Stadium
All home games since 2001 have been played in Tallinn at the A. Le Coq Arena, capacity is 9,692; with extra seats being installed it can hold 11,000. The stadium borrows its name from its sponsor being a major Estonian beer. The stadium was opened on 2 June 2001, for the sold-out World Cup qualifier versus the Netherlands. This is also Estonia's largest football stadium. A. Le Coq Arena is also the home of FC Flora Tallinn.
Their previous home ground was the Kadrioru Stadium, which opened in June 1926 with a 3–1 victory over Latvia. The Kadriorg holds 5,000 seats and in contrast to the A. Le Coq Arena, stages athletics events on a regular basis.
Estonia have also staged friendly matches away from Tallinn in Kohtla-Järve, Kuressaare, Narva, Pärnu, Tartu, Valga and Viljandi.
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Famous quotes containing the word stadium:
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race round the track of the stadium pupil.”
—Patricia K. Page (b. 1916)
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—Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914)
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—Walter Wellesley (Red)