Sepa Jalgpallikeskus (English: Sepa Football Centre) is a football stadium in Tartu, Estonia. Opened in 2016, it is the training centre of Tartu Tammeka, whose first team also uses the artificial turf field as a home ground during winter and early spring months.[2]
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| Location | Tartu, Estonia |
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| Coordinates | 58°20′59.78″N 26°43′32.73″E / 58.3499389°N 26.7257583°E |
| Owner | Tartu JK Tammeka |
| Operator | Tartu JK Tammeka |
| Capacity | 504[1] |
| Field size | 105 × 68 m |
| Surface | Artificial turf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 2016 |
| Opened | 10 July 2016 |
| Construction cost | €452,818 |
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| Tartu JK Tammeka Tartu JK Tammeka U21 | |
| Website | |
| jalgpallikeskus | |
In addition to the artificial turf ground with under-soil heating, Sepa Jalgpallikeskus also has a 90 × 70 m natural grass training ground.[2] The football centre is located in the Ropka industrial district.
History
editFormer Sepa Stadium
editThe history of the ground dates back to 1972–1975, when a stadium was built on the corner of Sepa and Vasara streets by the adjacent "Tartu katseremonditehas" factory, who used it as a training ground for their Estonian SSR Football Championship football team.[3][4]
Sepa's revival through Crowdfunding
editIn 2012, Tartu Tammeka set their sights on building an artificial turf football ground with under-soil heating and in the following year, a decision was made to construct it on the site of the depreciated Sepa Stadium.[2]
In order to gather funds for the project, Tammeka started a crowdfunding campaign, which was to become the biggest crowdfunding project in Estonia's sports history. The campaign kicked off on 2 November 2015 and ended on 12 January 2016, during which over 3,000 people raised €150,000 for the construction of the football centre.[5]
In total, the budget of the project mounted to €452,818, of which €200,000 came though a bank loan taken by Tammeka, €150,000 through the crowdfunding campaign and €100,000 from the Estonian Football Association.[6]
The construction of the Sepa Jalgpallikeskus started in April 2016 and the stadium was opened on 10 July 2016. The opening festival saw a stadium concert by Daniel Levi and a viewing party of the 2016 European Championship final.[7] In 2017, a 504-seat grandstand with a roof was constructed for the artificial turf ground.[8]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sepa Jalgpallikeskus - Eesti Spordiregister".
- ^ a b c "Sepa Jalgpallikeskus". Sepa Jalgpallikeskus. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Tammeka kavandab vutipoistele harjutuskeskust". Uudised (in Estonian). 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "SEPA STAADION, 41 AASTAT HILJEM: omaaegne Tartu parim paremkaitsja soetas nimelise istekoha, et toetada tänast vutti – Meeste-, naiste- ja noortejalgpall | Tartu JK Tammeka". 2018-03-11. Archived from the original on 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Sepa jalgpallikeskuse valmimist saab jälgida reaalajas". Tartu Postimees (in Estonian). 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Eelarve (Budget) - Sepa Jalgpallikeskus". Sepa Jalgpallikeskus (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Ajalooline Sepa jalgpallikeskus avatakse pühapäeval suurejoonelise festivaliga". Tartu Postimees (in Estonian). 2016-07-08. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Sepa jalgpallikeskus on kogukonna toel saamas tribüünile ka katuse". www.ohtuleht.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-03-16.