Saaremaa official football team

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Saaremaa
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Head coach Arno Pijpers [1]
Home stadium Kuressaare linnastaadion [1]
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 4–1 Saare County  Saaremaa lipp.svg
(Väskinde, Gotland; 27 June 1999)
Biggest win
Saaremaa lipp.svg  Saare County 4–2 Frøya  Flag of Froya.svg
(Fardhem, Gotland; 29 June 2017)
Saaremaa lipp.svg  Saare County 2–0 Western Isles  Western Isles Council Flag.svg
(Cowes, Isle of Wight; 28 June 2011) [2]
Biggest defeat
Saaremaa lipp.svg  Saare County 1–6 Isle of Wight  Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg
(Fårösund, Gotland; 28 June 1999)

The Saaremaa official football team is the official association football team of the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. Saaremaa are not members of FIFA or UEFA. They are not eligible to enter either the World Cup or European Championship.

Contents

They mainly play officially in Island Games. The team is mostly packed with players from FC Kuressaare and JK Sörve. [3]

Results and fixtures

2020

March 25thFriendly Saare County  Saaremaa lipp.svgCANCELLEDNew Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia
18:30Stadium: Kuressaare linnastaadion

Selected Internationals

DateCompetitionLocationOpponentScore
29 July 2017 2017 Island Games Gotland Flag of Froya.svg  Frøya 4–2
27 June 2017Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 1–1
26 June 2017Flag of Aland.svg  Åland 0–0
25 June 2017Flag of Shetland.svg  Shetland 4–5
26 July 2015 2015 Island Games Jersey Flag of Gotland.svg  Gotland 3–2
30 June 2015Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 1–2
29 June 2015Bandera de Menorca.svg  Menorca 0–3
28 June 2015Flag of Aland.svg  Åland 1–2
30 July 2011 2011 Island Games Isle of Wight Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 0–4
29 June 2011Flag of Aland.svg  Åland 3–4 (p.s.o.)
28 June 2011Western Isles Council Flag.svg  Western Isles 2–0
26 June 2011Flag of Aland.svg  Åland 3–3
2 July 2009 2009 Island Games Åland Flag of Shetland.svg  Shetland 2–3
30 June 2009Flag of Rhodes Island.svg  Rhodes 0–3
29 June 2009Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight 1–5
28 June 2009Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 0–1
5 July 2007 2007 Island Games Rhodes Bandera de Menorca.svg  Menorca 1–4
2 July 2007Flag of Froya.svg  Frøya 2–3
30 June 2007Flag of Rhodes Island.svg  Rhodes 0–2
15 July 2005 2005 Island Games Shetland Flag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn 2–3
13 July 2005Flag of Shetland.svg  Shetland 0–0
12 July 2005Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands 1–2
11 July 2005Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 2–2
10 July 2005Flag of Aland.svg  Åland 2–1
4 July 2003 2003 Island Games Guernsey Flag of Alderney.svg  Alderney 0–1
3 July 2003Flag of Gotland.svg  Gotland 0–3
30 June 2003Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 0–4
29 June 2003Flag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn 0–2
13 July 2001 2001 Island Games Isle of Man Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 0–2
12 July 20012007 Flag of Orkney.svg  Orkney 2–1
9 July 2001Flag of Shetland.svg  Shetland 2–3
8 July 2001Flag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn 1–4
1 July 1999 1999 Island Games Gotland Hitra crest flag.svg  Hitra 1–2
29 June 1999Flag of Froya.svg  Frøya 1–4
28 June 1999Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight 1–6
27 June 1999Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 1–4

Tournaments

Island Games record

YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Gotland.svg 1999 11th place match12th4004416
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg 2001 9th place match10th4103510
Flag of Guernsey.svg 2003 11th place match12th4004010
Flag of Shetland.svg 2005 5th place match6th512278
Flag of Rhodes Island.svg 2007 9th place match10th300339
Flag of Aland.svg 2009 13th place match14th4004312
Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg 2011 5th place match6th311157
Flag of Jersey.svg 2015 13th place match13th410358
  Gotland vapen.svg    2017 13th place match13th412198
 Total3555254188

Squad 2009

The following players were in the Island Games squad in 2009. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Selgusid Saaremaa koondise kandidaadid mänguks Uus-Kaledooniaga". jalgpall.ee. 15 Jan 2020.
  2. "Island Games Results Isle of Wight 2011 | Sports | Football | Men's Football | Group Stage | Result".
  3. "Selgusid Saaremaa jalgpallikoondise kandidaadid" (in Estonian). Postimees. 3 December 2010.
  4. Non-FIFA News Archived 2009-06-28 at the Wayback Machine