Nõmme Kalju FC
Also known as Nomme Kalju
association football club in Estonia
Key facts
- 2025
- Meistriliiga, 3rd of 10
- Full name
- Nõmme Kalju FC
- Nickname
- Roosad Pantrid (Pink Panthers)
- Founded
- 1923 ; 103 years ago ( 1923 ) , Re-established in 1997 ; 29 years ago ( 1997 )
- Ground
- Hiiu Stadium
- President
- Kuno Tehva
- Manager
- Nikita Andreev
- League
- Meistriliiga
- Website
- www .jkkalju .ee
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports team
- Sport
- Soccer
- League
- Estonian Meistriliiga
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Nõmme Kalju FC ( Estonian pronunciation: [ˈnɤmːe ˈkɑlju]), commonly known as Nõmme Kalju, or simply as Kalju (Estonian: "rock" or "cliff"), is a professional football club based in Nõmme, Tallinn, that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. The club's home ground is Hiiu Stadium.
Founded in 1923, Nõmme Kalju first played in the Estonian top division from 1925 until 1927, but were dissolved in 1944 due to the Soviet occupation of Estonia. Re-established in 1997, the club has played in the Meistriliiga since the 2008 season and have not been relegated since. Kalju have won two Meistriliiga titles (2012 and 2018), two Estonian Cups (2014–15 and 2024–25), and two Estonian Supercups (2019 and 2026).