Pärnu JK Tervis is an
Estonian football team from
Pärnu. Founded in 1921 as Spordiselts Pärnu "Tervis", it is the oldest sports club of Pärnu.
The club colors are white, black, and blue.
History
Spordiselts Pärnu "Tervis" was founded on 11 April 1921 and became the first sports club in Pärnu.
The early years saw
weightlifting become the most popular and successful sport section in the club, with heavyweight weightlifter
Arnold Luhaäär notably winning a silver medal in the
1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics. In
1925
Events January
* January 1
** The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria.
* January 3 – Benito Mussolini makes a pivotal speech in the Italia ...
, Tervis' football team gained promotion to the top division of Estonian football and competed in the championship until the
1928 season. Pärnu Tervis returned to top-flight football in
1935
Events
January
* January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims.
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and finished 4th in the
following season, with
Richard Kuremaa scoring 16 goals for the club. The club was disbanded in 1940, after the Soviet occupation of Estonia.
Pärnu Tervis was re-established in 1991, after Estonia had regained its independence. The club took part in the 1995−96
Intertoto Cup, where they notably faced
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, t ...
. From 1996 to 1999, the club was known as Lelle SK and played its home games in
Lelle, a small borough in
Kehtna Parish
Kehtna Parish ( et, Kehtna vald) is a rural municipality in central Estonia. It is a part of Rapla County. The municipality has a population of 5,182 (as of 1 January 2004) and covers an area of 507.3 km². The population density is 10.2 inh ...
. After the resignation of the club's president Urmas Hanson, Pärnu Tervis was acquired by
FC Flora
FC Flora, commonly known as Flora Tallinn, or simply as Flora, is a professional football club based in Tallinn, Estonia, that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. The club's home ground is Lilleküla Stadium.
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to act as a reserve team for them. Tervis was dissolved in 2005 so that Pärnu would be represented by only local teams in the future.
In 2022, Pärnu JK Tervis was brought back to existence by former professional footballers, whom many had played for
Pärnu Vaprus the previous season.
The club entered the fifth tier of Estonian football.
Pärnu Tervis in Estonian Football
Pärnu Tervis in Europe
* 1R – 1st Round
References
Tervis Parnu
Tervis Parnu
Sport in Pärnu
1922 establishments in Estonia
Association football clubs established in 1922
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