# JK Sillamäe Kalev

JK Sillamäe Kalev, commonly known as Sillamäe Kalev, or simply as Sillamäe, is an Estonian football club based in Sillamäe. Founded in 1957, Sillamäe Kalev was one of the founding members of the Meistriliiga.
The club competed in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football in 2017, but was declared bankrupt in March 2018. Its football academy continued and took over the name, continuing in the II liiga, 4th level in the Estonian football league system.

## History

Sillamäe Kalev was founded in 1957 and competed in the Estonian SSR Football Championship. In 1992, the club became one of the founding members of the Meistriliiga. Sillamäe Kalev was relegated after the 1993–94 season.
After a lengthy spell in lower divisions, the club returned to the Meistriliiga for the 2008 season. Sillamäe Kalev finished the 2009 season as runners-up with 76 points behind Levadia and qualified to the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualifiers. Sillamäe Kalev faced off Dinamo Minsk in the second qualifying round, losing 1–10 on aggregate. Sillamäe Kalev returned to top three in the 2013 season, when the club placed third. The club finished the 2014 season as runners-up, while Yevgeni Kabaev won the goal scoring title with 36 goals. Sillamäe Kalev reached the 2015–16 Estonian Cup final, but suffered an extra time loss to Flora.

## Crest

* –2015
* 2015–present

## Honours
### Domestic

* Meistriliiga
    Runners-up (2): 2009, 2014
    Third place (1): 2013
* Esiliiga
    Third place (1): 2007
* Estonian Cup
    Runners-up (1): 2015–16

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 18 July 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | EST | Mihhail Starodubtsev (captain) |
| 3 | DF | EST | Dmitri Kovtunovitš |
| 4 | DF | EST | Aleksandr Ivanjušin |
| 5 | DF | RUS | Aleksei Yepifanov |
| 7 | MF | EST | Denis Vnukov |
| 9 | FW | RUS | Aleksandr Savin |
| 10 | MF | EST | Aleksandr Volkov |
| 13 | MF | RUS | Irakli Torinava |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | RUS | Mikhail Slashchev |
| 16 | GK | EST | Eduard Orehov |
| 21 | FW | RUS | Roman Grigorevski |
| 23 | DF | EST | Pavel Aleksejev |
| 26 | DF | EST | Vladislav Tšurilkin |
| 33 | DF | EST | Artjom Davõdov |
| 77 | DF | UKR | Oleksandr Sukharov |
| 95 | FW | EST | Erik Anohhin |

### Reserves and academy
## Personnel
### Managerial history

| Dates | Name |
| 2006–2009 | Vadym Dobizha |
| 2009 | Anatoli Ushanov |
| 2010–2011 | Vladimir Kazachyonok |
| 2011–2012 | Valeri Bondarenko |
| 2012–2013 | Algimantas Briaunys |
| 2013–2014 | Sergei Ratnikov |
| 2014 | Algimantas Briaunys Vadym Dobizha |
| 2014–2015 | Sergei Frantsev |
| 2015–2016 | Denis Ugarov |
| 2016–2017 | Algimantas Briaunys |
| 2017– | Vadym Dobizha |

## Statistics
### League and Cup

| Season | Division | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Top goalscorer | Cup |
| 1992 | Meistriliiga | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | | |
| 1992 | Relegation | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | | |
| 1992–93 | Meistriliiga | 11 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 65 | −48 | 9 | | |
| 1993–94 | Meistriliiga | 11 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 97 | −86 | 3 | | Third round |
| 1994–95 | II liiga | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 16 | | |
| 1994–95 | Promotion | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 13 | | |
| 1995–96 | II liiga | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 11 | | |
| 1995–96 | Promotion | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10 | +20 | 25 | | |
| 1996–97 | Esiliiga | 4 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 23 | | |
| 1996–97 | Promotion | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 6 | | |
| 1997–98 | Esiliiga | 6 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 14 | | Third round |
| 1997–98 | Relegation | 4 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 19 | | Third round |
| 1998 | Esiliiga | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 18 | | |
| 1999 | Esiliiga | 8 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 26 | 62 | −36 | 17 | | |
| 2000 | II liiga | 1 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 40 | | |
| 2001 | Esiliiga | 7 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 39 | Aleksandr Ivarinen (9) | |
| 2002 | Esiliiga | 8 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 79 | −56 | 12 | | Second round |
| 2003 | II liiga | 8 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 45 | 98 | −53 | 18 | | Second round |
| 2004 | III liiga | 1 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 16 | +42 | 44 | Roman Treial (19) | |
| 2005 | II liiga | 6 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 41 | Aleksandr Avdeev (21) | |
| 2006 | II liiga | 2 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 106 | 50 | +56 | 57 | Aleksandr Avdeev (34) | |
| 2007 | Esiliiga | 3 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 69 | Vitali Bolšakov (14) | |
| 2008 | Meistriliiga | 5 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 49 | 79 | −30 | 45 | Irfan Ametov (13) | Second round |
| 2009 | Meistriliiga | 2 | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 85 | 40 | +45 | 76 | Aleksei Naumov (13) | Semi-finalist |
| 2010 | Meistriliiga | 5 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 79 | 52 | +27 | 59 | Nikita Kolyaev Aleksandr Nikulin Nerijus Vasiliauskas (9) | Quarter-finalist |
| 2011 | Meistriliiga | 5 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 77 | 59 | +18 | 54 | Aleksei Alekseev Aleksandr Nikulin (14) | Semi-finalist |
| 2012 | Meistriliiga | 5 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 55 | Vladislav Ivanov (10) | Fourth round |
| 2013 | Meistriliiga | 3 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 75 | 22 | +53 | 75 | Kassim Aidara (17) | Quarter-finalist |
| 2014 | Meistriliiga | 2 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 108 | 34 | +74 | 79 | Yevgeni Kabaev (36) | Second round |
| 2015 | Meistriliiga | 5 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 59 | Yaroslav Kvasov (19) | Quarter-finalist |
| 2016 | Meistriliiga | 5 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 51 | Yevgeni Kabaev (25) | Finalist |
| 2017 | Meistriliiga | 10 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 52 | 76 | -24 | 36 | Aleksandr Volkov (18) | Third round |

### Europe

| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. |
| 2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | Dinamo Minsk | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–10 |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Honka | 2–1 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | 4–4 (a) |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | Krasnodar | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–9 |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Hajduk Split | 1–1 | 2–6 | 3–7 |