Esiliiga
Season2024
Dates2 March 2024 – 10 November 2024
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The 2024 Esiliiga is the 34th season of the Esiliiga, the second tier of Estonian football. The season began on 2 March 2024 and will conclude on 10 November 2024.

The winners will be promoted to the 2025 Meistriliiga. The runners-up qualify for the Meistriliiga play-off. The eighth-placed team qualify for the Esiliiga play-off. The bottom two teams are relegated to the 2025 Esiliiga B.

Teams

The league consisted of ten teams; seven teams remaining from the previous season, two teams promoted from the Esiliiga B, and one team relegated from the Meistriliiga. The promoted teams were 2023 Esiliiga B champions Welco, and runners-up Tallinna Kalev U21 (replacing the relegated 2023 Esiliiga teams, Alliance and Legion). The relegated team was Harju (replacing the promoted 2023 Esiliiga team, Nõmme United).

Stadiums and locations

2024 Esiliiga is located in Estonia
Flora U21 Levadia U21 Tallinn
Paide U21
Elva
Harju
Tabasalu
Viimsi
Locations of the 2024 Esiliiga teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Elva Elva Elva linnastaadion 30[1]
FCI Levadia U21 Tallinn Maarjamäe Stadium 30[2]
Flora U21 Sportland Arena 1,161[3]
Harju Laagri Laagri Stadium 1,000[4]
Paide Linnameeskond U21 Paide Paide linnastaadion 500[5]
Tabasalu Tabasalu Tabasalu Arena 1,630[6]
Tallinn Tallinn Lasnamäe Sports Complex Stadium 88[7]
Tallinna Kalev U21 Kalevi Keskstaadion 12,000
Viimsi Haabneeme Viimsi Stadium 800[8]
Welco Tartu Holm Jalgpallipark 580

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
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
Harju Victor Silva
Paide Linnameeskond U21 Estonia Kalmer Klettenberg Nike Exmet, Verston
Tabasalu Estonia Risto Sarapik Uhlsport Eventtents, Rademar
Tallinn Estonia Andrei Kalimullin Estonia Albert Taar Adidas
Tallinna Kalev U21 Estonia Ats Purje
Viimsi Estonia Ivo Lehtmets Joma Assa Abloy
Welco Jaanus Reitel

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Flora U21[a] 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
2 Elva 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Promotion to Meistriliiga
3 Harju 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 Qualification for Meistriliiga play-off
4 Viimsi 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
5 FCI Levadia U21[b] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Tabasalu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Tallinn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Tallinna Kalev U21[c] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Esiliiga play-off
9 Welco 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0 Relegation to Esiliiga B
10 Paide Linnameeskond U21[d] 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2024. 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[9]
Notes:
  1. ^ Ineligible for promotion as a reserve team a division below main team.
  2. ^ Ineligible for promotion as a reserve team a division below main team.
  3. ^ Ineligible for promotion as a reserve team a division below main team.
  4. ^ Ineligible for promotion as a reserve team a division below main team.


Results

Teams face each other four times (twice at home and twice away).

Home \ Away ELV FCI FLO HAR PLM TAB TAL TAK VII WEL ELV FCI FLO HAR PLM TAB TAL TAK VII WEL
Elva 1–0
FCI Levadia U21
Flora U21 2–0
Harju 2–2
Paide Linnameeskond U21
Tabasalu
Tallinn
Tallinna Kalev U21
Viimsi
Welco
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2024. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Esiliiga play-off

The eighth-placed club will face the third-placed club from the 2024 Esiliiga B for the final place in the following season's Esiliiga.

References

  1. ^ "Elva linna staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Maarjamäe jalgpallikeskus". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Sportland Arena" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Laagri spordihoone staadion ja palliväljakud". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Paide linna staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Tabasalu Spordikompleksi staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Lasnamäe Spordikompleksi kunstmurustaadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Viimsi staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Eesti 2023. a jalgpalli meistrivõistluste Premium ja Esiliigade juhend" (PDF) (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. pp. 17–18. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

External links

Esiliiga seasons
2024 in Estonian football
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