Estonia national football team 1997

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The 1997 season was the sixth full year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation. The Estonia national football team continued in the qualifying tournament for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The team ended up in fifth place in the final ranking of group 4, with one win, one draw and eight losses.

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Lebanon vs Estonia

Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2 – 0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Malikian Soccerball shade.svg75'
Nazha Soccerball shade.svg82'
Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ramadan (LIB)

Estonia vs Scotland

Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg0 – 0 [2] Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo
Attendance: 3,766
Referee: Radoman (YUG)

Azerbaijan vs Estonia

Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 0 – 2Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Kristal Soccerball shade.svg35' [3]
Zelinski Soccerball shade.svg76' [4]
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
Attendance: 50
Referee: Panayiotou (CYP)

Scotland vs Estonia

Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg2 – 0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Boyd Soccerball shade.svg25'
Meet Soccerball shade.svg52' (og)
Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Attendance: 17,966
Referee: Heynemann (GER)

Austria vs Estonia

Austria  Flag of Austria.svg2 – 0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Vastic Soccerball shade.svg48'
Stöger Soccerball shade.svg87'
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Ancion (BEL)

Estonia vs Latvia

Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg1 – 3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Zelinski Soccerball shade.svg5' [5] Babičevs Soccerball shade.svg53'
Jelisejevs Soccerball shade.svg80'
Lemsalu Soccerball shade.svg87' (og)
Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Cvitkovic (CRO)

Estonia vs Azerbaijan

Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1 – 0Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Kirs Soccerball shade.svg73'
Viljandi linnastaadion, Viljandi
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Lajuks (LAT)

Estonia vs Sweden

Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2 – 3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Oper Soccerball shade.svg74'
Kristal Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Dahlin Soccerball shade.svg14'
Zetterberg Soccerball shade.svg53'
Andersson Soccerball shade.svg71'
Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Wojcik (POL)

Estonia vs Andorra

Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 4 – 1Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
Zelinski Soccerball shade.svg22'
Lemsalu Soccerball shade.svg28'
Oper Soccerball shade.svg66'
Pari Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Lima Soccerball shade.svg67'
Linnastaadion, Kuressaare
Attendance: 932
Referee: Karhunen (FIN)

Lithuania vs Estonia

Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg2 – 1Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Morinas Soccerball shade.svg35'
Suliauskas Soccerball shade.svg69' (pk)		 Reim Soccerball shade.svg77'
Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius
Attendance: 300
Referee: Lajuks (LAT)

Estonia vs Latvia

Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg1 – 2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Kristal Soccerball shade.svg15' Babičevs Soccerball shade.svg30'
Pahars Soccerball shade.svg50'
Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius
Attendance: 150
Referee: Dubinskas (LTU)

Estonia vs Faroe Islands

Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0 – 2Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Rasmussen Soccerball shade.svg47'
Müller Soccerball shade.svg70'
Tamme Staadion, Tartu
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sundell (SWE)

Estonia vs Austria

Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0 – 3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Polster Soccerball shade.svg47', Soccerball shade.svg69', Soccerball shade.svg88'
Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Fassolis (GRE)

Latvia vs Estonia

Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1 – 0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Zemļinskis Soccerball shade.svg87' (pk)
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Guntadze (GEO)

Sweden vs Estonia

Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1 – 0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Zetterberg Soccerball shade.svg25'
Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 18,702
Referee: Ormandjiev (BUL)

Philippines vs Estonia

Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 0 – 1Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Kristal Soccerball shade.svg46'
PhilSports Football and Athletics Stadium, Manila
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Andres (PHI)

Notes

  1. ↑ 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.
  2. ↑ This match was originally scheduled for 9 October 1996 but was not played because the Estonia team did not arrive at the time appointed by FIFA. The Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup decided the match should be re-scheduled.
  3. ↑ Third goal of Marko Kristal in 51 international matches for Estonia.
  4. ↑ Fifth goal of Indrek Zelinski in 19 international matches for Estonia.
  5. ↑ Sixth goal of Indrek Zelinski in 21 international matches for Estonia.

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The 1997 season was the sixth full year of competitive football (soccer) in Estonia since gaining independence from the Soviet Union on 20 August 1991.

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The 1993 season was the second full year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation. After one loss and one draw in 1992 the Estonia national football team, led by manager Uno Piir, carried on in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification. Estonia played a total number of fourteen official matches in 1993. The only win came on July 4 against Lithuania in the Baltic Cup 1993, which was played in the Pärnu Kalevi Stadium.

The 1991 season was the 71st season of competitive football (soccer) in Estonia. After gaining independence from the Soviet Union in August 1991 the Estonia national football team were managed by Uno Piir. In November the team competed at the reinstated Baltic Cup against the two other Baltic nations, Latvia and Lithuania. The FIFA did not recognize the matches at the tournament as official games.

The 1994 season was the third full year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation. After having failed to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup the Estonia national football team for the first time in history competed at the qualifying tournament for the European Championship. Manager Uno Piir was replaced by Roman Ubakivi after the 4-0 loss against the United States on 7 May 1994. In twelve games Estonia only managed to get one draw.

The 1995 season was the fourth full year of competitive football in Estonia as an independent nation. After having changed managers in 1994 — Roman Ubakivi replaced Uno Piir — the Estonia national football team continued in the qualifying tournament for the European Championship. Estonia performed worse in 1995 with twelve defeats in twelve games including four major losses. At the Baltic Cup the Estonian U-23 team competed, led by coach Aavo Sarap.

The 1996 season was the fifth full year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation. After having a poor run in 1995 the Estonia national football team started in the qualifying tournament for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The team had a new coach: Teitur Thordarson from Iceland.

The 1998 season was the seventh full year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation. The Estonia national football team failed to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The team ended up in fifth place in the final ranking of group 4, with one win, one draw and eight losses.

The 1999 season was the eighth full year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation. The Estonia national football team played sixteen matches in 1999, and didn't qualify for Euro 2000 in Belgium and the Netherlands the next year.

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The 2008 season was the seventeenth full year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation. The Estonia national football team played a total number of fifteen matches in 2008 and started in the qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

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