2024 in Estonian football

Football in Estonia

Season	2024
Men's football
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This page summarizes everything related to Estonian football in the year 2024. It contains information about different league systems, national teams, futsal, beach football and most important transfers.

National teams

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

Association football

Men

Senior

Sweden   v   Estonia

12 January Friendly	Sweden	2–1	Estonia	Paphos, Cyprus
20:00 (UTC+3)	Nanasi 30' Thelin 54'	Report	19' Palumets	Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus)

Poland   v   Estonia

21 March 2024 EC qualifying — play-offs	Poland	5–1	Estonia	Warsaw, Poland
21:45 (UTC+3)	Frankowski 22' Zieliński 50' Piotrowski 70' Mets 74' (o.g.) S. Szymański 76'	Report	78' Vetkal	Stadium: Stadion Narodowy Attendance: 53,868 [1] Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Finland   v   Estonia

26 March Friendly	Finland	2–1	Estonia	Helsinki, Finland
20:00 (UTC+3)	F. Jensen 30' Hein 38' (o.g.)	Report	62' A. Tamm	Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 12,559 Referee: Mads Kristoffersen (Denmark)

Switzerland   v   Estonia

4 June Friendly	Switzerland	v	Estonia	Lucerne, Switzerland
21:15 (UTC+3)				Stadium: Swissporarena

Estonia   v   Faroe Islands

8 June Baltic Cup

Estonia

v

Faroe Islands

Estonia

Estonia   v   Slovakia

5 September 2024-25 NL — group C1	Estonia	v	Slovakia	Tallinn, Estonia
21:45 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium

Sweden   v   Estonia

8 September 2024-25 NL — group C1	Sweden	v	Estonia	Sweden
21:45 (UTC+3)		Report

Estonia   v   Azerbaijan

11 October 2024-25 NL — group C1	Estonia	v	Azerbaijan	Tallinn, Estonia
21:45 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium

Estonia   v   Sweden

14 October 2024-25 NL — group C1	Estonia	v	Sweden	Tallinn, Estonia
21:45 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium

Azerbaijan   v   Estonia

16 November 2024-25 NL — group C1	Azerbaijan	v	Estonia	Azerbaijan
17:00 (UTC+3)		Report

Slovakia   v   Estonia

5 September 2024-25 NL — group C1	Slovakia	v	Estonia	Slovakia
21:45 (UTC+3)		Report

League system

Association football

Men

Premium liiga

Main article: 2024 Meistriliiga

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation 1 Tallinna FCI Levadia 6 6 0 0 23 1 +22 18 Champions League first qualifying round 2 Nõmme Kalju FC 6 4 1 1 14 7 +7 13 Conference League first qualifying round 3 Paide Linnameeskond 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12 4 Tallinna FC Flora 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11 5 Tartu JK Tammeka 6 2 2 2 9 5 +4 8 6 FC Kuressaare 6 2 0 4 8 19 −11 6 7 JK Tallinna Kalev 6 1 3 2 8 11 −3 6 8 JK Narva Trans 6 1 1 4 7 20 −13 4 9 FC Nõmme United 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 4 Play-off for Esiliiga 10 Pärnu JK Vaprus 6 1 0 5 6 14 −8 3 Esiliiga Updated to match(es) played on 14 April. 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. [2]

Tallinn Vaprus Paide Tammeka Trans Kuressaare Tallinn  teams: Flora Kalju Nõmme Utd Levadia Kalev class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024 Meistriliiga teams

Relegation play-off:

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
(Esiliiga 2nd)		(Meistriliiga 9th)

Esiliiga

Main article: 2024 Esiliiga

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation 1 Tallinna FC Flora U21 [lower-alpha 1] 6 5 0 1 14 6 +8 15 2 Harju JK Laagri 6 3 3 0 11 5 +6 12 Meistriliiga 3 Tartu JK Welco 6 3 1 2 11 3 +8 10 Promotion play-off 4 FC Tallinn 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8 5 Tallinna FCI Levadia U21 [lower-alpha 1] 5 2 1 2 8 6 +2 7 6 Viimsi JK 6 1 4 1 8 9 −1 7 7 JK Tallinna Kalev U21 [lower-alpha 1] 6 1 3 2 10 13 −3 6 8 FC Elva 6 1 3 2 6 10 −4 6 Play-off for Esiliiga B 9 Paide Linnameeskond U21 [lower-alpha 1] 5 1 1 3 4 11 −7 4 Esiliiga B 10 JK Tabasalu 6 0 2 4 5 15 −10 2 Updated to match(es) played on 14 April. 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. [2] Notes: Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

Tallinn Tabasalu Viimsi Elva Paide U21 Laagri Welco Tallinn  teams: Flora U21 Levadia U21 Kalev U21 Tallinn class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024 Esiliiga teams

Relegation play-off:

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
(Esiliiga B 3rd)		(Esiliiga 8th)

Esiliiga B

Main article: 2024 Esiliiga B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation 1 JK Narva Trans U21 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 13 Esiliiga 2 Tartu JK Tammeka U21 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13 3 FC Kuressaare U21 6 4 0 2 9 9 0 12 Promotion play-off 4 FA Tartu Kalev 6 3 2 1 13 9 +4 11 5 Nõmme Kalju FC U21 6 3 0 3 16 11 +5 9 6 Läänemaa JK 6 3 0 3 14 14 0 9 7 Pärnu JK 6 2 1 3 8 14 −6 7 8 Tallinna JK Legion 6 2 1 3 11 9 +2 7 Play-off for II liiga 9 Jõhvi FC Phoenix 6 1 1 4 9 16 −7 4 II liiga 10 Viljandi JK Tulevik 6 0 1 5 4 17 −13 1 Updated to match(es) played on 14 April. 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. [2]

Tallinn Tartu Läänemaa Pärnu Tulevik Kuressaare U21 Trans U21 Phoenix Tallinn  teams: Legion Kalju U21 Tartu  teams: Tamme. U21 Tartu Kalev class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024 Esiliiga B teams

Relegation play-off:

II liiga

The season starts on 23 March and ends on 27 October. The teams in both regions compete in a home-and-away system: all teams face each other twice, accumulating a total of 26 league matches over the course of the season. Reserve teams, which do not have "U21" or "U19" in their name, are ineligible for promotion. ^[3]

Group A (North & East) Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Maardu Linnameeskond 4 12 2 Tartu FC Helios 4 10 3 Rakvere JK Tarvas 3 9 4 FA Tartu Kalev U21 4 9 5 Põhja-Tallinna JK Puuma & JK Volta ÜM 4 8 6 Tallinna FCI Levadia U19 4 6 7 FC Tallinn U21 4 6 8 Viimsi JK II 4 4 9 FC Elva II 4 3 10 Tallinna FC Ararat 4 3 11 Tartu JK Welco II 4 3 12 Võru FC Helios 4 3 13 Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet 4 1 14 Lasnamäe FC Ajax 3 0 Updated to match(es) played on 24 March. Source: EJL

Group B (South & West) Pos Team Pld Pts 1 FC Nõmme United U21 4 9 2 Pärnu JK Vaprus U21 3 9 3 Keila JK 4 9 4 Tallinna FC Zapoos 4 8 5 Saku Sporting 4 7 6 FC Hiiumaa & Läänemaa JK II 3 6 7 Vändra JK Vaprus 2 4 8 JK Tabasalu U21 4 4 9 Paide Linnameeskond III 3 4 10 Saue JK 2 3 11 Raplamaa JK 4 2 12 Harju JK Laagri U21 4 1 13 Tabasalu Ulasabat C.F. 4 1 14 Tallinna FC Flora U19 3 0 Updated to match(es) played on 14 April. Source: EJL

Champion's match:

Relegation play-off:

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
(III N 2nd)		(III E 2nd)
(play-off winner)		(II N/E 12th)

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
(III W 2nd)		(III S 2nd)
(play-off winner)		(II S/W 12th)

III liiga

Champion's match:

Futsal

Men

Coolbet saaliliiga

Main phase:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation 1 Tallinna FC Bunker Partner 14 11 0 3 102 38 +64 33 Championship play-off quarterfinal 2 Viimsi FC Qarabag 14 10 2 2 71 36 +35 32 3 Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet 14 10 1 3 98 42 +56 31 4 Tartu vald Ravens Futsal 14 10 0 4 108 45 +63 30 5 Jõhvi FC Phoenix 14 5 2 7 62 78 −16 17 6 Narva United FC 14 5 1 8 57 56 +1 16 7 Rummu Dünamo 14 2 0 12 46 129 −83 6 Relegation play-offs 8 FC Jõgeva Wolves 14 0 0 14 44 164 −120 0 Relegation 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) Draw. [4]

Rummu Viimsi Bunker Partner Ravens Silmet Narva Ravens Wolves Phoenix class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023-24 Coolbet Saaliliiga teams

Play-offs:

	Quarterfinal								Semifinal								Final
									2	Viimsi FC Qarabag	4	3	1	0
	3	Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet	8	7	X	2			3	Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet	10	9	4	2
	6	Narva United FC	1	1	X	0											3	Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet	9	3	7	3
																	1	Tallinna FC Bunker Partner	3	2	5	0
									1	Tallinna FC Bunker Partner	-	7	6	2
	4	Tartu vald Ravens Futsal	8	5	X	2			4	Tartu vald Ravens Futsal	2	2	1	1			3rd place
	5	Jõhvi FC Phoenix	3	3	X	0
																	2	Viimsi FC Qarabag				3
																	4	Tartu vald Ravens Futsal				0

Relegation play-off:

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Saku Sporting(Esiliiga 3rd)	15–6	Rummu Dünamo (Coolbet Saaliliiga 7th)	5–2	10–4

Notable transfers

Players 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 Meistriliiga

Listed are players, who have joined or left a club participating in the 2024 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.

Name	Pos.	Age	From	To	Date	Notes	Ref

Outside Meistriliiga

Listed are all Estonian footballers, who have joined or left a foreign team.

Name	Pos.	Age	From	To	Date	Notes	Ref
Ilja Antonov	MF	31	CS Corvinul Hunedoara	free agent	30.01	Terminated his contract with Corvinul.	[5]
Matvei Igonen	GK	27	FC Hebar Pazardzhik	Botev Plovdiv	27.01	Signed a 2.5 year contract with Botev.	[6]
Oliver Jürgens	FW	20	Újpest FC	FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda	30.01	Signed a 3.5 year contract with DAC.	[7]
Tristan Koskor	FW	28	JK Narva Trans	Asti Calcio FC	08.02	Signed a contract with Asti.	[8]
Märten Kuusk	DF	27	Újpest FC	GKS Katowice	15.01	Signed a 1.5+1 year contract with Katowice.	[9]
Michael Lilander	DF	26	FC Flora	Bohemian F.C.	27.01	Signed a 2 year contract with Bohemian.	[10]
Martin Miller	MF	26	FC Flora	Bohemian F.C.	27.01	Signed a 2 year contract with Bohemian.	[10]
Markus Poom	MF	24	FC Flora	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	06.01	Signed a 1 year loan deal with Shamrock.	[11]
Sten Reinkort	FW	25	FC Flora	Bohemian F.C.	09.01	Signed a 2 year contract with Bohemian.	[12]
Aleksandr Šapovalov	FW	20	FC Flora	PAOK B	16.01	Signed a 0.5 year loan deal with PAOK B.	[13]
Andreas Vaher	DF	19	SC Freiburg II	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	24.01	Signed a 0.5+2 year contract with HJK.	[14]
Bogdan Vaštšuk	MF	28	FK Voždovac	Al-Shabab SC	29.01	Signed a 1 year contract with Al-Shabab.	[15]
Sten Jakob Viidas	FW	21	Paide Linnameeskond	Kokkolan Palloveikot	27.02	Signed a 1 year loan deal with KPV.	[16]

Foreign players

Listed are all foreign players that have joined or left a team participating in the 2024 Meistriliiga.

Name	Pos.	Age	From	To	Date	Notes	Ref
Ngu Abega Enyang	FW	20	FC Turon	Paide Linnameeskond	02.02	Signed a 1 year contract with Paide.	[17]
Alexandre	MF	21	Clube Atlético Mineiro U20	FCI Levadia	01.03	Signed a contract with Levadia.	[18]
Mollo Bessala	FW	20	FCI Levadia	FC LNZ Cherkasy	26.01	Sold to Cherkasy and signed a 2.5 year contract.	[19]
Dre Fortune	MF	27	Nõmme Kalju FC	free agent	01.01	Contract with Kalju terminated.	[20]
Ahmad Gero	FW	24	Thisted FC	FCI Levadia	08.02	Signed a contract with Levadia.	[21]
Koki Hayashi	MF	22	Hosei University academy	Nõmme Kalju FC	28.02	Signed a 1 year contract with Kalju.	[22]
Zyen Jones	FW	23	Nõmme Kalju FC	FC Košice	01.01	Contract with Kalju ended. Signed a 1.5 year contract with Košice.	[23]
Illya Markovskyi	FW	26	FCI Levadia	free agent	01.01	Contract with Levadia ended.	[24]
Danyl Mashchenko	DF	21	Harju JK Laagri	Nõmme Kalju FC	24.02	Signed a 1 year contract with Kalju.	[25]
Réginald Mbu Alidor	MF	30	JK Narva Trans	Nõmme Kalju FC	23.02	Signed a 1 year contract with Kalju.	[26]
Predrag Medic	MF	25	FK Voždovac	Paide Linnameeskond	12.01	Signed a 2 year contract with Paide.	[27]
Richie Musaba	MF	23	free agent	FCI Levadia	17.02	Signed a contract with Levadia.	[28]
Olivier Rommens	MF	28	Nõmme Kalju FC	Balzan F.C.	12.01	Contract with Kalju terminated. Signed a 0.5 year contract with Balzan.	[29] [30]
Dominique Simon	MF	23	Paide Linnameeskond	FC Dinamo Tbilisi	30.01	Contract with Paide ended. Signed a contract with Dinamo.	[31] [32]
Onni Suutari	FW	20	AC Oulu	JK Tallinna Kalev	01.03	Signed a 0.5 year loan deal with Kalev.	[33]
Bubacarr Tambedou	FW	21	Paide Linnameeskond	Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.	30.01	Sold to Hapoel and signed a 2.5 year contract.	[34]
Foday Trawally	MF	21	Paide Linnameeskond	Tuzlaspor	09.02	Sold to Tuzlaspor and signed a 1.5 year contract.	[35]
Giannis Tsivelekidis	DF	24	Nõmme Kalju FC	Athens Kallithea F.C.	01.01	Contract with Kalju ended. Signed a 0.5 year contract with Kallithea.	[36] [37]
Roko Vukušić	DF	19	Modena F.C. 2018	Nõmme Kalju FC	29.02	Signed a 0.5 year loan deal with Kalju.	[38]

Managerial changes

Listed are all clubs, who play in the top divisions (Meistriliiga, Esiliiga, Esiliiga B), and national teams who changed managers after the end of the 2024 season.

Name	Pos.	Age	From	To	Date	Notes	Ref

Notes

1. EEST (UTC+3) for dates between 31 March and 27 October 2024 and EET (UTC+2) for all other dates.

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