Kuressaare linnastaadion

Kuressaare linnastaadion

Location	Kuressaare, Saaremaa island, Estonia
Owner	Town of Kuressaare
Operator	Saaremaa Spordikool
Capacity	2,000
Field size	100 × 60 m
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	31 August 1958;67 years ago (1958-08-31) [1]
Renovated	2014
Construction cost	€2.1 million (2014) [2]
Tenants
FC Kuressaare (1997–present)

Kuressaare linnastaadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuressaare, Estonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the matches of FC Kuressaare. The stadiums seated capacity is 2,000. ^[3]

The stadium was renovated in 2014 and a new grandstand is planned to be constructed in 2026. ^[4]

Kuressaare linnastaadion has also hosted six official Estonian national football team matches, with the last one taking place in 2008. ^[5]

Estonia national team matches

Date		Result	Competition	Attendance
22 June 1997	Estonia – Andorra	4–1	Friendly	1,500
22 June 1998	Estonia – Andorra	2–1		1,000
15 November 2000	Estonia – Kyrgyzstan	1–0		750
9 May 2001	Estonia – Finland	1–1		1,700
3 July 2002	Estonia – Azerbaijan	0–0		2,100
22 November 2008	Estonia – Lithuania	1–1		800

Gallery

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  The stadium before the renovation works in 2011
• 
  The stadium with the historic Kuressaare Castle in the background

References

1. Laine, Aare (September 2018). "AJA LUGU: 60 aastat Kuressaare linna staadioni avamisest". Saarte Hääl.
2. Kivi, Alver. "Staadion avati tormis ja tuules".
3. Staadion Archived 2014-04-08 at the Wayback Machine fckuressaare.ee
4. "Eelarve - Saaremaa vald". www.saaremaavald.ee. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
5. "Mängud". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-01-31.

External links

• Kuressaare linnastaadion
• World Stadiums Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine

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