Pärnu Rannastaadion ( en, Pärnu Beach Stadium) is a
multi-purpose stadium in
Pärnu, Estonia. It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches and is the home ground of
Pärnu JK Vaprus
Pärnu JK Vaprus is a Association football, football club based in Pärnu, Estonia, that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football league system, Estonian football. The club's home ground is Pärnu Rannastaadion.
History
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and
PJK. The stadium was opened after reconstruction in 2016 and seats 1,501. The address of the stadium is Ranna pst. 2, 80012 Pärnu.
History
Although sporting activities on the field, where today lies Pärnu Rannastaadion, date back to 1896, when a
velodrome was opened by the association of German cyclists, the stadium was officially opened on 14 July 1929. The grandstand, which was also built to host singing festivals, was able to seat around 700 people and was labelled as 'the finest of the Baltic states'.
However, on 9 February 1933 the grandstand was set on fire and the perpetrators were never caught. 6 months later, a new and larger grandstand was opened. The stadium survived
World War II and hosted numerous post-war singing festivals, before undergoing renovation in the 1980s.
After Estonia regained its independence in 1991, Pärnu Stadium was left in a particularly bad condition. After years of discussions, the stadium underwent renovation in 2015 and was reopened on 9 July 2016. The new stadium complex also facilitates a hostel, gym, seminar rooms and a restaurant.
On 31 August 2016, Pärnu Rannastaadion hosted The
Estonian national football team's friendly match against Malta. Since 2018, the stadium has also been regularly used as a home venue by the
Estonia U21 national team. From 2021, Pärnu has also hosted numerous
UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying matches of
Paide Linnameeskond.
Pärnu Rannastaadion through the years
File:Pärnu staadioni tribüün 1929.jpg, 1929–1933
File:Pärnu staadioni tribüün.jpg, 1933–1981
File:Pärnu Rannastaadion 2016 2.jpg, 2016–present
File:Pärnu Kalevi Staadion.jpg, The condition of the stadium in 2007
File:Pärnu Rannastaadion 2016 1.jpg, Pärnu Rannastaadion in 2016
File:Pärnu Rannastaadion 2016 4.jpg, Pärnu Rannastaadion in 2016
File:Aerial photo of Pärnu Beach Stadium.jpg, Pärnu Rannastaadion with surroundings in 2016
Estonia national team matches
Pärnu has hosted four
Estonia national football team
The Estonia national football team ( et, Eesti jalgpallikoondis) represents Estonia in international football matches and is controlled by the Estonian Football Association, the governing body for football in Estonia. Estonia's home ground is ...
matches.
Athletics records
''Updated on 6 June 2021.''
Men
Women
References
External links
Home page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parnu Rannastaadion
Football venues in Estonia
Buildings and structures in Pärnu
Multi-purpose stadiums in Estonia
Athletics (track and field) venues in Estonia
Sport in Pärnu