2024 in Estonian football
| Season | 2024 | |
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| Men's football | ||
| Indoor football | Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet | |
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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[edit]
Times are EET/EEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA.
Association football[edit]
Men[edit]
Senior[edit]
| 12 January Friendly | Sweden  | 2–1 |  Estonia | Paphos, Cyprus |
| 20:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus) |
| 21 March 2024 EC qualifying — play-offs | Poland  | 5–1 | Estonia | Warsaw, Poland |
| 21:45 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Narodowy Attendance: 53,868[1] Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
| 26 March Friendly | Finland  | 2–1 | Estonia | Helsinki, Finland |
| 20:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 12,559 Referee: Mads Kristoffersen (Denmark) |
| 4 June Friendly | Switzerland  | v | Estonia | Lucerne, Switzerland |
| 21:15 (UTC+3) | Stadium: Swissporarena |
| 8 June Baltic Cup | Estonia | v |  Faroe Islands | Estonia |
| 5 September 2024-25 NL — group C1 | Estonia | v |  Slovakia | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 21:45 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium |
| 11 October 2024-25 NL — group C1 | Estonia | v |  Azerbaijan | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 21:45 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium |
| 14 October 2024-25 NL — group C1 | Estonia | v | Sweden | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 21:45 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium |
| 16 November 2024-25 NL — group C1 | Azerbaijan | v | Estonia | Azerbaijan |
| 17:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
U21[edit]
U19[edit]
U17[edit]
Women[edit]
Senior[edit]
U17[edit]
Futsal[edit]
Men[edit]
Senior[edit]
U19[edit]
Beach[edit]
Men[edit]
Senior[edit]
League system[edit]
Association football[edit]
Men[edit]
Premium liiga[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 21 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]
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Relegation play-off:
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| (Esiliiga 2nd) | (Meistriliiga 9th) |
Esiliiga[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 21 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:
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Relegation play-off:
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| (Esiliiga B 3rd) | (Esiliiga 8th) |
Esiliiga B[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 21 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]
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  Tallinn Tartu  Locations of the 2024 Esiliiga B teams
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Relegation play-off:
II liiga[edit]
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]
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April. Source: EJL
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Updated to match(es) played on 21 April. Source: EJL
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Champion's match:
Relegation play-off:
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| (III N 2nd) | (III E 2nd) | |||
| (play-off winner) | (II N/E 12th) |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| (III W 2nd) | (III S 2nd) | |||
| (play-off winner) | (II S/W 12th) |
III liiga[edit]
Champion's match:
IV liiga[edit]
Women[edit]
Naiste Meistriliiga[edit]
Naiste Esiliiga[edit]
Futsal[edit]
Men[edit]
Coolbet saaliliiga[edit]
Main phase:
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.[5]
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 Rummu Viimsi Bunker Partner Silmet Narva Ravens Wolves Phoenix Locations of the 2023-24 Coolbet Saaliliiga teams
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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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Saku Sporting (Esiliiga 3rd) | 15–6 | Rummu Dünamo (Coolbet Saaliliiga 7th) | 5–2 | 10–4 |
Saalijalgpalli Esiliiga[edit]
Beach[edit]
Men[edit]
Cup competitions[edit]
Association football[edit]
Men[edit]
Tipneri karikavõistlused[edit]
Small Cup[edit]
Women[edit]
Futsal[edit]
Men[edit]
Beach[edit]
Men[edit]
European competitions[edit]
Association football[edit]
Men[edit]
Women[edit]
Futsal[edit]
Men[edit]
Beach[edit]
Men[edit]
County competition[edit]
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Notable transfers[edit]
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[edit]
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 |
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Outside Meistriliiga[edit]
Listed are all Estonian footballers, who have joined or left a foreign team.
| Name | Pos. | Age | From | To | Date | Notes | Ref |
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| Ilja Antonov | MF | 31 |  CS Corvinul Hunedoara |
free agent | 30.01 | Terminated his contract with Corvinul. | [6] |
| Matvei Igonen | GK | 27 |  FC Hebar Pazardzhik |
Botev Plovdiv |
27.01 | Signed a 2.5 year contract with Botev. | [7] |
| Oliver Jürgens | FW | 20 |  Újpest FC |
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda |
30.01 | Signed a 3.5 year contract with DAC. | [8] |
| Tristan Koskor | FW | 28 | JK Narva Trans |  Asti Calcio FC |
08.02 | Signed a contract with Asti. | [9] |
| Märten Kuusk | DF | 27 | Újpest FC |
GKS Katowice |
15.01 | Signed a 1.5+1 year contract with Katowice. | [10] |
| Michael Lilander | DF | 26 | FC Flora |  Bohemian F.C. |
27.01 | Signed a 2 year contract with Bohemian. | [11] |
| Martin Miller | MF | 26 | FC Flora | Bohemian F.C. |
27.01 | Signed a 2 year contract with Bohemian. | [11] |
| Markus Poom | MF | 24 | FC Flora | Shamrock Rovers F.C. |
06.01 | Signed a 1 year loan deal with Shamrock. | [12] |
| Sten Reinkort | FW | 25 | FC Flora | Bohemian F.C. |
09.01 | Signed a 2 year contract with Bohemian. | [13] |
| Aleksandr Šapovalov | FW | 20 | FC Flora |  PAOK B |
16.01 | Signed a 0.5 year loan deal with PAOK B. | [14] |
| Andreas Vaher | DF | 19 |  SC Freiburg II |
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi |
24.01 | Signed a 0.5+2 year contract with HJK. | [15] |
| Bogdan Vaštšuk | MF | 28 |  FK Voždovac |
 Al-Shabab SC |
29.01 | Signed a 1 year contract with Al-Shabab. | [16] |
| Sten Jakob Viidas | FW | 21 | Paide Linnameeskond | Kokkolan Palloveikot |
27.02 | Signed a 1 year loan deal with KPV. | [17] |
Foreign players[edit]
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 |
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 Ngu Abega Enyang |
FW | 20 |  FC Turon |
Paide Linnameeskond | 02.02 | Signed a 1 year contract with Paide. | [18] |
 Alexandre |
MF | 21 | Clube Atlético Mineiro U20 |
FCI Levadia | 01.03 | Signed a contract with Levadia. | [19] |
| Mollo Bessala |
FW | 20 | FCI Levadia |  FC LNZ Cherkasy |
26.01 | Sold to Cherkasy and signed a 2.5 year contract. | [20] |
 Dre Fortune |
MF | 27 | Nõmme Kalju FC | free agent | 01.01 | Contract with Kalju terminated. | [21] |
 Ahmad Gero |
FW | 24 |  Thisted FC |
FCI Levadia | 08.02 | Signed a contract with Levadia. | [22] |
 Koki Hayashi |
MF | 22 | Hosei University academy |
Nõmme Kalju FC | 28.02 | Signed a 1 year contract with Kalju. | [23] |
 Zyen Jones |
FW | 23 | Nõmme Kalju FC | FC Košice |
01.01 | Contract with Kalju ended. Signed a 1.5 year contract with Košice. | [24] |
| Illya Markovskyi |
FW | 26 | FCI Levadia | free agent | 01.01 | Contract with Levadia ended. | [25] |
| Danyl Mashchenko |
DF | 21 | Harju JK Laagri | Nõmme Kalju FC | 24.02 | Signed a 1 year contract with Kalju. | [26] |
 Réginald Mbu Alidor |
MF | 30 | JK Narva Trans | Nõmme Kalju FC | 23.02 | Signed a 1 year contract with Kalju. | [27] |
| Predrag Medic |
MF | 25 | FK Voždovac |
Paide Linnameeskond | 12.01 | Signed a 2 year contract with Paide. | [28] |
 Richie Musaba |
MF | 23 | free agent | FCI Levadia | 17.02 | Signed a contract with Levadia. | [29] |
 Olivier Rommens |
MF | 28 | Nõmme Kalju FC |  Balzan F.C. |
12.01 | Contract with Kalju terminated. Signed a 0.5 year contract with Balzan. | [30][31] |
| Dominique Simon |
MF | 23 | Paide Linnameeskond |  FC Dinamo Tbilisi |
30.01 | Contract with Paide ended. Signed a contract with Dinamo. | [32][33] |
| Onni Suutari |
FW | 20 | AC Oulu |
JK Tallinna Kalev | 01.03 | Signed a 0.5 year loan deal with Kalev. | [34] |
 Bubacarr Tambedou |
FW | 21 | Paide Linnameeskond |  Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. |
30.01 | Sold to Hapoel and signed a 2.5 year contract. | [35] |
| Foday Trawally |
MF | 21 | Paide Linnameeskond |  Tuzlaspor |
09.02 | Sold to Tuzlaspor and signed a 1.5 year contract. | [36] |
| 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. | [37][38] |
 Roko Vukušić |
DF | 19 | Modena F.C. 2018 |
Nõmme Kalju FC | 29.02 | Signed a 0.5 year loan deal with Kalju. | [39] |
Managerial changes[edit]
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 |
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Notes[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b c "Eesti 2024. a jalgpalli meistrivõistluste A. Le Coq Premium liiga ja Esiliigade juhend" (PDF). jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Meeste Teises liigas on võistlustules kuus uut meeskonda". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). 22 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Eesti 2024. a jalgpalli meistrivõistluste Teise ja madalamate liigade juhend" (PDF). jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Eesti 2023/24. a saalijalgpalli meistrivõistluste juhend" (PDF). jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Antonov lahkus poolte kokkuleppel Rumeenia esiliigaklubist". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Матвей Иго̀нен е футболист на Ботев". botevplovdiv.bg (in Bulgarian). 27 January 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "OLIVER JÜRGENS HRÁČOM DAC-U". fcdac.sk (in Slovak). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Ametlik: Premium liiga parim väravakütt leidis uue koduklubi Itaaliast". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "MÄRTEN KUUSK NOWYM PIŁKARZEM GIEKSY". gkskatowice.eu (in Polish). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ a b "BOHEMIAN FC CONFIRMS SIGNINGS OF ESTONIAN INTERNATIONALS MARTIN MILLER AND MICHAEL LILANDER". bohemianfc.com. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Markus Poom loan extension". shamrockrovers.ie. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "ESTONIAN INTERNATIONAL STRIKER STEN REINKORT SIGNS ON MULTI-YEAR DEAL". bohemianfc.com. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Aleksandr Shapovalov joins PAOK B". paokfc.gr. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "19-vuotias Andreas Vaher HJK:n takalinjoille". hjk.fi (in Finnish). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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- ^ "Tervetuloa Vihreään, Sten Viidas!". kpv.fi (in Finnish). 27 February 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Linnameeskonnaga liitus Kameruni ründaja". paidelinnameeskond.ee (in Estonian). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "FCI Levadiaga liitus Felipe Felicio endine klubikaaslane". fcilevadia.ee (in Estonian). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "МОЛЛО БЕССАЛА – ПЕРШИЙ ЛЕГІОНЕР ЛНЗ". fc-lnz.com (in Ukrainian). 26 January 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Kaljus kaks hooaega veetnud välismängija jättis klubiga hüvasti". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 22 November 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Levadia täiendas ründeliini 24-aastase nigeerlasega". fcilevadia.ee (in Estonian). 15 February 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Noor jaapanlasest poolkaitsja liitus Kaljuga". jkkalju.ee (in Estonian). 28 February 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Američan Zyen Jones druhou zimnou posilou FC Košice". fckosice.sk (in Slovak). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "26-aastane ääreründaja lahkus Levadiast". fcilevadia.ee (in Estonian). 29 November 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Ukraina kaitsja liitus Kaljuga". jkkalju.ee (in Estonian). 24 February 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Reginald on tagasi Kaljus!". jkkalju.ee (in Estonian). 23 February 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Paide liitus keskpoolkaitsja Predrag Medic". paidelinnameeskond.ee (in Estonian). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Esindusmeeskonnaga liitus 23-aastane poolkaitsja". fcilevadia.ee (in Estonian). 17 February 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Kalju vahetas pea kogu senise kaardiväe noorte vastu. Andrejev: otsime mehi, kelle ümber tulevikku ehitada". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Balzan FC is pleased to announce that they signed Belgian midfielder Olivier Rommens". balzanfc1937.com. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Kaks hooaega Paides mänginud Prantsusmaa poolkaitsja lahkus klubist". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 29 November 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "ფრანგი ნახევარმცველი დინამოში". fcdinamo.ge (in Georgian). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Ründejõud leitud! Kalev tõi meeskonda 190 sentimeetrit pika soomlase". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "בובאקר טאמבדו חתם במועדון לשנתיים וחצי". htafc.co.il (in Hebrew). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Trawally karjäär jätkub Türgi esiliigas". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 9 February 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Kolm hooaega Kaljus mänginud keskkaitsja lahkus Eestist ja jätkab karjääri kodumaal". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 13 November 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Giannis Tsivelekidis joins Athens Kallithea FC". akfc66.gr. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Kalju laenas Itaaliast keskkaitsja". jkkalju.ee (in Estonian). 29 February 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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