FCI Tallinn explained

Clubname:FCI Tallinn
Fullname:FC Infonet Tallinn[1]
Ground:Infonet Lasnamäe Stadium
Capacity:500[2]
Manager:Vjatšeslav Smirnov
League:II liiga
Season:2022
Position:II liiga, 1st
Shirtsupplier:Joma
Shirtsponsors:Infonet
Website:http://www.fcinfonet.ee
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FCI Tallinn (FC Infonet Tallinn) is an Estonian football club, based in Lasnamäe, Tallinn.

Formed in 2002, the club played in the Estonian top flight Meistriliiga from 2013 to 2017, and won the league in the 2016 season. In 2017, the club merged with Levadia, with the main team and first reserve disbanded, the second reserves, playing in the II Liiga, the fourth level, inherited the club's name.

History

The club was founded in 2002. Before the 2011 season, the club merged with Esiliiga club FC Atletik. They finished the 2011 season in second place, but were beaten in the promotion play-offs by Kuressaare 1–5 on aggregate. Infonet won the 2012 Esiliiga season and were promoted to the top tier Meistriliiga. Infonet finished its first season in the Estonian top division with 6th place.

On 13 July 2015, Infonet beat amateur side Virtsu 36–0 in a 2015–16 Estonian Cup match, equalling Arbroath's 130-year-old record for the largest margin of victory.[3]

Infonet made their European debut in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, but were defeated by Scottish Heart of Midlothian 3–6 on aggregate in the first qualifying round.

Infonet won their first Meistriliiga title in the 2016 season, amassing 80 points.[4]

After the 2017 season, it was announced that the club would merge with Levadia and be automatically relegated to the II liiga.[5]

Stadium

The club's home ground was the Infonet Lasnamäe Stadium, also known as the Lasnamäe KJH Stadium. The stadium was built in 2003 and resurfaced in 2016. It has a capacity of 500. The team played their UEFA matches at A. Le Coq Arena.[6] [7]

Players

Reserves and academy

Personnel

Managerial history

DatesName
2011 Andrei Borissov
2011–2017 Aleksandr Puštov
2017 Aleksandar Rogić

Honours

Statistics

League and Cup

SeasonDivisionTop goalscorerCupSupercup
Esiliiga2 36 1911 6 10147+54 68 Maksim Rõtškov (40)Third round
1 36 265 5 9433+61 83 Manucho (31)Third round
Meistriliiga6 36 108 18 3656–20 38 Manucho (6)Fourth round
5 36 19 9 8 80 44 +36 66 Manucho (30)Semifinalist
2015436171185032+1862 Vladislavs Kozlovs (12)
2016bgcolor=gold13624847433+4180Third round
20174362051110347+5665 Albert Prosa (27)bgcolor=goldWinnerbgcolor=goldWinner
2018II Liiga22618357129+4257 Aleksei Šved (16) Quarterfinalistbgcolor=

Europe

SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAway
2016–17UEFA Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round Heart of Midlothian2–41–23–6
2017–18UEFA Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round Hibernians0–20–10–3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Club. FCI Tallinn. 14 February 2017. 17 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210917231709/https://fcinfonet.com/en/club/. live.
  2. Web site: Infoneti Lasnamäe staadion. Estonian Football Association. 7 July 2017. 8 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808114617/http://jalgpall.ee/ejl/staadionid/152. live.
  3. News: Estonian team thrash rivals 36-0 equalling Arbroath FC's 130 year old record for biggest win. 16 June 2015. Daily Mirror. 16 June 2015. 17 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150617020853/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/estonian-team-thrash-rivals-36-0-5894378. live.
  4. News: Eesti meister on Infonet. 4 November 2016. Soccernet.ee. 4 November 2016. 18 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118042415/https://soccernet.ee/artikkel/eesti-meister-on-infonet. live.
  5. News: FC Levadia ja FCI Tallinn alustasid ühinemisprotsessi. 4 November 2017. Delfi Sport. 25 November 2017. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041851/http://sport.delfi.ee/news/jalgpall/eesti/ametlik-fc-levadia-ja-fci-tallinn-alustasid-uhinemisprotsessi?id=80062486. live.
  6. Web site: UEFA switch Infonet’ Europa League first leg clash to Tynecastle . FC Infonet . 21 June 2016 . 21 June 2016 . 10 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160810213645/http://fcinfonet.com/en/2016/06/20/uefa-switch-infonet-europa-league-first-leg-clash-to-tynecastle/ . live .
  7. Web site: Match summary. UEFA. 7 July 2017. 13 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170713123740/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000877/match=2021499/index.html. live.