Kalevi Keskstaadion

Kalevi Keskstaadion
	The Kalevi Keskstaadion in Tallinn
Earlier names
	Komsomoli stadium
Data
place	Staadioni 8 Kesklinn , 10132 Tallinn , Estonia;
Coordinates	59 ° 25 '33 " N , 24 ° 45' 53.2" E Coordinates: 59 ° 25 '33 " N , 24 ° 45' 53.2" E
opening	1955
Renovations	2004
surface	Natural grass
capacity	11,500 seats
Societies)
	JK Tallinna Kalev;
Events
	Üldtantsupidu Dance Festival (since 1955); Tallinna Sadam's games (until 1998);

The Kalevi Keskstaadion ( German Kalev Zentralstadion ) is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the Estonian capital Tallinn .

history

The XVII. Üldtantsupidu (2004) in the Kalevi Keskstaadion

The Kalevi Keskstaadion was opened in 1955. During the Soviet occupation of Estonia it was called the Komsomoli stadium . It was extensively renovated in 2004. The Üldtantsupidu dance festival has been held in the stadium since 1955 . The sports facility is a multi-purpose stadium with a large lawn in the center of Tallinn ( Kesklinn district ). Today it is mainly used for soccer games, but also for athletics and dance events and rallies. It is the home stadium of Estonian second division team JK Tallinna Kalev . Until the merger in 1998 with FC Levadia Maardu and FC Levadia Tallinn , Tallinna Sadam also played in the Kalevi Keskstaadion. The stadium has space for 11,500 visitors, but it has no floodlights .

Web links

Commons : Kalevi Keskstaadion - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

staadion.ee: Official website (Estonian)
europlan-online.de: Kalevi Keskstaadion - Tallinn

Individual evidence

↑ sa.laulupidu.ee: Üldtantsupeod 1934-2014 (Estonian)

[1] sa.laulupidu.ee: Üldtantsupeod 1934-2014 (Estonian)