Saaremaa official football team

The Saaremaa official football team is the official association football team of the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. Saaremaa are not members of FIFA or UEFA. They are not eligible to enter either the World Cup or European Championship.

Saaremaa
Shirt badge/Association crest
Head coachArno Pijpers[1]
Home stadiumKuressaare linnastaadion[1]
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Greenland 4–1 Saare County 
(Väskinde, Gotland; 27 June 1999)
Biggest win
 Saare County 4–2 Frøya 
(Fardhem, Gotland; 29 June 2017)
 Saare County 2–0 Western Isles 
(Cowes, Isle of Wight; 28 June 2011)[2]
Biggest defeat
 Saare County 1–6 Isle of Wight 
(Fårösund, Gotland; 28 June 1999)

They mainly play officially in Island Games. The team is mostly packed with players from FC Kuressaare and JK Sörve.[3]

Results and fixtures edit

2020 edit

March 25th Friendly Saare County   CANCELLED   New Caledonia Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia
18:30 Stadium: Kuressaare linnastaadion

Selected Internationals edit

Date Competition Location Opponent Score
29 July 2017 2017 Island Games Gotland   Frøya 4–2
27 June 2017   Guernsey 1–1
26 June 2017   Åland 0–0
25 June 2017   Shetland 4–5
26 July 2015 2015 Island Games Jersey   Gotland 3–2
30 June 2015   Greenland 1–2
29 June 2015   Menorca 0–3
28 June 2015   Åland 1–2
30 July 2011 2011 Island Games Isle of Wight   Gibraltar 0–4
29 June 2011   Åland 3–4 (p.s.o.)
28 June 2011   Western Isles 2–0
26 June 2011   Åland 3–3
2 July 2009 2009 Island Games Åland   Shetland 2–3
30 June 2009   Rhodes 0–3
29 June 2009   Isle of Wight 1–5
28 June 2009   Jersey 0–1
5 July 2007 2007 Island Games Rhodes   Menorca 1–4
2 July 2007   Frøya 2–3
30 June 2007   Rhodes 0–2
15 July 2005 2005 Island Games Shetland   Ynys Môn 2–3
13 July 2005   Shetland 0–0
12 July 2005   Falkland Islands 1–2
11 July 2005   Isle of Man 2–2
10 July 2005   Åland 2–1
4 July 2003 2003 Island Games Guernsey   Alderney 0–1
3 July 2003   Gotland 0–3
30 June 2003   Isle of Man 0–4
29 June 2003   Ynys Môn 0–2
13 July 2001 2001 Island Games Isle of Man   Greenland 0–2
12 July 2001   Orkney 2–1
9 July 2001   Shetland 2–3
8 July 2001   Ynys Môn 1–4
1 July 1999 1999 Island Games Gotland   Hitra 1–2
29 June 1999   Frøya 1–4
28 June 1999   Isle of Wight 1–6
27 June 1999   Greenland 1–4

Tournaments edit

Island Games record edit

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
  1999 11th place match 12th 4 0 0 4 4 16
  2001 9th place match 10th 4 1 0 3 5 10
  2003 11th place match 12th 4 0 0 4 0 10
  2005 5th place match 6th 5 1 2 2 7 8
  2007 9th place match 10th 3 0 0 3 3 9
  2009 13th place match 14th 4 0 0 4 3 12
  2011 5th place match 6th 3 1 1 1 5 7
  2015 13th place match 13th 4 1 0 3 5 8
     2017 13th place match 13th 4 1 2 1 9 8
 Total 35 5 5 25 41 88

Squad 2009 edit

The following players were in the Island Games squad in 2009.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Selgusid Saaremaa koondise kandidaadid mänguks Uus-Kaledooniaga". jalgpall.ee. 15 Jan 2020.
  2. ^ "Island Games Results Isle of Wight 2011 | Sports | Football | Men's Football | Group Stage | Result".
  3. ^ "Selgusid Saaremaa jalgpallikoondise kandidaadid" (in Estonian). Postimees. 3 December 2010.
  4. ^ Non-FIFA News Archived 2009-06-28 at the Wayback Machine

External links edit