Estonia Meistriliiga 03/29 12:30 4 FC Kuressaare v JK Tallinna Kalev - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 04/06 11:30 5 Paide Linnameeskond v FC Kuressaare - View
Estonia Cup 04/10 16:00 3 Paide Linnameeskond v FC Kuressaare - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 04/13 09:30 6 JK Tammeka Tartu v FC Kuressaare - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 04/21 11:30 7 FC Kuressaare v JK Trans Narva - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 04/27 14:00 8 FC Kuressaare v FC Flora Tallinn - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 05/04 11:30 9 JK Nomme United v FC Kuressaare - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 05/11 14:00 10 FC Kuressaare v JK Tammeka Tartu - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 05/18 16:00 11 JK Nomme Kalju v FC Kuressaare - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 05/21 16:00 12 FC Flora Tallinn v FC Kuressaare - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 05/28 15:00 13 FC Kuressaare v Parnu JK Vaprus - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 06/01 16:00 14 FC Levadia Tallinn v FC Kuressaare - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 06/16 11:00 15 FC Kuressaare v JK Nomme United - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 06/19 15:00 16 JK Trans Narva v FC Kuressaare - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 06/28 16:00 17 FC Kuressaare v Paide Linnameeskond - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 07/03 17:00 18 JK Tallinna Kalev v FC Kuressaare - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 07/12 16:30 19 FC Kuressaare v JK Tammeka Tartu - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 07/21 14:00 20 FC Levadia Tallinn v FC Kuressaare - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 07/28 16:00 21 FC Kuressaare v Parnu JK Vaprus - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 08/03 16:00 22 FC Kuressaare v Paide Linnameeskond - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 08/09 16:30 23 JK Tallinna Kalev v FC Kuressaare - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 08/18 11:30 24 JK Nomme Kalju v FC Kuressaare - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 08/24 14:00 25 FC Kuressaare v JK Trans Narva - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 09/01 11:30 26 JK Nomme United v FC Kuressaare - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 09/14 11:30 27 FC Kuressaare v FC Flora Tallinn - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 09/17 14:30 28 FC Kuressaare v FC Levadia Tallinn - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 09/21 09:30 29 Paide Linnameeskond v FC Kuressaare - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 09/28 11:30 30 FC Kuressaare v JK Nomme United - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 10/06 14:00 31 Parnu JK Vaprus v FC Kuressaare - View
Estonia Meistriliiga 10/19 09:30 32 FC Kuressaare v JK Tallinna Kalev - View

Wikipedia - FC Kuressaare

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, during which they were continuously promoted and relegated for eight seasons in a row. Since then, the club has played in the Meistriliiga in 2009–2013 and again since 2018.

History

Early history

Kuressaare was founded on 14 March 1997. Its predecessor was a youth club B.B. Sport, coached by Johannes Kaju. Kuressaare joined the Estonian football league system and began competing in the Western division of the III liiga. The club's first president and manager was Aivar Pohlak.

Kuressaare was promoted to the Esiliiga for the 1998 season and finished in 6th place under the new manager Jan Važinski. Most of the team were Saaremaa locals who were reinforced by players from Kuressaare's parent club Flora. Kuressaare won the Esiliiga in the 1999 season and was promoted to the Meistriliiga.

Kuressaare finished the 2000 season, its maiden season in the Estonian top-flight, in 7th place. The club finished the 2001 season in 10th place under new manager Zaur Tšilingarašvili and was relegated to the Esiliiga. In 2002, Sergei Zamogilnõi was hired as manager. Kuressaare finished the 2002 season as runners-up, qualifying to the promotion play-offs. Kuressaare won the play-offs against Lootus and returned to the Meistriliiga. Kuressaare's stay in the top-flight was cut short again as the club finished the 2003 season in 8th place and was relegated. The team was restructured in 2004, using players from reserve team Sörve and was promoted back to the Meistriliiga despite finishing in 5th place due to the expansion of the league.

The 2005 season was the most successful in the club's earlier history, winning 7 and drawing 6 matches out of 36. The 8–1 victory over Dünamo became the new club record. Despite that, the team finished 9th and was relegated after losing the relegation play-offs against Ajax.

Kuressaare earned its way back to the Meistriliiga in the 2006 season, but was once again relegated in the following Meistriliiga season. The team finished the 2008 season as runners-up and was promoted to the Meistriliiga. Kuressaare remained in the Meistriliiga for the next five seasons from 2009 to 2013, when the club was relegated to Esiliiga after finishing the season in 10th place. After the 2015 season, Kuressaare were relegated to Esiliiga B, which they won the following season.

Return to top-flight football

Kuressaare linnastaadion has been the club's home ground since their founding

After finishing 5th in the Estonian second tier Esiliiga during the 2017 season, FC Kuressaare were unexpectedly offered the chance to return to Meistriliiga, due to FC Infonet and Sillamäe Kalev leaving top-flight football and Maardu Linnameeskond and Rakvere Tarvas, who both finished in front of Kuressaare in the 2017 Esiliiga season, opting to not fill the vacant Meistriliiga spots. Jan Važinski returned to the manager role and Kuressaare finished the 2018 Meistriliiga season in ninth place, beating FC Elva in the relegation play-offs to maintain their spot in Estonian top-flight football. The following 2019 season concluded in a similar way, with Kuressaare finishing in ninth place and this time beating Pärnu Vaprus in the play-offs.

With the introduction of solidarity mechanisms in 2020, Marco Lukka became the first ever fully professional football player of the club. Kuressaare also appointed Roman Kozhukhovskyi as the manager. Again, Kuressaare finished the season in 9th place and won the relegation play-offs against Maardu. The 2021 season proved to be successful for the club, as they finished in seventh place. Otto-Robert Lipp's goal against FC Flora in their 2–2 draw also won the Meistriliiga's 'goal of the season' award.

The 2022 season was the most successful in FC Kuressaare's history, as the club finished 5th and accumulated 50 points in 36 matches.

FC Kuressaare is a professional soccer team based in the town of Kuressaare, located on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. The team was founded in 1997 and currently competes in the Estonian Meistriliiga, the top tier of Estonian soccer.

FC Kuressaare has a strong fan base and is known for its passionate supporters who create a lively atmosphere at home games. The team plays its home matches at the Kuressaare linnastaadion, which has a capacity of 2,000 spectators.

The team's colors are blue and white, and its crest features a stylized eagle with its wings spread wide. FC Kuressaare has a reputation for playing an attacking style of soccer, with a focus on quick passing and movement off the ball.

Over the years, FC Kuressaare has produced several talented players who have gone on to play for the Estonian national team. The team has also enjoyed success in domestic competitions, winning the Estonian Cup in 2008 and reaching the final of the same competition in 2019.

Overall, FC Kuressaare is a respected and competitive team in Estonian soccer, with a loyal fan base and a commitment to playing an exciting brand of soccer.