Saaremaa official football team

Saaremaa
Shirt badge/Association crest
Head coachArno Pijpers[1]
Home stadiumKuressaare 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

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2020

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

Selected Internationals

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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

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Island Games record

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

Squad 2009

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Selgusid Saaremaa koondise kandidaadid mänguks Uus-Kaledooniaga". jalgpall.ee. 15 Jan 2020.
  2. ^ "Island Games Results Isle of Wight 2011 | Sports | Football | Men's Football | Group Stage | Result".
  3. ^ "Selgusid Saaremaa jalgpallikoondise kandidaadid" (in Estonian). Postimees. 3 December 2010.
  4. ^ Non-FIFA News Archived 2009-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
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