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=== Jürgen Henn era (2018–2023) === [[File:Jürgen Henn.jpg|left|thumb|230x230px|[[Jürgen Henn]] is the most successful head coach in FC Flora's history]] [[Jürgen Henn]] was appointed in Pijpers' place in January 2018. Under Henn, Flora won the [[2019 Meistriliiga]] and advanced through the first qualifying round of Europa League, beating [[FK Radnički Niš|Radnički Niš]] 4–2 on aggregate. Flora faced [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] in the second round which brought a record 8,537 people onto the stands in Tallinn, as Flora narrowly lost 1–2 with [[Mihkel Ainsalu]] scoring for the hosts.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-07-25 |title=Frankfurdi Eintracht alistas kodus mänginud Flora |url=https://sport.err.ee/964392/frankfurdi-eintracht-alistas-kodus-manginud-flora |access-date= |website=ERR |language=et}}</ref> The second leg saw Flora face the German side at the sold out [[Waldstadion (Frankfurt)|Waldstadion]], where they were again defeated 1–2 in front of a crowd of 48,000.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-08-01 |title=VIDEO {{!}} Sinjavski kaunis kauglöök vaigistas 48 000 Frankfurdi toetajat |url=https://sport.err.ee/967020/video-sinjavski-kaunis-kauglook-vaigistas-48-000-frankfurdi-toetajat |access-date= |website=ERR |language=et}}</ref> Despite the result, Flora players were celebrated by the Eintracht fans after the final whistle for their impressive performance, with Eintracht manager [[Adi Hütter]] labelling the scene as extraordinary and touching.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-02 |title=Europa League: Fans von Eintracht Frankfurt feiern Tallinns Spieler |url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/article197830727/Europa-League-Fans-von-Eintracht-Frankfurt-feiern-Tallinns-Spieler.html |access-date= |website=Die Welt |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-02 |title=SGE-EL-Quali: Emotionale Minuten nach dem Abpfiff |url=https://www.fr.de/eintracht-frankfurt/eintracht-frankfurt-el-quali-emotionale-minuten-nach-abpfiff-zr-12881951.html |access-date= |website=Frankfurter Rundschau |language=de}}</ref> Led by Jürgen Henn, Flora won the treble in 2020 by lifting the 2020 Estonian Supercup, the [[2019–20 Estonian Cup]] and the [[2020 Meistriliiga]] title. The club also advanced to the UEFA Europa League qualifying play-offs, where they lost 1–3 to [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] on 1 October 2020.[[File:Flora vs Eintracht Frankfurt 2019.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Flora facing [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round in 2019]]Flora became the first Estonian side to advance to a [[UEFA#Club|UEFA club competitions]] group stage when they beat [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] 5–2 on aggregate to qualify for the [[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League]] on 26 August 2021,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ajalugu tehtud! Flora mängib alagrupis! |url=https://soccernet.ee/artikkel/ajalugu-tehtud-flora-mangib-alagrupis |website=Soccernet.ee |access-date=27 August 2021 |date=26 August 2021 |archive-date=27 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827113054/https://soccernet.ee/artikkel/ajalugu-tehtud-flora-mangib-alagrupis |url-status=live }}</ref> where they were drawn into group B against [[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]] of Belgium, [[FK Partizan|Partizan]] of Serbia and [[Anorthosis Famagusta F.C.|Anorthosis Famagusta]] of Cyprus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mourinhot ja Kane'i ei tulnud: Flora sai ajaloolised eurovastased Serbiast, Belgiast ja Küproselt (vaata ka Euroopa liiga gruppe!) |url=https://soccernet.ee/artikkel/mourinhot-ja-kanei-ei-tulnud-flora-sai-ajaloolised-eurovastased-serbiast-belgiast-ja-kuproselt |website=Soccernet.ee |access-date=27 August 2021 |date=27 August 2021 |archive-date=27 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827161458/https://soccernet.ee/artikkel/mourinhot-ja-kanei-ei-tulnud-flora-sai-ajaloolised-eurovastased-serbiast-belgiast-ja-kuproselt |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2–2 draw away against Anorthosis was the first ever point picked up by an Estonian side in UEFA group stage history, with [[Rauno Sappinen]] scoring both goals as Flora came from 2–0 down to earn a point in Cyprus. On match day 5, Flora made more history by beating Partizan 1–0 in Tallinn, thanks to a goal from [[Martin Miller (footballer)|Martin Miller]]. This result meant that they became the first ever Estonian side to win a game in a UEFA group stage. After finishing the [[2021 Meistriliiga|2021 Meistriliiga season]] as runners-up, FC Flora won their 14th Estonian championship title in the [[2022 Meistriliiga|2022 season]], earning 97 points and thus repeating Levadia's 2009 record of most points in a season. Flora lifted their 15th league title in [[2023 Meistriliiga|2023]]. On 30 November 2023, Jürgen Henn announced he will be stepping down after six years in charge, marking the end of the longest and most successful managerial tenure in Flora's history.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-11-30 |title=Flora head coach Jürgen Henn to step down after six years in charge |url=https://news.err.ee/1609181320/flora-head-coach-jurgen-henn-to-step-down-after-six-years-in-charge |access-date= |website=ERR |language=en}}</ref>
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