2017 in Estonian football

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Football in Estonia
Season2017
Men's football
MeistriliigaFC Flora
EsiliigaMaardu Linnameeskond
Esiliiga BNõmme Kalju FC U21
II LiigaTallinna JK Legion
III Liiga
IV Liiga
Estonian CupFCI Tallinn
Small Cup
SupercupFCI Tallinn
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This page summarizes 2017 in Estonian football.

National teams[]

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Senior[]

Friendly matches[]

28 March 2017 Estonia  3–0  Croatia Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 UTC+03 Luts Goal 1'
Vassiljev Goal 81'
Zenjov Goal 84'
(Report) Stadium: A. le Coq Arena
Attendance: 4,987
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
12 June 2017 Latvia  1–2  Estonia Riga, Latvia
19:45 UTC+03 Ikaunieks Goal 22' (Report) Zenjov Goal 52'
Purje Goal 77'
Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 3,157
Referee: Kirill Levnikov
9 November 2017 Finland  3–0  Estonia Helsinki, Finland
19:00 UTC+03 Soiri Goal 27'
Lod Goal 32' Goal 54'
(Report) Stadium: Telia 5G -areena
Attendance: 2,190
Referee:
12 November 2017 Malta  0–3  Estonia Ta' Qali, Malta
16:00 UTC+03 (Report) Sappinen Goal 1'
Mošnikov Goal 14'
Anier Goal 89'
Stadium: Ta' Qali
Attendance: 2,796
Referee: Genc Nuza
19 November 2017 Fiji  0–2  Estonia Suva, Fiji
04:00 UTC+03 (Report) Anier Goal 14'
Miller Goal 90'
Stadium: ANZ National Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee:
23 November 2017 Vanuatu  0–1  Estonia Port Vila, Vanuatu
05:00 UTC+03 (Report) Liivak Goal 29' Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee:
26 November 2017 New Caledonia  1–1  Estonia Noumea, New Caledonia
08:00 UTC+03 Ounei Goal 64' (Report) Anier Goal 53' Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly Magenta
Referee: Kader Zitouni

FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying[]

25 March 2017 Group H Cyprus  0–0  Estonia Nicosia, Cypros
19:00 UTC+03 Report Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 3,864
Referee:
09 June 2017 Group H Estonia  0–2  Belgium Tallinn, Estonia
21:45 UTC+03 (Report) Mertens Goal 31'
Chadli Goal 86'
Stadium: A. Le Coq
Attendance: 10,176
Referee: John Beaton
31 August 2017 Group H Greece  0–0  Estonia Pireus, Greece
21:45 UTC+03 (Report) Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 12,379
Referee: Liran Liany
03 September 2017 Group H Estonia  1–0  Cyprus Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 UTC+03 Käit Goal 90' (Report) Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 6,252
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet
07 October 2017 Group H Gibraltar  0–6  Estonia Algarve, Portugal
18:00 UTC+02 (Report) Luts Goal 10'
Käit Goal 30'
Zenjov Goal 38'
Tamm Goal 52', Goal 65', Goal 77'
Stadium: Estadio Algarve
Attendance: 712
Referee:
10 October 2017 Group H Estonia  1–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina Tallinn, Estonia
21:45 UTC+03 Antonov Goal 75' (Report) Hajrovic Goal 48', Goal 84' Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 4,967
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Men's football[]

Promotion and relegation[]

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Meistriliiga
  • Viljandi Tulevik
Esiliiga
Esiliiga B
II Liiga
III Liiga
IV Liiga
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1

1. Club did not enter the Championship

Meistriliiga[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flora (C) 36 28 6 2 100 28 +72 90 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Levadia 36 25 9 2 106 20 +86 84 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3 Nõmme Kalju 36 24 6 6 101 32 +69 78
4 FCI Tallinn 36 20 5 11 103 47 +56 65
5 Narva Trans 36 13 6 17 46 63 −17 45 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
6 Paide Linnameeskond 36 10 8 18 47 88 −41 38
7 Tammeka 36 9 10 17 40 63 −23 37
8 Tulevik 36 8 4 24 34 95 −61 28
9 Vaprus[b] 36 2 2 32 29 146 −117 8 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
10 Sillamäe Kalev[c] (R) 36 10 6 20 52 76 −24 36 Relegation to the Esiliiga
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian), UEFA, Soccerway
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]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Narva Trans qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round since the 2017–18 Estonian Cup winners FCI Levadia had already qualified for the competition based on their league position and FCI Tallinn merged with Levadia after the 2018 season.
  2. ^ Relegation play-offs were not held as a league spot was vacated by the merger of FCI Tallinn and Levadia.[1]
  3. ^ Sillamäe Kalev were stripped of their Meistriliiga license due to financial troubles.[1]

Esiliiga[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Maardu LM (C) 36 24 5 7 92 44 +48 77 Promotion to the Meistriliiga
2 Tallinna Kalev (P) 36 24 2 10 95 44 +51 74 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Tarvas 36 21 4 11 66 57 +9 67
4 Flora U21[a] 36 21 4 11 75 42 +33 67
5 Kuressaare (P) 36 17 4 15 70 63 +7 55
6 Levadia U21[a] 36 13 6 17 56 60 −4 45
7 FCI U21[a] 36 13 4 19 60 85 −25 43
8 Santos 36 13 4 19 75 74 +1 43 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
9 Elva 36 9 2 25 40 90 −50 29 Relegation to Esiliiga B
10 Welco 36 4 7 25 30 100 −70 19
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2017. Source: soccerway (in English), Esiliiga (in Estonian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Less matches awarded against; 4) Matches won; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Away goals scored; 10) Fairplay ranking.[3]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

Esiliiga B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kalju U21 (C, P) 36 20 8 8 72 43 +29 68 Promotion to the Esiliiga
2 Kalev U21[a] (P) 36 19 7 10 71 40 +31 64
3 Vändra 36 19 5 12 75 67 +8 62 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Keila (P) 36 18 6 12 75 55 +20 60 Got promoted, because other teams didn't want to get promoted.
5 Järve 36 15 6 15 55 48 +7 51
6 Tammeka U21 36 14 7 15 69 73 −4 49
7 Viimsi (R) 36 14 6 16 55 63 −8 48 Decided to play in II Liiga the following year.
8 Joker (R) 36 13 7 16 58 72 −14 46
9 Paide U21 36 9 7 20 50 79 −29 34 Stayed in Esiliiga B, because other teams were relegated.
10 Sillamäe Kalev U21 (R) 36 8 3 25 38 85 −47 27 Dissolved
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2017. Source: soccerway (in English), Esiliiga B (in Estonian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Less matches awarded against; 4) Matches won; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Away goals scored; 10) Fairplay ranking.[4]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

II Liiga[]

North/East[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 TJK Legion (C, P) 26 19 3 4 119 39 +80 60 Promotion to Esiliiga B.
2 Levadia III 26 17 0 9 93 50 +43 51 Qualification to Promotion/Relegation play-offs.
3 Võru (P) 26 15 4 7 55 30 +25 49 Promotion to Esiliiga B, because other teams didn't want to get promoted.
4 Merkuur 26 14 4 8 81 68 +13 46 Club didn't participate in the championship the following year.
5 Lasnamäe Ajax (P) 26 14 3 9 68 47 +21 45 Promotion to Esiliiga B, because other teams didn't want to get promoted.
6 Dünamo 26 13 5 8 57 33 +24 44
7 Noorus 26 14 2 10 64 53 +11 44
8 Narva 26 11 4 11 52 74 −22 37
9 Piraaja 26 9 6 11 43 51 −8 33
10 26 10 1 15 72 72 0 31
11 26 8 3 15 64 80 −16 27
12 Maardu United 26 7 5 14 38 71 −33 26 Weren't relegated to III liiga, because some teams dissolved.
13 Ararat 26 6 5 15 36 69 −33 23
14 [a] 26 1 3 22 13 98 −85 6
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2017. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

South/West[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Nõmme United (C, P) 26 23 2 1 158 18 +140 71 Promotion to Esiliiga B.
2 Pärnu (O) 26 19 3 4 101 23 +78 60 Qualification to Promotion/Relegation play-offs.
3 Tabasalu 26 15 3 8 77 57 +20 48
4 Tulevik U21 26 13 1 12 55 71 −16 40
5 Ganvix 26 12 4 10 48 50 −2 40
6 Saue (R) 26 12 4 10 65 55 +10 40 Relegation to III liiga.
7 Flora U19 (P) 26 9 7 10 43 49 −6 34 Promotion to Esiliiga B, because other teams didn't want to get promoted.
8 Raplamaa 26 10 4 12 50 60 −10 34
9 Otepää 26 10 2 14 63 69 −6 32
10 Kuressaare II 26 9 2 15 38 93 −55 29
11 Imavere (R) 26 9 2 15 41 84 −43 29 Relegation to III liiga.
12 (O) 26 8 4 14 42 66 −24 28 Qualification to Relegation play-offs.
13 Tõrva 26 8 4 14 41 67 −26 28 Weren't relegated to III liiga, because some teams dissolved.
14 [a] (R) 26 3 2 21 32 87 −55 11 Relegation to III liiga.
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2017. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

III Liiga[]

North[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Volta (C, P) 22 20 1 1 116 23 +93 61 Promotion to II Liiga.
2 22 15 3 4 73 31 +42 48 Qualification to Promotion/Relegation play-offs.
3 (P) 22 14 3 5 86 43 +43 45 Promotion to II Liiga, because other teams didn't want to get promoted.
4 Retro 22 13 1 8 54 52 +2 40
5 22 11 2 9 43 42 +1 35
6 22 11 2 9 58 48 +10 35
7 Reliikvia 22 10 3 9 44 44 0 33 Club didn't participate in the championship the following year.
8 Harju 22 7 6 9 53 51 +2 27
9 22 6 4 12 37 52 −15 22
10 (O) 22 4 6 12 34 64 −30 18 Qualification to Relegation play-offs.
11 (R) 22 4 3 15 35 87 −52 15 Relegation to IV Liiga.
12 22 0 0 22 27 123 −96 0 Weren't relegated to IV Liiga, because some teams dissolved.
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2017. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

East[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 (C, P) 22 21 0 1 112 8 +104 63 Promotion to II Liiga.
2 22 15 4 3 73 27 +46 49 Qualification to Promotion/Relegation play-offs.
3 22 13 2 7 56 37 +19 41 Club didn't participate in the championship the following year.
4 22 12 3 7 69 41 +28 39
5 22 12 1 9 66 50 +16 37 Club didn't participate in the championship the following year.
6 22 10 3 9 36 42 −6 33
7 Ambla VM 22 8 3 11 48 52 −4 27
8 Loo 22 7 5 10 42 62 −20 26
9 Rada 22 7 2 13 38 61 −23 23 Club didn't participate in the championship the following year.
10 Augur 22 5 1 16 29 86 −57 16 Weren't relegated to IV Liiga, because some teams dissolved.
11 22 5 1 16 38 87 −49 16
12 [a] 22 4 1 17 18 72 −54 13
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2017. Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

South[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 (C, P) 22 15 5 2 66 32 +34 50 Promotion to II Liiga.
2 22 15 3 4 70 44 +26 48 Qualification to Promotion/Relegation play-offs.
3 Vastseliina 22 13 3 6 68 46 +22 42
4 22 12 1 9 62 41 +21 37 Merged with Tartu FC Helios after the season.
5 (P) 22 12 0 10 74 45 +29 36 Promotion to II Liiga, because other teams didn't want to get promoted.
6 22 10 5 7 47 45 +2 35 Merged with Põhja-Sakala after the season.
7 [a] 22 9 6 7 54 45 +9 33
8 Suure-Jaani 22 10 1 11 42 55 −13 31
9 Jõgeva Wolves 22 9 3 10 44 39 +5 30
10 (O) 22 7 4 11 67 84 −17 25 Qualification to Relegation play-offs.
11 Fauna (R) 22 1 3 18 31 77 −46 6 Club didn't participate in the championship the following year.
12 (R) 22 1 2 19 20 92 −72 5
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2017. Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

West[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Poseidon (C, P) 22 16 5 1 74 20 +54 53 Promotion to II Liiga.
2 Castovanni 22 16 2 4 70 33 +37 50 Merged with Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta after the season.
3 Läänemaa (P) 22 14 1 7 65 49 +16 43 Promotion to II Liiga, because other teams didn't want to get promoted.
4 Lihula 22 12 5 5 51 38 +13 41
5 22 12 2 8 51 43 +8 38
6 22 10 3 9 38 44 −6 33
7 22 9 3 10 56 62 −6 30
8 Kose 22 8 3 11 29 44 −15 27
9 22 7 4 11 43 51 −8 25
10 [a] (R) 22 6 2 14 30 51 −21 20 Qualification to Relegation play-offs.
11 Lelle (R) 22 1 2 19 14 90 −76 5 Relegation to IV Liiga.
12 (R) 22 5 0 17 23 19 +4 15 Disqualified and relegated to IV Liiga.
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2017. Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

IV liiga[]

North/East[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 (C) 16 10 4 2 50 26 +24 34 Decided not to get promoted.
2 Olympic Olybet 16 10 3 3 53 29 +24 33
3 (P) 16 9 6 1 32 15 +17 33 Promotion to III liiga.
4 Zapoos (O) 16 10 2 4 45 25 +20 32 Qualification to Promotion/Relegation play-offs.
5 16 6 2 8 29 32 −3 20
6 (P) 16 6 2 8 25 37 −12 20 Promotion to III liiga, because other teams didn't want to get promoted.
7 (P) 16 4 1 11 26 50 −24 13
8 16 3 2 11 30 47 −17 11
9 Jalgpallihaigla 16 2 2 12 21 50 −29 8
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2017. Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

North/West[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 (C, P) 18 14 1 3 73 29 +44 43 Promotion to III liiga.
2 (P) 18 12 2 4 54 29 +25 38
3 (P) 18 10 2 6 58 40 +18 32
4 18 9 4 5 37 27 +10 31 Qualification to Promotion/Relegation play-offs.
5 18 9 2 7 44 42 +2 29
6 18 9 1 8 37 41 −4 28
7 (P) 18 6 2 10 37 42 −5 20 Promotion to III liiga, because other teams didn't want to get promoted.
8 18 4 3 11 30 44 −14 15
9 [a] 18 3 3 12 22 46 −24 12
10 18 4 0 14 16 68 −52 12 Club didn't participate in the championship the following year.
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2017. Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

South[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Warrior (C, P) 16 15 0 1 64 24 +40 45 Promotion to III liiga.
2 [a] (P) 16 11 1 4 49 29 +20 34
3 (P) 16 11 1 4 51 23 +28 34
4 (O) 16 9 1 6 34 19 +15 28 Qualification to Promotion/Relegation play-offs.
5 Lootos (P) 16 6 3 7 51 41 +10 21 Promotion to III liiga, because other teams didn't want to get promoted.
6 16 5 3 8 60 43 +17 18 Club didn't participate in the championship the following year.
7 [b] 16 4 2 10 26 61 −35 14
8 [b] 16 3 1 12 20 84 −64 10 Club didn't participate in the championship the following year.
9 16 1 2 13 26 57 −31 5
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2017. Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Parent team got promoted so they are eligible for promotion as well.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

Promotion and relegation play-offs[]

In 2017, no promotion play-offs were played in the top three leagues (Meistriliiga, Esiliiga and Esiliiga B), because of the merging of Tallinna FC Levadia and FCI Tallinn and the relegation of JK Sillamäe Kalev

To II Liiga[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(III S 2nd) 2:4 Tallinna FC Castovanni Eagles (III W 2nd) 2:4 -:+
Tallinna FC Castovanni Eagles (III W 2nd) 2:7 (II S/W 12th) 1:0 1:7
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(III N 2nd) 1:0 (III E 2nd) 1:- 0:-
(III N 2nd) 14:1 Maardu United (II N/E 12th) 14:1 +:-

To III Liiga[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(IV N/E 3rd) 1:6 (IV S 3rd) 1:0 0:6
(IV N/E 3rd) +:- (III W 10th) +:- +:-
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(IV N/W 4th) 3:4 (III N 10th) 3:2 0:2
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tallinna FC Zapoos (IV N/E 4th) 6:2 Tallinna JK Augur (III E 10th) 3:2 3:0
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(IV S 4th) 6:6 (III S 10th) 5:4 1:2

Women's football[]

Naiste Meistriliiga[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pärnu 14 14 0 0 125 2 +123 42 Championship group
2 Flora 14 12 0 2 92 10 +82 36
3 Levadia 14 9 0 5 47 33 +14 27
4 14 7 0 7 31 61 −30 21
5 Tallinna Kalev 14 5 2 7 23 43 −20 17 Relegation group
6 Tammeka 14 3 3 8 17 38 −21 12
7 Põlva FC Lootos 14 3 1 10 10 67 −57 10
8 14 0 0 14 0 91 −91 0
Source:[citation needed]

Cup competitions[]

Estonian Cup[]

Fourth Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
Nõmme Kalju FC 1
Tallinna FC Flora 0
Nõmme Kalju FC 1 (3)
FCI Tallinn (a.e.t.) 1 (5)
FCI Tallinn 2
Tallinna FC Levadia 1
FCI Tallinn 2
Narva United FC 0
FC Flora U21 1
Narva United FC 3
Narva United FC 3
FC Kuressaare 1
FC Kuressaare 5
0
FCI Tallinn 2
Tartu JK Tammeka 0
0
Viljandi JK Tulevik 5
Viljandi JK Tulevik 0
Tartu JK Tammeka (a.e.t.) 1
Tartu JK Tammeka 5
1
Tartu JK Tammeka (a.e.t.) 0 (4)
Paide Linnameeskond 0 (2)
0
JK Tallinna Kalev 11
JK Tallinna Kalev 0
Paide Linnameeskond 3
FCI Tallinn U21 1
Paide Linnameeskond 4

Home teams listed on top of bracket. (AET): At Extra Time

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Jalgpalliliit kinnitas Premium liiga 2018. aasta koosseisu". Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Eesti 2017.a meistrivõistluste Meistri- ja Esiliiga juhend" (PDF). jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Esiliiga" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Esiliiga B" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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