The Saaremaa official football team is the official
association football
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team of the island of
Saaremaa
Saaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring . The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island and west of Muhu island, and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago. The capital of the island i ...
in
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 ...
. Saaremaa are not members of
FIFA
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or
UEFA
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. They are not eligible to enter either the
World Cup
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or
European Championship.
They mainly play officially in
Island Games
The Island Games (currently known as the NatWest International Island Games for sponsorship reasons) are biennial international multi-sports events organised by the International Island Games Association (IIGA). Competitor teams each represent d ...
. The team is mostly packed with players from
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 tie ...
and JK Sörve.
Results and fixtures
2020
Selected Internationals
Tournaments
Island Games record
Squad 2009
The following players were in the Island Games squad in 2009.
Non-FIFA News
*(GK) Roland Kütt (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 tie ...
)
*(GK) Rait Hansen (JK Sörve)
*Taavi Azarov (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 tie ...
)
*Tõnu Ilves (JK Sörve)
*Märt Kluge (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 tie ...
)
*Jaanis Kriska (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 tie ...
)
*Rene Aljas (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 tie ...
)
*Sander Laht (JK Sörve)
*Aivo Laul (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 tie ...
)
*Kristjan Leedo (JK Sörve)
*Kalle Lepp (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 tie ...
)
*Amor Luup (JK Sörve)
*Kaarel Mai (JK Sörve)
*Pelle Pohlak (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 tie ...
)
*Mario Pruul (JK Sörve)
*Martti Pukk (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 tie ...
)
*Urmas Rajaver (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 tie ...
)
*Kristo Salumaa (JK Sörve)
*Elari Valmas (JK Sörve)
*Sander Viira (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 tie ...
)
References
External links
National football team
European national and official selection-teams not affiliated to FIFA
Football in Estonia
Saaremaa
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