2024 Esiliiga
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 March 2024 – 10 November 2024 |
| Champions | Harju |
| Promoted | Harju |
| Relegated | Paide Linnameeskond U21 Tabasalu |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 Esiliiga was the 34th season of the Esiliiga, the second tier of Estonian football. The season began on 2 March 2024 and concluded on 10 November 2024.
The winners (Harju) were promoted to the 2025 Meistriliiga. The runners-up (Viimsi) qualified for the Meistriliiga play-off, losing and remaining in the league. The eighth-placed team (Elva) qualified for the Esiliiga play-off, winning and retaining their place in the league. The bottom two teams (Paide Linnameeskond U21 and Tabasalu) were relegated to the 2025 Esiliiga B.
Teams
[edit]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
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| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harju (C, P) | 36 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 110 | 42 | +68 | 78 | Promotion to the Meistriliiga |
| 2 | Viimsi | 36 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 75 | 42 | +33 | 75 | Qualification for the Meistriliiga play-off |
| 3 | Flora U21 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 96 | 55 | +41 | 66 | |
| 4 | Welco | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 60 | |
| 5 | Tallinn | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 53 | |
| 6 | FCI Levadia U21 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 44 | |
| 7 | Tallinna Kalev U21 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 72 | 87 | −15 | 42 | |
| 8 | Elva (O) | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 41 | Qualification for the Esiliiga play-off |
| 9 | Paide Linnameeskond U21 (R) | 36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 47 | 121 | −74 | 25 | Relegation to the Esiliiga B |
| 10 | Tabasalu (R) | 36 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 35 | 101 | −66 | 16 |
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]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Teams face each other four times (twice at home and twice away).
Esiliiga play-off
[edit]The eighth-placed club (Elva) faced the third-placed club from the 2024 Esiliiga B (Legion) in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the 2025 Esiliiga.
First leg
[edit]| 17 November 2024 | Legion | 0–3 | Elva | Tallinn |
| 10:30 BST | Jaagant  29'Põldsaar 65' (pen.)Ivaste 89' |
Stadium: Sportland Arena |
Second leg
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.