Põlva Serviti

Põlva Serviti
Põlva Serviti
Full name	Põlva Serviti Käsipalli Klubi
Short name	Serviti
Founded	1984
Arena	Põlva Mesikäpa Hall
Capacity	612
President	Andres Neeme
Head coach	Kalmer Musting
League	Meistriliiga, Baltic Handball League
Club colours
Home	Away
	Website ; Official site

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

Põlva

Location of Põlva Serviti

History

Founded in 1984, the club has won 19 national championships (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), 14 Estonian Cups (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021), and 4 Baltic Handball League titles (2008, 2010, 2023, 2025). 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

HOME
2011–12	2015–16	2016–18	2019–20	2020–22	2022–23	2023–24

AWAY
2016–18	2018-19	2019–20	2020-22	2022-24

Sports Hall information

Arena: - Põlva Mesikäpa Hall
City: - Põlva
Capacity: - 612
Address: - Kesk 25, Põlva, 63308 Põlva maakond, Estonia

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season^[1]

Põlva Serviti

Goalkeepers

1 Jürgen Lepasson
12 Eston Varusk
16 Andero Viljus

Left Wingers

8 Joonas Vassiljev
10 Mathias Rebane
13 Henri Sillaste

Right Wingers

2 Sander Sarapuu
11 Jürgen Rooba

Line Players

15 Arturs Meikšans
20 Jaanus-Peeter Rüütli
33 Aron Saarna
66 Hendrik Varul

Central Backs

3 Tõnis Kase
4 Robin Oberg
14 Karl Markus Kannel
18 Anatoliy Chezlov
37 Karlis Kalk
77 Alfred Timmo

Left Backs

6 Kermo Saksing
44 Jass Einassoo

Right Backs

95 Stanislav Kholodiuk

Technical staff

Head Coach: Kalmer Musting
Coach: Rein Suvi
Physiotherapist: Allar Lamp

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining

Stanislav Kholodiuk (RB) from SSV Brixen Handball

Leaving

Carl-Eric Uibo (LB) to Raasiku/Mistra

Previous squads

2020–2021 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Estonia	Jürgen Lepasson	(1988-09-16) 16 September 1988	Goalkeeper
2	Estonia	Sander Sarapuu	(1998-07-23) 23 July 1998	Right Winger
3	Estonia	Tõnis Kase	(1999-01-01) 1 January 1999	Central Back
5	Estonia	Kristjan Muuga	(1984-09-16) 16 September 1984	Right Winger
7	Estonia	Veiko Markel	(1998-12-16) 16 December 1998	Right Winger
8	Estonia	Otto Karl Kont	(1998-11-18) 18 November 1998	Right Back
10	Estonia	Mathias Rebane	(2000-07-12) 12 July 2000	Left Winger
11	Estonia	Raiko Rudissaar	(1994-08-08) 8 August 1994	Central Back
12	Estonia	Eston Varusk	(1984-03-25) 25 March 1984	Goalkeeper
13	Estonia	Henri Sillaste	(1988-07-15) 15 July 1988	Left Winger
15	Latvia	Arturs Meikšans	(1998-03-13) 13 March 1998	Line Player
17	Estonia	Siivo Sokk	(1984-12-01) 1 December 1984	Left Winger
18	Russia	Anatoliy Chezlov	(1987-04-23) 23 April 1987	Central Back
19	Estonia	Ülljo Pihus	(1998-01-11) 11 January 1998	Line Player
20	Estonia	Christofer Viilop	(2000-05-15) 15 May 2000	Goalkeeper
21	Estonia	Indrek Neeme	(1993-05-07) 7 May 1993	Line Player
22	Estonia	Henri Hiiend	(1995-01-22) 22 January 1995	Left Back
23	Estonia	Andris Celminš	(1996-07-04) 4 July 1996	Right Back
24	Estonia	Carl-Eric Uibo	(1998-06-26) 26 June 1998	Left Back
77	Estonia	Alfred Timmo	(2000-04-12) 12 April 2000	Central Back
84	Estonia	Mario Karuse	(1984-01-06) 6 January 1984	Central Back

Accomplishments

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

EHF ranking

As of 06/12/2023^[2]

Rank	Team	Points
80	Bregenz Handball	70
81	FH Hafnarfjarðar	69
82	HC Zubří	69
83	Põlva Serviti	69
84	Chekhovskiye Medvedi	64
85	Riihimäki Cocks	63
86	CB Ademar León	63

Former club members

Notable former players

Mait Patrail (2004–2008)
Rein Suvi (1990–2007)
Alfred Timmo (2009–2021, 2022–)
Sergiy Lyubchenko (2016–2019)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2004–	Kalmer Musting

References

^ "Põlva Serviti | Põlva Serviti". 15 November 2023.
^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

External links

[1] "Põlva Serviti | Põlva Serviti". 15 November 2023.

[2] "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

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