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.

Sillamäe Kalev
Full nameJalgpalliklubi Sillamäe Kalev
Founded1957; 67 years ago (1957)
GroundSillamäe Kalev Stadium
Capacity800[1]
ChairmanAleksandr Starodubtsev
ManagerVadym Dobizha
LeagueII liiga (north/east)
2022II liiga, 10th
WebsiteClub website

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 edit

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 edit

Honours edit

Domestic edit

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

Players edit

First-team squad edit

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   EST Mihhail Starodubtsev (captain)
3 DF   EST Dmitri Kovtunovitš
4 DF   EST Aleksandr Ivanjušin
5 DF   RUS Aleksei Yepifanov
7 MF   EST Denis Vnukov
9 FW   RUS Aleksandr Savin
10 MF   EST Aleksandr Volkov
13 MF   RUS Irakli Torinava
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   RUS Mikhail Slashchev
16 GK   EST Eduard Orehov
21 FW   RUS Roman Grigorevski
23 DF   EST Pavel Aleksejev
26 DF   EST Vladislav Tšurilkin
33 DF   EST Artjom Davõdov
77 DF   UKR Oleksandr Sukharov
95 FW   EST Erik Anohhin

Reserves and academy edit

Personnel edit

Managerial history edit

Dates Name
2006–2009   Vadym Dobizha
2009   Anatoli Ushanov
2010–2011   Vladimir Kazachyonok
2011–2012   Valeri Bondarenko
2012–2013   Algimantas Briaunys
2013–2014   Sergei Ratnikov
2014   Algimantas Briaunys
  Vadym Dobizha
2014–2015   Sergei Frantsev
2015–2016   Denis Ugarov
2016–2017   Algimantas Briaunys
2017–   Vadym Dobizha

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League and Cup edit

Europe edit

References edit

  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. ^ "Sillamäe pankrot uut hooaega ei mõjuta: jalgpallikool Sillamäe Kalev mängib planeeritult teist liigat" (in Estonian). Soccernet. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Flora võitis karikafinaalis Sillamäed lisaajal 3:0" (in Estonian). FC Flora. 21 May 2016.
  5. ^ "JK Sillamäe Kalev". Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

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