JK_Sillamäe_Kalev

JK Sillamäe Kalev

JK Sillamäe Kalev

Estonian football club


JK Sillamäe Kalev, commonly known as Sillamäe Kalev, or simply as Sillamäe, is an Estonian football club based in Sillamäe. Founded in 1957, Sillamäe Kalev was one of the founding members of the Meistriliiga.

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The club competed in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football in 2017, but was declared bankrupt in March 2018.[2] Its football academy continued and took over the name, continuing in the II liiga, 4th level in the Estonian football league system.[3]

History

Sillamäe Kalev was founded in 1957 and competed in the Estonian SSR Football Championship. In 1992, the club became one of the founding members of the Meistriliiga. Sillamäe Kalev was relegated after the 1993–94 season.

After a lengthy spell in lower divisions, the club returned to the Meistriliiga for the 2008 season. Sillamäe Kalev finished the 2009 season as runners-up with 76 points behind Levadia and qualified to the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualifiers. Sillamäe Kalev faced off Dinamo Minsk in the second qualifying round, losing 1–10 on aggregate. Sillamäe Kalev returned to top three in the 2013 season, when the club placed third. The club finished the 2014 season as runners-up, while Yevgeni Kabaev won the goal scoring title with 36 goals. Sillamäe Kalev reached the 2015–16 Estonian Cup final, but suffered an extra time loss to Flora.[4]

Crest

Honours

Domestic

Runners-up (2): 2009, 2014
Third place (1): 2013
Third place (1): 2007
Runners-up (1): 2015–16

Players

First-team squad

As of 18 July 2017[5]

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

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Reserves and academy

Personnel

Managerial history

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Statistics

League and Cup

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Europe


References

  1. "Spordikompleks "Kalev" staadion" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. "Kohus kuulutas välja Sillamäe Kalevi pankroti" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. "Flora võitis karikafinaalis Sillamäed lisaajal 3:0" (in Estonian). FC Flora. 21 May 2016.
  4. "JK Sillamäe Kalev". Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

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