Jõhvi FC Phoenix is an Estonian football club based in Jõhvi that competes in Esiliiga B, the third-highest division in the Estonian football. Founded in 2011 as Jõhvi FC Lokomotiv, the club was named Jõhvi FC Phoenix in 2018. The club has competed in the Estonian top flight Premium Liiga once, in 2014.
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| Full name | Jõhvi Football Club Phoenix | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 15 August 2011[1] | ||
| Ground | Heino Lipp Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 794 | ||
| Manager | Vladimir Aga | ||
| League | Esiliiga B | ||
| 2023 | II liiga E/N, 2nd of 14 (promoted) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
History
The club was founded as Jõhvi FC Lokomotiv in 2011 on the basis of former football club Jõhvi JK Orbiit.[2] They finished the 2013 season as Esiliiga runners-up and were promoted to the Estonian top division for the 2014 season. They were relegated after a single season, being defeated in the relegation play-offs by Viljandi Tulevik. Due to financial problems, the club was initially relegated to the fourth level for 2015 and after two seasons on lower levels, their players joined Kohtla-Järve JK Järve in 2017.
In 2018, the club was renamed as Jõhvi FC Phoenix and at first continued operating only on youth level.[3] Jõhvi rejoined the senior league system in 2020 and started competing in III liiga.
Crest and colours
After being founded as Jõhvi Lokomotiv in 2011, the club adopted the colours red and white. In February 2018, the club was rebranded as Jõhvi Phoenix and adopted the mythical creature phoenix as their symbol. Since then, the club has affiliated themselves with the colour orange.
2011–2017
2018–present
       Jõhvi home colours 2012—2013 |     Jõhvi home colours 2014—2017 |    Jõhvi home colours 2018—present |
Stadium
The club's traditional home ground is the 500-seat Jõhvi linnastaadion, which served as their first team's home ground from 2011 until 2023. After gaining promotion to Esiliiga B in 2024, it was announced that the club will host their home matches at the 794-capacity Heino Lipp Stadium.[4]
Players
Current squad
- As of 24 August 2016.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | GK |  EST | Aleksei Olijevski |
| 15 | MF | EST | Mark Orikov |
| 16 | MF | EST | Sergei Paltsev |
| 17 | MF | EST | Igor Poljakov |
| 18 | MF | EST | Aleksei Prištšekov |
| 19 | FW | EST | Maksim Ristimägi |
| 20 | DF | EST | Dmitri Smirnov |
| 21 |  RUS | Roman Smolyar | |
| 22 | EST | Pavel Zakutailo | |
| 23 | MF | EST | Mihhail Tsarjov |
| 24 | MF | EST | Deniss Vender |
| 25 | MF | EST | Nikita Volkov |
Seasons and statistics
| Season | Division | Pos | Games | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points | Top goalscorers | Estonian Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jõhvi JK Orbiit | ||||||||||||
| 1999 | IV Liiga East | 1 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 42 | Ruslan Berov (14) | |
| 2000 | III Liiga East | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 30 | Jevgeni Gužovski (9) | |
| 2001 | III Liiga East | 8 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 44 | −8 | 17 | 4 players (5) | |
| 2002 | III Liiga East | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 59 | 24 | +25 | 36 | Sergei Kuzmitšov (23) | |
| 2003 | III Liiga East | 5 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 26 | Aleksandr Kulatšenko (13) | |
| 2004 | III Liiga East | 4 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 30 | +32 | 31 | Vadim Lavrenko (10) | |
| 2005 | III Liiga East | 1 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 69 | 22 | +47 | 51 | Aleksandr Marašov (14) | |
| 2006 | II Liiga East/North | 6 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 38 | Andrei Kulatšenko (11) | |
| 2007 | II Liiga East/North | 5 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 42 | Igor Rogov (11) | |
| 2008 | II Liiga East/North | 4 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 28 | +40 | 48 | Aleksandr Marašov (16) | - |
| 2009 | II Liiga East/North | 1 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 84 | 36 | +48 | 59 | Aleksandr Avdeev (23) | Fourth round |
| 2010 | Esiliiga | 10 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 35 | 82 | −47 | 22 | Aleksandr Marašov (8) | Third round |
| 2011 | II Liiga East/North | 5 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 37 | +9 | 41 | Jevgeni Gužovski (12) | First round |
| as Jõhvi FC Lokomotiv | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | II liiga E/N | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 79 | 16 | +63 | 66 | Vassili Kulik (18) | Third round |
| 2013 | Esiliiga | 2 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 69 | Andrei Jõgi (13) | First round |
| 2014 | Meistriliiga | 9 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 35 | 115 | −80 | 18 | Aleksandr Nikulin (6) | Quarter-finals |
| 2015 | II liiga E/N | 4 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 51 | Maksim Ristimägi, Georgi Arkania (12) | Quarter-finals |
| 2016 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 52 | Artur Makarov (25) | – | |
| as Jõhvi FC Phoenix | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | III liiga E | 7 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 46 | –7 | 22 | Deniss Komšin (9) | – |
| 2021 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 20 | +45 | 52 | Artur Salmus, Nichita Gorea (12) | – | |
| 2022 | II liiga E/N | 9 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 36 | 58 | –22 | 28 | Nichita Gorea (16) | Second round |
| 2023 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 97 | 22 | +75 | 58 | Jelissei Zahharov (34) | Quarter-finals | |
References
External links
- Former home page (Jõhvi Lokomotiv)
- Jõhvi FC Lokomotiv at Estonian Football Association
- Jõhvi FC Phoenix at Estonian Football Association