“Flora” ( Estonian FC Flora ) is an Estonian football club from the city of Tallinn , founded in 1990. The eleven -time champion of Estonia , seven-time winner of the Estonian Cup and nine-time winner of the country's Super Cup .
| Full title | Mittetulundusühing Jalgpalliklubi Flora Tallinn | ||
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| Based | 1990 | ||
| Stadium | “ A. Le Cock Arena ” | ||
| Capacity | 9 300 | ||
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| Rating | 323rd place in the UEFA ranking [1] | ||
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| Competition | Meistralig | ||
| 2018 | 3 | ||
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Content
History
In 2015, for two rounds before the end of the championship, Flora became the country's champion for the tenth time [2] . On March 1, 2016, the team won their ninth Super Bowl in Estonia [3] . On May 21, in the final of the 2015/16 Estonian Cup with a score of 3-0, the team beat the Kalev football club from Sillamae and won the trophy 7 times [4] . May 26, 2016, Aivar Pohlak stepped down as President of the club, and Pelle Pohlak took his place [5] . In the first qualifying round of the Champions League 2016/17, Flora met with the team from Gibraltar - Lincoln . The Estonians won the home game with a score of 2: 1 [6] , and on the road they lost 0: 2 [7] . After this defeat, Norbert Hurt was removed from the post of head coach, and Jürgen Henn [8] [9] was appointed acting. In mid-July, it became known that Argo Arbeiter [10] became the new head coach. In early January 2017, Arno Pipers was approved for the position of head coach [11] [12] . The team finished the season in first place for the round before the end of the championship [13] .
In January 2018, Jürgen Henn became the head coach, who had previously worked as an assistant coach [14] [15] . On May 19 of the same year, in the Estonian Cup final with a score of 1-0, the team lost to Levadia [16] .
Stadium
The club holds its home matches in the A. Le Cauc Arena, which stands in the stands of 9,300 spectators. In 2015, the Estonian Government decided to allocate five million euros for the reconstruction of the stadium [17] .
Players
Basic composition
- As of January 14, 2019 [18] .
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Achievements
- Champion of Estonia (11): 1993/94, 1994/95, 1997/98, 1998 (fall), 2001, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2015 , 2017
- Silver medalist of the Estonian Championship (6): 1992/93, 1995/96, 1996/97, 2000, 2007, 2008
- Estonian Championship bronze medalist (5): 1999, 2004, 2006, 2014 [19] , 2018
- Estonian Cup Winner (7): 1994/95, 1997/98, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2012/13 [20] , 2015/16
- Finalist of the Estonian Cup (4): 2000/01, 2002/03, 2005/06, 2009/10
- Winner of the Estonian Super Cup (9): 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012 [21] , 2014 [22] , 2016
Performances in European competitions
| Season | Tournament | Round | Rival | Houses | Away | Total score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994/95 | UEFA Cup | Preliminary round | Odense | 0: 3 | 0: 3 | 0: 6 | |
| 1995/96 | UEFA Cup | Preliminary round | Lillestrom | 0: 4 | 1-0 | 1: 4 | |
| 1996/97 | UEFA Cup | Preliminary round | Haka | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 3 | |
| 1997/98 | UEFA Cup | Preliminary round | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | |
| 1998/99 | UEFA Champions League | First qualification round | Steaua | 3: 1 | 1: 4 | 4: 5 | |
| 1999/00 | UEFA Champions League | First qualification round | Partizan Belgrade | 1: 4 | 0: 6 | 1:10 | |
| 2000/01 | UEFA Cup | Preliminary round | Bruges | 0: 2 | 1: 4 | 1: 6 | |
| 2001/02 | UEFA Cup | Preliminary round | Dynamo Zagreb | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | |
| 2002/03 | UEFA Champions League | First qualification round | APOEL | 0: 0 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | |
| 2003/04 | UEFA Champions League | First qualification round | Sheriff | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | |
| 2004/05 | UEFA Champions League | First qualification round | Goritsa | 2: 4 | 1: 3 | 3: 7 | |
| 2005/06 | UEFA Cup | First qualification round | Esbjerg | 0: 6 | 2: 1 | 2: 7 | |
| 2006/07 | UEFA Cup | First qualification round | Leung | 0: 0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 ( g ) | |
| Second qualification round | Brondby | 0: 0 | 0: 4 | 0: 4 | |||
| 2007/08 | UEFA Cup | First qualification round | Volerenga | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | |
| 2008/09 | UEFA Cup | First qualification round | Djurgarden | 2: 2 | 0: 0 | 2: 2 ( g ) | |
| 2009/10 | UEFA Europa League | Second qualification round | Brondby | 1: 4 | 1-0 | 2: 4 | |
| 2010/11 | UEFA Europa League | First qualification round | Dynamo Tbilisi | 0: 0 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | |
| 2011/12 | UEFA Champions League | Second qualification round | Shamrock Rovers | 0: 0 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | |
| 2012/13 | UEFA Champions League | Second qualification round | Basel | 0: 2 | 0: 3 | 0: 5 | |
| 2013/14 | UEFA Europa League | First qualification round | Kukesi | 1: 1 | 0: 0 | 1: 1 ( g ) | |
| 2015/16 | UEFA Europa League | First qualification round | Workers | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | |
| 2016/17 | UEFA Champions League | First qualification round | Lincoln Red Imps | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 3 | |
| 2017/18 | UEFA Europa League | First qualification round | Domjale | 2: 3 | 0: 2 | 2: 5 | |
| 2018/19 | UEFA Champions League | First qualification round | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1: 4 | 1: 3 | 2: 7 | |
| UEFA Europa League | Second qualification round | APOEL | 2-0 | 0: 5 | 2: 5 | ||
| 2019/20 | UEFA Europa League | First qualification round | Radnichki Nish | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 4: 2 | |
| Second qualification round | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 4 |
Head Coaches
| Trainer | Citizenship | Start | the end |
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| Aivar Pohlak | Estonia | 1990 | 1992 |
| Raymondas Kotovas | Lithuania | 1993 | 1993 |
| Roman Ubakivi | Estonia | 1993 | 1995 |
| Teytur Tordarson | Iceland | 1996 | 1999 |
| Tarmo Ryutli | Estonia | 1999 | 2000 |
| Arno Pipers | Netherlands | 2000 | 2004 |
| Yanno Civicfield | Estonia | 2004 | 2005 |
| Pasi Rautiainen | Finland | 2006 | 2008 |
| Tarmo Ryutli | Estonia | 2009 | 2009 |
| Martin Reim | Estonia | 2010 | 2012 |
| Marco Lelov | Estonia | 2012 | 2013 |
| Norbert Hurt | Estonia | 2013 | 2016 |
| Jürgen Henn(and about.) | Estonia | 2016 | 2016 |
| Argo Arbeiter | Estonia | 2016 | 2016 |
| Arno Pipers | Netherlands | 2017 | 2017 |
| Jürgen Henn | Estonia | 2018 | 2018 |
| Arno Pipers and Jürgen Henn | Netherlands Estonia | 2018 |
Club Records
By the number of matches held
Having played more than 200 matches, only in the Estonian championship [23] :
- Martin Reim - 385
- Geert Kams - 299
- Marco Crystal - 263
- Marcus Jurgenson - 252
- Teet Allas - 233
- Rauno Alliku - 214
- Zakaria Beglarishvili - 204
By goals scored
- Vyacheslav Zakhovayko - 121
- Sander Post - 72
- Martin Reim - 69
- Rauno Sappinen - 69
- Rauno Alliku - 68
- Zakaria Beglarishvili - 64
- Kristen Wiikmäe - 64
- Indrek Zielinski - 62
- Tour Henning Hamre - 62
- Albert Millet - 61
Notes
- ↑ UEFA Rating (unavailable link) . uefa.com. Date of treatment April 27, 2013. Archived April 29, 2013.
- ↑ Flora beat Infonet and became the champion of Estonia (October 24, 2015). Date of treatment October 26, 2015. Archived October 25, 2015.
- ↑ The holder of the Estonian Football Super Cup was Flora . postimees (March 1, 2016). Date of treatment March 2, 2016. Archived March 2, 2016.
- ↑ Flora won the Estonian Cup, Infonet will play in the Europa League . delfi.ee (May 21, 2016). Date of treatment May 23, 2016. Archived May 25, 2016.
- ↑ Aivar Pohlak resigned as president of FC Flora . postimees (May 26, 2016). Date of treatment May 30, 2016. Archived May 29, 2016.
- ↑ Flora won a difficult victory over the champion of Gibraltar . delfi (June 28, 2016). Date of treatment June 29, 2016. Archived June 29, 2016.
- ↑ Europass completed: Flora donated 300,000 euros to Lincoln . delfi (July 6, 2016). Date of treatment July 8, 2016. Archived July 8, 2016.
- ↑ Peatreener taandub ametist (est.) . fcflora.ee (July 8, 2016). Date of treatment July 8, 2016. Archived July 13, 2016.
- ↑ The failure in Gibraltar forced Flora to change the head coach . delfi (July 8, 2016). Date of treatment July 8, 2016. Archived July 10, 2016.
- ↑ Flora found the new head coach in the Levadia system . rus.err.ee (July 14, 2016). Date of treatment August 2, 2016. Archived July 24, 2016.
- ↑ The head coach of “Flora” was the Dutchman Arno Pipers . rus.err.ee (January 2, 2017). Date of treatment January 3, 2017. Archived January 3, 2017.
- ↑ Arno Pipers appointed head coach of “Flora” . delfi (January 2, 2017). Date of treatment January 3, 2017. Archived January 4, 2017.
- ↑ Flora became the Estonian football champion . Postimees Date of treatment October 31, 2017. Archived November 7, 2017.
- ↑ Statements by coaches after matches of the fourth round . sportaeg.ee. Date of appeal March 26, 2018.
- ↑ Estonian Champion Flora has named a new head coach . delfi . Date of appeal March 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Levadia won the final of the Estonian Cup . Delfi . Date of appeal May 21, 2018.
- ↑ See how 5 million euros will be spent at the A Le Le Cauc Arena. Where is the scoreboard? . delfi (September 27, 2016). Date of treatment June 29, 2016. Archived on August 13, 2016.
- ↑ FC Flora esindusmeeskond . Archived February 12, 2016. Date of treatment January 14, 2019.
- ↑ “Levadia” became the Estonian football champion, silver - at the “Kalev” sillamäe , Postimees (November 8, 2014). Archived on November 8, 2014. Date of treatment November 8, 2014.
- ↑ Mikhail Malkin. Sixth Flora Cup (05/18/2013). Archived on October 17, 2015.
- ↑ Mikhail Malkin. Seventh Flora Super Cup (03/06/2012). Archived on March 7, 2016.
- ↑ Mikhail Malkin. Super Cup named after Beglarishvili (02.25.2014). Archived on March 7, 2016.
- ↑ Kõik FC Flora mängijad
Links
- FC Flora official website (est.)
- FC Flora official Facebook page
- Flora at Totalfootball.ru
- Flora at UEFA.com (Russian)
- Flora at Transfermarkt.de (German )