Elva Staadion
Elva Staadion did not begin as a municipal commission. It was built through the second half of the 1950s largely by hand — pupils of Elva Secondary School did much of the work, driven by Richard Anton, who chaired the local physical culture and sport committee, and Arnold Ots, the school's physical education teacher. The ground opened in 1957 on the site of an older pre-war sports field, though finishing work on the running tracks dragged on into the early 1960s.
It has stayed a shared facility rather than a football-only ground: alongside league matches it hosts the gymnasium's athletics classes and the annual Estonian Open Championships for veteran athletes. FC Elva play their home fixtures here, currently in the lower tiers of Estonian football, and remain the only regular tenant — the town's newer artificial-turf pitch, Nike Arena, opened in 2017, serves a separate purpose.
The stadium has been rebuilt in stages rather than once: a 2000 renovation, a further one in 2007, and in 2006 a new administration building with spectator stands replaced the old wooden structures. A further overhaul, budgeted at €474,000, is planned for 2026, focused on the athletics sectors and track rather than on spectator capacity.
Who plays here
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Elva
167 matches
Recent matches here
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug | Elva — Tallinna Kalev | |
| 24 Aug | Elva — Flora II | 0:0 |
| 20 Aug | Elva — Maardu | 1:0 |
| 12 Aug | Elva — Joker | 3:0 |
| 8 Aug | Elva — Tartu Welco | 2:1 |
| 16 Jul | Elva — Viimsi | 1:3 |
| 22 Jun | Elva — Flora II | 0:3 |
| 11 Jun | Elva — Maardu | 4:3 |