JS Estonia Tallinn

JS Estonia Tallinn was an Estonian football club based in Tallinn. It was founded in November 1930. The board included many ex-footballers and then active players that played for the team, such as Eduard Ellmann-Eelma and Arnold Pihlak.

Estonia
Full nameJalgpalliselts Estonia Tallinn
FoundedNovember 1930
DissolvedAugust 1944
GroundKadrioru Stadium, Tallinn

History

The club played its first two seasons in Estonian First Division. After the successful promotion in 1932, they played in Estonian Top Division and only lost the title in the last game of the season to Sport Tallinn. But then they won five consecutive league titles from 1934 to 1938/39. They were unbeaten for the first two seasons in that run and even extended it until the middle of the third.[1]

The club was dissolved in 1944.

Seasons

Season[2] League Pos Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Top Goalscorer
1931 2100123−1N/A
1932 2132108265N/A
1933 121071235102515Heinrich Uukkivi9
1934 11107302231917Eduard Eelmann-Eelma5
1935 1176102632313Valter Mäng7
1936 1114111260154523Nikolai Linberg21
1937–38 1114102251173422Heinrich Uukkivi12
1938–39 1114111240112923Richard Kuremaa8
1939–40 121494139142521Nikolai Linberg15

Honours

  • Estonian Top Division (5): 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937–38, 1938–39
    • Runners Up: 1933, 1939–40

References

  1. Luik, Margus. Estonian Football 100 years. ML Agency. p. 268. ISBN 978-9949-18-257-2.
  2. "Estonia 1931–40". Retrieved 21 July 2009.


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