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Tiigiveski Ground
Former football ground in Tallinn, Estonia
Tiigiveski Ground (Estonian: Tiigiveski jalgpalliväljak) was a football ground in Tallinn, Estonia. Opened in 1913, it was the first football specific ground in Tallinn and the first home for the Estonia national football team and for numerous Tallinn football clubs.[2]
| Tiigiveski jalgpalliväljak / Tiigiveski spordiplats | |
Location of the Tiigiveski Ground on a modern-day map | |
| Location | Tallinn, Estonia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 59°25′36.03″N 24°45′30.2″E |
| Field size | 100 × 79 m[1] |
| Opened | May 1913; 110 years ago (1913-05) |
| Closed | 1922 (for competitions) |
Tiigiveski Football Ground was opened to public in May 1913 and quickly become the most popular sports field in the city.[3] Located in Tiigiveski Park and next to the Härjapea river, the ground hosted the matches of the popular Estonian football clubs Kalev, Sport and TJK, as well as their international fixtures against Finnish clubs, such as HIFK and Kisa-Veikot.[3]
Tiigiveski was the venue for the first two Estonia national football team home matches, when they faced Sweden and Finland in 1921.
In the autumn of the same year, Tiigiveski Ground also hosted the first-ever Estonian Football Championship. However, the ground had become so heavily used that the Central Hospital, which was located next to the Tiigiveski Park, complained to the City Government that the constant noise has become unbearable and disturbed the well-being of the hospital's patients.[3] On 12 April 1922, the mayor of Tallinn Anton Uesson bans organising any further competitions in Tiigiveski.[3]
After the completion of Wismari Stadium, as well as Kalevi Aed and Kadriorg Stadium in the 1920s, Tiigiveski Football Ground slowly fades into history.[2]
Tiigiveski was the first home ground for the Estonia national football team.[3] After Estonia had played their inaugural football match as a national team in Helsinki against Finland in 1920, they hosted Sweden the following year. The match finished in a 0–0 draw. Estonia hosted Finland the following month and that proved to be the last official national team match held in Tiigiveski, as the team moved to Kalevi Aed after its completion in 1923.[4]
| Date | Result | Competition | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 1921 |  Estonia – Sweden  |
0–0 | Friendly | 3,500 |
| 28 August 1921 | Estonia – Finland  |
0–3 | 2,500 |
- Schwede, Indrek (2022). Eesti jalgpalli ajalugu I osa. Eesti Jalgpalli Liit.
- "Asumi ajaloost | ." 2015-12-08. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- Scwede, Indrek (2022). Eesti jalgpalli ajalugu I osa. Eesti Jalgpalli Liit. pp. 53, 89, 112–113, 120–121, 126, 132.