FCI Tallinn

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| fullname = FC Infonet Tallinn{{cite web|title=Club|url=http://fcinfonet.com/en/club/|publisher=FCI Tallinn|access-date=14 February 2017|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917231709/https://fcinfonet.com/en/club/|url-status=live}}

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| ground = Infonet Lasnamäe Stadium

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| manager = Vjatšeslav Smirnov

| league = II liiga

| season = 2022

| position = II liiga, 1st

| shirtsupplier = Joma

| shirtsponsors = Infonet

| website = http://www.fcinfonet.ee

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FCI Tallinn (FC Infonet Tallinn) is an Estonian football club, based in Lasnamäe, Tallinn.

Formed in 2002, the club played in the Estonian top flight Meistriliiga from 2013 to 2017, and won the league in the 2016 season. In 2017, the club merged with Levadia, with the main team and first reserve disbanded, the second reserves, playing in the II Liiga, the fourth level, inherited the club's name.

History

The club was founded in 2002. Before the 2011 season, the club merged with Esiliiga club FC Atletik. They finished the 2011 season in second place, but were beaten in the promotion play-offs by Kuressaare 1–5 on aggregate. Infonet won the 2012 Esiliiga season and were promoted to the top tier Meistriliiga. Infonet finished its first season in the Estonian top division with 6th place.

On 13 July 2015, Infonet beat amateur side Virtsu 36–0 in a 2015–16 Estonian Cup match, equalling Arbroath's 130-year-old record for the largest margin of victory.{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/estonian-team-thrash-rivals-36-0-5894378|title=Estonian team thrash rivals 36-0 equalling Arbroath FC's 130 year old record for biggest win|date=16 June 2015|publisher=Daily Mirror|access-date=16 June 2015|archive-date=17 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617020853/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/estonian-team-thrash-rivals-36-0-5894378|url-status=live}}

Infonet made their European debut in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, but were defeated by Scottish Heart of Midlothian 3–6 on aggregate in the first qualifying round.

Infonet won their first Meistriliiga title in the 2016 season, amassing 80 points.{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.ee/artikkel/eesti-meister-on-infonet|title=Eesti meister on Infonet|date=4 November 2016|publisher=Soccernet.ee|access-date=4 November 2016|archive-date=18 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118042415/https://soccernet.ee/artikkel/eesti-meister-on-infonet|url-status=live}}

After the 2017 season, it was announced that the club would merge with Levadia and be automatically relegated to the II liiga.{{cite news|url=http://sport.delfi.ee/news/jalgpall/eesti/ametlik-fc-levadia-ja-fci-tallinn-alustasid-uhinemisprotsessi?id=80062486|title=FC Levadia ja FCI Tallinn alustasid ühinemisprotsessi|date=4 November 2017|publisher=Delfi Sport|access-date=25 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041851/http://sport.delfi.ee/news/jalgpall/eesti/ametlik-fc-levadia-ja-fci-tallinn-alustasid-uhinemisprotsessi?id=80062486|url-status=live}}

Stadium

The club's home ground was the Infonet Lasnamäe Stadium, also known as the Lasnamäe KJH Stadium. The stadium was built in 2003 and resurfaced in 2016. It has a capacity of 500. The team played their UEFA matches at A. Le Coq Arena.{{cite web |title=UEFA switch Infonet' Europa League first leg clash to Tynecastle |url=http://fcinfonet.com/en/2016/06/20/uefa-switch-infonet-europa-league-first-leg-clash-to-tynecastle |publisher=FC Infonet |date=21 June 2016 |access-date=21 June 2016 |archive-date=10 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810213645/http://fcinfonet.com/en/2016/06/20/uefa-switch-infonet-europa-league-first-leg-clash-to-tynecastle/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=Match summary|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2021499--fci-vs-hibernians/|publisher=UEFA|access-date=7 July 2017|archive-date=13 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713123740/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000877/match=2021499/index.html|url-status=live}}

Players

=Reserves and academy=

Personnel

=Managerial history=

class="wikitable" !Dates !Name
2011	{{flagicon\|EST}} Andrei Borissov
2011–2017	{{flagicon\|EST}} Aleksandr Puštov
2017	{{flagicon\|SRB}} Aleksandar Rogić

Honours

Meistriliiga
Champions: 2016
Esiliiga
Winners: 2012
Estonian Cup
Winners: 2016–17
Estonian Supercup
Winners: 2017

Statistics

=League and Cup=

class="wikitable" !Season !Division ! width="30px"\|{{abbr\|Pos\|Position}} ! width="30px"\|{{abbr\|Pld\|Played}} ! width="30px"\|{{abbr\|W\|Won}} ! width="30px"\|{{abbr\|D\|Drawn}} ! width="30px"\|{{abbr\|L\|Lost}} ! width="30px"\|{{abbr\|GF\|Goals for}} ! width="30px"\|{{abbr\|GA\|Goals against}} ! width="30px"\|{{abbr\|GD\|Goal difference}} ! width="30px"\|{{abbr\|Pts\|Points}} !Top goalscorer !Cup !Supercup
align="center" \|2011	rowspan=2\| Esiliiga	2	36	19	11	6	101	47	+54	68	align=left\|{{flagicon\|EST}} Maksim Rõtškov (40)	Third round	rowspan=6\|
align="center" \|2012	style="background:#DDFFDD;"\| 1	36	26	5	5	94	33	+61	83	align=left\|{{flagicon\|CIV}} Manucho (31)	Third round
align="center" \|2013	rowspan=5\| Meistriliiga	6	36	10	8	18	36	56	–20	38	align=left\|{{flagicon\|CIV}} Manucho (6)	Fourth round
align="center" \|2014	5	36	19	9	8	80	44	+36	66	align=left\|{{flagicon\|CIV}} Manucho (30)	Semifinalist
align="center" \|2015	4	36	17	11	8	50	32	+18	62	align=left\|{{flagicon\|LAT}} Vladislavs Kozlovs (12)	{{nobreak\|Fourth round}}
align="center" \|2016	bgcolor=gold\|1	36	24	8	4	74	33	+41	80	align=left\|{{nobreak\|{{flagicon\|EST}} Vladimir Voskoboinikov (12)}}	Third round
align="center" \|2017	4	36	20	5	11	103	47	+56	65	align=left\|{{flagicon\|EST}} Albert Prosa (27)	bgcolor=gold\|Winner	bgcolor=gold\|Winner
align="center" \|2018	II Liiga	2	26	18	3	5	71	29	+42	57	align=left\|{{flagicon\|EST}} Aleksei Šved (16)	Quarterfinalist	bgcolor=\|