| Tiigiveski jalgpalliväljak / Tiigiveski spordiplats | |
 Location of the Tiigiveski Ground on a modern-day map | |
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| Location | Tallinn,Estonia |
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| Coordinates | 59°25′36.03″N24°45′30.2″E / 59.4266750°N 24.758389°E /59.4266750; 24.758389 |
| Field size | 100 × 79 m[1] |
| Opened | May 1913; 112 years ago (1913-05) |
| Closed | 1922 (for competitions) |
Tiigiveski Ground (Estonian:Tiigiveski jalgpalliväljak) was afootball ground inTallinn,Estonia. Opened in 1913, it was the first football specific ground in Tallinn and the first home for theEstonia national football team and for numerous Tallinn football clubs.[2]
Tiigiveski Football Ground was opened to public in May 1913 and quickly become the most popular sports field in the city.[3] Located in Tiigiveski Park and next to theHärjapea river, the ground hosted the matches of the popular Estonian football clubsKalev,Sport andTJK, as well as their international fixtures againstFinnish clubs, such asHIFK and Kisa-Veikot.[3]
Tiigiveski was the venue for the first twoEstonia national football team home matches, when they facedSweden andFinland in 1921.
In the autumn of the same year, Tiigiveski Ground also hosted thefirst-ever Estonian Football Championship. However, the ground had become so heavily used that the Central Hospital, which was located next to the Tiigiveski Park, complained to the City Government that the constant noise has become unbearable and disturbed the well-being of the hospital's patients.[3] On 12 April 1922, the mayor of TallinnAnton Uesson bans organising any further competitions in Tiigiveski.[3]
After the completion ofWismari Stadium, as well asKalevi Aed andKadriorg Stadium in the 1920s, Tiigiveski Football Ground slowly fades into history.[2]
Tiigiveski was the first home ground for theEstonia national football team.[3] After Estonia had played their inaugural football match as a national team inHelsinki against Finland in 1920, they hosted Sweden the following year. The match finished in a 0–0 draw. Estonia hosted Finland the following month and that proved to be the last official national team match held in Tiigiveski, as the team moved toKalevi Aed after its completion in 1923.[4]
| Date | Result | Competition | Attendance | |
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| 22 July 1921 |  Estonia – Sweden | 0–0 | Friendly | 3,500 |
| 28 August 1921 | Estonia – Finland | 0–3 | 2,500 |