Tallinna JK Legion

Tallinna Jalgpalli Klubi, or TJK in short, was founded on 5 May 1921 and were one of the founding members of the Estonian Football Championship in 1921. TJK became the first football club in Estonia to have a foreign coach, appointing Hungarian Franz Woggenhuber as coach in 1922.

The club became Estonian champions twice, winning the championship in 1926 and 1928, also later winning the Estonian Cup in 1939. TJK was the home club for a number of Estonian internationals, with Eduard Ellmann-Eelma being the most well-known.

Tallinna Jalgpalli Klubi was disbanded in 1941 due to World War II and re-established in 2001, after which the club was renowned for its successful youth system and was the starting point for famous Estonian internationals Konstantin Vassiljev, Tarmo Kink and Dmitri Kruglov.

In 2008, Tallinna JK and SK Legion merged and the club was named Tallinna JK Legion. Legion continued to focus on youth football. In 2017, TJK Legion set their sights on improving their senior football team's situation, which at the time played in II Liiga, the fourth tier of Estonian football. In consecutive years, TJK Legion won II Liiga, Esiliiga B and Esiliiga and were promoted to Meistriliiga for the 2020 season.

In their first season in Meistriliiga, the club finished 7th. In the following 2021 season, Legion finished in 5th place and accumulated 40 points in 32 matches. However, due to serious problems in the licensing process, the Estonian FA announced that Legion will start the 2022 season with −4 points and imposed a restriction on signing and registering new players.[1] Despite the 4 point deduction and unexperienced young squad, Legion finished the season in 9th place and avoided direct relegation. However, on 23 December 2022 it was announced that TJK Legion will not continue in the Premium Liiga due to financial difficulties and will play the following season in the second division Esiliiga.[2]

As of 28 July 2022.[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  LVA Ivans Baturins 4 DF  EST Vladislav Jegorov 8 MF  EST Daniel Fedotov 9 MF  EST Nikita Ivanov 11 MF  EST Aleksander Svedovski 12 DF  EST Nikita Salamatov 13 MF  EST Pavel Dõmov 15 DF  EST Danil Pankov 17 MF  EST Nikita Grankin 20 FW  EST Stefan Tsendei 21 MF  EST Daniel Fedotov 22 DF  EST Aleksandr Nikolajev 25 MF  EST Leonid Arhipov

No. Pos. Nation Player 30 DF  EST Aleksandr Volodin 31 FW  EST Ivan Timofejev 33 MF  EST Nikolay Mashichev 39 FW  EST Vladimir Ištšenko 41 GK  EST Pavel Londak 45 FW  EST Nikita Kondratski 47 DF  EST Mathias Palts 77 MF  EST Deniss Drabinko 88 FW  EST Filipp Drabinko 91 FW  EST Daniil Tarassenkov 96 MF  EST Markus Vaherna — DF  EST Erko Jonne Tõugjas (on loan from FC Flora)

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2021–22 and transfers summer 2022.

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