Tamme Stadium

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Tamme Stadium
Location Tartu, Estonia
OwnerCity of Tartu
Capacity 1,638 [1]
Field size105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) [2]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1932;92 years ago (1932)
Renovated1936, 1949, 2007–2008, [3] 2010–2011 [4]
Construction cost€4 million (2011)
Architect Arnold Matteus
Andres Siim (2011)
Tenants
Tartu Olümpia (1932–1940)
Tartu Tammeka (1989–present)

Tamme Stadium (Estonian : Tamme staadion) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tartu, Estonia, located in the district of Tammelinn. First opened in 1932 and reaching its current look in 2011, the stadium is home to Tartu Tammeka and holds 1,638 people. [1]

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Tamme Stadium's original grandstand was completed in 1936, but was destroyed in a fire in 1998. The current grandstand was built in 2010–2011.

History

Tamme Stadium's original grandstand was designed by architect Voldemar Tippel Tamme staadion 20.sajandil.jpg
Tamme Stadium's original grandstand was designed by architect Voldemar Tippel

Original grandstand

The original sports park was designed in 1928 by the renowned Tartu architect Arnold Matteus. The work was completed in 1932 and in 1936, a grandstand was added. [5] After its completion, Tamme Stadium became the primary sports ground of Tartu and in the next two decades hosted numerous national and international athletics competitions. [6] Until 1954, the stadium was also used as a venue for the Tartumaa Song Festivals, which at its peak saw attendances of around 30,000 people. [5]

In football, Tamme Stadium was the home ground for Tartu Olümpia, who became the Estonian champions in 1940, after beating Tallinna Kalev 3–1 in the final round of the 1939–40 Estonian Football Championship season. [7] Until this day, Tartu Olümpia are the only non-Tallinn team that has lifted the Estonian Football Championship title. [8]

After the construction of the Stadium of Tartu University in 1957, Tartu's sports life moved away from Tammelinn until Tamme Stadium was reconstructed in 2011 and the stadium once again retained its title as the city's primary stadium.

The stadium was extensively renovated in the 1960s and reopened in 1973. However in June 1998, a major fire destroyed most of the historic wooden grandstand which was also under cultural heritage protection. [9] The ruins were demolished and a design competition for a new building was held in 1999, which was won by architects Andres Siim and Kristel Ausing.

2011 reconstruction

The reconstruction of Tamme Stadium began in 2007 with the renovation of the running track and sports ground. The construction of the new grandstand commenced in May 2010 and was completed by May 2011. [10] The construction cost about 4 million euros, of which €1.6 million was for the grandstand. [11] [10]

Tamme stadium was one of the host venues for the 2012 Baltic Cup, for which a temporary 1,950-seat stand was erected on the opposite side of the grandstand, temporarily raising the stadium's total capacity to 3,595. [12] On 3 July 2014, the stadium hosted its first and only UEFA Europa League qualification match, when Estonian third-tier club Tartu Santos faced Tromsø in front of 1,169 spectators. [13] [14] It was also one of the venues for the 2023 UEFA Women's U17 Championship.

Estonia national team matches

Tartu Tamme Stadium has hosted the Estonia national football team twice, with both matches taking place in June 2012.

DateResultCompetitionAttendance
1 June 2012 Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia – Finland Flag of Finland.svg 1–2 2012 Baltic Cup 2,470
3 June 2012 Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia – Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg 1–01,096

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  2. ↑ EOK - Spordirajatised — TAMME STAADION
  3. ↑ www.tartu.ee
  4. ↑ Tartus avatakse renoveeritud Tamme staadion ERR, 27 May 2011 (in Estonian)
  5. 1 2 "Tamme staadioni ajalugu". acrobat.adobe.com.
  6. ↑ "(Video footage) Georgian SSR – Estonian SSR in athletics (1950)". arkaader.ee.
  7. ↑ "Tamme Staadioni Ajalugu (document)".
  8. ↑ "Flora jõudis tiitlivõitude osas ühele pulgale 20ndaid valitsenud Tallinna Spordiga" (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  9. ↑ "Staadionihoone hävis tules". Postimees (in Estonian). 6 June 1998.
  10. 1 2 "Tartu staadioni võib kadestada terve Eesti". Tartu Postimees (in Estonian). 26 May 2011.
  11. ↑ "Tartus avatakse renoveeritud Tamme staadion". ERR (in Estonian). 27 May 2011.
  12. ↑ "Tamme staadionile tuleb suur lisatribüün". Soccernet.ee. 3 May 2012.
  13. ↑ "Santos Tartu aiming to play the Brazilian way". UEFA.com. 2 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "FOTOD: Tartu Santose ajalooline euromäng meelitas tribüünile üle tuhande pealtvaataja". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 3 July 2014.

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