FC Nõmme United
Full nameJalgpalliklubi FC Nõmme United
Founded2000 (2000)
GroundMänniku Stadium
Capacity500
PresidentMart Poom
ManagerJani Sarajärvi
LeagueMeistriliiga
2023Esiliiga, 1st of 10 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

FC Nõmme United is an Estonian professional football club based in Nõmme, a district in Tallinn. The club was founded in 2000 and from the 2024 season competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. Their home ground is Männiku Stadium.

Led by Mart Poom, the club is renowned for its strong youth system.

History

The club was founded in 2000 by Enn Loog and was initially named FC Elion, before the name was changed to FC Nõmme United in 2006. From early years on, Mart Poom, who at the time was playing in the Premier League, contributed to the growth of the club. After Poom's retirement, Mart Poomi Jalgpallikool (English: Mart Poom's Football School) was founded which started to act as an academy to Nõmme United.[1] The club quickly established itself as one of the leading youth academies in the country. In 2018, goalkeeper Karl Jakob Hein joined the academy of Arsenal F.C. and made his first team debut on 9 November 2022, becoming the second Estonian to feature for the Gunners after club's president Mart Poom.

After finishing first in the Estonian third-tier Esiliiga B in 2019, the club was promoted to Esiliiga. After the 2022 season, Vladimir Vassiljev became the manager of the club and Nõmme United set their sights on gaining promotion to Premium Liiga within the next three seasons.[2] They did it in one, as the club finished the 2023 Esiliiga season in first place with 90 points. After the end of the season, Vassiljev left for abroad and Nõmme United appointed Finnishman Jani Sarajärvi as head coach for their debut season in the Estonian top flight.

Stadium

Nõmme United's home ground is Männiku Stadium which is part of their home base Männiku Football Center, located at Võidu 16, Nõmme, Tallinn. In addition to the natural grass ground, the complex also has an artificial turf football pitch (90 × 60m), upon which an air dome is installed during the winter months.[3]

At winter and early spring months, Nõmme United play their home matches at Sportland Arena.

Players

Current squad

As of 25 September 2023.[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Estonia EST Georg Mattias Lagus
2 DF Estonia EST Kaarel Leppsalu
3 DF Estonia EST Samuel Merilai
4 DF Estonia EST Aleksandr Alteberg
5 DF Estonia EST Paul-Kevin Chan
6 MF Estonia EST Rico Ernits
7 MF Estonia EST Aleksander Svedovski
8 FW Estonia EST Ander Ott Valge
9 FW Estonia EST Egert Õunapuu
10 FW Estonia EST Henri Leoke
11 MF Estonia EST Tristan Vendelin
12 GK Estonia EST Marko Meerits
14 FW Ukraine UKR Ivan Lazarets
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Estonia EST Alexander Bergman (on loan from Tallinna Kalev)
17 DF Estonia EST Ander Sikk (on loan from Levadia U21)
18 MF The Gambia GAM Babou Cham (on loan from Paide Linnameeskond)
19 MF Estonia EST Robin Tiigiste (on loan from Tallinna Kalev)
21 MF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Musolitin
23 DF Estonia EST Karl Läänelaid
27 DF Estonia EST Tristian Hoffmann
28 DF Estonia EST Steven Salmistu
30 MF Estonia EST Markus Riisenberg
33 FW Estonia EST Jevgeni Demidov
76 MF Estonia EST Daniel Tuhkanen (on loan from Kuressaare)
77 MF Estonia EST Stanislav Tsombaljuk (on loan from Nõmme Kalju)

Personnel

Honours

League

Statistics

League and Cup

Season Division Pos Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Top Goalscorer Estonian Cup Notes
2000 V liiga E 2 20 14 6 0 54 16 +36 48 Estonia Ivar Sova (12) as Eesti Telefoni SK
2001 IV liiga E 1 18 16 2 1 103 16 +87 47 Estonia Jaanus Juhalu (28)
2002 III liiga N 5 18 8 2 8 32 33 −1 26 Estonia Ivar Sova (10)
2003 3 18 11 4 3 55 28 +27 37 Estonia Ivar Sova
Estonia Jaanus Juhalu (9)
2004 1 18 12 3 3 54 14 +40 39 Estonia Jaanus Juhalu (13) as FC Elion
2005 II liiga S/W 3 28 16 4 8 67 51 +16 52 Estonia Ivar Sova (13)
2006 4 28 15 6 7 68 44 +22 51 Estonia Ivar Sova (22) as FC Nõmme United
2007 9 26 10 1 15 72 84 −12 31 Estonia Ivar Sova (21) Third round
2008 2 26 18 1 7 72 36 +36 55 Estonia Ivar Sova (25) –
2009 1 26 18 4 4 100 31 +69 58 Estonia Ivar Sova (39) Second round
2010 3 26 14 5 7 67 52 +15 47 Estonia Sander Lepik (20) Fourth round
2011 7 26 13 2 11 55 56 −1 41 Estonia Alex Jelagin
Estonia Raido Reinsalu (17)		 Fourth round
2012 14 26 3 2 21 25 113 −88 11 Estonia Henri Rüütli
Estonia Roland Mäe (5)		 First round
2013 4 26 15 1 10 90 60 +30 46 Estonia Sander Lepik (25) Second round
2014 9 26 9 1 15 69 75 −6 28 Estonia Sander Lepik (21) Third round
2015 4 26 14 5 7 88 41 +47 47 Estonia Ander Ott Valge (26) Second round
2016 3 26 19 3 4 131 38 +93 60 Estonia Kevin Mätas (49) Fourth round
2017 1 26 23 2 1 158 18 +140 71 Estonia Mark Kolosov (52) Second round
2018 Esiliiga B 5 36 17 9 10 100 57 +43 60 Estonia Pavel Fedorenko (20) First round
2019 1 36 27 4 5 118 38 +80 85 Estonia Oliver Jürgens (28) Second round
2020 Esiliiga 3 32 16 7 9 76 43 +33 55 Estonia Kevin Mätas (22) Second round
2021 4 30 12 5 13 79 67 +12 41 Estonia Robi Saarma (28) First round
2022 6 36 18 6 12 79 56 +23 60 Estonia Egert Õunapuu (36) Third round
2023136286211429+8590Estonia Egert Õunapuu (32)Third round

References

  1. ↑ Poom, Mart (2014). Mart Poom. Minu lugu. Film Distribution OÜ. p. 412.
  2. ↑ Ilves, Kris (20 December 2022). "Premium liiga ja Serbia asemel Nõmme Unitedi valinud Vladimir Vassiljev: mulle on väga oluline projekt ja inimesed selle ümber". Soccernet.ee.
  3. ↑ "Avaleht - Männiku Jalgpallikeskus". mjkeskus.ee. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  4. ↑ "Eesti Jalgpalli Liit – FC Nõmme United (2020)". jalgpall.ee. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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