2023 in Estonian football
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This page summarizes everything related to Estonian football in the year 2023. It contains information about different league systems, national teams, futsal, beach football and most important transfers.
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Men's football | |
| Meistriliiga | Tallinna FC Flora |
| Esiliiga | FC Nõmme United |
| Esiliiga B | Tartu JK Welco |
| Beach football | BSC Thunder Arvutitark |
| Futsal | Tallinna FC Cosmos |
| Tipneri karikas | JK Narva Trans |
| Supercup | Paide Linnameeskond |
| Women's football | |
| Meistriliiga | Tallinna FC Flora |
| Esiliiga | Tallinna FC Ararat |
| Futsal | – |
| Estonian Cup | Saku Sporting |
| Supercup | Tallinna FC Flora |
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National teams
Times are EET/EEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA.
Association football
Men
Senior
The Estonian men's senior football team started the year with a training camp in Portugal, playing friendly matches against Sweden and Finland. Most players were from the Premium Liiga because the games didn't match the FIFA international schedule, so players from foreign clubs had to stick with their teams. In March, they entered a new qualifying tournament and held a lead against Austria for about 40 minutes but ended up losing 1–2. The next match against Azerbaijan ended in a 1–1 draw. However, the team faced difficulties in the following six qualifying games, resulting in a not-so-great goal difference of 0:19.
| 8 January Friendly | Iceland  | 1–1 | Estonia | Albufeira, Portugal |
| 19:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio da Nora Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal) |
| 12 January Friendly | Finland  | 0–1 | Estonia | Albufeira, Portugal |
| 19:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio da Nora Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal) |
| 23 March Friendly | Hungary  | 1–0 | Estonia | Budapest, Hungary |
| 19:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Puskas Arena Attendance: 37,804 Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria) |
| 27 March 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Austria  | 2–1 | Estonia | Linz, Austria |
| 21:45 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 16,500[1] Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania) |
| 17 June 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Azerbaijan  | 1–1 | Estonia | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 19:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 3,900[2] Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic) |
| 20 June 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | 0–3 |  Belgium | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 21:45 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 11,772[3] Referee: John Beaton (Scotland) |
| 9 September 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | 0–5 |  Sweden | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 21:45 (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 11,411[4] Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania) |
| 12 September 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Belgium | 5–0 | Estonia | Brussels, Belgium |
| 21:45 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 24,127[5] Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland) |
| 13 October 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | 0–2 | Azerbaijan | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 21:45 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 5,652[6] Referee: Robert Schröder (Germany) |
| 17 October Friendly | Estonia | 1–1 |  Thailand | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 1,502 Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta) |
| 16 November 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | 0–2 | Austria | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 20:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 4,488[7] Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
U21
| 24 March Friendly | Bahrain  | 3–3 | Estonia | Budaiya, Bahrain |
| 20:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Hamad Town Stadium Referee: Ismaeel Habib (Bahrain) |
| 26 March Friendly | Bahrain | 1–1 | Estonia | Budaiya, Bahrain |
| 21:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hamad Town Stadium Referee: Mohamed Jamal (Bahrain) |
| 20 June 2025 EC qualifying — first round | Kosovo  | 2–0 | Estonia | Pristina, Kosovo |
| 21:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands) |
| 7 September 2025 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | 1–1 |  Bulgaria | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 17:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium Attendance: 327 Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium) |
| 12 September 2025 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | 0–1 |  Poland | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 379 Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria) |
| 17 October 2025 EC qualifying — first round | Poland | 5–0 | Estonia | Stalowa Wola, Poland |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Subcarpathian Football Center Attendance: 3,544 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway) |
| 17 November 2025 EC qualifying — first round | Germany  | v | Estonia | Germany |
| Report |
| 21 October 2025 EC qualifying — first round | Bulgaria | v | Estonia | Bulgaria |
| Report |
U19
| 21 February Friendly | Hungary | 0–0 | Estonia | Valencia, Spain |
| 16:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Camps de Futbol Oliva Nova Referee: Francisco José Ortega Herrera (Spain) |
| 23 February Friendly | Estonia | 1–2 | Hungary | Valencia, Spain |
| 16:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Camps de Futbol Oliva Nova Referee: Jose Miguel Carballa Minana (Spain) |
| 22 March 2023 EC qualifying — elite round | Estonia | 0–3 |  Greece | Waterford, Ireland |
| 21:30 | Report | Stadium: Waterford Regional Sports Centre Referee: Ivar Orri Kristjansson (Iceland) |
| 25 March 2023 EC qualifying — elite round | Republic of Ireland  | 1–0 | Estonia | Crossabeg, Ireland |
| 21:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park Referee: Luca Cibelli (Switzerland) |
| 28 March 2023 EC qualifying — elite round | Slovakia  | 3–1 | Estonia | Waterford, Ireland |
| 21:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Waterford Regional Sports Centre Referee: Luca Cibelli (Switzerland) |
| 15 November 2024 EC qualifying — qualifying round | France  | v | Estonia | France |
| 18 November 2024 EC qualifying — qualifying round | Denmark  | v | Estonia | France |
| 21 November 2024 EC qualifying — qualifying round | Estonia | v | Iceland | France |
U17
| 15 November 2024 EC qualifying — qualifying round | France | v | Estonia | Romania |
| 18 November 2024 EC qualifying — qualifying round | Norway  | v | Estonia | Romania |
| 21 November 2024 EC qualifying — qualifying round | Estonia | v |  Romania | Romania |
Women
Senior
| 15 February Friendly | Estonia | 1–2 | Kosovo | Alanya, Turkey |
| 17:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex Referee: Parida Lutpaliyeva (Turkey) |
| 18 February Unofficial friendly | Estonia | 8–1 |  Kyrgyzstan | Turkey |
| 13:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Türkler Fields Referee: Altan Öscar (Turkey) |
| 18 February Friendly | Jordan  | Cancelled | Estonia | Alanya, Turkey |
| 17:30 (UTC+3) | Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex |
| 21 February Friendly | Estonia | 1–1 |  North Macedonia | Alanya, Turkey |
| 14:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex Referee: Farida Lutfaliyeva (Azerbaijan) |
U17
| 8 February Friendly | Spain  | 12–0 | Estonia | Madrid, Spain |
| 12:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: La Ciudad del Fútbol Referee: Patricia Gomez (Spain) |
| 8 March 2024 EC qualifying — second round | Estonia | 0–2 | Poland | Buftea, Romania |
| 11:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Football Centre FRF Referee: Audrey Gerbel (France) |
| 11 March 2024 EC qualifying — second round | Czech Republic  | 5–0 | Estonia | Buftea, Romania |
| 11:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Football Centre FRF Referee: Oxana Cruc (Moldova) |
Futsal
Men
Senior
| 11 January Futsal Week | Estonia | 1–7 | Romania | Poreč, Croatia |
| 18:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Finida Hall Referee: Vedran Marcinko (Croatia) |
| 12 January Futsal Week | Hungary | 7–0 | Estonia | Poreč, Croatia |
| 15:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Finida Hall Referee: Aleš Peric Mocnik (Croatia) |
| 13 January Futsal Week | Estonia | 1–2 |  Greenland | Poreč, Croatia |
| 15:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Finida Hall Referee: Aleš Peric Mocnik (Croatia) |
| 14 January Futsal Week | Bosnia and Herzegovina  | 5–0 | Estonia | Poreč, Croatia |
| 18:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Finida Hall Referee: Jernej Petek (Croatia) |
U19
| 4 January Futsal Week | Belgium | 7–0 | Estonia | Poreč, Croatia |
| 19:15 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Finida Hall Referee: Dino Kramar (Croatia) |
| 6 January Futsal Week | San Marino  | 0–6 | Estonia | Poreč, Croatia |
| 16:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Finida Hall Referee: Sergeis Šacmans (Croatia) |
| 7 January Futsal Week | Estonia | 2–5 |  Turkey | Poreč, Croatia |
| 16:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Finida Hall Referee: Yasin Alageyik (Croatia) |
| 18 January 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | 1–1 |  Lithuania | Druskininkai, Lithuania |
| 19:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: LSC Hall Referee: Drazen Vukcevic (Montenegro), Martin Køster (Denmark) |
| 19 January 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | 4–5 |  England | Druskininkai, Lithuania |
| 19:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: LSC Hall Referee: Bogdan Hanceariuc (Romania), Drazen Vukcevic (Montenegro) |
| 21 January 2024 EC qualifying — first round | Malta  | 4–3 | Estonia | Druskininkai, Lithuania |
| 19:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: LSC Hall Referee: Bogdan Hanceariuc (Romania), Drazen Vukcevic (Montenegro) |
Beach
Men
Senior
League system
Association football
Men
Premium liiga
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Relegation play-off:
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viimsi JK (Esiliiga 2nd) | 1–6 | Tartu JK Tammeka (Meistriliiga 9th) | 0–5 | 1–1 |
Esiliiga
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.[9] (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated Notes:
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Relegation play-off:
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA Tartu Kalev (Esiliiga B 4th) | 1–2 | FC Elva (Esiliiga 8th) | 0–0 | 1–2 (AET) |
Esiliiga B
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  Tallinn Tartu Locations of the 2023 Esiliiga B teams
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Relegation play-off:
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Harju JK Laagri U21 (II S/W 1st) | 1–2 | Nõmme Kalju FC U21 (Esiliiga B 8th) | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jõhvi FC Phoenix (II N/E 2nd) | 11–3 | Saku Sporting (II S/W 5th) | 6–1 | 5–2 |
| Jõhvi FC Phoenix (play-off winner) | 5–6 | Läänemaa JK (Esiliiga B 9th) | 3–0 | 2–6 (AET) |
II liiga
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Champion's match:
| Final | Maardu Linnameeskond | w/o | Harju JK Laagri U21 | Maardu, Estonia |
| Stadium: Maardu kunstmuruväljak |
Relegation play-off:
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet (III E 5th) | w/o | — (III N 2nd) | — | — |
| Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet (play-off winner) | 7–3 | Tallinna FC Ararat (II N/E 12th) | 2–2 | 5–1 |
III liiga
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Champion's match:
| 4 November Semifinal | Paide Linnameeskond III | 2–1 | Tallinna FC Zapoos | Paide, Estonia |
| 14:30 UTC+03 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Paide kunstmurustaadion Attendance: 36 Referee: Andree Porila |
| Semifinal | Tallinna JK Puuma | w/o | Tartu Team Helm |
IV liiga
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Women
Naiste Meistriliiga
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Relegation tournament:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tallinna FC Ararat |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 8 | Promotion to Naiste Meistriliiga |
| 2 |  Põlva FC Lootos |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 8 | |
| 3 | Pärnu JK Vaprus & Viljandi JK Tulevik ÜN |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | Relegation to Naiste Esiliiga |
| 4 | Lasnamäe FC Ajax |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Naiste Esiliiga
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Locations of the 2023 Naiste Esiliiga teams
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Futsal
Men
Coolbet saaliliiga
Main phase:
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Locations of the 2022-23 Coolbet Saaliliiga teams
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Play-offs:
| Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tallinna FC Cosmos | 7 | 6 | – | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | JK Kohila | 3 | 3 | – | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tallinna FC Cosmos | 10 | 6 | – | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tartu Ravens Futsal | 1 | 3 | – | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Jõhvi FC Phoenix | 0 | 3 | – | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tartu Ravens Futsal | 6 | 5 | – | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tallinna FC Cosmos | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Viimsi FC Smsraha | 7 | 10 | – | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Aruküla Radius | 0 | 1 | – | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Viimsi FC Smsraha | 2 (4) | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | Third place | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet | 2 (3) | 4 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet | 12 | 11 | – | – | 2 | 5 | Tartu Ravens Futsal | – | – | – | – | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Narva United FC | 5 | 5 | – | – | 0 | 2 | Viimsi FC Smsraha | – | – | – | – | 5 | |||||||||||||
Relegation play-off:
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kadrina Vitamin Well (Esiliiga 3rd) | — | Rummu Dünamo (Coolbet Saaliliiga 9th) | — | — |
Saalijalgpalli Esiliiga
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.[11] (C) Champions; (P) Promoted Notes:
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Locations of the 2022-23 Saali Esiliiga teams
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Beach
Men
Cup competitions
Association football
Men
Tipneri karikavõistlused
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| PL | FC Kuressaare | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
| PL | Tallinna FC Flora | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||
| PL | Tallinna FC Flora | 1 | ||||||||||||
| PL | Tartu JK Tammeka | 0 | ||||||||||||
| II | Jõhvi FC Phoenix & JK Noova | 1 | ||||||||||||
| PL | Tartu JK Tammeka | 6 | ||||||||||||
| PL | Tallinna FC Flora | 1 | ||||||||||||
| PL | JK Narva Trans | 2 | ||||||||||||
| EL | JK Tabasalu | 2 | ||||||||||||
| EL | FC Tallinn | 1 | ||||||||||||
| EL | JK Tabasalu | 0 | ||||||||||||
| PL | JK Narva Trans | 1 | ||||||||||||
| PL | JK Narva Trans | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
| PL | Paide Linnameeskond | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
Home teams listed on top of bracket. (AET): At Extra Time, (PL): Premium liiga, (EL): Esiliiga, (II): II liiga
Small Cup
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| II | Rakvere JK Tarvas | 1 | ||||||||||||
| III | Tallinna FC Zapoos | 2 | ||||||||||||
| III | Tallinna FC Zapoos | 2 | ||||||||||||
| III | Tartu Team Helm | 0 | ||||||||||||
| III | Tallinna FC Zenit | 1 (1) | ||||||||||||
| III | Tartu Team Helm | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
| III | Tallinna FC Zapoos | 0 | ||||||||||||
| II | Saue JK | 2 | ||||||||||||
| III | Paide Linnameeskond III | 3 | ||||||||||||
| II | Tallinna FC Flora U19 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| III | Paide Linnameeskond III | 2 | ||||||||||||
| II | Saue JK | 3 | ||||||||||||
| III | Türi JK Ganvix | 1 | ||||||||||||
| II | Saue JK | 9 | ||||||||||||
Home teams listed on top of bracket. (II): II liiga, (III): III liiga
Women
Futsal
Men
Beach
Men
European competitions
Association football
Men
Tallinna Flora
| 11 July 2023 Champions League Q1 | Raków Częstochowa | 1–0 | Tallinna FC Flora | Częstochowa, Poland |
| 21:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków" Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Türkiye) |
| 18 July 2023 Champions League Q1 | Tallinna FC Flora | 0–3 | Raków Częstochowa | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 20:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 3,204[12] Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu (Romania) |
| 10 August 2023 Conference League Q3 | FCV Farul Constanța | 3–0 | Tallinna FC Flora | Ovidiu, Romania |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul Attendance: 4,076[13] Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Greece) |
| 16 August 2023 Conference League Q3 | Tallinna FC Flora | 0–2 | FCV Farul Constanța | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 1,010[14] Referee: Luka Bilbija (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
Tallinna Levadia
| 13 July 2023 Conference League Q1 | MŠK Žilina | 2–1 | Tallinna FCI Levadia | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 18:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 3,579[15] Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland) |
| 20 July 2023 Conference League Q1 | Tallinna FCI Levadia | 1–2 | MŠK Žilina | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:45 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 2,495[16] Referee: Miloš Savović (Montenegro) |
Paide Linnameeskond
| 12 July 2023 Conference League Q1 | B36 Tórshavn  | 0–0 | Paide Linnameeskond | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Gundadalur Attendance: 645[17] Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium) |
| 20 July 2023 Conference League Q1 | Paide Linnameeskond | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | B36 Tórshavn | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 18:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium [note 3] Attendance: 1,391[18] Referee: Vitaliy Romanov (Ukraine) |
Narva Trans
| 13 July 2023 Conference League Q1 | FC Pyunik  | 2–0 | JK Narva Trans | Abovyan, Armenia |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Abovyan City Stadium [note 4] Attendance: 2,500[19] Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus) |
| 20 July 2023 Conference League Q1 | JK Narva Trans | 0–3 | FC Pyunik | Rakvere, Estonia |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Rakvere Linnastaadion [note 5] Attendance: 394[20] Referee: Andrew Davey (Northern Ireland) |
Women
Futsal
Men
Beach
Men
County competition
Notable transfers
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
Listed are players, who have joined or left a club participating in the 2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mihkel Ainsalu | MF | 26 |  SC Telstar | Tallinna FCI Levadia | 19.02 | Contract with Telstar terminated. Signed a two-year contract with Levadia. | [21][22] |
| Ilja Antonov | MF | 30 | Tallinna FCI Levadia | Nõmme Kalju FC | 10.02 | Contract with Levadia ended. Signed a contract with Kalju. | [23][24] |
| Trevor Elhi | DF | 29 | Nõmme Kalju FC | career break | 01.01 | Contract with Kalju terminated. | [25] |
| Markus Jürgenson | DF | 35 | Tallinna FCI Levadia | free agent | 01.01 | Contract with Levadia ended. | [23] |
| Ragnar Klavan | DF | 37 | Paide Linnameeskond | free agent | 01.01 | Contract with Paide ended. | [26] |
| Artur Kotenko | GK | 41 | Tallinna FCI Levadia | retired | 01.01 | Contract with Levadia ended. | [27] |
| Märten Kuusk | DF | 26 | Újpest FC | Tallinna FC Flora | 09.02 | Signed a 6 month loan deal with Flora. | [28][29] |
| Maksim Podholjuzin | DF | 30 | Tallinna FCI Levadia | Nõmme Kalju FC | 05.01 | Contract with Levadia ended. Signed a contract with Kalju. | [23][30] |
| Edgar Tur | MF | 26 | Paide Linnameeskond | Tallinna FCI Levadia | 11.01 | Contract with Paide ended. Signed a contract with Levadia. | [31] |
Outside Meistriliiga
Listed are all Estonian footballers, who have joined or left a foreign team.
| Name | Pos. | Age | From | To | Date | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matvei Igonen | GK | 26 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | FC Hebar Pazardzhik | 10.07 | Signed a one-year contract with Hebar. | [32] |
| Nikita Ivanov | FW | 19 | Tallinna JK Legion |  NK Rogaška | 01.02 | Signed a 1.5 year contract with Rogaška. | [33] |
| Maksim Kalimullin | FW | 16 | FC Tallinn | Legia Warsaw U19 | 06.03 | Joined Legia's youth team. | [34] |
| Stevin Kerge | MF | 16 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi U19 | Legia Warsaw U19 | 06.03 | Joined Legia's youth team. | [34] |
| Robert Kirss* | FW | 28 | Tallinna FCI Levadia | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 04.01 | Contract with Levadia ended. Signed a 1.5 year contract with Sandecja. | [23][35] |
| Vladislav Kreida* | MF | 23 | Tallinna FC Flora | St Patrick's Athletic F.C. | 12.01 | Signed a 1 year loan deal, which has an option to buy, with St Patrick's. | [36] |
| Brent Lepistu* | MF | 29 | Tallinna FCI Levadia | CS Mioveni | 17.01 | Contract with Levadia ended. Signed a 6 month deal with Mioveni. | [37][38] |
| Karol Mets | DF | 29 |  FC Zürich | FC St. Pauli | 05.01 | Signed a 6 month loan deal with St. Pauli. | [39] |
| Karl-Romet Nõmm | GK | 25 | Tallinna FC Flora | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 25.01 | Signed a 1.5 year contract with Sandecja. | [40] |
| Maksim Paskotši | DF | 20 | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 06.09 | Signed a three-year contract with Grasshopper. | [41] |
| Artur Pikk | DF | 29 | Tallinna FCI Levadia | Odra Opole | 04.01 | Contract with Levadia ended. Signed a 1.5+2 year contract with Odra. | [23][42] |
| Markus Poom | MF | 23 | Tallinna FC Flora | Shamrock Rovers F.C. | 16.01 | Signed a 1 year loan deal with Shamrock. | [43] |
| Mark Oliver Roosnupp* | MF | 25 | Tallinna FCI Levadia |  FK Napredak Kruševac | 04.01 | Signed a 1.5 year contract with Napredak. | [23][44] |
| Rauno Sappinen | FW | 27 | Piast Gliwice | Stal Mielec | 24.01 | Signed a 6 month loan deal with Stal. | [45] |
| Stal Mielec | Piast Gliwice | 30.06 | Loan deal with Stal ended. | ||||
| Piast Gliwice |  Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. | 13.07 | Signed a 1+2 year contract with Hapoel. | [46] | |||
| Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. | free agent | 08.09 | Contract with Hapoel terminated. | [47] | |||
| Ramol Sillamaa | FW | 18 | JK Tallinna Kalev | K.A.A. Gent II | 27.07 | Signed a two-year contract with Gent. | [48] |
| Andreas Vaher | DF | 18 |  S.P.A.L. U19 | SC Freiburg II | 06.01 | Signed a 3.5 year contract with Freiburg. | [49] |
| Markus Vaherna | FW | 23 | JK Tallinna Kalev | US Offanenghese 1933 | 01.01 | – | [50] |
| Bogdan Vaštšuk | MF | 27 | Stal Mielec | Sligo Rovers F.C. | 05.01 | Signed a 2+1 year contract with Sligo. | [51] |
| Sligo Rovers F.C. | FK Voždovac | 01.08 | Contract with Sligo terminated. Signed a one-year contract with Voždovac. | [52] |
Foreign players
Listed are all foreign players that have joined or left a team participating in the 2023 Meistriliiga.
| Name | Pos. | Age | From | To | Date | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David Addy | DF | 33 | Tartu JK Tammeka | free agent | 01.01 | Contract with Tammeka ended. | [53] |
| Thomas Agyepong | FW | 26 | free agent | Paide Linnameeskond | 01.07 | Signed a contract with Paide. | [54] |
| Ernest Agyiri | MF | 25 | Tallinna FCI Levadia | Randers FC | 02.08 | Signed a three-year contract with Randers. | [55] |
 Ahmed Adebayo Basher | FW | 21 |  Leevon Saldus | Tartu JK Tammeka | 28.07 | Signed a two-year contract with Tammeka. | [56] |
| Ivan Baturins | GK | 25 | Tallinna JK Legion | Harju JK Laagri | 19.02 | Signed a contract with Harju. | [57] |
 Zakaria Beglarishvili | MF | 32 | Tallinna FCI Levadia |  FK Turon Yaypan | 14.02 | Signed a contract with Turon. | [58] |
 Mollo Bessala | FW | 19 | Kadji Sports Academy | Tallinna FCI Levadia | 02.03 | Signed a two-year contract with Levadia. | [59] |
| Eugenio Bracelli | DF | 21 | RC Codogno 1908 | Tartu JK Tammeka | 13.02 | Signed a two-year contract with Tammeka. | [60] |
 Babou Cham | FW | 24 | FC Ararat Yerevan | Paide Linnameeskond | 13.03 | Signed a contract with Paide. | [61] |
| Paide Linnameeskond | FC Nõmme United | 26.07 | Signed a six month loan deal with Nõmme United | [62] | |||
| Promise David | FW | 21 | Sirens F.C. | Nõmme Kalju FC | 13.02 | Signed a contract with Kalju. | [63] |
| Modou Lamin Demba | FW | 20 | Real de Banjul FC | Paide Linnameeskond | 13.03 | Signed a loan deal with Paide. | [61] |
| Paide Linnameeskond | Real de Banjul FC | 30.06 | Loan deal with Paide ended. | [64] | |||
| Djibril Dianessy | FW | 26 | free agent | Nõmme Kalju FC | 28.02 | Signed a two-year contract with Kalju. | [65] |
| 27 | Nõmme Kalju FC | RAAL La Louvière | 06.07 | Contract with Kalju terminated. Signed a new contract with La Louvière. | [66] | ||
 Kim Do-hyun | MF | 28 | NK Triglav Kranj | JK Narva Trans | 13.03 | Signed a contract with Trans. | [67] |
| JK Narva Trans |  Persela Lamongan | 22.08 | Contract with Trans terminated. Signed a new contract with Lamongan. | [68] | |||
| Anton Eerola | FW | 23 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | Nõmme Kalju FC | 17.02 | Signed a three-year contract with Kalju. | [69] |
| Nõmme Kalju FC | JIPPO Joensuu | 25.07 | Contract with Kalju terminated. Signed a new contract with JIPPO. | [70] | |||
 Felipe Felicio | FW | 20 | Clube Atlético Mineiro | Tallinna FCI Levadia | 20.01 | Signed a 1 year loan deal with Levadia. | [71][72] |
| Oskari Forsman | GK | 34 | Vaasan Palloseura | JK Tallinna Kalev | 16.01 | Signed a contract with Kalev. | [73] |
| Alieu Gibba | MF | 19 | Real de Banjul FC | Paide Linnameeskond | 31.08 | Signed a contract with Paide. | [74] |
| Heitor | DF | 22 | Grêmio | Tallinna FCI Levadia | 10.01 | Signed a contract with Levadia. | [75] |
 Usalifa Indi | MF | 23 |  AC Vila Meã | Harju JK Laagri | 19.02 | Signed a contract with Harju. | [57] |
 William Jebor | FW | 31 | Nõmme Kalju FC | Valletta F.C. | 27.01 | Contract with Kalju ended. Signed a contract with Valletta. | [25] |
 Zyen Jones | FW | 22 | Ferencvárosi TC II | Nõmme Kalju FC | 28.07 | Signed a 0.5+2 year contract with Kalju. | [76] |
| João Pedro | MF | 21 | Club Athletico Paranaense | Tallinna FCI Levadia | 09.07 | Signed a contract with Levadia. | [77] |
| Vuk Latinovich | DF | 25 | New York City FC | Tallinna FCI Levadia | 26.01 | Signed a two-year contract with Levadia. | [78] |
| Tallinna FCI Levadia | GS Ilioupolis | 12.09 | Contract with Levadia terminated. Signed a new contract with Ilioupolis | [79] | |||
| Liliu | FW | 32 | Tallinna FCI Levadia | Paraná Clube | 05.04 | Contract with Levadia ended. Signed a contract with Paraná Clube. | [23] |
 Illya Markovskyi | FW | 25 | Hapoel Haifa F.C. | Tallinna FCI Levadia | 03.01 | Signed a two-year contract with Levadia. | [80] |
| Milan Mitrović | DF | 34 | Tallinna FCI Levadia | FK Radnički 1923 | 27.01 | Contract with Levadia ended. Signed a contract with Radnički. | [23] |
| Olivier Rommens | MF | 28 | FK Sūduva | Nõmme Kalju FC | 10.02 | Signed a two-year contract with Kalju. | [81] |
| Marius Samoura | DF | 22 | free agent | Harju JK Laagri | 19.02 | Signed a contract with Harju. | [57] |
 Rustam Soirov | FW | 20 | Tallinna FCI Levadia | PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent | 01.01 | Contract terminated. Signed a contract with Lokomotiv Tashkent. | [82] |
 Harlin Suárez | MF | 28 | Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat | JK Narva Trans | 20.02 | Signed a contract with Trans. | [83] |
 Daniel Sudar | MF | 24 | Nõmme Kalju FC | FC Marchfeld Donauauen | 01.01 | Contract with Kalju ended. Signed a contract with Marchfeld Donauauen. | |
| Bubacarr Tambedou | FW | 20 | Paide Linnameeskond |  FC Sheriff Tiraspol | 11.02 | Signed a 1 year loan deal with Sheriff. | [84] |
| 21 | FC Sheriff Tiraspol | Paide Linnameeskond | 31.07 | Loan deal with Sheriff terminated. Returned to Paide. | [85] | ||
| Foday Trawally | MF | 21 | Paide Linnameeskond | JK Tallinna Kalev | 02.03 | Signed a 1 year loan deal with Kalev. | [86] |
| Maximiliano Uggè | DF | 31 | Tallinna FCI Levadia | free agent | 01.01 | Contract with Levadia ended. | [23] |
Managerial changes
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 2022 season.
| Name | Pos. | Age | From | To | Date | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes
- Paide Linnameeskond will play their home match at the Kadriorg Stadium in Tallinn, instead of their regular stadium, the Paide linnastaadion in Paide, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
- Pyunik will play their home match at the Abovyan City Stadium in Abovyan, instead of their regular stadium, the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan.
- Narva Trans will play their home match at the Rakvere Linnastaadion in Rakvere, instead of their regular stadium, the Narva Kreenholm Stadium in Narva, which did not meet UEFA requirements.