Tiigiveski Ground (

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: ''Tiigiveski jalgpalliväljak'') was a

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ground in Tallinn, Estonia. Opened in 1913, it was the first football specific ground in Tallinn and the first home for the

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and for numerous Tallinn football clubs.

History

Tiigiveski Football Ground was opened to public in May 1913 and quickly become the most popular sports field in the city. Located in Tiigiveski Park and next to the

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, the ground hosted the matches of the popular Estonian football clubs

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, Sport and TJK, as well as their international fixtures against Finnish clubs, such as

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and Kisa-Veikot. Tiigiveski spordplats 1928 kaardil

Tiigiveski was the venue for the first two

home matches, when they faced

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and Finland in 1921. In the autumn of the same year, Tiigiveski Ground also hosted the first-ever Estonian Football Championship. However, the ground had become so heavily used that the Central Hospital, which was located next to the Tiigiveski Park, complained to the City Government that the constant noise has become unbearable and disturbed the well-being of the hospital's patients. On 12 April 1922, the mayor of Tallinn

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bans organising any further competitions in Tiigiveski. Tiigiveski_Park-5

After the completion of

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, as well as

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and

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in the 1920s, Tiigiveski Football Ground slowly fades into history.

Estonia national team matches

Tiigiveski was the first home ground for the

. After Estonia had played their inaugural football match as a national team in Helsinki against Finland in 1920, they hosted Sweden the following year. The match finished in a 0–0 draw. Estonia hosted Finland the following month and that proved to be the last official national team match held in Tiigiveski, as the team moved to

after its completion in 1923.

References

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