Jõhvi FC Phoenix is an
Estonian
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football club
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based in
Jõhvi that competes in
Esiliiga B
The Esiliiga B is the third division in the Estonian football league system. The Esiliiga B is ranked below the Esiliiga and above the II liiga. As in most countries with low temperatures in winter time, the season starts in March and ends in Nov ...
, the third-highest division in the Estonian football. Founded in 2011 as Jõhvi FC Lokomotiv, the club was named Jõhvi FC Phoenix in 2018. The club has competed in the Estonian top flight
Premium Liiga
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once, in
2014
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.
History
The club was founded as Jõhvi FC Lokomotiv in 2011 on the basis of former football club Jõhvi JK Orbiit. They finished the
2013 season as Esiliiga runners-up and were promoted to the Estonian top division for the
2014 season. They were relegated after a single season, being defeated in the relegation play-offs by
Viljandi Tulevik. Due to financial problems, the club was initially relegated to the fourth level for 2015 and after two seasons on lower levels, their players joined
Kohtla-Järve JK Järve in 2017.
In 2018, the club was renamed as Jõhvi FC Phoenix and at first continued operating only on youth level. Jõhvi rejoined the senior league system in 2020 and started competing in
III liiga.
Crest and colours
After being founded as Jõhvi Lokomotiv in 2011, the club adopted the colours red and white. In February 2018, the club was rebranded as Jõhvi Phoenix and adopted the mythical creature
phoenix as their symbol. Since then, the club has affiliated themselves with the colour orange.
File:Jõhvi FC Phoenix logo.png, 2011–2017
File:Jõhvi FC Phoenix.png, 2018–present
Stadium
The club's traditional home ground is the 500-seat
Jõhvi linnastaadion
Jõhvi linnastaadion is a football stadium in Jõhvi, Estonia
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, which served as their first team's home ground from 2011 until 2023. After gaining promotion to Esiliiga B in 2024, it was announced that the club will host their home matches at the 794-capacity
Heino Lipp Stadium.
Players
Current squad
: ''As of 24 August 2016.
Seasons and statistics
References
External links
Former home page (Jõhvi Lokomotiv)Jõhvi FC Lokomotiv
at Estonian Football Association
Jõhvi FC Phoenix
at Estonian Football Association
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Football clubs in Estonia
Association football clubs established in 2011
Jõhvi
Meistriliiga clubs