2024 Esiliiga

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.

Esiliiga
Season2024
Dates2 March 2024 – 10 November 2024
← 2023
2025 →

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
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 1,172[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[lower-alpha 1]
5 Welco 15 7 5 3 26 13 +13 26[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for the Esiliiga play-off
9 Tallinna Kalev U21 14 2 3 9 19 33 −14 9[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to Esiliiga B
10 Paide Linnameeskond U21 15 2 1 12 12 60 −48 7
Updated to match(es) played on 16 June 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[11]
Notes:
  1. Viimsi are ahead of Welco on head-to-head points: Welco 0–1 Viimsi
  2. Tabasalu are ahead of Tallinna Kalev U21 on head-to-head points: Tabasalu 3–3 Tallinna Kalev U21, Tallinna Kalev 0–1 Tabasalu

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 2–3 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–3 2–2 0–2 1–0
FCI Levadia U21 3–0 1–2 3–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 2–2
Flora U21 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 1–1
Harju 5–0 3–2 2–0 6–0 4–3 2–2 0–0 4–2
Paide Linnameeskond U21 1–11 2–8 3–0 0–1 0–1 0–5 1–6
Tabasalu 1–1 2–0 1–4 0–1 1–2 3–3 1–3
Tallinn 4–0 3–4 2–4 1–1 8–1 4–0 3–2 1–1
Tallinna Kalev U21 4–0 1–3 1–3 1–4 0–1 1–3 2–2 0–3
Viimsi 1–1 2–4 2–2 5–0 1–0 2–2 3–1
Welco 0–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 16 June 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 - ESR". www.spordiregister.ee. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  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 staadion - ESR". www.spordiregister.ee. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  8. "Kalevi Keskstaadioni kunstmuruväljak - ESR". www.spordiregister.ee. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  9. "Viimsi staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  10. "Holm Jalgpallipark - ESR". www.spordiregister.ee. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  11. "Eesti 2023. a jalgpalli meistrivõistluste Premium ja Esiliigade juhend" (PDF) (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. pp. 17–18. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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