Kuressaare linnastaadion

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Kuressaare linnastaadion
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Kuressaare linnastaadion
Location Kuressaare, Saaremaa island, Estonia
Owner Town of Kuressaare
OperatorSaaremaa Spordikool
Capacity 2,000
Field size100 × 60 m
Surface Grass
Construction
Opened31 August 1958;67 years ago (1958-08-31) [1]
Renovated2014
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]

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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

DateResultCompetitionAttendance
22 June 1997 Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia – Andorra Flag of Andorra.svg 4–1Friendly1,500
22 June 1998 Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia – Andorra Flag of Andorra.svg 2–11,000
15 November 2000 Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia – Kyrgyzstan Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg 1–0750
9 May 2001 Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia – Finland Flag of Finland.svg 1–11,700
3 July 2002 Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia – Azerbaijan Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 0–02,100
22 November 2008 Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia – Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg 1–1800

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.

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