2023 Esiliiga

Esiliiga
Season2023
Dates4 March 2023 – 3 December 2023
ChampionsNõmme United
PromotedNõmme United
RelegatedAlliance
Legion
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The 2023 Esiliiga was the 33rd season of the Esiliiga, the second tier of Estonian football. The season started on 4 March 2023 and concluded on 12 November 2023.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

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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 Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Nõmme United (C, P) 36 28 6 2 114 29 +85 90 Promotion to Meistriliiga
2 Viimsi 36 21 8 7 67 35 +32 71 Qualification for Meistriliiga play-off
3 Flora U21 36 22 3 11 86 53 +33 69
4 FCI Levadia U21 36 16 9 11 57 46 +11 57
5 Tabasalu 36 18 1 17 81 70 +11 55
6 Tallinn 36 16 4 16 72 65 +7 52
7 Paide Linnameeskond U21 36 12 5 19 66 82 −16 41
8 Elva (O) 36 12 4 20 45 75 −30 40 Qualification for Esiliiga play-off
9 Legion (R) 36 5 6 25 37 97 −60 21 Relegation to Esiliiga B
10 Alliance (R) 36 6 2 28 50 123 −73 20
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; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated


Results

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Alliance 1–2 2–6 3–2 1–0 0–6 1–7 2–5 2–3 2–6 2–0 1–2 1–3 3–4 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 0–7 1–0 3–0 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 2–2 3–0 0–0 4–0 0–3 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 6–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 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 1–4 0–0 0–4 0–5 2–4 1–4 2–3 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 3–2 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 2–1 1–4 3–2 1–8 0–1 1–0 3–1
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 3–0 1–3 4–2 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 2–2 7–1 1–2 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 2–0 3–2 3–3 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–3
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Esiliiga play-off

The eighth-placed club (Elva) faced the fourth-placed club from the 2023 Esiliiga B (Tartu Kalev) for the final place in the following season's Esiliiga.

First leg

25 November 2023 Tartu Kalev 0–0 Elva Tartu
10:30 BST Stadium: Ülenurme Stadium

Second leg

29 November 2023 Elva 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)		Tartu KalevElva
16:00 BST Lokk 90+3'
Reilson 99'		 Peedo 6' Stadium: Elva linnastaadion

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

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