JK Sillamäe Kalev

JK Sillamäe Kalev, commonly known as Sillamäe Kalev, or simply as Sillamäe, is a football club, based in Sillamäe, Estonia. Founded in 1957, Sillamäe Kalev was one of the founding members of the Meistriliiga.

Sillamäe Kalev
Full nameJalgpalliklubi Sillamäe Kalev
Founded1957 (1957)
GroundSillamäe Kalev Stadium
Capacity800[1]
ChairmanAleksandr Starodubtsev
ManagerVadym Dobizha
LeagueII liiga
2017Meistriliiga, 10th (lost licence)
WebsiteClub website

The club competed in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football in 2017, but was declared bankrupt in March 2018.[2] Its football academy continued and took over the name, continuing in the II liiga, 4th level in the Estonian football league system.[3]

History

Sillamäe Kalev was founded in 1957 and competed in the Estonian SSR Football Championship. In 1992, the club became one of the founding members of the Meistriliiga. Sillamäe Kalev was relegated after the 1993–94 season.

After a lengthy spell in lower divisions, the club returned to the Meistriliiga for the 2008 season. Sillamäe Kalev finished the 2009 season as runners-up with 76 points behind Levadia and qualified to the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualifiers. Sillamäe Kalev faced off Dinamo Minsk in the second qualifying round, losing 1–10 on aggregate. Sillamäe Kalev returned to top three in the 2013 season, when the club placed third. The club finished the 2014 season as runners-up, while Yevgeni Kabaev won the goal scoring title with 36 goals. Sillamäe Kalev reached the 2015–16 Estonian Cup final, but suffered an extra time loss to Flora.[4]

Crest
  • –2015
  • 2015–present

Honours

Domestic
Runners-up (2): 2009, 2014
Third place (1): 2013
Third place (1): 2007
Runners-up (1): 2015–16

Players

First-team squad
As of 18 July 2017[5]

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 Mihhail Starodubtsev (captain)
3 DF Dmitri Kovtunovitš
4 DF Aleksandr Ivanjušin
5 DF Aleksei Yepifanov
7 MF Denis Vnukov
9 FW Aleksandr Savin
10 MF Aleksandr Volkov
13 MF Irakli Torinava
No. Position Player
15 DF Mikhail Slashchev
16 GK Eduard Orehov
21 FW Roman Grigorevski
23 DF Pavel Aleksejev
26 DF Vladislav Tšurilkin
33 DF Artjom Davõdov
77 DF Oleksandr Sukharov
95 FW Erik Anohhin

Reserves and academy
Further information: JK Sillamäe Kalev U21

Personnel

Managerial history
Dates Name
2006–2009 Vadym Dobizha
2009 Anatoli Ushanov
2010–2011 Vladimir Kazachyonok
2011–2012 Valeri Bondarenko
2012–2013 Algimantas Briaunys
2013–2014 Sergei Ratnikov
2014 Algimantas Briaunys
Vadym Dobizha
2014–2015 Sergei Frantsev
2015–2016 Denis Ugarov
2016–2017 Algimantas Briaunys
2017– Vadym Dobizha

Statistics

League and Cup

Europe

References
  1. "Spordikompleks "Kalev" staadion" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. "Kohus kuulutas välja Sillamäe Kalevi pankroti" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. "Sillamäe pankrot uut hooaega ei mõjuta: jalgpallikool Sillamäe Kalev mängib planeeritult teist liigat" (in Estonian). Soccernet. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. "Flora võitis karikafinaalis Sillamäed lisaajal 3:0" (in Estonian). FC Flora. 21 May 2016.
  5. "JK Sillamäe Kalev". Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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