FC Lootos Põlva (women)

The team was founded in 2008. FC Lootos only had girls team (under 16 age group), so when girls reached the age of 16, they were forced to leave the club. This new team took the name Põlva F.C. Lootos and played their home games at Lootospark, located in Põlva. It took just one season to gain promotion to the Naiste Meistriliiga, when the club won the Naiste Esiliiga in 2008 under the management of Kaido Kukli and Indrek Käo. From 2009, team played five seasons in Naiste Meistriliiga. After finishing 5th in 2013, club's top goal scoring forward Signy Aarna left the club to play professional football at Finnish team Pallokissat. Club started program for changing players generation and left Meistriliiga. Once more it took just one season to gain promotion to the Naiste Esiliiga, when the club won the Naiste Teine liiga in the 2014. Season 2015 was most successful ever when club reached the final of the Estonian Cups (Estonian: Eesti naiste karikavõistlused) after a 2–1 semi-final win over Levadia at the Lootospark. Allegros were beaten 11–0 by current cup holders Pärnu in the final at the A Le Coq Arena in Tallinn. Team went on to win 2nd place the 2016 Naiste Esiliiga and automatic promotion to the Naiste Meistriliiga, ending their three-year stint in the lower divisions. On the season 2017 team was finishing on the 7th place and 1-1, 0-0 draws against Nõmme Kalju FC on the promotional round secured place on Naiste Meistriliiga for another season. Season 2018 started with Lootos suffering one of the worst results in their history. Losing at first their homeground Lootospark (not qualified for high level football standards) team played first 7 games on away grounds and lose all of them. New home ground Tilsi staadion (13km out of Põlva) helps team a lot to secure place on Naiste Meistriliiga for clubs 25th anniversary season 2019 and end the season in 6th place

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Position Name Head Coach Kaido-Meinhard Kukli Assistant Coach Indrek Käo Goalkeepers Coach Rauno Puusepp Physiotherapeut Kärt Satsi

As of 31 October 2019.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Karina Piirimaa 6 FW Sandra London 7 FW Ave-Lii Laas 8 MF Ita Lillo 9 DF Karmen Piirimaa 10 FW Kärt Hüdsi 11 MF Anette Laureen Linnuste 12 MF Keitlyn Metsmaa

No. Position Player 15 DF Astrid Erik 18 DF Kätlin Vassil 20 MF Kristin Kukli 23 MF Indra-Liz Nemvalts 24 MF Katariina Kinnunen 25 DF Getter Lepp 31 DF Katrin Piirimaa

As of 31 October 2019.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Maarja Punak 2 MF Kirta Talgre 3 MF Hanna Parv 4 DF Marienne Suur 5 DF Keidi Käis 6 MF Lisanne Tamm 8 FW Helika Aigro 10 FW Helene Lumi 11 DF Margot Ansberg 14 DF Lisethe Lanno

No. Position Player 15 DF Sandra Haidak 17 DF Marianne Veberson 19 MF Katariina Torm 23 DF Marika Samulin 24 MF Deivi Tuusis 26 MF Kati-Karoli Silla 27 MF Liisa Lepasaar 30 MF Katrin Õun 32 MF Ketlin Pindis 69 FW Annika Aust

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player — MF Mari Abel (on loan to JK Tallinna Kalev)