Kalev Tallinn Explained

Kalev Tallinn was a multi-sport organisation in Tallinn, Estonia. Current clubs are independent, some have been re-established.

Association football

See main article: JK Tallinna Kalev. Kalev's football team was formed as Jalgpalliselts Meteor (Football Union Meteor) in 1909 and changed to its present name in 1911, when it joined the all-Estonian sports organisation Estonian Sports Association Kalev.[1]

Kalev's football team was re-established in 2002 as JK Tallinna Kalev and now also has a women's team and several youth teams.

Bandy

During its first years, Kalev Tallinn also was a successful club in the sport of bandy. The club became Estonian champions of this sport in 1916, 1917 and 1918.[2]

Basketball

Ice hockey

Kalev used to play in the ice hockey Meistriliiga, winning the title seven times in 1934, 1937, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1962.

Rugby

There is a non-associated rugby team under the name Tallinna Kalev RFC.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jkkalev.ee/ajalugu/id/80/ History of JK Kalev
  2. Web site: Estonia. Geocities. 27 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20090731111749/http://geocities.com/Colosseum/Track/2049/English/Estonia.html. 31 July 2009. dead.