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2023 Esiliiga

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.

Esiliiga
Season2023
Dates4 March 2023 – 3 December 2023
ChampionsNõmme United
PromotedNõmme United
RelegatedAlliance
Legion
← 2022
2024 →

Teams

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2023 Esiliiga teams
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AllianceKiviõliKiviõli ArenaN/A[1]
ElvaElvaElva linnastaadion30[2]
FCI Levadia U21TallinnMaarjamäe Stadium30[3]
Flora U21Sportland Arena1,161[4]
Legion
Nõmme UnitedMänniku Stadium50[5]
Paide Linnameeskond U21PaidePaide linnastaadion500[6]
TabasaluTabasaluTabasalu Arena1,630[7]
TallinnTallinnLasnamäe Sports Complex Stadium88[8]
ViimsiHaabneemeViimsi Stadium800[9]

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Alliance Erik ŠteinbergAdidasViru Keemia Grupp
Elva Joonas Horn Martin ThomsonNikeSportland
FCI Levadia U21 Santi García Igor SokolovMacronAdmirals, Viimsi Keevitus
Flora U21 Taavi ViikNike
Legion Denis Belov Aleksandr VolodinUhlsport
Nõmme United Vladimir Vassiljev Henri LeokeAdidasApollo
Paide Linnameeskond U21 Kalmer KlettenbergNikeExmet, Verston
Tabasalu Risto SarapikUhlsportEventtents, Rademar
Tallinn Andrei Kalimullin Albert TaarAdidas
Viimsi Ivo LehtmetsJomaAssa Abloy

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
FCI Levadia U21 Nikita AndreevMutual consent24 November 2022Pre-season Santi García[10]24 November 2022
Nõmme United Martin Klasen4 December 2022 Vladimir Vassiljev[11]4 December 2022
Paide Linnameeskond U21 Meelis Rooba9 December 2022 Kalmer Klettenberg[12]9 December 2022
Elva Veiko Haan[13]9 April 202310th Joonas Horn9 April 2023

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Nõmme United (C, P)36286211429+8590Promotion to Meistriliiga
2Viimsi3621876735+3271Qualification for Meistriliiga play-off
3Flora U2136223118653+3369
4FCI Levadia U2136169115746+1157
5Tabasalu36181178170+1155
6Tallinn36164167265+752
7Paide Linnameeskond U2136125196682−1641
8Elva (O)36124204575−3040Qualification for Esiliiga play-off
9Legion (R)3656253797−6021Relegation to Esiliiga B
10Alliance (R)36622850123−7320
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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Alliance1–22–63–21–00–61–72–52–32–62–01–21–33–41–32–54–21–51–3
Elva3–01–22–13–20–20–32–31–11–33–00–01–40–00–71–03–04–30–1
FCI Levadia U214–05–11–21–21–02–02–11–10–02–23–00–04–00–32–21–20–02–4
Flora U216–12–10–25–23–63–33–21–03–16–02–03–12–10–31–27–32–11–2
Legion1–00–31–20–60–62–22–13–20–31–11–40–00–40–52–41–42–30–1
Nõmme United4–21–15–02–04–14–23–01–22–13–05–24–03–22–20–02–15–00–0
Paide Linnameeskond U212–36–21–20–12–01–30–50–12–21–30–12–11–43–21–80–11–03–1
Tabasalu5–21–02–00–12–01–26–41–51–27–44–00–14–03–01–34–22–30–4
Tallinn5–03–11–31–24–01–33–22–43–22–11–20–30–23–22–27–11–20–1
Viimsi3–12–01–10–01–01–12–01–14–01–04–02–03–23–30–10–11–01–3
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 BSTStadium: Ülenurme Stadium

Second leg

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

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
March[15] Santi GarcíaFCI Levadia U21 Gregor LehtmetsViimsi
April[16] Vladimir VassiljevNõmme United Jevgeni DemidovNõmme United
May[17] Taavi ViikFlora U21 Henri Leoke
June/July[18] Vladimir VassiljevNõmme United Maksimilian SkvortsovFCI Levadia U21

References

External links

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