Estonia national football team

Estonia
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Association	Estonian Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Tarmo Rüütli
Captain	Mart Poom
Most caps	Martin Reim (156)
Top scorer	Andres Oper (33)
Home stadium	A. Le Coq Arena
FIFA code	EST
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	115
Highest	60 (December 2002)
Lowest	135 (February 1996)
First international
	Estonia 0 - 6 Finland ; (Helsinki, Finland; 17 October, 1920)
Biggest win
	Estonia 6 - 0 Lithuania ; (Tallinn, Estonia; 26 July, 1928)
Biggest defeat
	Finland 10 - 2 Estonia ; (Helsinki, Finland; 11 August, 1922)
Appearances	(first in -)
Best result	-
Appearances	(first in -)
Best result	-

The Estonia national football team is controlled by the Estonian Football Association. They played their first match in 1920. In 1940 Estonia was annexed by the Soviet Union and did not regain independence (and the possibility of a national football team) until 1991. As a newly independent nation, they played their first match against Lithuania in the Baltic Cup on November 15, 1991, and their first FIFA-recognized match against Slovenia on June 3, 1992, a 1-1 draw at Tallinn. Home matches are played at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn.

Modern History

After Estonia gained independence, the national team was initially the weakest of the three Baltic teams, suffering defeats such as a 7-1 loss to Croatia in the Euro 96 qualifiers. In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, Estonia achieved notoriety when a home game against Scotland would be called off in bizarre circumstances. The replay in Monaco finished 0-0; goalkeeper Mart Poom earned a move to Derby County soon afterwards.

Estonia's fortunes have improved since. In the Euro 2004 qualifiers, Estonia proved remarkably obdurate with 8 points from as many games, only 4 goals scored and 6 conceded. The 2006 World Cup qualifiers saw further improvement with 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. Estonia have a number of players who have amassed an astonishing number of caps, including Mart Poom, Andres Oper, Marko Kristal and Martin Reim.

World Cup record

1930 - Did not enter
1934 to 1938 - Did not qualify
1950 to 1990 - Did not enter, was part of the USSR
1994 to 2006 - Did not qualify

European Championship record

1960 to 1992 - Did not enter, was part of the USSR
1996 to 2008 - Did not qualify

Olympic games

Estonia national football team at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

The Estonia national football team played once so far in the big tournament.It was on 1924 Summer Olympic Games. They played only one game in Preliminary round versus USA and lost 0:1 goal by Andy Straden (United States) 10' (PEN.).

Most caps for Estonia

Correct as of May 27, 2007^[1]
Players who are still active and available for selection are in bold.

Top Estonia goalscorers

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Correct as of May 27, 2007^[2]
Players who are still active and available for selection are in bold.

Results and Fixtures

Recent results

Date	Competition	Venue	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Scorers
May 27, 2008	Friendly	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	1 – 1	Georgia	Kink 64' (pen.)
March 26, 2008	Friendly	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	2 – 0	Canada	Stalteri 59' (o.g.) Zahovaiko 90'
February 27, 2008	Friendly	Stadion Amica, Wronki	Poland	2 – 0	Estonia
November 21, 2007	Friendly	MHSK Stadium, Tashkent	Uzbekistan	0 – 0	Estonia
November 17, 2007	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying	Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella	Andorra	0 – 2	Estonia	Oper 31' Lindpere 60'
November 9, 2007	Friendly	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	2 – 0	Estonia
October 17, 2007	Friendly	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	0 – 1	Montenegro
October 13, 2007	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying	Wembley Stadium, London	England	3 – 0	Estonia

Forthcoming fixtures

Date	Competition	Venue	Home Team	Away Team
May 30, 2008	Baltic Cup	Skonto stadions, Riga	Latvia	Estonia
May 31, 2008	Baltic Cup	Jūrmala	Lithuania	Estonia
June 4, 2008	Friendly	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	Faroe Islands
August 20, 2008	Friendly	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	Malta
September 6, 2008	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying		Belgium	Estonia
September 10, 2008	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Estonia
October 11, 2008	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	Spain
October 15, 2008	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	Turkey
November 18, 2008	Friendly	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	Kazakhstan
November 22, 2008	Friendly	Linnastaadion, Kuressaare	Estonia	Turkmenistan

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Current squad

Squad called up for the Baltic Cup 2008.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
2	2DF	Igor Morozov	(1989-05-27) May 27, 1989 (age 35)	0	0	FC Levadia
7	4FW	Ats Purje	(1985-08-03) August 3, 1985 (age 39)	5	0	FC Inter
9	3MF	Ragnar Klavan	(1985-10-30) October 30, 1985 (age 39)	44	1	Heracles Almelo
10	3MF	Joel Lindpere	(1981-10-05) October 5, 1981 (age 43)	58	5	Tromsø IL
11	3MF	Aivar Anniste	(1980-02-18) February 18, 1980 (age 44)	40	3	FC TVMK
13	2DF	Urmas Rooba	(1978-07-08) July 8, 1978 (age 46)	69	1	TPS
15	4FW	Tarmo Kink	(1985-10-06) October 6, 1985 (age 39)	20	1	FC Levadia
18	4FW	Kaimar Saag	(1988-08-05) August 5, 1988 (age 36)	10	0	Silkeborg IF
21	2DF	Taavi Rähn	(1981-05-16) May 16, 1981 (age 43)	38	0	FK Ekranas
22	3MF	Martin Vunk	(1984-08-21) August 21, 1984 (age 40)	3	0	FC Flora
25	2DF	Tihhon Šišov	(1983-02-11) February 11, 1983 (age 41)	9	0	FC Levadia
27	4FW	Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko	(1981-12-29) December 29, 1981 (age 43)	34	5	FC Flora
30	1GK	Mihkel Aksalu	(1984-11-07) November 7, 1984 (age 40)	2	0	FC Flora
	1GK	Mart Poom	(1972-02-03) February 3, 1972 (age 52)	116	0	Watford F.C.
	2DF	Andrei Sidorenkov	(1984-02-12) February 12, 1984 (age 40)	8	0	FC Flora
	2DF	Andrei Stepanov	(1979-03-16) March 16, 1979 (age 45)	75	1	FC Khimki
	3MF	Sander Puri	(1988-05-07) May 7, 1988 (age 36)	0	0	FC Levadia
	4FW	Vladimir Voskoboinikov	(1983-02-02) February 2, 1983 (age 41)	4	0	FC Torpedo

Recent call-ups

The list does not include Martin Reim, who has now retired from international football.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Pavel Londak (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008)	(1980-05-14) May 14, 1980 (age 44)	10	0	Bodø/Glimt
	1GK	Artur Kotenko (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008)	(1981-08-20) August 20, 1981 (age 43)	14	0	Sandnes Ulf
	1GK	Sergei Pareiko (Friendly match v. Montenegro, October 17, 2007)	(1977-01-31) January 31, 1977 (age 47)	5	0	FC Tom
4	2DF	Raio Piiroja (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008)	(1979-07-11) July 11, 1979 (age 45)	75	6	Fredrikstad FK
5	2DF	Dmitri Kruglov (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008)	(1984-05-24) May 24, 1984 (age 40)	33	1	FC Lokomotiv
17	2DF	Enar Jääger (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008)	(1984-11-18) November 18, 1984 (age 40)	52	0	Aalesunds FK
19	2DF	Alo Bärengrub (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008)	(1984-02-12) February 12, 1984 (age 40)	13	0	Bodø/Glimt
	2DF	Teet Allas (Friendly match v. Poland, February 27, 2008)	(1977-06-02) June 2, 1977 (age 47)	73	2	FC Flora
	2DF	Taijo Teniste (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008)	(1988-01-31) January 31, 1988 (age 36)	3	0	FC Levadia
6	3MF	Aleksandr Dmitrijev (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008)	(1982-02-18) February 18, 1982 (age 42)	31	0	Hønefoss BK
14	3MF	Konstantin Vassiljev (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008)	(1984-08-16) August 16, 1984 (age 40)	8	0	NK Nafta
16	3MF	Oliver Konsa (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008)	(1985-03-04) March 4, 1985 (age 39)	7	0	FC TVMK
24	3MF	Kristen Viikmäe (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008)	(1979-02-10) February 10, 1979 (age 45)	106	14	Södra IF
26	3MF	Gert Kams (Friendly match v. Saudi Arabia, November 9, 2007)	(1985-05-25) May 25, 1985 (age 39)	5	0	FC Flora
29	3MF	Sergei Terehhov (Friendly match v. Montenegro, October 17, 2007)	(1975-04-18) April 18, 1975 (age 49)	94	5	FC TVMK
8	4FW	Andres Oper (Friendly match v. Georgia, May 27, 2008)	(1977-11-07) November 7, 1977 (age 47)	108	33	Roda JC
23	4FW	Tarmo Neemelo (Friendly match v. Montenegro, October 17, 2007)	(1982-02-10) February 10, 1982 (age 42)	20	1	MyPa
28	4FW	Jarmo Ahjupera (Friendly match v. Uzbekistan, November 21, 2007)	(1984-04-13) April 13, 1984 (age 40)	5	0	FC Flora

Coaching staff

Head Coach	Tarmo Rüütli
Assistant Coach	Janno Kivisild
Goalkeeping Coaches	Tim Carter
	Ain Tammus
	Mart Poom
Physiotherapist	Marius Unt
Team Doctor	Gunnar Männik
Masseur	Jüri Mälk

Managers

References

^ "Kõik Eesti Internatsionaalid läbi koondise ajaloo". Estonian Football Association.Template:Et icon
^ "Kõik Eesti Internatsionaalid läbi koondise ajaloo". Estonian Football Association.Template:Et icon

External links

Estonian Football Association Official Site
Estonian Football Association at FIFA Official Site
Estonian Football Association at UEFA Official Site
Estonia national team from 1920 Template:Et icon
Estonia national team 1920-1940 details(Est.)
RSSSF archive of results 1920-
RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
sportnet.ee/national team players/:1920-1940;1992-2004 Template:Et icon
Records of Estonia national team matches Template:Et icon

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[1] "Kõik Eesti Internatsionaalid läbi koondise ajaloo". Estonian Football Association.Template:Et icon

[2] "Kõik Eesti Internatsionaalid läbi koondise ajaloo". Estonian Football Association.Template:Et icon

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