FC Levadia Tallinn (women)

Levadia
Full name Mittetulundusühing Spordiklubi Football Club Levadia Tallinn
Founded 1993
Ground Maarjamäe Stadium, Tallinn
Ground Capacity 1,000
Chairman Viktor Levada
Manager Maksim Rõtškov
League Meistriliiga
2013 3rd
Website Club website

Football Club Levadia Tallinn is an Estonian women's football club from Tallinn representing Levadia Tallinn in the Naiste Meistriliiga.[1] It is the most successful team in the championship as of 2011 with nine titles.[2]

Founded in 1993 as TKSK Tallinn (also known as TKSK Arsenal and later TKSK Visa), the team won six championships in a row between 1997 and 2002 under this name. In 2002 it was the first team to represent Estonia in the newly founded European Cup.

After four years in blank with Pärnu becoming the Meistriliiga's leading force, the team won three more titles in a row after becoming Levadia Tallinn's women section in 2007. In 2009 Levadia won its first national double as it also won the third edition of the national cup.

In 2010 Levadia was second to Pärnu, while in 2011 it was also overcome by Flora Tallinn, ending third 27 points from Pärnu.[3]

Titles

Record in UEFA competitions

Season Competition Stage Result Opponent
2002-03 UEFA Women's Cup Group Stage 0-6 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
0-4 Sweden Umeå
0-2 Faroe Islands Klaksvík
2003-04 UEFA Women's Cup Qualifying Stage 1-3 Israel Maccabi Holon
0-1 Slovenia Krka Novo Mesto
2008-09 UEFA Women's Cup Qualifying Stage 0-3 Greece PAOK
0-4 Poland Wrocław
1-2 Ukraine Naftokhimik Kalush
2009-10 Champions League Qualifying Stage 0-5 Norway Team Strømmen
0-7 England Everton
4-1 Croatia Osijek
2010-11 Champions League Qualifying Stage 1-8 Iceland Breiðablik
0-12 France Juvisy
1-2 Romania Târgu Mureş

Players

Current squad

As of 10 April 2015.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Estonia GK Marina Karžetskaja
4 Estonia DF Helis Rõuk
7 Russia MF Anastasia Dodeltseva
8 Estonia FW Vlada Kubassova
9 Estonia FW Annika Tikk
10 Estonia MF Ljubov Maksimova
11 Estonia MF Aljona Sasova
12 Estonia MF Karina Kesvatera
13 Estonia MF Anett Vilipuu
No. Position Player
14 Estonia DF Kadre Päri
15 Russia MF Anna Kulieva
18 Estonia DF Kärt Hallikas
19 Russia FW Elena Bulynina
20 Estonia MF Karolin Kaivoja
21 Estonia DF Teele Vilumets
40 Estonia GK Imbi Hoop
Russia DF Anastasia Andreeva
Estonia FW Jana Kesvatera

Infonet Tallinn

As of 10 April 2015.[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Russia GK Maria Dyshkant
Estonia GK Viktoria Kaijalainen
Estonia GK Alina Savitskaja
Estonia DF Marie Erlenbach
Estonia MF Kaidi Jekimova
Estonia Valeria Andrejeva
Estonia Daniella Gaitšuk
Estonia Czeslava Kurjanovitš
Estonia Darja Kurjanovitš
No. Position Player
Estonia Aleksandra Miljakova
Estonia Anne Možajeva
Estonia Mari-Liis Nukis
Estonia Marcell Pajo
Estonia Mari Raidma
Estonia Eleonora Saprina
Estonia Alina Terebunskaja
Estonia Karina Vazikka

References

  1. ↑ Team profile in UEFA's website
  2. ↑ List of champions in RSSSF.com
  3. ↑ Recent tables in Soccerway.com
  4. ↑ "TALLINNA FC LEVADIA (N) (2015)". jalgpall.ee. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "TALLINNA FC INFONET (N) (2015)". jalgpall.ee. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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