Full name | Paide Linnameeskond |
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Nickname(s) |
Eesti Barcelona (Estonian Barcelona) |
Founded | 2004 |
Ground | Paide linnastaadion |
Capacity | 268 |
Manager | Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko |
League | Meistriliiga |
2016 | Meistriliiga, 6th |
Website | Club home page |
Paide Linnameeskond, or simply Paide, is a football club, based in Paide, Estonia, that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football.
Founded in 2004, the club has played in the Meistriliiga since 2009 and have never been relegated from the Estonian top division.
Paide Linnameeskond was founded as an amateur football club in 2004. In 2007, the club was promoted to the second division Esiliiga. The team finished the 2008 Esiliiga season in fourth place and was promoted to the Meistriliiga. In 2010, former Paide Linnameeskond and the Estonia national team player Meelis Rooba was hired as manager. Paide Linnameeskond reached the 2014–15 Estonian Cup final, but lost to Nõmme Kalju 0–2. Rooba resigned as manager after the 2016 season and was replaced by former Paide Linnameeskond player Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko.
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