Kadriorg Stadium

Kadrioru staadion
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Former namesDünamo staadion
LocationTallinn, Estonia
Capacity5,000
Record attendance15,000 (Tallinn vs Riga, 18 August 1942)[2]
Field size105 m × 66 m (344 ft × 217 ft)[3]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1923
Opened13 June 1926; 98 years ago (1926-06-13)[1]
Renovated1936–1938, 1974, 1884–1986, 2000, 2011
ArchitectRenner (stadium complex)
Karl Burman (1926)
Elmar Lohk (1938)
Structural engineerAugust Komendant (1938)
Tenants
Estonia national football team (1926–1940, 1992–2000)
FC Flora (1990–2001)
FCI Levadia (2000–2018)
JK Tallinna Kalev (2020–present)

Kadriorg Stadium (Estonian: Kadrioru staadion) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tallinn, Estonia. Opened in 1926, it is one of the oldest stadiums in Estonia. It is currently used mostly for track and field competitions, but also serves as a home ground for JK Tallinna Kalev. The stadium holds 5,000.[4] Kadriorg Stadium is located about 2 km east of the city centre in the subdistrict of Kadriorg near Kadriorg Palace. The address of the stadium is Roheline aas 24, 10150 Tallinn.[citation needed]

Kadriorg has been the national athletics stadium of the nation throughout its entire history and was the home ground of the Estonia national football team from its opening in 1926 until the Soviet occupation of Estonia in 1940, and again after the country's re-independence from 1992 until 2000, after which the team moved to A. Le Coq Arena. Throughout its history, Kadriorg Stadium has at some point been the home ground for nearly all of the top-flight football teams of Tallinn, such as FC Flora, Levadia, Kalev, Nõmme Kalju, TJK Legion and TVMK.

Kadriorg Stadium has hosted the European Athletics U23 Championships in 2015 and 2021, as well as the European Athletics U20 Championships in 2011 and 2021. It was also one of the venues for the 2012 UEFA European U19 Championship.

  1. ^ Kadrioru staadion – Ajalugu
  2. ^ Schwede, Indrek (2021). "Jalgpalli positsioonist Eestis ja selle marginaliseerumise põhjustest Nõukogude anneksiooni perioodil". Tartu Ülikooli Kirjastus: 69.
  3. ^ EOK – Spordirajatised — KADRIORU STAADION
  4. ^ Info on homepage