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
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Elva | Elva | Elva linnastaadion | 30[1] |
FCI Levadia U21 | Tallinn | Maarjamäe Stadium | 30[2] |
Flora U21 | Sportland Arena | 1,172[3] | |
Harju | Laagri | Laagri Stadium | 400[4] |
Paide Linnameeskond U21 | Paide | Paide linnastaadion | 500[5] |
Tabasalu | Tabasalu | Tabasalu Arena | 1,630[6] |
Tallinn | Tallinn | Lasnamäe Sports Complex Stadium | 200[7] |
Tallinna Kalev U21 | Kalevi Keskstaadion artificial turf | 270[8] | |
Viimsi | Haabneeme | Viimsi Stadium | 800[9] |
Welco | Tartu | Holm Jalgpallipark | 580[10] |
Personnel and kits
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Elva | Kaido Koppel | Jürgen Kuresoo | Nike | Sportland |
FCI Levadia U21 | Santi García | Sergei Mošnikov | Macron | Admirals, Viimsi Keevitus |
Flora U21 | Taavi Viik | Oskar Hendrikson | Nike | Optibet |
Harju | Victor Silva | Adidas | ||
Paide Linnameeskond U21 | Andreja Varicak | Capelli | Verston | |
Tabasalu | Alan Arruda | Märten Subka | Uhlsport | Eventtents, Rademar |
Tallinn | Andrei Kalimullin | Albert Taar | Adidas | |
Tallinna Kalev U21 | Alo Bärengrub | Macron | Unibet | |
Viimsi | Ivo Lehtmets | Joma | Assa Abloy | |
Welco | Jaanus Reitel | Tauno Tekko | Adidas | Holm |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Harju | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 16 | +31 | 33 | Promotion to Meistriliiga |
2 | Tallinn | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 30 | Qualification for the Meistriliiga play-off |
3 | Flora U21 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 27 | Ineligible for promotion as a reserve team a division below main team. |
4 | Viimsi | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 26[a] | |
5 | Welco | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 26[a] | |
6 | FCI Levadia U21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 23 | Ineligible for promotion as a reserve team a division below main team. |
7 | Elva | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 11 | |
8 | Tabasalu | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 9[b] | Qualification for the Esiliiga play-off |
9 | Tallinna Kalev U21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 9[b] | Relegation to Esiliiga B |
10 | Paide Linnameeskond U21 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 60 | −48 | 7 |
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[11]
Notes:
Results
Teams face each other four times (twice at home and twice away).
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
- ^ "Elva linna staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Maarjamäe jalgpallikeskus". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Sportland Arena - ESR". www.spordiregister.ee. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Laagri spordihoone staadion ja palliväljakud". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Paide linna staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Tabasalu Spordikompleksi staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Lasnamäe Spordikompleksi staadion - ESR". www.spordiregister.ee. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Kalevi Keskstaadioni kunstmuruväljak - ESR". www.spordiregister.ee. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Viimsi staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Holm Jalgpallipark - ESR". www.spordiregister.ee. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Eesti 2023. a jalgpalli meistrivõistluste Premium ja Esiliigade juhend" (PDF) (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. pp. 17–18. Retrieved 1 March 2023.