KSK Vigri Tallinn
Encyclopedia
Vigri Tallinn was an Estonia
n professional football club active between 1980 and 2000.
title, when the Estonian FA disqualified the team on match-fixing allegations. The title was then decided in a championship playoff, since Norma and Flora finished level on points. But, as a protest against the disqualification of Tevalte, Norma Tallinn decided to field their youth squad and lost the game 2–5. The match-fixing allegations were never proven and the club's Meistriliiga status was restored for the 1995–96 season, by FIFA
decision. The history of the original Vigri, however, ended the same year, when the club was acquired by AS Marlekor, the same company that privatized
"Tallinn's furniture and wood veneer factory" (abbreviated simply as TVMK in Estonian
). Marlekor renamed the club, "Tevalte-Marlekor". The "Tevalte" part was dropped from the name a year later.
The club was resurrected in 1996 in the Estonian III liiga, under the name Vigri. KSK Vigri enjoyed two successive promotions and even played in the Meistriliiga promotion playoff in 1998, where they were beaten by Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi with a 0–2 aggreagate scoreline.
In 2000, the new owners moved the club to Maardu
, a small industrial town near Tallinn, and renamed it FK Maardu, putting an end to the history of Vigri.
Artur Kotenko
Vjatseslav Kulakov
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n professional football club active between 1980 and 2000.
History
The club was renamed Tevalte Tallinn at the start of the 1993–94 season. In its first season under the new name, the club had all but almost secured the MeistriliigaMeistriliiga
Meistriliiga is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded in 1991 and the current, 2011 is the league's 21st season...
title, when the Estonian FA disqualified the team on match-fixing allegations. The title was then decided in a championship playoff, since Norma and Flora finished level on points. But, as a protest against the disqualification of Tevalte, Norma Tallinn decided to field their youth squad and lost the game 2–5. The match-fixing allegations were never proven and the club's Meistriliiga status was restored for the 1995–96 season, by FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
decision. The history of the original Vigri, however, ended the same year, when the club was acquired by AS Marlekor, the same company that privatized
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
"Tallinn's furniture and wood veneer factory" (abbreviated simply as TVMK in Estonian
Estonian language
Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities...
). Marlekor renamed the club, "Tevalte-Marlekor". The "Tevalte" part was dropped from the name a year later.
The club was resurrected in 1996 in the Estonian III liiga, under the name Vigri. KSK Vigri enjoyed two successive promotions and even played in the Meistriliiga promotion playoff in 1998, where they were beaten by Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi with a 0–2 aggreagate scoreline.
In 2000, the new owners moved the club to Maardu
Maardu
Maardu is a town and a municipality in Harju County, Estonia. It is part of Tallinn metropolitan area. The town covers an area of 22.76 km² and has a population of 16,529 ....
, a small industrial town near Tallinn, and renamed it FK Maardu, putting an end to the history of Vigri.
Name history
- Vigri Tallinn (1980 -198?)
- Vigri-Marat Tallinn (198? – 1991)
- Vigri Tallinn (1991–1993)
- Tevalte Tallinn (1993–1995)
- Vigri Tallinn (1996–1999)
Notable former players
Andrei Krõlov Maksim GruznovMaksim Gruznov
Maksim Gruznov is an Estonian football striker. He plays for FC Trans Narva.Gruznov became the Meistriliiga top goalscorer in 1993/94 and then repeated his success in 2001 and 2006 seasons....
Artur Kotenko
Artur Kotenko
Artur Kotenko is an Estonian footballer, who currently is a free agent.-Career in Estonia:On 24 October 2004, Kotenko scored FC Levadia Tallinn's second goal against JK Viljandi Tulevik in the penultimate round of 2004 Meistriliiga...
Vjatseslav Kulakov