The Estonia men's national volleyball team () is controlled by the Estonian Volleyball Federation (Eesti Võrkpalli Liit) and represents Estonia in international volleyball competitions. The team has reached the European Championships seven times (2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023).
Results Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Championship World Championship recordYearRoundPosition 1949–1990 Did not enter due to Soviet occupation 1994 Did not qualify 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2025 2027Qualified 2029Future eventTotal:1/22 —
European Championship European Championship recordQualificationYearRoundPositionSquad 1948–1991 Did not enter due to Soviet occupation 1993 Did not qualify211 1995–1999 Did not enter 2001 Did not qualify642 2003660 2005615 2007844 2009 Group stage 14th place 3 0 3 2 9 Squad651 2011 Playoffs 12th place 4 1 3 3 9 Squad862 2013 Did not qualify624 2015 Playoffs 11th place 4 1 3 6 9 Squad862 2017Group stage 13th place 3 0 3 4 9 Squad853 2019 24th place 5 0 5 2 15 Squad440 2021 21st place 5 1 4 6 14 Squad Host country 2023 20th place 5 1 4 4 14 Squad422 2026 17th place 5 2 3 8 12 Squad431 2028 To be determinedTotal8/340 Titles346283591 764927
World League / Nations League World League recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1990–2015 Did not enter 2016 Did not qualify 2017 Final four (Group 3) 8 7 1 22 7 SquadTotal1/280 Titles871227Nations League record 2018–2019 Did not qualify 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021–2025 Did not qualifyTotal0/60 Titles00000 From 2018, the World League was replaced by the Nations League.FIVB drastically changes format for 2018 World League and Grand Prix - World of Volley, 19 June 2017
Challenger Cup Challenger Cup recordYearRoundPositionSquad 2018 Final round 3rd place 4 2 2 7 7 Squad 2019 Did not qualify 2020–2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022–2024 Did not qualifyTotal1/50 Titles42277
European League European League recordYearRoundPositionSquad 2004 Did not enter 2005League round 8th place 12 2 10 13 33 Squad 2006 8th place 12 1 11 7 34 Squad 2007–2014 Did not enter 2015 Final four 4th place 12 10 2 30 13 Squad 2016 Final four Champions 8 8 0 24 7 Squad 2017 Did not enter 2018 Final four Champions 8 7 1 21 6 Squad 2019 Final four 4th place 8 2 6 9 22 Squad 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Final four 3rd place 8 7 1 23 7 Squad 2022League round 5th place 6 4 2 13 10 Squad 2023 8th place 6 3 3 11 11 Squad 2024 Final four 4th place 8 4 4 17 15 Squad 2025 Did not enter 2026 League round 6th place 6 5 1 17 4 SquadTotal11/222 Titles945341185162
Current squad The following is the roster of Estonia men's national volleyball team for the 2023 Men's European Volleyball Championship
Head coach: Alar Rikberg Assistant coach: Avo Keel Assistant coach: Lauris Iecelenieks Physiotherapist: Toms Zvonkvos Physiotherapist: Mark Leinfeld Athletic trainer: Ott-Erik Kalmus Statistic: Märt Pajusalu Team manager: Robin Ristmäe No.NameDate of birthHeightPositionSpikeBlockClub 2.02 mMiddle blocker Knack Roeselare 1.93 mSetter Aris Thessaloniki Volleyball Club 1.92 mOutside spiker Hapoel Mate-Asher Ako 2.07 mOpposite SWD Powervolleys Düren 1.97 mOpposite İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor 1.96 mOutside spiker Voreas Hokkaido 1.92 mOutside spiker Vôlei São José dos Campos 1.84 mLibero VK Dukla Liberec 2.10 mOpposite Kuwait Club 1.90 mLibero Selver/TalTech 2.02 mMiddle blocker Berlin Recycling Volleys 2.07 mMiddle blocker Selver/TalTech 1.91 mSetter VC Cherno More Baske 2.03 mMiddle blocker Volley Schönenwerd
Statistics
Most games for Estonia Mängud koondises (mehed). Volley.ee RankPlayerYearsGames1Kert Toobal2001–20213082Ardo Kreek2004–20222443Oliver Venno2008–present2104Andri Aganits2013–present1985Rait Rikberg2007–20211836Argo Meresaar2000–2013175Renee Teppan2014–present1758Keith Pupart2006–20161709Robert Täht2013–present16510Raimo Pajusalu2000–201416011Janis Sirelpuu1998–201115412Henri Treial2015–present15113Timo Tammemaa2015–present14714Veiko Lember1998–200914315Jaanus Nõmmsalu1999–201313316Kristjan Õuekallas2003–201312417Eerik Jago2000–201112318Sten Esna2003–2011112Andres Toobal2010–2017112Silver Maar2018–present11221Kristo Kollo2014–202210822Karli Allik2016–present103 Players in bold are still active at club level. All players with over 100 games are listed in the table.
Head coaches Mängud koondises (treenerid). Volley.ee YearsHead coachMajor NT tournament appearancesAchievements1992–1996(n/a)2213959.1 1996–2000 Laimons Raudsepp2791833.3 2000–2001 Andres Toode2091145.0 2001–2003 Andres Skuin158753.3 2003–2004 Pasi Sakari Rautio39152438.5 2004–2014 Avo Keel133577642.9European Championships: 2009, 20112014–2019 Gheorghe Crețu140924865.7European Championships: 2015, 2017, 2019 2016 EL, 2018 EL, 2018 CC2019–2021 Cédric Énard2116576.2European Championships: 2021 2021 EL2021–2023 Fabio Soli178947.1 2023– Alar Rikberg33201360.6European Championships: 2023 Major NT tournaments include the Olympic Games, the World Championships and the European Championships.
References
External links Official website FIVB profile