FC Nõmme United

FC Nõmme United is an Estonian football club based in Nõmme, a district in Tallinn. The club was founded in 2000. They currently play in the Esiliiga, the second-highest division in the Estonian football. Their home ground is Männiku staadion.

FC Nõmme United
Full nameJalgpalliklubi FC Nõmme United
Founded2000
GroundMänniku staadion, Nõmme, Tallinn
Capacity500
PresidentMart Poom
ManagerVladimir Vassiljev
LeagueEsiliiga
20226th
WebsiteClub website

Led by Mart Poom, the club is renowned for its strong youth system.

History

The club was founded in 2000 by Enn Loog and was initially named FC Elion, before the name was changed to FC Nõmme United in 2006. From early years on, Mart Poom, who at the time was playing in the Premier League, contributed to the growth of the club. After Poom's retirement, Mart Poomi Jalgpallikool was founded which started to act as an academy to Nõmme United.[1] The club quickly established itself as one of the leading youth academies in the country. In 2018, goalkeeper Karl Jakob Hein joined the academy of Arsenal F.C. and made his first team debut on 9 November 2022, becoming the second Estonian to feature for the Gunners after club's president Mart Poom.

After finishing first in the Estonian third-tier Esiliiga B in 2019, the club was promoted to Esiliiga. After the 2022 season, Vladimir Vassiljev became the manager of the club and Nõmme United set their sights on gaining promotion to Premium Liiga within the next three seasons.[2]

Stadium

Nõmme United's home base is the Männiku Football Center, located at Võidu 16, Nõmme, Tallinn. The complex consists of one natural grass football pitch (104 × 64m) and one artificial turf football pitch (90 × 60m), upon which an air dome is installed during the winter months.

Opened in 2016, the sports center also facilitates a gym, sauna, cafeteria and a hotel.[3]

Players

Current squad
As of 25 September 2023.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Estonia EST Georg Mattias Lagus
2 DF Estonia EST Kaarel Leppsalu
3 DF Estonia EST Samuel Merilai
4 DF Estonia EST Aleksandr Alteberg
5 DF Estonia EST Paul-Kevin Chan
6 MF Estonia EST Rico Ernits
7 MF Estonia EST Aleksander Svedovski
8 FW Estonia EST Ander Ott Valge
9 FW Estonia EST Egert Õunapuu
10 FW Estonia EST Henri Leoke
11 MF Estonia EST Tristan Vendelin
12 GK Estonia EST Marko Meerits
14 FW Ukraine UKR Ivan Lazarets
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Estonia EST Alexander Bergman (on loan from Tallinna Kalev)
17 DF Estonia EST Ander Sikk (on loan from Levadia U21)
18 MF The Gambia GAM Babou Cham (on loan from Paide Linnameeskond)
19 MF Estonia EST Robin Tiigiste (on loan from Tallinna Kalev)
21 MF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Musolitin
23 DF Estonia EST Karl Läänelaid
27 DF Estonia EST Tristian Hoffmann
28 DF Estonia EST Steven Salmistu
30 MF Estonia EST Markus Riisenberg
33 FW Estonia EST Jevgeni Demidov
76 MF Estonia EST Daniel Tuhkanen (on loan from Kuressaare)
77 MF Estonia EST Stanislav Tsombaljuk (on loan from Nõmme Kalju)

Personnel

Statistics

League and Cup
Season Division Pos Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Top Goalscorer Estonian Cup Notes
2000 V liiga E 2 6 20 14 6 0 54 16 +36 48 Ivar Sova (12) as Eesti Telefoni SK
2001 IV liiga E 1 10 18 16 2 1 103 16 +87 47 Jaanus Juhalu (28)
2002 III liiga N 5 10 18 8 2 8 32 33 −1 26 Ivar Sova (10)
2003 3 10 18 11 4 3 55 28 +27 37 Ivar Sova and Jaanus Juhalu (9)
2004 1 10 18 12 3 3 54 14 +40 39 Jaanus Juhalu (13) as FC Elion
2005 II liiga S/W 3 8 28 16 4 8 67 51 +16 52 Ivar Sova (13)
2006 4 8 28 15 6 7 68 44 +22 51 Ivar Sova (22) as FC Nõmme United
2007 9 14 26 10 1 15 72 84 −12 31 Ivar Sova (21)
2008 2 14 26 18 1 7 72 36 +36 55 Ivar Sova (25)
2009 1 14 26 18 4 4 100 31 +69 58 Ivar Sova (39) Fourth round
2010 3 14 26 14 5 7 67 52 +15 47 Sander Lepik (20) Fourth round
2011 7 14 26 13 2 11 55 56 −1 41 Alex Jelagin and Raido Reinsalu (17) First round
2012 14 14 26 3 2 21 25 113 −88 11 Henri Rüütli and Roland Mäe (5) Second round
2013 4 14 26 15 1 10 90 60 +30 46 Sander Lepik (25) Third round
2014 9 14 26 9 1 15 69 75 −6 28 Sander Lepik (21) Second round
2015 4 14 26 14 5 7 88 41 +47 47 Ander Ott Valge (26) Fourth round
2016 3 14 26 19 3 4 131 38 +93 60 Kevin Mätas (49) Second round
2017 1 14 26 23 2 1 158 18 +140 71 Mark Kolosov (52) First round
2018 Esiliiga B 5 10 36 17 9 10 100 57 +43 60 Pavel Fedorenko (20) Second round
2019 1 10 36 27 4 5 118 38 +80 85 Oliver Jürgens (28) Second round
2020 Esiliiga 3 10 32 16 7 9 76 43 +33 55 Kevin Mätas (22) First round
2021 4 10 30 12 5 13 79 67 +12 41 Robi Saarma (28) Third round
2022 6 10 36 18 6 12 79 56 +23 60 Egert Õunapuu (36) Third round

References
  1. Poom, Mart (2014). Mart Poom. Minu lugu. Film Distribution OÜ. p. 412.
  2. Ilves, Kris (2022-12-20). "Premium liiga ja Serbia asemel Nõmme Unitedi valinud Vladimir Vassiljev: mulle on väga oluline projekt ja inimesed selle ümber". Soccernet.ee - Jalgpall luubi all!. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  3. "Avaleht - Männiku Jalgpallikeskus". mjkeskus.ee. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  4. "Eesti Jalgpalli Liit – FC Nõmme United (2020)". jalgpall.ee. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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