2023 in Estonian football

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Football in Estonia
Season2023
Men's football
Meistriliiga Tallinna FC Flora
Esiliiga FC Nõmme United
Esiliiga B Tartu JK Welco
Beach football BSC Thunder Arvutitark
Indoor football Tallinna FC Cosmos
Tipneri karikas JK Narva Trans
Supercup Paide Linnameeskond
Women's football
Meistriliiga Tallinna FC Flora
Esiliiga Tallinna FC Ararat
Indoor football
Estonian Cup Saku Sporting
Supercup Tallinna FC Flora
  2022 Flag of Estonia.svg 2024  

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.

Contents

National teams

Times are EET/EEST, [note 1] as listed by UEFA.

Association football

Men

Senior

The Estonian men's senior football team started the year with a training camp in Portugal, playing friendly matches against Sweden and Finland. Most players were from the Premium Liiga because the games didn't match the FIFA international schedule, so players from foreign clubs had to stick with their teams. In March, they entered a new qualifying tournament and held a lead against Austria for about 40 minutes but ended up losing 1–2. The next match against Azerbaijan ended in a 1–1 draw. However, the team faced difficulties in the following six qualifying games, resulting in a not-so-great goal difference of 0:19.

8 January Friendly Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg1–1Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Albufeira, Portugal
19:00 (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Estadio da Nora
Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal)
12 January Friendly Finland  Flag of Finland.svg0–1Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Albufeira, Portugal
19:00 (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Estadio da Nora
Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal)
23 March Friendly Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Budapest, Hungary
19:00 (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Puskas Arena
Attendance: 37,804
Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)
27 March 2024 EC qualifying — first round Austria  Flag of Austria.svg2–1Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Linz, Austria
21:45 (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 16,500 [1]
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
20 June 2024 EC qualifying — first round Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg0–3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  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  Flag of Estonia.svg0–5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Tallinn, Estonia
21:45 (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 11,411 [4]
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)
12 September 2024 EC qualifying — first round Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg5–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Brussels, Belgium
21:45 (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 24,127 [5]
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
13 October 2024 EC qualifying — first round Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg0–2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  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  Flag of Estonia.svg1–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 (UTC+3) Report Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 1,502
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)
16 November 2024 EC qualifying — first round Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg0–2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Tallinn, Estonia
20:00 (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 4,488 [7]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
19 November 2024 EC qualifying — first round Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Solna, Sweden
19:00 (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 11,201
Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)
U21
24 March Friendly Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg3–3Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Budaiya, Bahrain
20:30 (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Hamad Town Stadium
Referee: Ismaeel Habib (Bahrain)
26 March Friendly Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg1–1Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Budaiya, Bahrain
21:30 (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Hamad Town Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Jamal (Bahrain)
20 June 2025 EC qualifying — first round Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg2–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Pristina, Kosovo
21:00
Report Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands)
7 September 2025 EC qualifying — first round Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg1–1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Tallinn, Estonia
17:30 Report Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium
Attendance: 327
Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)
12 September 2025 EC qualifying — first round Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg0–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 Report Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium
Attendance: 379
Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria)
17 October 2025 EC qualifying — first round Poland  Flag of Poland.svg5–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Stalowa Wola, Poland
19:00
Report Stadium: Podkarpackie Centrum Piłki Nożnej
Attendance: 3,544
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway)
U19
21 February Friendly Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Valencia, Spain
16:00 (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Camps de Futbol Oliva Nova
Referee: Francisco José Ortega Herrera (Spain)
23 February Friendly Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg1–2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Valencia, Spain
16:00 (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Camps de Futbol Oliva Nova
Referee: Jose Miguel Carballa Minana (Spain)
22 March 2023 EC qualifying — elite round Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg0–3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Waterford, Ireland
21:30 Report
Stadium: Waterford Regional Sports Centre
Referee: Ivar Orri Kristjansson (Iceland)
U17
31 August Friendly Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svgvFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Stockholm, Sweden
3 September Friendly Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svgvFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Stockholm, Sweden

Women

Senior
15 February Friendly Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg1–2Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Alanya, Turkey
17:30 (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex
Referee: Parida Lutpaliyeva (Turkey)
18 February Unofficial friendly Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg8–1Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Turkey
13:00 (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Türkler Fields
Referee: Altan Öscar (Turkey)
18 February Friendly Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svgCancelledFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Alanya, Turkey
17:30 (UTC+3)Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex
21 February Friendly Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg1–1Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Alanya, Turkey
14:00 (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex
Referee: Farida Lutfaliyeva (Azerbaijan)
7 April Friendly Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg1–2Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Sportland Arena
Attendance: 302
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
11 April Friendly Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 (UTC+3)Stadium: Sportland Arena
U17
8 February Friendly Spain  Flag of Spain.svg12–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Madrid, Spain
12:00 (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: La Ciudad del Fútbol
Referee: Patricia Gomez (Spain)
8 March 2024 EC qualifying — second round Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg0–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Buftea, Romania
11:00 (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Football Centre FRF
Referee: Audrey Gerbel (France)
11 March 2024 EC qualifying — second round Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg5–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Buftea, Romania
11:00 (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Football Centre FRF
Referee: Oxana Cruc (Moldova)
14 March 2024 EC qualifying — second round Romania  Flag of Romania.svg4–3Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Buftea, Romania
16:00 (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Football Centre FRF
Referee: Lotta Vuorio (Finland)
5 April Friendly Poland  Flag of Poland.svg6–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Poland
13:00 (UTC+3) Report Stadium: MKS Swit stadium
Referee: Ewelina Fidorczuk-Sipko (Poland)

Futsal

Men

Senior
11 January Futsal Week Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg1–7Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Poreč, Croatia
18:00 (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Finida Hall
Referee: Vedran Marcinko (Croatia)
12 January Futsal Week Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg7–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Poreč, Croatia
15:30 (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Finida Hall
Referee: Aleš Peric Mocnik (Croatia)
13 January Futsal Week Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg1–2Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Poreč, Croatia
15:00 (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Finida Hall
Referee: Aleš Peric Mocnik (Croatia)
14 January Futsal Week Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg5–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Poreč, Croatia
18:00 (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Finida Hall
Referee: Jernej Petek (Croatia)
4 March Friendly Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg4–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Rabat, Morocco
19:00 Report
6 March Friendly Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg11–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Rabat, Morocco
19:00 Report
7 March Friendly Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg10–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Rabat, Morocco
19:00 Report
13 April Friendly Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg0–3Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Tallinn, Estonia
19:30 Report
Stadium: Kalev Sports Hall
Attendance: 88
Referee: Eduardas Fatkullins (Latvia)
14 April Friendly Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg2–9Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Tallinn, Estonia
14:00
Report Stadium: Kalev Sports Hall
Attendance: 42
Referee: Eduardas Fatkullins (Latvia)
U19
4 January Futsal Week Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg7–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Poreč, Croatia
19:15 (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Finida Hall
Referee: Dino Kramar (Croatia)
6 January Futsal Week San Marino  Flag of San Marino.svg0–6Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Poreč, Croatia
16:30 (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Finida Hall
Referee: Sergeis Šacmans (Croatia)
7 January Futsal Week Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg2–5Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Poreč, Croatia
16:30 (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Finida Hall
Referee: Yasin Alageyik (Croatia)
18 January 2024 EC qualifying — first round Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg1–1Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Druskininkai, Lithuania
19:30 (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: LSC Hall
Referee: Drazen Vukcevic (Montenegro), Martin Køster (Denmark)
19 January 2024 EC qualifying — first round Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg4–5Flag of England.svg  England Druskininkai, Lithuania
19:30 (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: LSC Hall
Referee: Bogdan Hanceariuc (Romania), Drazen Vukcevic (Montenegro)
21 January 2024 EC qualifying — first round Malta  Flag of Malta.svg4–3Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Druskininkai, Lithuania
19:30 (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: LSC Hall
Referee: Bogdan Hanceariuc (Romania), Drazen Vukcevic (Montenegro)

Beach

Men

Senior

League system

Association football

Men

Premium liiga

Relegation play-off:

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Viimsi JK (Esiliiga 2nd)1–6 Tartu JK Tammeka (Meistriliiga 9th)0–51–1
Esiliiga

Relegation play-off:

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
FA Tartu Kalev (Esiliiga B 4th)1–2 FC Elva (Esiliiga 8th)0–01–2 (AET)
Esiliiga B

Relegation play-off:

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Harju JK Laagri U21 (II S/W 1st)1–2 Nõmme Kalju FC U21 (Esiliiga B 8th)1–20–0
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Jõhvi FC Phoenix (II N/E 2nd)11–3 Saku Sporting (II S/W 5th)6–15–2
Jõhvi FC Phoenix (play-off winner)5–6 Läänemaa JK (Esiliiga B 9th)3–02–6 (AET)
II liiga

Champion's match:

Relegation play-off:

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet(III E 5th) w/o (III N 2nd)
Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet(play-off winner)7–3 Tallinna FC Ararat (II N/E 12th)2–25–1
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Tabasalu Ulasabat C.F.(III W 2nd) w/o (III S 2nd)
Tabasalu Ulasabat C.F.(play-off winner)7–0 Keila JK (II S/W 12th)3–04–0
III liiga

Champion's match:

4 NovemberSemifinal Paide Linnameeskond III 2–1 Tallinna FC Zapoos Paide, Estonia
14:30 UTC+03
  • Rivo Reinson Soccerball shade.svg70'
  • Carl Tubarik Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg90+2' Oliver Karlson
Stadium: Paide kunstmurustaadion
Attendance: 36
Referee: Andree Porila
Semifinal Tallinna JK Puuma w/o Tartu Team Helm
12 NovemberFinal Paide Linnameeskond III 5–4 Tartu Team Helm Paide, Estonia
16:30 UTC+03
  • Martin Ustaal Soccerball shade.svg18'
  • Jüri Jevdokimov Soccerball shade.svg53' (pen.), 84' (pen.)
  • Rivo Reinson Soccerball shade.svg59'
  • Rene Puhke Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg34' (pen.), 55', 90+4' (pen.) Rait Läll
  • Soccerball shade.svg44' Karl Albert Türn
Stadium: Paide kunstmuruväljak
Attendance: 45
Referee: Rasmus Maalinn
IV liiga
21 OctoberFinal Kristiine JK 3–0 Tabasalu Ulasabat C.F. II Tallinn, Estonia
13:00 UTC+03
  • Tauri Leppik Soccerball shade.svg45+2', 50'
  • Jesper Talviste Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report Stadium: Wismari jalgpallistaadion
Attendance: 116
Referee: Maksim Ševelilov

Women

Naiste Meistriliiga

Relegation tournament: