Norma Tallinn is a now defunct

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club. Norma Tallinn became the first Estonian champions after the

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collapse, they went on to defend their title next year, in 1993. Norma also won the

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in 1994. The club was relegated to the second division in 1995 and to the third the following year. Norma Tallinn were dissolved after the 1996/1997 season.

History

Founded in 1959, Norma Tallinn was one of the biggest football clubs in

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. The club participated in 32 Estonian SSR championships (more than any other team), winning the title on five occasions, as well as winning six Estonian SSR Cup titles. After Estonia regained its independence in 1991, Norma joined the newly formed Estonian

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. Alongside their rivals Lantana Tallinn (''Nikol Tallinn back then''), the club became very popular among the ethnic Russian minority in Estonia. Norma won the first two

titles. In 1994, Norma finished level on points with

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and according to the rules, had to play in a championship playoff, but, as a protest against the disqualification of Tevalte Tallinn because of match fixing allegations, Norma decided to field their youth squad. Flora won the playoff 5–2. The following season Norma Tallinn were relegated to the

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Achievements

: (2) 1992, 1992–93 *

: (1) 1993–94 *

Championship: (5) 1964, 1967, 1970, 1979, 1988 *

Cup: (6) 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1989

Norma Tallinn in Estonian Football

''*Did not participate''

Norma Tallinn in Europe

* 1Q = 1st Qualifying Round

Managers

Uno Piir Uno Piir (born 12 November 1929) is an Estonian football coach and former player. He was the first manager of the Estonia national football team after the Soviet occupation. In 1997, together with Anton Siht and Värner Lootsmann, he re-estab ...

(1959) *

(1962–89) * Valeri Bondarenko (1991–93) * Mait Kebina (1994) * Eduard Belkin (1994) * Juri Tšurilkin (1994–95)

References

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