The 1921 Estonian Football Championship was the first football league season in Estonia. It was played as a knock-out tournament between September 25 and October 13. Four teams took part in the competition – three from Tallinn and one from Narva. All the games were played at Tiigiveski Ground in Tallinn and refereed by Alexander McKibbin. Top scorer was Heinrich Paal with 3 goals, followed by Vladimir Tell and Oskar Üpraus with two. VS Sport Tallinn won 5–3 against Tallinna Jalgpalli Klubi and thus became the first ever champions of Estonia.[1]
| Season | 1921 |
|---|---|
| Champions | VS Sport Tallinn (1st title) |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 20 (5 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Heinrich Paal (3) |
1922 → | |
Semi-finals
edit| 25 September 1921 | Tallinna Jalgpalli Klubi | 6 – 1 | KS Võitleja Narva | Tallinn |
| Stadium: Tiigiveski stadium Referee: Alexander McKibbin |
| 2 October 1921 | VS Sport Tallinn | 1 – 1 ‡ | ESS Kalev Tallinn | Tallinn |
Arnold Kuulman  32' (pen.) |
68' Artur Prunn |
Stadium: Tiigiveski stadium Referee: Alexander McKibbin |
‡ After normal time, the match was to be played until the first goal, but after 130 minutes and no goals it was abandoned due darkness.
Replay
edit| 9 October 1921 | VS Sport Tallinn | 3 – 0 | ESS Kalev Tallinn | Tallinn |
| Oskar Ürpaus 71' Vladimir Tell 77'Heinrich Paal ??' |
Stadium: Tiigiveski stadium Referee: Alexander McKibbin |
Final
edit| 13 October 1921 | VS Sport Tallinn | 5 – 3 | Tallinna Jalgpalli Klubi | Tallinn |
| Heinrich Paal 10', 70' Vladimir Tell 63'Oskar Ürpaus ??'?? ??' |
16' Eduard Jõepere 53' Raimond Põder 72' Otto Silber |
Stadium: Tiigiveski stadium Referee: Alexander McKibbin |
References
edit- ^ Luik, Margus, Estonian Football 100 years, ML Agency, p. 463, ISBN 978-9949-18-257-2
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