2009–10 Teams

Biolars/Olaine-Ozolnieki Daugavpils Universitāte Grossi Toidukaubad Rakvere Lase-R/Riga Pere Leib Tartu

Pere Leib Tartu

Tartu Pere Leib is a professional volleyball team based in Tartu, Estonia. It plays in the Estonian Volleyball League and in the Schenker League.-History:...

 TTÜ VK Pärnu VK Selver Tallinn

VK Selver Tallinn

VK Selver Tallinn is a professional Volleyball team based in Tallinn, Estonia. It plays in the Schenker League and in the CEV Cup.-History:Audentes Volleyball Club was founded in 2000. In 2005–06 season an Estonian supermarket chain Selver became the name sponsor for the team. In the last seasons...

 VK Valio Võru

Schenker League champions

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Final Score	3rd place
2005–06	Biolars Ozolnieki	Pere Leib Tartu Pere Leib Tartu Tartu Pere Leib is a professional volleyball team based in Tartu, Estonia. It plays in the Estonian Volleyball League and in the Schenker League.-History:...	3 : 1	SK Riga/ LU Inčukalns
2006–07	VK Selver Tallinn VK Selver Tallinn VK Selver Tallinn is a professional Volleyball team based in Tallinn, Estonia. It plays in the Schenker League and in the CEV Cup.-History:Audentes Volleyball Club was founded in 2000. In 2005–06 season an Estonian supermarket chain Selver became the name sponsor for the team. In the last seasons...	Lase-R/Riga	3 : 2	SK Riga
2007–08	VK Selver Tallinn VK Selver Tallinn VK Selver Tallinn is a professional Volleyball team based in Tallinn, Estonia. It plays in the Schenker League and in the CEV Cup.-History:Audentes Volleyball Club was founded in 2000. In 2005–06 season an Estonian supermarket chain Selver became the name sponsor for the team. In the last seasons...	Pere Leib Tartu Pere Leib Tartu Tartu Pere Leib is a professional volleyball team based in Tartu, Estonia. It plays in the Estonian Volleyball League and in the Schenker League.-History:...	3 : 1	Lase-R/Riga
2008–09	VK Selver Tallinn VK Selver Tallinn VK Selver Tallinn is a professional Volleyball team based in Tallinn, Estonia. It plays in the Schenker League and in the CEV Cup.-History:Audentes Volleyball Club was founded in 2000. In 2005–06 season an Estonian supermarket chain Selver became the name sponsor for the team. In the last seasons...	Pere Leib Tartu Pere Leib Tartu Tartu Pere Leib is a professional volleyball team based in Tartu, Estonia. It plays in the Estonian Volleyball League and in the Schenker League.-History:...	3 : 1	Lase-R/Riga
2009–10	VK Selver Tallinn VK Selver Tallinn VK Selver Tallinn is a professional Volleyball team based in Tallinn, Estonia. It plays in the Schenker League and in the CEV Cup.-History:Audentes Volleyball Club was founded in 2000. In 2005–06 season an Estonian supermarket chain Selver became the name sponsor for the team. In the last seasons...	Pere Leib Tartu Pere Leib Tartu Tartu Pere Leib is a professional volleyball team based in Tartu, Estonia. It plays in the Estonian Volleyball League and in the Schenker League.-History:...	3 : 0	Lase-R/Riga
2010–11	VK Selver Tallinn VK Selver Tallinn VK Selver Tallinn is a professional Volleyball team based in Tallinn, Estonia. It plays in the Schenker League and in the CEV Cup.-History:Audentes Volleyball Club was founded in 2000. In 2005–06 season an Estonian supermarket chain Selver became the name sponsor for the team. In the last seasons...	VK Pärnu	3 : 0	Poliurs/Ozolnieki