Kadriorg Stadium

The Kadriorg Stadium (Estonian: Kadrioru staadion) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tallinn, Estonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Tallinna JK Legion and JK Tallinna Kalev . The stadium holds 5,000[3] and was built in 1926. The Kadriorg Stadium is located about 2 km east of the city centre in the subdistrict of Kadriorg near the Kadriorg Palace. The address of the stadium is Roheline aas 24, 10150 Tallinn.

Kadriorg staadion
Former namesDünamo staadion
LocationTallinn, Estonia
Capacity5,000
Field size103 m × 66 m (338 ft × 217 ft)[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1924
Opened13 June 1926 (1926-06-13)[2]
Renovated1999–2000
ArchitectKarl Burman, Renner
Tenants
Tallinna JK Legion (Meistriliiga) JK Tallinna Kalev (Meistriliiga)
The official opening of Kadriorg Stadium. Tallinn, Estonia, 13th of June 1926.
The plaquette made for the festive opening of the Estonian Central Sports Union’s Kadriorg Stadium in Tallinn, Estonia, on 13th of June 1926. Author: Roman Tavast.

Before 2001 when the A. Le Coq Arena was built, Kadriorg also was the home ground for the Estonia national football team.

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