Estonia women's national football team
The Estonia women's national football team (Estonian: Eesti naiste jalgpallikoondis) represents Estonia in international women's football matches and are controlled by the Estonian Football Association, the governing body for football in Estonia.
| Nickname(s) | Sinisärgid (Blueshirts) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Eesti Jalgpalli Liit (EJL) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Anastassia Morkovkina Sirje Kapper[1] | ||
| Captain | Kairi Himanen | ||
| Most caps | Kethy Õunpuu (116) | ||
| Top scorer | Anastassia Morkovkina (40) | ||
| Home stadium | Lilleküla Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | EST | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 105 6 (14 June 2024)[2] | ||
| Highest | 71 (December 2013) | ||
| Lowest | 111 (June 2022) | ||
| First international | |||
| Lithuania 3–0 Estonia (Kaunas, Lithuania; 19 August 1994) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Latvia 1–7 Estonia (Šiauliai, Lithuania; 15 May 2010) Estonia 6–0 Latvia (Tartu, Estonia; 10 June 2012) Estonia 8–2 Latvia (Tallinn, Estonia; 1 March 2014) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Iceland 12–0 Estonia (Reykjavík, Iceland; 17 September 2009) France 12–0 Estonia (Le Havre, France; 28 October 2009) | |||
Estonia played its first international match on 19 August 1994 against Lithuania. The team's home ground is the Lilleküla Stadium in Tallinn, and the current managers are Anastassia Morkovkina and Sirje Roops. Estonia has never qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup or the UEFA Women's Championship. They have won the annual Women's Baltic Cup 11 times.
Team image
Nicknames
The Estonia women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Sinisärgid (Blueshirts)".
Results and fixtures
Recent results within the last 12 months and upcoming fixtures.
2023
| 14 July 2023 Friendly | Estonia | 0–3 | Turkey | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium Attendance: 273 Referee: Lizzy van der Helm (Netherlands) |
| 17 July 2023 Friendly | Estonia | 2–2 | Turkey | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium Attendance: 322 Referee: Justina Lavrenovaitė-Perez (Lithuania) |
| 22 September 2023 Nations League C | Estonia | 0–0 | Kazakhstan | Tartu,Estonia |
| 17:00 (18:00 EEST) | Report | Stadium: Tamme Stadium Attendance: 334 Referee: Caroline Lanssens (Belgium) |
| 26 September 2023 Nations League C | Estonia | 0–5 | Israel | Tartu,Estonia |
| 18:00 (19:00 EEST) | Report |
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Stadium: Tamme Stadium Referee: Lisa Benn (England) |
| 27 October 2023 Nations League C | Armenia | 1–4 | Estonia | Yerevan,Armenia |
| 17:30 (19:30 AMT) |
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Report | Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Lotta Vuorio (Finland) |
| 31 October 2023 Nations League C | Estonia | 5–1 | Armenia | Tallinn,Estonia |
| 17:00 (18:00 EET) | Report |
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Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 342 Referee: Elena Gobjila (Moldova) |
| 1 December 2023 Nations League C | Kazakhstan | 0–1 | Estonia | Astana |
| 15:00 (20:00 ALMT) | Report | Stadium: Astana Arena Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England) |
2024
| 21 February 2024 Turkish Women's Cup | India | 4–3 | Estonia | Alanya, Turkey |
| 11:00 | Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex Referee: Melis Özçiğdem (Turkey) |
| 24 February 2024 Turkish Women's Cup | Kosovo | 3–0 | Estonia | Alanya, Turkey |
| 11:00 | Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex |
| 27 February 2024 Turkish Women's Cup | Estonia | 1–0 | Hong Kong | Alanya, Turkey |
| 15:30 | Kala 72' | Report | Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex Referee: Kala 72' |
| 9 April UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying | Albania | 2–0 | Estonia | Tirana |
| --:-- UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Arena Kombëtare Referee: Anastasiya Romanyuk (Ukraine) |
| 31 May UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying | Estonia | 1–2 | Albania | Tallinn |
| 17:00 (18:00 UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 934 Referee: Tatyana Sorokopudova (Kazakhstan) |
| 12 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying | Luxembourg | v | Estonia | Esch-sur-Alzette |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade Émile Mayrisch |
| 16 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying | Estonia | v | Luxembourg | Tartu |
| 19:00 (20:00 UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Tamme Stadium |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name[3] |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Anastassia Morkovkina |
| Sirje Kapper | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Martin Kaalma |
| Fitness coach | Marten Metsniit |
| Doctor | Birgit Allmere |
| Physiotherapist | Laura Ernits |
| Kai-Riin Tomera | |
| Manager | Raili-Raine Ellermaa |
Players
Current squad
- The following players were named for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying match against Albania on 31 May 2024.[4]
Caps and goals updated as of 17 July 2023, after the match against Turkey.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | GK | Karina Kork | 23 February 1995 | 34 | 0 | Tabasalu |
| 1 | GK | Victoria Vihman | 5 August 2004 | 0 | 0 | Flora |
| 1 | GK | Liisa Liimets | 4 April 2006 | 0 | 0 | Viimsi JK |
| 3 | DF | Siret Räämet | 31 December 1999 | 31 | 0 | Flora |
| 16 | DF | Kelly Rosen | 23 November 1995 | 70 | 1 | Flora |
| 5 | DF | Maarja Saulep | 9 May 1991 | 17 | 1 | Flora |
| 21 | DF | Rahel Repkin | 17 June 1998 | 4 | 0 | Tammeka |
| 15 | DF | Eva-Maria Niit | 5 February 2002 | 9 | 0 | Tammeka |
| DF | Annegret Kala | 3 May 2006 | 1 | 0 | Tammeka | |
| DF | Grete Kraus | 14 December 2005 | 0 | 0 | Tammeka | |
| DF | Helina Tarkmeel | 20 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | Tallinna FC Flora | |
| 8 | MF | Kairi Himanen (captain) | 11 November 1992 | 66 | 4 | Saku Sporting |
| MF | Vlada Kubassova | 23 August 1995 | 63 | 10 | ||
| 17 | MF | Mari Liis Lillemäe | 1 September 2000 | 42 | 2 | Flora |
| 7 | MF | Liisa Merisalu | 15 January 2002 | 28 | 3 | Tammeka |
| MF | Grete Daut | 4 January 2000 | 23 | 0 | Saku Sporting | |
| 4 | MF | Renate-Ly Mehevets | 2 March 1999 | 17 | 0 | Tammeka |
| MF | Jaanika Volkov | 20 May 2005 | 16 | 0 | Tallinna FC Flora | |
| 9 | MF | Katrin Kirpu | 9 October 2004 | 2 | 1 | HJK |
| 14 | FW | Lisette Tammik | 14 October 1998 | 59 | 8 | Flora |
| 11 | FW | Emma Treiberg | 19 November 2000 | 31 | 0 | Saku Sporting |
| 2 | FW | Kristina Teern | 13 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | Flora |
| 19 | FW | Katriin Saulus | 5 July 2003 | 4 | 0 | Saku Sporting |
| 2 | FW | Kirkeliis Lillemets | 17 December 2005 | 0 | 0 | Tartu JK Tammeka |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the squad within the last twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Keiti Kruusmann | 10 June 2003 | 2 | 0 | Tammeka | v. Israel, 5 December 2023 |
| DF | Inna Kiss-Zlidnis (captain) | 18 April 1990 | 99 | 0 | Unattached | v. Turkey, 17 July 2023 INJ |
| DF | Sandra Liir | 26 July 2003 | 6 | 0 | Saku Sporting | v. Ukraine, 11 April 2023 |
| DF | Signy Aarna | 4 October 1990 | 107 | 26 | Lootos | v. Malta, 7 April 2023 RET |
| DF | Jessika Uleksin | 19 January 1997 | 4 | 0 | Flora | v. Israel, 5 December 2023 |
| DF | Anette Salei | 28 September 2005 | 2 | 0 | Tabasalu | v. Albania, 9 April 2024 |
| MF | Anastasia Ivanova | 5 March 1999 | 0 | 0 | Flora | v. Ukraine, 11 April 2023 |
| MF | Kristina Bannikova | 15 June 1991 | 97 | 8 | Saku Sporting | v. Israel, 5 December 2023 |
| MF | Jaanika Volkov | 20 February 2005 | 10 | 0 | Flora | v. Israel, 5 December 2023 |
| DF | Kristiina Tullus | 12 September 1998 | 13 | 0 | Flora | 2024 Turkish Women's Cup |
| MF | Lisandra Rannasto | 13 January 2004 | 0 | Saku Sporting | v. Albania, 9 April 2024 | |
| FW | Getter Saar | 9 November 1999 | 16 | 3 | Flora | v. Israel, 5 December 2023 |
| FW | Aleksandra Kelli | 11 August 2006 | 0 | 0 | Tartu JK Tammeka | 2024 Turkish Women's Cup |
| FW | Maria Orav | 7 April 1996 | 13 | 0 | JK Tallinna Kalev | v. Albania, 9 April 2024 |
INJ Withdrew due to injury | ||||||
Records
Most caps
- As of 1 June 2024[5]
- Players in bold are still active with Estonia.
| Rank | Player | Career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kethy Õunpuu | 2005–2022 | 116 | 3 |
| 2 | Katrin Loo | 2007–2020 | 114 | 20 |
| 3 | Kaire Palmaru | 2001–2019 | 107 | 10 |
| Signy Aarna | 2007–2023 | 107 | 26 | |
| 5 | Kristina Bannikova | 2013–2023 | 103 | 9 |
| 6 | Inna Kiss-Zlidnis | 2007–2023 | 99 | 0 |
| 7 | Pille Raadik | 2007–2021 | 88 | 0 |
| 8 | Kelly Rosen | 2014–present | 81 | 1 |
| 9 | Kairi Himanen | 2009–present | 77 | 6 |
| 10 | Anastassia Morkovkina | 1997–2015 | 75 | 40 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Career | Goals | Caps | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anastassia Morkovkina | 1997–2015 | 40 | 75 | 0.53 |
| 2 | Signy Aarna | 2007–2023 | 26 | 107 | 0.24 |
| 3 | Katrin Loo | 2007–2020 | 20 | 114 | 0.18 |
| 4 | Ave Pajo | 2000–2010 | 19 | 40 | 0.48 |
| 5 | Lisette Tammik | 2015–present | 15 | 70 | 0.21 |
| 6 | Vlada Kubassova | 2013–present | 11 | 70 | 0.16 |
| 7 | Kaire Palmaru | 2001–2019 | 10 | 107 | 0.09 |
| 8 | Kaidi Jekimova | 2000–2014 | 9 | 68 | 0.13 |
| Kristina Bannikova | 2013–2023 | 9 | 103 | 0.09 | |
| 10 | Reelika Vaher | 1994–2006 | 8 | 47 | 0.17 |
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1991 | did not enter | did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||||||||
| 1999 | did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 31 | ||||||||
| 2003 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 36 | |||||||||
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 44 | |||||||||
| 2015 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 33 | |||||||||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2023 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 43 | |||||||||
| 2027 | to be determined | to be determined | |||||||||||||
| Total | 0/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 39 | 212 | ||
- Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Championship
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1984 | did not enter | did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1987 | |||||||||||||||
| 1989 | |||||||||||||||
| 1991 | |||||||||||||||
| 1993 | |||||||||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||||||||
| 1997 | did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | ||||||||
| 2001 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 38 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 26 | |||||||||
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |||||||||
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 31 | |||||||||
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | |||||||||
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 40 | |||||||||
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
| Total | 0/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 20 | 224 | ||
- Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Baltic Cup
Honours
- Champions (11): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2022
Notes
- Israel played their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas War.
See also
- Sport in Estonia
- Estonia women's national under-19 football team
- Estonia women's national under-17 football team
- Estonia national football team
References
- Järvela, Ott (18 January 2022). "Eesti naiskonna uued peatreenerid keeldumisi ei pelga ja usuvad, et kõik paremad tulevad nüüd koondisesse". Soccernet.ee.
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- "Koondise koosseis" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- "Naiste koondise koosseisu kuulub kolm võimalikku debütanti". jalgpall.ee.
- "Statistika" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Estonia women's national association football team.
- Official website (in Estonian)
- FIFA profile
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