Full name | FC Kuressaare | ||
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Nickname(s) | Kure Viikingid (The Vikings)[1] | ||
Founded | 14 March 1997[1] | ||
Ground | Kuressaare linnastaadion[2] | ||
Capacity | 2,000[3] | ||
President | Priit Penu[1] | ||
Manager | Roman Kozhukhovskyi | ||
League | Meistriliiga | ||
2023 | Meistriliiga, 7th of 10 | ||
Website | http://www.fckuressaare.ee | ||
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FC Kuressaare, commonly known as Kuressaare, is an Estonian professional football club based in Kuressaare, Saaremaa island. The club's home ground is Kuressaare linnastaadion.
Founded on 14 March 1997, the club competes in the Meistriliiga, the top tier of Estonian football. Kuressaare debuted in the Estonian top division in 2000 and were known as a yo-yo club throughout the first decade of the 21st century, they were promoted and relegated for eight consecutive seasons. Since then, the club has played in the Meistriliiga in 2009–2013 and again since 2018.