Narva Kalev-Fama Stadium is a football stadium in

Narva Narva is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in the Ida-Viru County, at the Extreme points of Estonia, eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva (river), Narva river which forms the Estonia–Russia border, E ...

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. With a capacity of 1,000, it is home to

JK Narva Trans Jalgpalliklubi Narva Trans, commonly known as Narva Trans or simply Trans, is an Estonian professional Association football, football club based in Narva that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football league system, Eston ...

, who uses the stadium as a training base, as well as a home ground during winter and early spring months. The name of the stadium originates from Narva's former 17th century

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named ''Fama Bastion''.

History

The construction of the stadium started in 1926 and was conducted by the Narva

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. Subsequently, the stadium was named as ''Garnisoni staadion'' and opened with a grand ceremony by Jaan Hünerson and

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in August 1931. Before that, the field was known as ''Rahva väli'' and ''Sõjawäli''. After

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, the stadium was known as Narva Kalevi staadion and was the main sports ground of the city until the construction of Kreenholm Stadium saw the stadium turn into a semi-abandoned sports facility. After major renovations, the stadium was re-opened on 12 October 2013 as Kalev-Fama Stadium. In 2017, a roof was installed for the grandstand. On 31 August 2018, the stadium was visited by then President of Estonia

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, who watched Narva Trans draw 1–1 with Pärnu Vaprus. Kalev-Fama Stadium was the venue for the 2020

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final and saw

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defeat Narva Trans 2–0. In 2025, Narva Trans announced they will play their entire league campaign at the Kalev-Fama Stadium due to Kreenholm Stadium's poor condition. In May 2025, the stadium was fitted with a new FIFA Quality Pro artificial turf surface.

References

{{Narva landmarks Football venues in Estonia Sport in Narva JK Narva Trans Buildings and structures in Narva Sports venues completed in 1931 1931 establishments in Estonia