JK Vaprus Vändra

Estonian football club

Football club

Vändra Vaprus

Full name| Jalgpalliklubi Vändra Vaprus
Founded| 2009
Ground| Vändra Stadium, Vändra
Capacity| 307
Chairman| Silver Kurg
Manager| Ranet Lepik
League| Esiliiga B
2020| Esiliiga, 9th (relegated)
Website| http://www.jkvandra.ee

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JK Vändra Vaprus is an Estonian football club based in Vändra.

## History

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Vändra Vaprus were founded on 30 September 2009 by Pärnu Vaprus in cooperation with the Vändra borough. The team represents the borough of Vändra in the Estonian football league system and the Estonian Cup games. Vändra Vaprus are associated with the Pärnu Vaprus football academy and were the reserve team for Pärnu Linnameeskond.[1] On 22 February 2013, the Estonian Football Association announced that Pärnu Linnameeskond will be relegated from Esiliiga to Esiliiga B and Vändra Vaprus, who finished 2012 II liiga West/South division third, will be taking their place in the 2013 Esiliiga season.[2]

Their stint in the second highest division in Estonia came to an end in 2016, when they finished second to last. Although they were ninth for the third successive time, then on the previous occasions they got readmitted to the league. After the season, the players decided that they will be competing in Esiliiga B in 2017.[3] The season in the third division did not start well (six losses from first nine games), but from May to August they were undefeated for eleven matches in a row. In the end of the season, they were constantly battling for a place in the top two, which they ultimately lost. Although their third-placed finish allowed them to get promoted to Esiliiga, Vaprus opted against it.[4]

After an unsuccessful year, Vaprus again finished at the top of the Esiliiga B table. This time they decided to get promoted and competed in the 2020 Esiliiga season. They spent almost the entire year in the bottom three and finally, on 8 November, their relegation to Esiliiga B was confirmed.

## Players

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### Current squad

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Updated 6 March 2016.[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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1  | GK |  EST | Toivo Teetsmann
2  | DF |  EST | Chris Anderson
3  | DF |  EST | Karl-Sander Eensoo
4  | DF |  EST | Maigo Vaakmann
5  | DF |  EST | Oliver Ojala
6  | DF |  EST | Indrek Oja
7  | MF |  EST | Karel Otto (captain)
10  | FW |  EST | Harris Jürissaar
11  | MF |  EST | Mihkel Jürgenstein
12  | MF |  EST | Mihhail Kravtšenko
15  | MF |  EST | Artur Ojala
16  | DF |  EST | Toomas Eier
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17  | MF |  EST | Toomas Mangusson
19  | MF |  EST | Alfred Vesselov
21  | MF |  EST | Anton Issakov
23  | DF |  EST | Andro Aavik
25  | MF |  EST | Jargo Pert
27  | MF |  EST | Ranet Lepik
35  | GK |  EST | Veiko Põldemaa
39  | DF |  EST | Jan-Erik Jegorov
42  | MF |  EST | Margus Poldsaar
45  | GK |  EST | Hans Naano
72  | MF |  EST | Martin Pärn
90  | MF |  EST | Kaarel Saaremets

## Vändra Vaprus in Estonian football

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Season  | Division  | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Top Goalscorer  | Avg. Att.  | Cup

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2011 | III liiga W | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 110 | 22 | +88 | 60 |  Toomas Mangusson (21) | ? | —
2012 | II liiga S/W | 3 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 51 |  Ranet Lepik (19) | ? | —
2013 | Esiliiga | 7 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 46 |  Toomas Mangusson (11) | 172 | —
2014 | 9 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 60 | 72 | −12 | 38 |  Toomas Mangusson (11) | 149 | First round
2015 | 9 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 43 | 80 | −37 | 38 |  Ranet Lepik (12) | 115 | Second round
2016 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 96 | −48 | 32 |  Kaarel Saaremets (7) | 100 | —
2017 | Esiliiga B | 3[4] | 36 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 75 | 67 | +8 | 62 |  Kaarel Saaremets (12) | 80 | —
2018 | 7 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 61 | 96 | –35 | 38 |  Kaarel Saaremets (13) | 69 | —
2019 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 97 | 71 | +26 | 68 |  Martin Pärn (37) | 95 | —
2020 | Esiliiga | 9 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 47 | 72 | –25 | 32 |  Martin Pärn (12) | 109 | —

## References

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1. ^ "MTÜ Jalgpalliklubi Vändra Vaprusel on oma koduleht" (in Estonian). vandra.ee. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
2. ^ "Pärnu Linnameeskond jätkab tippjalgpallis" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
3. ^ "Ranet Lepik: Esiliiga B-sse langemise tõttu ei muutu midagi" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
4. ^ a b "Vändra loobus ikkagi esiliigast, Keila alustab aste kõrgemal" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
5. ^ "Vändra JK Vaprus (2014)". Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 28 February 2014.

## External links

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* Team info at Estonian Football Association

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