2023 in Estonian football
This page summarizes everything related to Estonian football in the year 2023. It contains information about different league systems, national teams, futsal, beach football and most important transfers.
Season | 2023 | |
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National teams
Senior
8 January Friendly | Iceland | 1–1 | Estonia | Albufeira, Portugal |
19:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio da Nora Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal) |
12 January Friendly | Finland | 0–1 | Estonia | Albufeira, Portugal |
19:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio da Nora Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal) |
23 March Friendly | Hungary | 1–0 | Estonia | Budapest, Hungary |
19:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Puskas Arena Attendance: 37,804 Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria) |
27 March 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Austria | 2–1 | Estonia | Linz, Austria |
21:45 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 16,500[1] Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania) |
17 June 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Azerbaijan | 1–1 | Estonia | Baku, Azerbaijan |
19:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 3,900[2] Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic) |
20 June 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | 0–3 | Belgium | Tallinn, Estonia |
21:45 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 11,772[3] Referee: John Beaton (Scotland) |
9 September 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | 0–5 | Sweden | Tallinn, Estonia |
21:45 (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 11,411[4] Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania) |
12 September 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Belgium | 5–0 | Estonia | Brussels, Belgium |
21:45 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 24,127[5] Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland) |
13 October 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | 0–2 | Azerbaijan | Tallinn, Estonia |
21:45 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 5,652[6] Referee: Robert Schröder (Germany) |
17 October Friendly | Estonia | 1–1 | Thailand | Tallinn, Estonia |
19:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 1,502 Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta) |
16 November 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | v | Austria | Tallinn, Estonia |
20:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena |
19 November 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Sweden | v | Estonia | Solna, Sweden |
19:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Friends Arena |
U21
24 March Friendly | Bahrain | 3–3 | Estonia | Budaiya, Bahrain |
20:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Hamad Town Stadium Referee: Ismaeel Habib (Bahrain) |
26 March Friendly | Bahrain | 1–1 | Estonia | Budaiya, Bahrain |
21:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hamad Town Stadium Referee: Mohamed Jamal (Bahrain) |
20 June 2025 EC qualifying — first round | Kosovo | v | Estonia | Pristina, Kosovo |
Report | Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium |
7 September 2025 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | v | Bulgaria | Estonia |
Report |
12 September 2025 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | v | Poland | Estonia |
Report |
12 October 2025 EC qualifying — first round | Israel | v | Estonia | Israel |
Report |
17 October 2025 EC qualifying — first round | Poland | v | Estonia | Poland |
Report |
17 November 2025 EC qualifying — first round | Germany | v | Estonia | Germany |
Report |
21 October 2025 EC qualifying — first round | Bulgaria | v | Estonia | Bulgaria |
Report |
U19
21 February Friendly | Hungary | 0–0 | Estonia | Valencia, Spain |
16:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Camps de Futbol Oliva Nova Referee: Francisco José Ortega Herrera (Spain) |
23 February Friendly | Estonia | 1–2 | Hungary | Valencia, Spain |
16:00 (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Camps de Futbol Oliva Nova Referee: Jose Miguel Carballa Minana (Spain) |
22 March 2023 EC qualifying — elite round | Estonia | 0–3 | Greece | Waterford, Ireland |
21:30 | Report | Stadium: Waterford Regional Sports Centre Referee: Ivar Orri Kristjansson (Iceland) |
25 March 2023 EC qualifying — elite round | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | Estonia | Crossabeg, Ireland |
21:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park Referee: Luca Cibelli (Switzerland) |
28 March 2023 EC qualifying — elite round | Slovakia | 3–1 | Estonia | Waterford, Ireland |
21:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Waterford Regional Sports Centre Referee: Luca Cibelli (Switzerland) |
15 November 2024 EC qualifying — qualifying round | France | v | Estonia | France |
18 November 2024 EC qualifying — qualifying round | Denmark | v | Estonia | France |
21 November 2024 EC qualifying — qualifying round | Estonia | v | Iceland | France |
U17
15 November 2024 EC qualifying — qualifying round | France | v | Estonia | Romania |
18 November 2024 EC qualifying — qualifying round | Norway | v | Estonia | Romania |
21 November 2024 EC qualifying — qualifying round | Estonia | v | Romania | Romania |
Senior
15 February Friendly | Estonia | 1–2 | Kosovo | Alanya, Turkey |
17:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex Referee: Parida Lutpaliyeva (Turkey) |
18 February Unofficial friendly | Estonia | 8–1 | Kyrgyzstan | Turkey |
13:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Türkler Fields Referee: Altan Öscar (Turkey) |
18 February Friendly | Jordan | Cancelled | Estonia | Alanya, Turkey |
17:30 (UTC+3) | Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex |
21 February Friendly | Estonia | 1–1 | North Macedonia | Alanya, Turkey |
14:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex Referee: Farida Lutfaliyeva (Azerbaijan) |
U17
8 February Friendly | Spain | 12–0 | Estonia | Madrid, Spain |
12:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: La Ciudad del Fútbol Referee: Patricia Gomez (Spain) |
8 March 2024 EC qualifying — second round | Estonia | 0–2 | Poland | Buftea, Romania |
11:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Football Centre FRF Referee: Audrey Gerbel (France) |
11 March 2024 EC qualifying — second round | Czech Republic | 5–0 | Estonia | Buftea, Romania |
11:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Football Centre FRF Referee: Oxana Cruc (Moldova) |
Senior
11 January Futsal Week | Estonia | 1–7 | Romania | Poreč, Croatia |
18:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Finida Hall Referee: Vedran Marcinko (Croatia) |
12 January Futsal Week | Hungary | 7–0 | Estonia | Poreč, Croatia |
15:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Finida Hall Referee: Aleš Peric Mocnik (Croatia) |
13 January Futsal Week | Estonia | 1–2 | Greenland | Poreč, Croatia |
15:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Finida Hall Referee: Aleš Peric Mocnik (Croatia) |
14 January Futsal Week | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5–0 | Estonia | Poreč, Croatia |
18:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Finida Hall Referee: Jernej Petek (Croatia) |
U19
4 January Futsal Week | Belgium | 7–0 | Estonia | Poreč, Croatia |
19:15 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Finida Hall Referee: Dino Kramar (Croatia) |
6 January Futsal Week | San Marino | 0–6 | Estonia | Poreč, Croatia |
16:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Finida Hall Referee: Sergeis Šacmans (Croatia) |
7 January Futsal Week | Estonia | 2–5 | Turkey | Poreč, Croatia |
16:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Finida Hall Referee: Yasin Alageyik (Croatia) |
18 January 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | 1–1 | Lithuania | Druskininkai, Lithuania |
19:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: LSC Hall Referee: Drazen Vukcevic (Montenegro), Martin Køster (Denmark) |
19 January 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | 4–5 | England | Druskininkai, Lithuania |
19:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: LSC Hall Referee: Bogdan Hanceariuc (Romania), Drazen Vukcevic (Montenegro) |
21 January 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Malta | 4–3 | Estonia | Druskininkai, Lithuania |
19:30 (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: LSC Hall Referee: Bogdan Hanceariuc (Romania), Drazen Vukcevic (Montenegro) |
League system
Premium liiga
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Relegation play-off:
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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(Esiliiga 2nd) | (Meistriliiga 9th) |
Esiliiga
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October. Source: EJL Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Less matches awarded against; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fairplay ranking.[7] Notes:
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Relegation play-off:
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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(Esiliiga B 3rd) | (Esiliiga 8th) |
Esiliiga B
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Tallinn Tartu Trans U21
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Relegation play-off:
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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(II N/E 2nd) | (II S/W 2nd) |
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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(II league p-o winner) | (Esiliiga B 8th) |
II liiga
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October. Source: EJL |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 October. Source: EJL
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Naiste Meistriliiga
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Relegation tournament:
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EJL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Less matches awarded against; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fairplay ranking.[8] Naiste Esiliiga
FutsalMenCoolbet saaliliigaMain phase:
Play-offs:
Relegation play-off:
Saalijalgpalli Esiliiga
BeachMenCup competitionsAssociation footballMenWomenFutsalMenBeachMenEuropean competitionsAssociation footballMenTallinna Flora
Tallinna Levadia
Paide Linnameeskond
Narva Trans
WomenFutsalMenBeachMenCounty competitionNotable transfersPlayers are listed in an alphabetical order. Players with an "*" behind their name have changed teams inside and outside of Meistriliiga. Player's last team is listed as "free agent" if he has not represented a team in the previous six months. Player's next team is listed as "free agent" if he has not found a new club within the following six months. Inside MeistriliigaListed are players, who have joined or left a club participating in the 2023 Meistriliiga. The player must have represented the Estonian national team at least once. The list may also contain more known players, who have either changed their club inside the lower leagues or retired from football.
Outside MeistriliigaListed are all Estonian footballers, who have joined or left a foreign team.
Foreign playersListed are all foreign players that have joined or left a team participating in the 2023 Meistriliiga.
Managerial changesListed are all clubs, who play in the top divisions (Meistriliiga, Esiliiga, Esiliiga B), and national teams who changed managers after the end of the 2022 season.
Notes
References
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