Põlva FC Lootos is an
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 ...
n
football club based in
Põlva
Põlva () is a town in southeastern Estonia, the capital of Põlva County, and the centre of Põlva Parish.
Põlva is home for the Intsikurmu Song Festival Grounds, which regularly hosts concerts and summer activities, situated in a small f ...
. The club was founded in 1994.
Lootospark is their home stadium.
History
The club was founded in 1994. Lootos played their first season in the second division of the
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 ...
n championship. The club was mostly packed with former Põlva SK Serviti players.
The traditional colours of Lootos are black and yellow. Club colours are inspired by the kit of German football club BVB.
The women's team is more successful in Estonia and have played in the highest level of country
Meistriliiga
Meistriliiga (, known as the A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded in 1992, and was initially semi-professional with ...
, while the men's team resides in the fifth Division
Stadium
Lootos' home stadium is a recently built 4G artificial ground
Lootospark which holds a capacity of 600 and has an
under-soil heating
Under-soil heating is a method used in various sports stadia (with a grass surface) which heats the underside of the pitch to avoid any elements from bad weather, such as snow and ice, from building up and ultimately helps the club avoid having to ...
system.
Sponsors
Men's team
Current squad
: ''As of 1 October 2022''
Player of the Year
* 2008 Alar Alve
* 2009 Alar Alve
* 2010 Alar Alve
* 2011 Egon Kasuk
* 2012 Erik Listmann
* 2013 Tauri Kolk
* 2014 Raigo Orti
* 2015 Priit Rahuelu
* 2016 Priit Rahuelu
* 2017 Jürgen Juks
* 2018 Jürgen Juks
* 2019 Jürgen Juks
* 2020 Markus Villako
* 2021 Tauri Kolk
League results since 1994
Women's team
Management
Current backroom staff
First Team
Team managers history
Non-playing staff
References
External links
Official websiteJK Lootos Facebook
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Football clubs in Estonia
Association football clubs established in 1994
1994 establishments in Estonia
Põlva Parish