2024 in Estonian football
Season | 2024 | |
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Futsal | Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet | |
Women'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
[edit]Times are EET/EEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA.
Association football
[edit]Men
[edit]Senior
[edit]In 2024, Estonian football experienced a year of significant transitions and notable events. The Estonia men's national football team participated in the Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs for the second time, where they were defeated by Poland with a score of 5-1. Long-time head coach Thomas Häberli resigned after three years and 39 matches, marking the end of his tenure, and was succeeded by former assistant coach Jürgen Henn. Häberli and record international player Konstantin Vassiljev both played their last game in the match against Switzerland. Vassiljev retired from national team duty, capping off a distinguished career, which saw him play 158 matches and score 26 goals over 18 years. In Jürgen Henn's initial matches as head coach, Estonia achieved a narrow victory in the Baltic Cup, triumphing over Lithuania in a penalty shootout.
In addition to the managerial and player changes, 2024 also saw the debut of seven new players for the Estonian national team. These newcomers included Kristo Hussar, Nikita Mihhailov, Andreas Vaher, Kevor Palumets, Ramol Sillamaa, Robert Veering, and Oskar Hõim. Moreover, six players scored their first goals for the team: Palumets (in his debut), Martin Vetkal, Alex Matthias Tamm (who scored two), Edgar Tur, Danil Kuraksin and Mark Anders Lepik. These developments marked a new phase for Estonian football as the team adjusted to the leadership of Jürgen Henn and prepared for future competitions.
12 January Friendly | Sweden ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Paphos, Cyprus |
20:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
| Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus) |
21 March 2024 EC qualifying — play-offs | Poland ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Warsaw, Poland |
21:45 (UTC+3) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Narodowy Attendance: 53,868[1] Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
26 March Friendly | Finland ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland |
20:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
| Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 12,559 Referee: Mads Kristoffersen (Denmark) |
4 June Friendly | Switzerland ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Lucerne, Switzerland |
21:15 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 14,473 Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus) |
8 June Baltic Cup | Estonia ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Tallinn, Estonia |
19:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
| Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 3,919 Referee: Robertas Valikonis (Lithuania) |
11 June Baltic Cup | Lithuania ![]() | 1–1 (3–4 p) | ![]() | Kaunas, Lithuania |
19:00 (UTC+3) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium Attendance: 5,900 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
Penalties | ||||
5 September 2024-25 NL — group C1 | Estonia ![]() | v | ![]() | Tallinn, Estonia |
21:45 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium |
8 September 2024-25 NL — group C1 | Sweden ![]() | v | ![]() | Gothenburg, Sweden |
21:45 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
11 October 2024-25 NL — group C1 | Estonia ![]() | v | ![]() | Tallinn, Estonia |
21:45 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium |
14 October 2024-25 NL — group C1 | Estonia ![]() | v | ![]() | Tallinn, Estonia |
21:45 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium |
16 November 2024-25 NL — group C1 | Azerbaijan ![]() | v | ![]() | Azerbaijan |
17:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
5 September 2024-25 NL — group C1 | Slovakia ![]() | v | ![]() | Košice, Slovakia |
21:45 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Košická futbalová aréna |
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]
Updated to match(es) played on 4 August. 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) |
Updated to match(es) played on 3 August. 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) |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 August. 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:
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 4 August. Source: EJL
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Updated to match(es) played on 4 August. 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) |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 August. Source: EJL
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Updated to match(es) played on 4 August. Source: EJL
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Updated to match(es) played on 4 August. Source: EJL
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Updated to match(es) played on 3 August. Source: EJL
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Champion's match:
Women
[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]
| 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]Läänemere rannajalgpalliliiga
[edit]In 2024, nine beach soccer clubs will compete for the Baltic Sea League ("Läänemere liiga") title, with four of the teams hailing from Estonia and one team each from Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, and Sweden.. The league comprises three stages: the first stage was held on July 13-14 in Pärnu at Düün Beach, the second stage will take place in Germany from July 28-29, and the final stage will be hosted in Pärnu from August 23-24.
Cup competitions
[edit]Association football
[edit]Men
[edit]Tipneri karikavõistlused
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
PL | Tallinna FCI Levadia | 2 | ||||||||||||
PL | Tallinna FC Flora | 1 | ||||||||||||
PL | Tallinna FCI LevadiaAET | 1 | ||||||||||||
EL | Viimsi JK | 0 | ||||||||||||
ELB | Läänemaa JK | 0 | ||||||||||||
EL | Viimsi JK | 3 | ||||||||||||
PL | Tallinna FCI Levadia | 4 | ||||||||||||
PL | Paide Linnameeskond | 2 | ||||||||||||
PL | Paide Linnameeskond | 2 | ||||||||||||
PL | FC Kuressaare | 0 | ||||||||||||
PL | Paide Linnameeskond | 3 | ||||||||||||
PL | Nõmme Kalju FC | 1 | ||||||||||||
PL | Nõmme Kalju FC | 2 | ||||||||||||
PL | JK Tallinna Kalev | 1 |
Home teams listed on top of bracket. (AET): At Extra Time, (PL): Premium liiga, (EL): Esiliiga, (ELB): Esiliiga B
Small Cup
[edit]Women
[edit]Futsal
[edit]Men
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
CS | Tallinna FC Bunker Partner | 9 | ||||||||||||
EL | Saku Sporting | 0 | ||||||||||||
CS | Tallinna FC Bunker Partner | 4 | ||||||||||||
CS | Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet | 7 | ||||||||||||
CS | Viimsi FC Qarabag | 1 | ||||||||||||
CS | Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet | 6 | ||||||||||||
CS | Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet | 7 | ||||||||||||
CS | Jõhvi FC Phoenix | 5 | ||||||||||||
EL | Kopli City FC | 8 | ||||||||||||
EL | Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet II | 2 | ||||||||||||
EL | Kopli City FC | 2 | ||||||||||||
CS | Jõhvi FC Phoenix | 3 | ||||||||||||
CS | Jõhvi FC Phoenix | 7 | ||||||||||||
CS | FC Jõgeva Wolves | 1 |
Home teams listed on top of bracket. (AET): At Extra Time, (CS): Coolbet Saaliliiga, (EL): Saalijalgpalli Esiliiga
Beach
[edit]Men
[edit]European competitions
[edit]Association football
[edit]Men
[edit]July 10 Champions League Q1 | Tallinna FC Flora ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | Tallinn, Estonia |
19:00 | Report[7] |
| Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 2,002[6] Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz (Spain) |
July 16 Champions League Q1 | NK Celje ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Celje, Slovenia |
19:00 | Report[8] |
| Stadium: Stadion Z'dežele Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia) |
July 23 Conference League Q2 | AC Virtus ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Serravalle, San Marino |
22:00 | Report[10] | Stadium: San Marino Stadium Attendance: 271[9] Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Bulgaria) |
August 1 Conference League Q2 | Tallinna FC Flora ![]() | 5–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Tallinn, Estonia |
19:00 | Report[12] | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 1,388[11] Referee: Snir Levy (Israel) |
August 8 Conference League Q3 | Víkingur Reykjavík ![]() | v | ![]() | Reykjavík, Iceland |
22:15 | Report[13] | Stadium: Víkingsvöllur Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (Armenia) |
August 15 Conference League Q3 | Tallinna FC Flora ![]() | v | ![]() | Tallinn, Estonia |
18:00 | Report[14] | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Referee: Michal Očenáš (Slovakia) |
July 11 Conference League Q1 | FK Šiauliai ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Šiauliai, Lithuania |
18:00 | Report[16] | Stadium: Savivaldybė Stadium Attendance: 1,735[15] Referee: Mervan Bejtullahu (Kosovo) |
July 18 Conference League Q1 | Tallinna FCI Levadia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Tallinn, Estonia |
19:00 | Report[18] | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 1,198[17] Referee: Lukasz Kuzma (Poland) |
July 25 Conference League Q2 | NK Osijek ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Osijek, Croatia |
21:00 | Report[20] |
| Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 8,028[19] Referee: Menelaos Antoniou (Cyprus) |
August 1 Conference League Q2 | Tallinna FCI Levadia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Tallinn, Estonia |
19:00 | Report[22] |
| Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 896[21] Referee: Antoine Paul Chiaramonti (Andorra) |
July 11 Conference League Q1 | JK Tallinna Kalev ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Tallinn, Estonia |
19:30 |
| Report[24] |
| Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium [note 2] Attendance: 1,217[23] Referee: Dmytro Kubriak (Ukraine) |
July 18 Conference League Q1 | FC Urartu ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Yerevan, Armenia |
18:00 |
| Report[26] | Stadium: Urartu Stadium Attendance: 2,200[25] Referee: Pavle Ilić (Serbia) |
July 11 Conference League Q1 | Bala Town F.C. ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Oswestry, England |
18:00 | Report[28] | Stadium: Park Hall, [note 3] Attendance: 476[27] Referee: Matthew MacDermid (Scotland) |
July 18 Conference League Q1 | Paide Linnameeskond ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Pärnu, Estonia |
19:30 |
| Report[30] |
| Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion[note 4] Attendance: 1,259[29] Referee: Danilo Nikolić (Serbia) |
July 25 Conference League Q2 | Stjarnan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Garðabær, Iceland |
21:00 |
| Report[32] |
| Stadium: Stjörnuvöllur Attendance: 561[31] Referee: Jérémy Müller (Luxembourg) |
August 1 Conference League Q2 | Paide Linnameeskond ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Pärnu, Estonia |
19:30 | Report[34] | Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion[note 4] Attendance: 1,380[33] Referee: Antoine Paul Chiaramonti (Andorra) |
August 7 Conference League Q3 | BK Häcken ![]() | v | ![]() | Gothenburg, Sweden |
20:00 | Report[35] | Stadium: Bravida Arena Referee: Daniyar Sakhi (Kazakhstan) |
August 13 Conference League Q3 | Paide Linnameeskond ![]() | v | ![]() | Tallinn, Estonia |
18:30 | Report[36] | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium[note 4] Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria) |
Women
[edit]Futsal
[edit]Men
[edit]Beach
[edit]Men
[edit]County competition
[edit]The Estonian county competition is an annual competition, where all Estonian countys and the capital Tallinn play each other once a year. In 2024, only teams that did not play a match last year, will compete.
3 August Round 10 | Saaremaa | v | Järvamaa | Kuressaare, Saaremaa |
16:30 | Stadium: Kuressaare linnastaadion |
Round 10 | Võrumaa | v | Ida-Virumaa |
Round 10 | Tartumaa | v | Valgamaa |
Round 10 | Lääne-Virumaa | v | Jõgevamaa |
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 | ![]() | free agent | 30.01 | Terminated his contract with Corvinul. | [37] |
Matvei Igonen | GK | 27 | ![]() | ![]() | 27.01 | Signed a 2.5 year contract with Botev. | [38] |
Oliver Jürgens | FW | 20 | ![]() | ![]() | 30.01 | Signed a 3.5 year contract with DAC. | [39] |
Tristan Koskor | FW | 28 | JK Narva Trans | ![]() | 08.02 | Signed a contract with Asti. | [40] |
Märten Kuusk | DF | 27 | ![]() | ![]() | 15.01 | Signed a 1.5+1 year contract with Katowice. | [41] |
Michael Lilander | DF | 26 | FC Flora | ![]() | 27.01 | Signed a 2 year contract with Bohemian. | [42] |
Martin Miller | MF | 26 | FC Flora | ![]() | 27.01 | Signed a 2 year contract with Bohemian. | [42] |
Markus Poom | MF | 24 | FC Flora | ![]() | 06.01 | Signed a 1 year loan deal with Shamrock. | [43] |
Sten Reinkort | FW | 25 | FC Flora | ![]() | 09.01 | Signed a 2 year contract with Bohemian. | [44] |
Aleksandr Šapovalov | FW | 20 | FC Flora | ![]() | 16.01 | Signed a 0.5 year loan deal with PAOK B. | [45] |
Andreas Vaher | DF | 19 | ![]() | ![]() | 24.01 | Signed a 0.5+2 year contract with HJK. | [46] |
Bogdan Vaštšuk | MF | 28 | ![]() | ![]() | 29.01 | Signed a 1 year contract with Al-Shabab. | [47] |
Sten Jakob Viidas | FW | 21 | Paide Linnameeskond | ![]() | 27.02 | Signed a 1 year loan deal with KPV. | [48] |
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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![]() | MF | 25 | ![]() | FC Nõmme United | 08.07 | Signed a contract with United. | [49] |
![]() | MF | 30 | JK Narva Trans | Nõmme Kalju FC | 23.02 | Signed a 1 year contract with Kalju. | [50] |
![]() | MF | 21 | ![]() | FCI Levadia | 01.03 | Signed a contract with Levadia. | [51] |
![]() | FW | 18 | ![]() | FCI Levadia | 02.07 | Signed a contract with Levadia. | [52] |
![]() | MF | 33 | ![]() | JK Narva Trans | 01.01 | Signed a 1 year contract with Trans. | [53] |
![]() | FW | 20 | FCI Levadia | ![]() | 26.01 | Sold to Cherkasy and signed a 2.5 year contract. | [54] |
![]() | DF | 22 | Tartu JK Tammeka | ![]() | 01.07 | Signed a contract with Ceahlăul. | [55] |
![]() | DF | 25 | ![]() | JK Narva Trans | 28.01 | Signed a 1 year contract with Trans. | [56] |
![]() | FW | 20 | ![]() | Paide Linnameeskond | 05.07 | Signed a 0.5 year loan deal with Paide. | [57] |
![]() | FW | 19 | ![]() | FC Nõmme United | 12.07 | Signed a 0.5 year loan deal with United. | [58] |
![]() | MF | 24 | Paide Linnameeskond | free agent | 01.01 | Contract with Paide ended. | [59] |
![]() | FW | 22 | Nõmme Kalju FC | ![]() | 02.07 | Sold to USG and signed a 3+1 year contract. | [60] |
![]() | DF | 26 | ![]() | Paide Linnameeskond | 01.07 | Signed a 0.5 year contract with Paide. | [61] |
![]() | DF | 20 | ![]() | JK Narva Trans | 24.01 | Signed a 2 year contract with Trans. | [62] |
![]() | FW | 20 | ![]() | Paide Linnameeskond | 02.02 | Signed a 1 year contract with Paide. |