1921_Estonian_Football_Championship

1921 Estonian Football Championship

1921 Estonian Football Championship

Football league season

The 1921 Estonian Football Championship was the first football league season in Estonia. It was played as a knock-out tournament between September 25 and October 13. Four teams took part in the competition – three from Tallinn and one from Narva. All the games were played at Tiigiveski Ground in Tallinn and refereed by Alexander McKibbin. Top scorer was Heinrich Paal with 3 goals, followed by Vladimir Tell and Oskar Üpraus with two. VS Sport Tallinn won 5–3 against Tallinna Jalgpalli Klubi and thus became the first ever champions of Estonia.[1]

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Semi-finals

25 September 1921 Tallinna Jalgpalli Klubi 6 – 1 KS Võitleja Narva Tallinn
Stadium: Tiigiveski stadium
Referee: Alexander McKibbin
2 October 1921 VS Sport Tallinn 1 – 1 ‡ ESS Kalev Tallinn Tallinn
Arnold Kuulman 32' (pen.) 68' Artur Prunn Stadium: Tiigiveski stadium
Referee: Alexander McKibbin

‡ After normal time, the match was to be played until the first goal, but after 130 minutes and no goals it was abandoned due darkness.

Replay

9 October 1921 VS Sport Tallinn 3 – 0 ESS Kalev Tallinn Tallinn
Oskar Ürpaus 71'
Vladimir Tell 77'
Heinrich Paal ??'		 Stadium: Tiigiveski stadium
Referee: Alexander McKibbin

Final

13 October 1921 VS Sport Tallinn 5 – 3 Tallinna Jalgpalli Klubi Tallinn
Heinrich Paal 10', 70'
Vladimir Tell 63'
Oskar Ürpaus ??'
?? ??'		 16' Eduard Jõepere
53' Raimond Põder
72' Otto Silber		 Stadium: Tiigiveski stadium
Referee: Alexander McKibbin

References

  1. [1]
    Luik, Margus, Estonian Football 100 years, ML Agency, p. 463, ISBN 978-9949-18-257-2
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