2023 Esiliiga

The 2023 Esiliiga is the 33rd season of the Esiliiga, the second tier of Estonian football. The season started on 4 March 2023 and will conclude on 3 December 2023.

Esiliiga
Season2023
Dates4 March 2023 – 3 December 2023
← 2022
2024 →

Teams

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2023 Esiliiga teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Alliance Kiviõli Kiviõli Arena N/A[1]
Elva Elva Elva linnastaadion 30[2]
FCI Levadia U21 Tallinn Maarjamäe Stadium 30[3]
Flora U21 Sportland Arena 1,161[4]
Legion
Nõmme United Männiku Stadium 50[5]
Paide Linnameeskond U21 Paide Paide linnastaadion 500[6]
Tabasalu Tabasalu Tabasalu Arena 1,630[7]
Tallinn Tallinn Lasnamäe Sports Complex Stadium 88[8]
Viimsi Haabneeme Viimsi Stadium 800[9]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Alliance Estonia Erik Šteinberg Adidas Viru Keemia Grupp
Elva Estonia Joonas Horn Estonia Martin Thomson Nike Sportland
FCI Levadia U21 Spain Santi García Estonia Igor Sokolov Macron Admirals, Viimsi Keevitus
Flora U21 Estonia Taavi Viik Nike
Legion Estonia Denis Belov Estonia Aleksandr Volodin Uhlsport
Nõmme United Estonia Vladimir Vassiljev Estonia Henri Leoke Adidas Apollo
Paide Linnameeskond U21 Estonia Kalmer Klettenberg Nike Exmet, Verston
Tabasalu Estonia Risto Sarapik Uhlsport Eventtents, Rademar
Tallinn Estonia Andrei Kalimullin Estonia Albert Taar Adidas
Viimsi Estonia Ivo Lehtmets Joma Assa Abloy

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
FCI Levadia U21 Russia Nikita Andreev Mutual consent 24 November 2022 Pre-season Spain Santi García[10] 24 November 2022
Nõmme United Estonia Martin Klasen 4 December 2022 Estonia Vladimir Vassiljev[11] 4 December 2022
Paide Linnameeskond U21 Estonia Meelis Rooba 9 December 2022 Estonia Kalmer Klettenberg[12] 9 December 2022
Elva Estonia Veiko Haan[13] 9 April 2023 10th Estonia Joonas Horn 9 April 2023

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Nõmme United (C, Q) 32 25 5 2 99 25 +74 80 Promotion to Meistriliiga
2 Flora U21 32 21 3 8 75 45 +30 66 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Meistriliiga
3 Viimsi (Q) 32 19 8 5 60 27 +33 65 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 FCI Levadia U21 32 16 8 8 54 37 +17 56 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Meistriliiga
5 Tabasalu 32 15 1 16 72 64 +8 46
6 Tallinn 32 14 3 15 63 58 +5 45
7 Elva 32 10 4 18 38 65 −27 34
8 Paide Linnameeskond U21 32 9 5 18 57 75 −18 32 Qualification for relegation play-offs
9 Legion (R) 32 4 6 22 30 84 −54 18 Relegation to Esiliiga B
10 Alliance (R) 32 5 1 26 43 111 −68 16
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. Source: Esiliiga
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) Fair-play points; 10) Draw[14]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away ALL ELV LEV FLO LEG NÕM PLM TAB TAL VII ALL ELV LEV FLO LEG NÕM PLM TAB TAL VII
Alliance 1–2 2–6 3–2 1–0 0–6 1–7 2–5 2–3 2–6 2 Nov 1–2 1–3 29 Oct 1–3 2–5 4–2 1–5 1–3
Elva 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–2 0–2 0–3 2–3 1–1 1–3 3–0 0–0 1–4 0–0 12 Nov 1–0 29 Oct 4–3 0–1
FCI Levadia U21 4–0 5–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 6 Nov 3–0 0–0 4–0 2 Nov 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–4
Flora U21 6–1 2–1 0–2 5–2 3–6 3–3 3–2 1–0 3–1 12 Nov 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–3 29 Oct 7–3 2–1 1–2
Legion 1–0 0–3 1–2 0–6 0–6 2–2 2–1 3–2 0–3 1–1 5 Nov 0–0 0–4 0–5 2–4 1–4 2 Nov 0–1
Nõmme United 4–2 1–1 5–0 2–0 4–1 4–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 5–2 4–0 6 Nov 2–2 0–0 2–1 5–0 0–0
Paide Linnameeskond U21 2–3 6–2 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–3 0–5 0–1 2–2 1–3 0–1 12 Nov 1–4 3–2 1–8 0–1 1–0 5 Nov
Tabasalu 5–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 6–4 1–5 1–2 7–4 4–0 0–1 4–0 12 Nov 1–3 2 Nov 2–3 0–4
Tallinn 5–0 3–1 1–3 1–2 4–0 1–3 3–2 2–4 3–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 0–2 3–2 29 Oct 7–1 5 Nov 0–1
Viimsi 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 4–0 29 Oct 2 Nov 3–3 0–1 0–1 1–0 12 Nov
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Awards

Monthly awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
March[15] Spain Santi García FCI Levadia U21 Estonia Gregor Lehtmets Viimsi
April[16] Estonia Vladimir Vassiljev Nõmme United Estonia Jevgeni Demidov Nõmme United
May[17] Estonia Taavi Viik Flora U21 Estonia Henri Leoke
June/July[18] Estonia Vladimir Vassiljev Nõmme United Estonia Maksimilian Skvortsov FCI Levadia U21

References
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  3. "Maarjamäe jalgpallikeskus". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. "Sportland Arena" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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  6. "Paide linna staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  7. "Tabasalu Spordikompleksi staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  8. "Lasnamäe Spordikompleksi kunstmurustaadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  9. "Viimsi staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  10. "Levadia täiendab treeneriteridu". soccernet.ee. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  11. "Vladimir Vassiljevist sai Nõmme Unitedi peatreener". soccernet.ee. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  12. "Järvamaa naiste- ja tüdrukute jalgpalli arendama asuv Klettenberg: eesmärk on Eesti tipp". soccernet.ee. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  13. "VAATA JÄRELE: treenerit vahetanud Elva ei saanud uustulnukast jagu". soccernet.ee. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  14. "Eesti 2023. a jalgpalli meistrivõistluste Premium ja Esiliigade juhend" (PDF) (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. pp. 17–18. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  15. "Esiliiga kuu parimad on Santiago Garcia Carrero ja Gregor Lehtmets" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  16. "Esiliiga kuu parimad on Demidov ja Vassiljev" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  17. "Esiliiga kuu parimad on Leoke ja Viik" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  18. "Esiliiga kuu parimad lähevad Levadia U21 ja Nõmme Unitedi ridadesse" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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