Kuressaare linnastaadion is a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
in
Kuressaare
Kuressaare () is a town on Saaremaa island in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Parish and the capital of Saare County. Kuressaare is the westernmost town in Estonia. The recorded population on 1 January 2018 was 13,276.
Th ...
,
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
. It is currently used mostly for
football matches and hosts the matches of
FC Kuressaare
FC Kuressaare, commonly known as Kuressaare, is a professional football club, based in Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia. The club's home ground is Kuressaare linnastaadion.
Founded on 14 March 1997, the club competes in the Meistriliiga, the top ...
. The stadiums seated capacity is 2,000.
The stadium was renovated in 2014 and a new grandstand is planned to be constructed by 2026.
Kuressaare linnastaadion has also hosted six official
Estonian national football team matches, with the last one taking place in 2008.
Estonia national team matches
Gallery
File:IMG Kuressaare linnastaadion2.JPG, The stadium before the renovation works in 2011
File:IMG Kuressaare linnastaadion.JPG, The stadium with the historic Kuressaare Castle
Kuressaare Castle ( et, Kuressaare linnus; german: Schloss Arensburg), also Kuressaare Episcopal Castle, ( et, Kuressaare piiskopilinnus), is a castle in Kuressaare on Saaremaa island, in western Estonia.
History
The earliest written record me ...
in the background
References
External links
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Football venues in Estonia
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Sport in Kuressaare
Multi-purpose stadiums in Estonia
Buildings and structures in Saaremaa
Athletics (track and field) venues in Estonia
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