2019 in Estonian football

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Football in Estonia
Season2019
Men's football
MeistriliigaFC Flora
EsiliigaTallinna JK Legion
Esiliiga BFC Nõmme United
II liigaPaide Linnameeskond III
III liigaSaue JK
IV liigaNõmme Kalju III
Estonian CupJK Narva Trans
Small CupPaide Linnameeskond III
SupercupNõmme Kalju FC
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This page summarizes 2019 in Estonian football.

National team[edit]

Men's[edit]

Senior[edit]

11 January 2019 Friendly Finland  1–2  Estonia Doha, Qatar
14:00 UTC+04
Report
Stadium: Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Oman Khalid Al Shaqsi
26 March 2019 Friendly Gibraltar  0–1  Estonia Gibraltar
21:45 UTC+04 Report Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Nicolas Walsh
11 June 2019 (2019-06-11) Euro 2020 quali. Germany  8–0  Estonia Opel Arena, Mainz
20:45
Report Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
6 September 2019 (2019-09-06) Euro 2020 quali. Estonia  1–2  Belarus Tallinn, Estonia
20:45
Report
Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 7,314
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)
9 September 2019 (2019-09-09) Euro 2020 quali. Estonia  0–4  Netherlands Tallinn, Estonia
21:45 Report
Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 11,006
Referee: Serhiy Boiko (Ukraine)
10 October 2019 Euro 2020 quali. Belarus  0–0  Estonia Minsk, Belarus
19:00 UTC+04 Report Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 11,300
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
13 October 2019 Euro 2020 quali. Estonia  0–3  Germany Tallinn, Estonia
21:45 UTC+04 Report
Stadium: A. le Coq Arena
Attendance: 12,062
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
14 November 2019 Friendly Ukraine  1–0  Estonia Zaporizhia, Ukraine
19:00 (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Slavutych Arena
Attendance: 11,756
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
19 November 2019 Euro 2020 quali. Netherlands  5–0  Estonia Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:45 UTC+04
Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 50,386
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Under-23[edit]

5 June 2019 Friendly Estonia  2–0  England Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 UTC+04
Report Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium
Attendance: 264
Referee: Kristo Tohver

Under-21[edit]

21 March 2019 Friendly Estonia  0–0  Ukraine Belek, Turkey
14:00 UTC+04 Report
24 March 2019 Friendly Kazakhstan  1–2  Estonia Belek, Turkey
16:00 UTC+04 Report
26 March 2019 Friendly Estonia  1–1  North Macedonia Belek, Turkey
16:00 UTC+04
Report
  • Unknown 26'
5 September 2019 Euro 2021 quali. Estonia  0–4  Bulgaria Tallinn, Estonia
17:30 UTC+04 Report
Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium
Referee: Milovan Milačić (Montenegro)
10 September 2019 Euro 2021 quali. Poland  4–0  Estonia Białystok, Poland
18:00 UTC+04
Report Stadium: Białystok City Stadium
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
11 October 2019 Euro 2021 quali. Estonia  2–1  Latvia Pärnu, Estonia
18:15 (19:15 EEST)
Report
Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion
Attendance: 247
Referee: Rauf Jabarov (Azerbaijan)
15 October 2019 Euro 2021 quali. Estonia  0–5  Russia Pärnu, Estonia
18:15 (19:15 EEST) Report
Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion
Attendance: 403
Referee: Nikolas Neokleous (Cyprus)
15 November 2019 Euro 2021 quali. Serbia  6−0  Estonia Niš, Serbia
19:00 UTC+04
Report Stadium: Čair Stadium
Attendance: 504
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)

Under-19[edit]

6 June 2019 Baltic Cup Estonia  0–2  Finland Tartu, Estonia
18:00 UTC+04 Report
Stadium: Tartu Tamme Stadium
Attendance: 174
Referee: Roomer Tarajev
7 June 2019 Baltic Cup Lithuania  0–0  Estonia Tartu, Estonia
18:00 UTC+04 Report Stadium: Tartu Tamme Stadium
Attendance: 78
Referee: Siim Rinken
9 June 2019 Baltic Cup Estonia  0–3  Latvia Võru, Estonia
13:00 UTC+04 Report
Stadium: Võru Spordikeskuse staadion
Attendance: 85
Referee: Andrei Karhu
18 August 2019 Friendly Papua New Guinea  1–1
(4–5 p)
 Estonia Port Vila, Vanuatu
14:00 UTC+04
Report
Stadium: Korman Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ben Aukwai
21 August 2019 Friendly Estonia  0–1  Tahiti Port Vila, Vanuatu
14:00 UTC+04 Report
Stadium: Korman Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Veer Singh
24 August 2019 Friendly Estonia  1–0  New Caledonia Port Vila, Vanuatu
00:00 UTC+04
Report Stadium: Korman Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ben Aukwai
7 September 2019 Friendly Belarus  2–1  Estonia Minsk, Belarus
17:00 UTC+04
Report
9 September 2019 Friendly Belarus  5–0  Estonia Minsk, Belarus
17:00 UTC+04
Report Stadium: Traktor Stadium
12 October 2019 Friendly Estonia  0–3  Russia Tallinn, Estonia
15:00 UTC+04 Report Stadium: Sportland Arena
Attendance: 215
Referee: Roomer Tarajev
14 October 2019 Friendly Estonia  0–6  Russia Tallinn, Estonia
18:00 UTC+04 Report
Stadium: Sportland Arena
Attendance: 110
Referee: Grigori Ošomkov
13 November 2019 Euro 2020 quali. Ukraine  4–0  Estonia Sandviken, Sweden
13:00 UTC+04
Report Stadium: Jernvallen
16 November 2019 Euro 2020 quali. Sweden  4–0  Estonia Sandviken, Sweden
13:00 UTC+04
Report Stadium: Jernvallen
19 November 2019 Euro 2020 quali. Estonia  0–7  Slovenia Sandviken, Sweden
13:00 UTC+04 Report
Stadium: Jernvallen

Under-18[edit]

13 October 2019 Friendly Georgia  3–0  Estonia Tbilisi, Georgia
14:00 UTC+04
  • 56'
  • 77'
  • 90'
Report
15 October 2019 Friendly Georgia  2–0  Estonia Tbilisi, Georgia
14:00 UTC+04 Report Attendance: 115
Referee: George Vadachkoria

Under-17[edit]

19 March 2019 Friendly Estonia  0–4  France Tallinn, Estonia
17:00 UTC+04 Report
Stadium: Sportland Arena
Attendance: 223
Referee: Kristo Külljastinen
21 March 2019 Friendly Estonia  2–1  France Tallinn, Estonia
17:00 UTC+04
Report Stadium: Sportland Arena
Attendance: 158
Referee: Grigori Ošomkov
22 April 2019 Friendly Estonia  7–0  Liechtenstein Tallinn, Estonia
17:00 UTC+04
Report Stadium: Sportland Arena
Attendance: 148
Referee: Jagnar Jakobson
24 April 2019 Friendly Estonia  5–0  Faroe Islands Tallinn, Estonia
17:00 UTC+04
Report Stadium: Sportland Arena
Attendance: 143
Referee: Grigori Ošomkov
26 April 2019 Friendly Lithuania  0–2  Estonia Tallinn, Estonia
13:00 UTC+04 Report
Stadium: Sportland Arena
Attendance: 119
Referee: Tanel Üprus
29 June 2019 Baltic Cup Estonia  0–2  Finland Tartu, Estonia
13:00 UTC+04 Report
Stadium: Tartu Tamme Stadium
Attendance: 131
Referee: Marko Liiva
30 June 2019 Baltic Cup Lithuania  1–1  Estonia Tartu, Estonia
13:00 UTC+04 Report
Stadium: Tartu Tamme Stadium
Attendance: 87
Referee: Roomer Tarajev
2 July 2019 Baltic Cup Estonia  2–1  Latvia Võru, Estonia
13:00 UTC+04
Report Stadium: Võru Spordikeskuse staadion
Attendance: 72
Referee: Marko Liiva
27 August 2019 Friendly Estonia  3–1  Sweden Tallinn, Estonia
17:00 UTC+04
Report
Stadium: TNTK Stadium
Attendance: 186
Referee: Reelika Turi
29 August 2019 Friendly Estonia  0–1  Sweden Tallinn, Estonia
17:00 UTC+04 Report
Stadium: TNTK Stadium
Attendance: 151
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits
20 September 2019 Friendly tournament Portugal  2–0  Estonia Tartu, Estonia
19:00 UTC+04
Report Stadium: Tamme Stadium
Attendance: 585
Referee: Austria Christopher Jaeger
24 September 2019 Friendly tournament Spain  2–3  Estonia Tartu, Estonia
17:00 UTC+04
Report
Stadium: Tamme Stadium
Attendance: 529
Referee: Denmark Peter Kjaersgaard

Under-16[edit]

21 August 2019 Friendly Northern Ireland  5–2  Estonia Dungannon, Northern Ireland
19:00 UTC+04
Report Stadium: Stangmore Park
Attendance: 57
Referee: Mark Ward

Women's[edit]

Senior[edit]

27 February 2019 Aphrodite Cup Estonia  0–0  Malta Cyprus
10:00 UTC+04 Report Attendance: 10
Referee: Cyprus Ioanna Allayiotov
28 February 2019 Aphrodite Cup Lithuania  0–1  Estonia Cyprus
10:00 UTC+04 Report Attendance: 4
Referee: Cyprus Loukas Sotoriou
2 March 2019 Aphrodite Cup Cyprus  1–0  Estonia Cyprus
12:15 UTC+04
Report Attendance: 50
Referee: Cyprus Ioanna Allayiotou
3 April 2019 Friendly Azerbaijan  0–1  Estonia Baku, Azerbaijan
15:30 UTC+04 Report Stadium: Dalga Arena
Attendance: 100
Referee: Azerbaijan Rahim Hasanov
6 April 2019 Friendly Azerbaijan  0–0  Estonia Baku, Azerbaijan
11:00 UTC+04 Report Stadium: Dalga Arena
Attendance: 100
Referee: Azerbaijan Aliyar Agayev
14 June 2019 Baltic Cup Latvia  3–0  Estonia Riga, Latvia
18:00 UTC+03 Report Stadium: Arkādija Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rasa Imanalijeva (Lithuania)
15 June 2019 Baltic Cup Estonia  0–2  Lithuania Baldone, Latvia
14:00 UTC+03 Report Stadium: Baldone Stadium
Attendance: 22
Referee: Jeļena Jermolajeva (Latvia)
18 June 2019 Friendly Estonia  0–1  Belarus Tallinn, Estonia
17:30 UTC+03 Report
Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium
Attendance: 213
Referee: Jeļena Jermolajeva (Latvia)
30 August 2019 Euro 2021 quali. Estonia  0–7  Netherlands Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 1,881
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)
3 September 2019 Euro 2021 quali. Russia  4–0  Estonia Moscow, Russia
19:00 (UTC+3) Korovkina 10', 57'
Fedorova 29'
Myagkova 82'
Report Stadium: Sapsan Arena
Referee: Katalin Sipos (Hungary)
4 October 2019 Euro 2021 quali. Turkey  0–0  Estonia Istanbul, Turkey
16:00 (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Sancaktepe Stadium
Referee: Marta Frías (Spain)
8 October 2019 Euro 2021 quali. Estonia  1–2  Kosovo Tartu, Estonia
19:15 (UTC+3) Loo 22' (pen.) Report Uka 41', 56' Stadium: Tamme Stadium
Attendance: 377
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
7 November 2019 Friendly Belarus  2–0  Estonia Minsk, Belarus
17:00 (UTC+3) Shcherbachenia 12'
Linnik 40' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Krytyj futbolnyj Manesh
Attendance: 100
Referee: Olga Tereshko (Belarus)
10 November 2019 Friendly Belarus  0–0  Estonia Minsk, Belarus
15:00 (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Krytyj futbolnyj Manesh
Attendance: 75
Referee: Vitaliy Onikhimovskiy (Belarus)

U19[edit]

27 June 2019 Baltic Cup Lithuania  2–0  Estonia Marijampole, Lithuania
17:00 UTC+03
Report Stadium: Suduva Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Robertas Valikonis (Lithuania)
28 June 2019 Baltic Cup Estonia  0–0  Latvia Marijampole, Lithuania
14:00 UTC+03 Report Stadium: Suduva Stadium
Attendance: 20
Referee: Robertas Valikonis (Lithuania)
2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) Euro 2020 quali. Italy  5–0  Estonia Siena, Italy
15:00
Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena
Referee: Neslihan Muratdagi (Turkey)
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) Euro 2020 quali. Russia  6–0  Estonia Cortona, Italy
12:00
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale Santi Tiezzi
Referee: Emilie Dokset (Norway)
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Euro 2020 quali. Estonia  0–5  Slovenia Cortona, Italy
15:00 Report
Stadium: Stadio Comunale Santi Tiezzi
Referee: Neslihan Muratdagi (Turkey)

Futsal[edit]

15 January 2019 Friendly Denmark  3–3  Estonia Denmark
19:00 UTC+04
Report
Stadium: Aarhus Ceres Arena
Referee: Martin Koster
16 January 2019 Friendly Denmark  4–2  Estonia Denmark
19:00 UTC+04
Report
Stadium: Aarhus Ceres Arena
Referee: David Nissen
30 January 2019 (2019-01-30) World Cup 2020 quali. Netherlands  4–1  Estonia Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna
18:00 (19:00 EET)
Report
  • Stüf Goal 5:35
Referee: Javier Moreno Reina (Spain), Daniele D'adamo (San Marino)
31 January 2019 (2019-01-31) World Cup 2020 quali. Bulgaria  3–2  Estonia Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna
15:45 (16:45 EET)
Report
Referee: Daniele D'adamo (San Marino), Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus)
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) World Cup 2020 quali. Estonia  0–4  Montenegro Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna
15:45 (16:45 EET) Report
Referee: Daniele D'adamo (San Marino), Hikmat Qafarli (Azerbaijan)

League system[edit]

Men[edit]

Meistriliiga[edit]

Ten teams will compete in the league, nine sides from the 2018 season and 2018 Esiliiga champions Maardu Linnameeskond. Vaprus were relegated at the end of the 2018 season after finishing in the bottom of the table. Maardu Linnameeskond will be making their Meistriliiga debut having previously declined promotion after winning the 2017 Esiliiga.[1] Kuressaare retained their Meistriliiga spot after winning a relegation playoff against Esiliiga runners-up Elva.[2]

On the 27th of October it was mathematically confirmed that FC Flora regained the title after one season. In the second to last round it was confirmed that newcomer Maardu Linnameeskond will be relegated after its debut season and that Paide Linnameeskond, who spent most of the season in the top three, will finish fourth. During the final round, JK Tallinna Kalev managed to escape the relegation play-offs spot and therefore FC Kuressaare had to take that place. They competed against Esiliiga's second independent team Pärnu JK Vaprus and defeated them in a home-and-away play-off. The season's top goalscorer was Erik Sorga, while the best player and assister was Konstantin Vassiljev. Flora's manager Jürgen Henn was awarded the Albert Vollrat's trophy (best manager of the year).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flora (C) 36 29 3 4 110 21 +89 90 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 FCI Levadia 36 24 6 6 98 32 +66 78 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Nõmme Kalju 36 22 11 3 79 34 +45 77
4 Paide Linnameeskond 36 23 5 8 78 30 +48 74
5 Tammeka 36 14 7 15 57 62 −5 49
6 Narva Trans 36 13 9 14 57 49 +8 48
7 Tulevik 36 7 7 22 35 75 −40 28
8 Tallinna Kalev 36 6 6 24 29 89 −60 24
9 Kuressaare (O) 36 6 5 25 24 87 −63 23 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
10 Maardu Linnameeskond (R) 36 4 5 27 30 118 −88 17 Relegation to the Esiliiga
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian), UEFA
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.[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Esiliiga[edit]

A total of 10 teams were contesting the league, including 6 sides from the 2018 season, one relegated from 2018 Meistriliiga and three promoted from the 2018 Esiliiga B.[4] The 2017 Esiliiga and 2018 Esiliiga champions Maardu Linnameeskond got promoted to the highest tier for the first time.[5] Nõmme Kalju FC U21 was the first team to suffer relegation after just returning to Esiliiga. Keila JK also immediately returned to Esiliiga B after losing the relegation play-offs to Kohtla-Järve JK Järve. JK Tallinna Kalev U21 narrowly avoided getting relegated in their debut season thanks to Tartu FC Santos' decision to start the new season in the fourth tier.[6] The other two teams getting promoted were Tallinna JK Legion, who went almost unbeaten in their previous season, and Tartu JK Tammeka U21, who will be making their debut in Esiliiga.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Legion (C, P) 36 29 4 3 127 35 +92 91 Promotion to the Meistriliiga
2 Flora U21[a] 36 22 7 7 85 37 +48 73
3 Vaprus 36 21 4

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