The 1996 season was the fifth full year of competitive football (soccer) in Estonia since gaining independence from the Soviet Union on 20 August 1991.
| 1996 in Estonian football | ||
|---|---|---|
  | ||
| Meistriliiga champions | ||
| FC Lantana/Marlekor | ||
| Esiliiga champions | ||
| JK Vall Tallinn | ||
| Estonian Cup winners | ||
| Tallinna Sadam JK | ||
| Teams in Europe | ||
| Tallinna Sadam JK, FC Lantana/Marlekor | ||
| Estonian national team | ||
| 1996 Baltic Cup 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| Estonian Footballer of the Year | ||
| Marek Lemsalu |
National Leagues
editEstonian FA Cup
editSemifinals
edit| FC Lantana Tallinn | 0 – 1 0 – 0 | Tallinna Sadam JK |
|---|---|---|
| Tevalte/Marlekor | 1 – 0 0 – 2 | JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi |
|---|---|---|
Final
edit| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Estonia scorers | Fixture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-02-16 | GSZ Stadium Larnaca |
Azerbaijan | 0 – 0 | F[1] | — | |
| 1996-02-20 | Tsirion Stadium Limassol |
Cyprus | 1 – 0 | F | — | |
| 1996-02-24 | GSZ Stadium Larnaca |
Faroe Islands | 2 – 2 | F | Kristal 13' [2] Rajala 45' |
— |
| 1996-04-24 | Kadrioru Stadium Tallinn |
Iceland | 0 – 3 | F | — | |
| 1996-05-29 | Kadrioru Stadium Tallinn |
Turkey | 0 – 0 | F | — | |
| 1996-07-07 | Kreenholmi Stadium Narva |
Latvia | 1 – 1 | BC96[3] | U. Rooba 36' | — |
| 1996-07-09 | Kreenholmi Stadium Narva |
Lithuania | 1 – 1 | BC96 | Reim 21' (pen.) [4] | — |
| 1996-08-31 | Dinamo Stadium Minsk |
Belarus | 1 – 0 | WCQ98[5] | — | |
| 1996-10-05 | Kadrioru Stadium Tallinn |
Belarus | 1 – 0 [6] | WCQ98 | Hohlov-Simson 51' | — |
| 1996-10-30 | Arto Tolsa Areena Kotka |
Finland | 2 – 2 | F | M. Rooba 65' Kirs 80' |
— |
| 1996-11-13 | Estadi Communal Andorra la Vella |
Andorra | 1 – 6 | F | Zelinski 36' Arbeiter 64' 74' 76' 84' Kristal 87' |
— |
| 1996-11-16 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa |
Indonesia | 0 – 3 | F | Zelinski 6' 45' 71' | — |
Notes
edit- ^ F = Friendly match
- ^ First goal of Marko Kristal in 39 international matches for Estonia.
- ^ BC96 = Baltic Cup 1996 match
- ^ Sixth goal of Martin Reim in 38 international matches for Estonia.
- ^ 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup tournament in France.
- ^ First win in an official match for Estonia since defeating Liechtenstein on 26 October 1993 in a friendly.