Estonian Championship
Season1921
ChampionsVS Sport Tallinn (1st title)
Matches played4
Goals scored20 (5 per match)
Top goalscorerHeinrich Paal (3)
1922

The 1921 Estonian Football Championship was the first football league season in Estonia. It was played as a knock-out tournament between September 25 and October 13. Four teams took part in the competition – three from Tallinn and one from Narva. All the games were played at Tiigiveski Ground in Tallinn and refereed by Alexander McKibbin. Top scorer was Heinrich Paal with 3 goals, followed by Vladimir Tell and Oskar Üpraus with two. VS Sport Tallinn won 5–3 against Tallinna Jalgpalli Klubi and thus became the first ever champions of Estonia.[1]

Semi-finals

25 September 1921 Tallinna Jalgpalli Klubi 6 – 1 KS Võitleja Narva Tallinn
Stadium: Tiigiveski stadium
Referee: Alexander McKibbin

2 October 1921 VS Sport Tallinn 1 – 1 ESS Kalev Tallinn Tallinn
Arnold Kuulman 32' (pen.) 68' Artur Prunn Stadium: Tiigiveski stadium
Referee: Alexander McKibbin

After normal time, the match was to be played until the first goal, but after 130 minutes and no goals it was abandoned due darkness.

Replay

9 October 1921 VS Sport Tallinn 3 – 0 ESS Kalev Tallinn Tallinn
Oskar Ürpaus 71'
Vladimir Tell 77'
Heinrich Paal ??'
Stadium: Tiigiveski stadium
Referee: Alexander McKibbin

Final

13 October 1921 VS Sport Tallinn 5 – 3 Tallinna Jalgpalli Klubi Tallinn
Heinrich Paal 10', 70'
Vladimir Tell 63'
Oskar Ürpaus ??'
?? ??'
16' Eduard Jõepere
53' Raimond Põder
72' Otto Silber
Stadium: Tiigiveski stadium
Referee: Alexander McKibbin

References

  1. ^ Luik, Margus, Estonian Football 100 years, ML Agency, p. 463, ISBN 978-9949-18-257-2