Clubname: | FC Nõmme United |
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Fullname: | Jalgpalliklubi FC Nõmme United |
Ground: | Männiku Stadium |
Capacity: | 500 |
Chairman: | Mart Poom |
Manager: | Martin Klasen |
League: | Meistriliiga |
Season: | 2023 |
Position: | Esiliiga, 1st of 10 (promoted) |
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Website: | http://www.fcnommu.ee/ |
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.
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 Jani Sarajärvi as head coach for their debut in the Estonian top flight, but the Finnishman was dismissed just four games into the season.[3] The team was led by assistant coach Randin Rande for three months before Martin Klasen was appointed as head coach for the remainder of the year.[4]
See main article: Männiku Stadium. Nõmme United's home ground is Männiku Stadium which is part of their home base Männiku Football Centre, 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.[5]
At winter and early spring months, Nõmme United play their home matches at Sportland Arena.
As of 9 August 2024.[6]
For season transfers, see transfers summer 2024.
Position | Name | |
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Head coach | Martin Klasen | |
Assistant coaches | Randin Rande | |
Juan Martínez Hayek | ||
Goalkeeping coach | Kristjan Tamme | |
Physiotherapists | Kirke Kalde | |
Johan Tõugjas | ||
Management | ||
President | Mart Poom | |
Board member | Ivar Vendelin | |
Chief Executive Officer | Martin Klasen |
Dates | Name | |
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2010–2012 | Tarmo Rüütli | |
2013–2015 | Erki Kesküla | |
2016–2022 | Martin Klasen | |
2023 | Vladimir Vassiljev | |
2024 | Jani Sarajärvi | |
2024 | Randin Rande (interim) | |
2024– | Martin Klasen |
width=60px | Season | width=80px | Division | width=30px | Pos | width=30px | Pld | width=30px | W | width=30px | D | width=30px | L | width=30px | GF | width=30px | GA | width=30px | GD | width=30px | Pts | width=250px | Top Goalscorer | width=100px | Estonian Cup | Notes |
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2000 | V liiga E | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 16 | +36 | 48 | style=text-align:left | Ivar Sova (12) | as Eesti Telefoni SK | |||||||||||||
2001 | IV liiga E | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 103 | 16 | +87 | 47 | style=text-align:left | Jaanus Juhalu (28) | ||||||||||||||
2002 | III liiga N | 5 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 26 | style=text-align:left | Ivar Sova (10) | ||||||||||||||
2003 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 37 | style=text-align:left | Ivar Sova Jaanus Juhalu (9) | |||||||||||||||
2004 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 14 | +40 | 39 | style=text-align:left | Jaanus Juhalu (13) | as FC Elion | ||||||||||||||
2005 | II liiga S/W | 3 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 52 | style=text-align:left | Ivar Sova (13) | ||||||||||||||
2006 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 44 | +22 | 51 | style=text-align:left | Ivar Sova (22) | as FC Nõmme United | ||||||||||||||
2007 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 72 | 84 | −12 | 31 | style=text-align:left | Ivar Sova (21) | Third round | ||||||||||||||
2008 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 55 | style=text-align:left | Ivar Sova (25) | – | ||||||||||||||
2009 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 31 | +69 | 58 | style=text-align:left | Ivar Sova (39) | Second round | ||||||||||||||
2010 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 47 | style=text-align:left | Sander Lepik (20) | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||
2011 | 7 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 41 | style=text-align:left | Alex Jelagin Raido Reinsalu (17) | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||
2012 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 113 | −88 | 11 | style=text-align:left | Henri Rüütli Roland Mäe (5) | First round | ||||||||||||||
2013 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 60 | +30 | 46 | style=text-align:left | Sander Lepik (25) | Second round | ||||||||||||||
2014 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 69 | 75 | −6 | 28 | style=text-align:left | Sander Lepik (21) | Third round | ||||||||||||||
2015 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 88 | 41 | +47 | 47 | style=text-align:left | Ander Ott Valge (26) | Second round | ||||||||||||||
2016 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 131 | 38 | +93 | 60 | style=text-align:left | Kevin Mätas (49) | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||
2017 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 158 | 18 | +140 | 71 | style=text-align:left | Mark Kolosov (52) | Second round | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Esiliiga B | 5 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 100 | 57 | +43 | 60 | style=text-align:left | Pavel Fedorenko (20) | First round | |||||||||||||
2019 | 1 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 118 | 38 | +80 | 85 | style=text-align:left | Oliver Jürgens (28) | Second round | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Esiliiga | 3 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 55 | style=text-align:left | Kevin Mätas (22) | Second round | |||||||||||||
2021 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 79 | 67 | +12 | 41 | Robi Saarma (28) | First round | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 6 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 60 | Egert Õunapuu (36) | Third round | |||||||||||||||
2023 | 1 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 114 | 29 | +85 | 90 | Egert Õunapuu (32) | Third round |