Saaremaa official football team

Saaremaa

Head coach	Arno Pijpers[1]
Home stadium	Kuressaare linnastaadion[1]
First colours Second colours
First international
Greenland 4–1 Saare County  (Väskinde, Gotland; 27 June 1999)
Biggest win
Saare County 4–2 Frøya  (Fardhem, Gotland; 29 June 2017)  Saare County 2–0 Western Isles  (Cowes, Isle of Wight; 28 June 2011)[2]
Biggest defeat
Saare County 1–6 Isle of Wight  (Fårösund, Gotland; 28 June 1999)

The Saaremaa official football team is the official association football team of the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. Saaremaa are not members of FIFA or UEFA. They are not eligible to enter either the World Cup or European Championship.

They mainly play officially in Island Games. The team is mostly packed with players from FC Kuressaare and JK Sörve.^[3]

Results and fixtures

2020

Saare County  v  New Caledonia

March 25th Friendly	Saare County	CANCELLED	New Caledonia	Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia
18:30				Stadium: Kuressaare linnastaadion

Selected Internationals

Date	Competition	Location	Opponent	Score
29 July 2017	2017 Island Games	Gotland	Frøya	4–2
27 June 2017			Guernsey	1–1
26 June 2017			Åland	0–0
25 June 2017			Shetland	4–5
26 July 2015	2015 Island Games	Jersey	Gotland	3–2
30 June 2015			Greenland	1–2
29 June 2015			Menorca	0–3
28 June 2015			Åland	1–2
30 July 2011	2011 Island Games	Isle of Wight	Gibraltar	0–4
29 June 2011			Åland	3–4 (p.s.o.)
28 June 2011			Western Isles	2–0
26 June 2011			Åland	3–3
2 July 2009	2009 Island Games	Åland	Shetland	2–3
30 June 2009			Rhodes	0–3
29 June 2009			Isle of Wight	1–5
28 June 2009			Jersey	0–1
5 July 2007	2007 Island Games	Rhodes	Menorca	1–4
2 July 2007			Frøya	2–3
30 June 2007			Rhodes	0–2
15 July 2005	2005 Island Games	Shetland	Ynys Môn	2–3
13 July 2005			Shetland	0–0
12 July 2005			Falkland Islands	1–2
11 July 2005			Isle of Man	2–2
10 July 2005			Åland	2–1
4 July 2003	2003 Island Games	Guernsey	Alderney	0–1
3 July 2003			Gotland	0–3
30 June 2003			Isle of Man	0–4
29 June 2003			Ynys Môn	0–2
13 July 2001	2001 Island Games	Isle of Man	Greenland	0–2
12 July 2001			Orkney	2–1
9 July 2001			Shetland	2–3
8 July 2001			Ynys Môn	1–4
1 July 1999	1999 Island Games	Gotland	Hitra	1–2
29 June 1999			Frøya	1–4
28 June 1999			Isle of Wight	1–6
27 June 1999			Greenland	1–4

Tournaments

Island Games record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1999	11th place match	12th	4	0	0	4	4	16
2001	9th place match	10th	4	1	0	3	5	10
2003	11th place match	12th	4	0	0	4	0	10
2005	5th place match	6th	5	1	2	2	7	8
2007	9th place match	10th	3	0	0	3	3	9
2009	13th place match	14th	4	0	0	4	3	12
2011	5th place match	6th	3	1	1	1	5	7
2015	13th place match	13th	4	1	0	3	5	8
2017	13th place match	13th	4	1	2	1	9	8
Total			35	5	5	25	41	88

Squad 2009

The following players were in the Island Games squad in 2009.^[4]

• (GK) Roland Kütt (FC Kuressaare)
• (GK) Rait Hansen (JK Sörve)
• Taavi Azarov (FC Kuressaare)
• Tõnu Ilves (JK Sörve)
• Märt Kluge (FC Kuressaare)
• Jaanis Kriska (FC Kuressaare)
• Rene Aljas (FC Kuressaare)
• Sander Laht (JK Sörve)
• Aivo Laul (FC Kuressaare)
• Kristjan Leedo (JK Sörve)
• Kalle Lepp (FC Kuressaare)
• Amor Luup (JK Sörve)
• Kaarel Mai (JK Sörve)
• Pelle Pohlak (FC Kuressaare)
• Mario Pruul (JK Sörve)
• Martti Pukk (FC Kuressaare)
• Urmas Rajaver (FC Kuressaare)
• Kristo Salumaa (JK Sörve)
• Elari Valmas (JK Sörve)
• Sander Viira (FC Kuressaare)

References

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