JK Tallinna Kalev

This article is about the men's football club. For the women's football club, see JK Tallinna Kalev (women). For the basketball team, see BC Tallinna Kalev.
Kalev
Full nameJalgpalliklubi Tallinna Kalev
Founded1909; 115 years ago (1909) (as Meteor)
25 May 1911; 113 years ago (1911-05-25) (as Kalev)
Re-established on 1 September 2002; 22 years ago (2002-09-01)[1]
GroundKadriorg Stadium
Capacity5,000[2]
PresidentRagnar Klavan
ManagerTeemu Tainio
LeagueMeistriliiga
2023Meistriliiga, 3rd of 10
WebsiteClub website

Jalgpalliklubi Tallinna Kalev, also known as Tallinna Kalev or simply Kalev, is an Estonian professional football club based in Tallinn that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. Founded in 1911, it is the oldest active football club in the country. The club's home ground is the Kadriorg Stadium.

Formed as Meteor in 1909, the club changed its name to Kalev in 1911 after joining the Estonian Sports Association Kalev. The club were founding members of the Estonian Football Championship in 1921. Kalev have won two Estonian championship titles, in 1923 and 1930, and one Estonian SSR championship in 1955. The club was re-established in 2002 and has played in the Meistriliiga in 2007–2009, 2012–2014, 2018–2020 and again since 2022.

  1. ^ "History". Tallinna Kalev.
  2. ^ "Kadrioru Staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian).