FC Nõmme United
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| Full name | Jalgpalliklubi FC Nõmme United | ||
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| Founded | 2000 | ||
| Ground | Männiku Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 500 | ||
| President | Mart Poom | ||
| Manager | Martin Klasen | ||
| League | Esiliiga | ||
| 2024 | Meistriliiga, 10th of 10 (relegated) | ||
| Website | http://www.fcnommu.ee/ | ||
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FC Nõmme United is an Estonian professional football club based in Nõmme, a district in Tallinn. The club was founded in 2000 and from the 2024 season competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. Their home ground is Männiku Stadium. 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.[1] After Poom's retirement, Mart Poomi Jalgpallikool (English: Mart Poom's Football School) 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] They did it in one, as the club finished the 2023 Esiliiga season in first place with 90 points. After the end of the season, Vassiljev left for abroad and Nõmme United appointed Jani Sarajärvi as head coach for their debut in the Estonian top flight, but the Finnishman was dismissed just four games into the season.[3] The team was led by assistant coach Randin Rande for three months before Martin Klasen was appointed as head coach for the remainder of the year.[4]
Stadium
Nõmme United's home ground is Männiku Stadium which is part of their home base Männiku Football Centre, located at Võidu 16, Nõmme, Tallinn. In addition to the natural grass ground, the complex also has an artificial turf football pitch (90 × 60m), upon which an air dome is installed during the winter months.[5] At winter and early spring months, Nõmme United play their home matches at Sportland Arena.
Players
Current squad
- As of 1 September 2024.[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
For season transfers, see transfers summer 2024.
Personnel
Current technical staff
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Managerial history
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Honours
League
- Esiliiga
- Winners (1): 2023
- Esiliiga B
- Winners (1): 2019
Statistics
League and Cup
| Season | Division | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Top Goalscorer | Estonian Cup | Notes |
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| 2000 | V liiga E | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 16 | +36 | 48 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Ivar Sova (12) | as Eesti Telefoni SK | |
| 2001 | IV liiga E | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 103 | 16 | +87 | 47 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Jaanus Juhalu (28) | ||
| 2002 | III liiga N | 5 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 26 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Ivar Sova (10) | ||
| 2003 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 37 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Ivar Sova File:Flag of Estonia.svg Jaanus Juhalu (9) | |||
| 2004 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 14 | +40 | 39 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Jaanus Juhalu (13) | as FC Elion | ||
| 2005 | II liiga S/W | 3 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 52 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Ivar Sova (13) | ||
| 2006 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 44 | +22 | 51 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Ivar Sova (22) | as FC Nõmme United | ||
| 2007 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 72 | 84 | −12 | 31 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Ivar Sova (21) | Third round | ||
| 2008 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 55 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Ivar Sova (25) | – | ||
| 2009 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 31 | +69 | 58 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Ivar Sova (39) | Second round | ||
| 2010 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 47 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Lepik (20) | Fourth round | ||
| 2011 | 7 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 41 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Alex Jelagin File:Flag of Estonia.svg Raido Reinsalu (17) |
Fourth round | ||
| 2012 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 113 | −88 | 11 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Henri Rüütli File:Flag of Estonia.svg Roland Mäe (5) |
First round | ||
| 2013 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 60 | +30 | 46 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Lepik (25) | Second round | ||
| 2014 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 69 | 75 | −6 | 28 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Lepik (21) | Third round | ||
| 2015 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 88 | 41 | +47 | 47 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Ander Ott Valge (26) | Second round | ||
| 2016 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 131 | 38 | +93 | 60 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Kevin Mätas (49) | Fourth round | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 158 | 18 | +140 | 71 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Mark Kolosov (52) | Second round | ||
| 2018 | Esiliiga B | 5 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 100 | 57 | +43 | 60 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Pavel Fedorenko (20) | First round | |
| 2019 | 1 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 118 | 38 | +80 | 85 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Oliver Jürgens (28) | Second round | ||
| 2020 | Esiliiga | 3 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 55 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Kevin Mätas (22) | Second round | |
| 2021 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 79 | 67 | +12 | 41 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Robi Saarma (28) | First round | ||
| 2022 | 6 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 60 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Egert Õunapuu (36) | Third round | ||
| 2023 | 1 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 114 | 29 | +85 | 90 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Egert Õunapuu (32) | Third round |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Poom, Mart (2014). Mart Poom. Minu lugu. Film Distribution OÜ. p. 412.
- ↑ Ilves, Kris (20 December 2022). "Premium liiga ja Serbia asemel Nõmme Unitedi valinud Vladimir Vassiljev: mulle on väga oluline projekt ja inimesed selle ümber". Soccernet.ee.
- ↑ "Ametlik! Nõmme Unitedi ja Sarajärvi teed läksid nelja vooru järel lahku". Soccernet.ee. 2 April 2024.
- ↑ "Nõmme Unitedi peatreeneriks sai uuesti Martin Klasen". Soccernet.ee. 22 July 2024.
- ↑ "Avaleht - Männiku Jalgpallikeskus". mjkeskus.ee. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ↑ "Eesti Jalgpalli Liit – FC Nõmme United (2020)". jalgpall.ee. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Estonian)