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2016 in Estonian football

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Football in Estonia
Season2016
Men's football
MeistriliigaFC Infonet
EsiliigaJK Tulevik Viljandi
Esiliiga BFC Kuressaare
II LiigaPaide Linnameeskond U21
III LiigaRaplamaa JK
IV LiigaRaasiku FC Joker II
Estonian CupFC Flora Tallinn
Small CupTartu FC Merkuur
SupercupFC Infonet
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This page summarizes 2016 in Estonian football.

National teams

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The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Senior

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Friendly matches

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6 January 2016 Sweden  1–1  Estonia Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
21:00 UTC+04 Ishak 70' (Report) Prosa 56' Stadium: Armed Forces Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ahmed Salem Khalfan Binshaqui Alaleeli (U.A.E)
24 March 2016 Estonia  0–0  Norway Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 UTC+03 (Report) Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 2,892
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)
29 March 2016 Estonia  0–1  Serbia Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 UTC+03 (Report) Kolarov 81' Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 2,858
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Ireland)
1 June 2016 Estonia  2–0  Andorra Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 UTC+03 Kruglov 24'
Liivak 90'
Report Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 4,658
Referee: Sergejus Slyva
8 June 2016 Portugal  7–0  Estonia Lisbon, Portugal
19:00 UTC+01 C. Ronaldo 36', 45'
Quaresma 39', 77'
Danilo Pereira 55'
Mets 61' (o.g.)
Eder 80'
Report Stadium: Estadio da Luz
Attendance: 52,536
31 August 2016 Estonia  1–1  Malta Pärnu, Estonia
19:00 UTC+03 Zenjov 57' Report Effiong 59' Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion
Attendance: 2,515
Referee: Michael Tykgaard

Baltic Cup 2016

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29 May 2016 Lithuania  2–0  Estonia Klaipėda, Lithuania
16:00 UTC+03 Valskis 30'
Fedor Cernych 45'
Report Stadium: Klaipėda Stadium
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs
4 June 2016 Estonia  0–0  Latvia Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 UTC+03 Report Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 1,982
Referee: Gediminas Mazeika

FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying

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7 October 2016 Group H Estonia  4–0  Gibraltar Tallinn, Estonia
21:45 UTC+03 Käit 47', 70'
Vassiljev 52'
Mošnikov 88'
Report Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 4,678
Referee: Aleksei Eskov
10 October 2016 Group H Estonia  0–2  Greece Tallinn, Estonia
21:45 UTC+03 Report Torosidis 2'
Stafylidis 61'
Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 4,467
Referee: István Vad
13 November 2016 Group H Belgium  8–1  Estonia Brussels, Belgium
20:45 UTC+02 Meunier 8'
Mertens 16', 68'
Hazard 25'
Carrasco 62'
Lukaku 83', 88'
Report Anier 29' Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 37, 128
Referee: Alexandru Tudor

Promotion and relegation

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Pre-season

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Meistriliiga
Esiliiga
Esiliiga B
II Liiga
III Liiga
IV Liiga

1. Club was relegated to II Liiga
2. Club was dissolved
3. Club emerged with JK Kernu Kadakas

League tables

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Meistriliiga

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Infonet Tallinn (C) 36 24 8 4 74 33 +41 80 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Levadia Tallinn 36 24 6 6 77 30 +47 78 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3 Nõmme Kalju 36 22 9 5 70 28 +42 75
4 Flora Tallinn 36 21 10 5 96 31 +65 73
5 Sillamäe Kalev 36 14 9 13 65 55 +10 51
6 Paide Linnameeskond 36 14 6 16 58 61 −3 48
7 Tartu Tammeka 36 12 5 19 43 65 −22 41
8 Narva Trans 36 11 8 17 60 68 −8 41
9 Pärnu Linnameeskond (O) 36 5 2 29 24 98 −74 17 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10 Rakvere Tarvas (R) 36 0 3 33 15 113 −98 3 Relegation to the Esiliiga
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian), UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Less matches awarded against; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Away goals scored; 10) Fairplay ranking.[1][2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winner of the 2016–17 Estonian Cup FCI Tallinn had qualified to Champions League, the cup winners' spot was inherited by fourth-placed club Flora.

Esiliiga

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tulevik (C, P) 36 28 5 3 106 38 +68 89 Promotion to Meistriliiga
2 Flora U21[a] 36 20 8 8 78 47 +31 68
3 Infonet II[a] 36 18 2 16 98 81 +17 56
4 Maardu Linnameeskond 36 16 6 14 83 75 +8 54 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
5 Levadia U21[a] 36 15 5 16 81 69 +12 50
6 Santos 36 16 1 19 63 70 −7 49
7 Tallinna Kalev 36 13 6 17 56 58 −2 45
8 Nõmme Kalju U21[a] (R) 36 12 5 19 62 86 −24 41 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
9 Vaprus (R) 36 8 8 20 48 96 −48 32 Relegation to the Esiliiga B
10 Järve (R) 36 8 6 22 42 97 −55 30
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Esiliiga (in Estonian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Less matches awarded against; 4) Matches won; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Away goals scored; 10) Fairplay ranking.[3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

Esiliiga B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kuressaare (C, P) 36 23 7 6 117 48 +69 76 Promotion to the Esiliiga
2 Elva (P) 36 21 5 10 67 39 +28 68
3 Welco (O, P) 36 20 4 12 74 50 +24 64 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Tammeka U21 36 18 5 13 89 64 +25 59
5 Tallinna Kalev II[a] 36 16 7 13 72 53 +19 55
6 Sillamäe Kalev II 36 16 5 15 70 61 +9 53
7 Joker 36 14 10 12 74 66 +8 52
8 Viimsi (O) 36 15 6 15 56 64 −8 51 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
9 Flora U19[a] (R) 36 4 7 25 27 85 −58 19 Relegation to II liiga
10 Tulevik II[a] (R) 36 4 2 30 26 142 −116 14
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Esiliiga B (in Estonian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Less matches awarded against; 4) Matches won; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Away goals scored; 10) Fairplay ranking.[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

II Liiga

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North/East

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Merkuur (C, P) 26 18 4 4 99 47 +52 58 Promotion to Esiliiga B
2 Lokomotiv 26 15 7 4 67 33 +34 52 Qualification to Promotion/relegation playoffs
3 Lasnamäe Ajax 26 15 6 5 55 38 +17 51
4 Narva 26 13 6 7 84 58 +26 45
5 Tabasalu 26 12 7 7 56 48 +8 43
6 Levadia III 26 12 5 9 58 51 +7 41
7 Dünamo 25 11 4 10 48 47 +1 37
8 TJK Legion 25 11 1 13 54 59 −5 34
9 Võru 26 9 7 10 46 48 −2 34
10 Noorus 26 8 7 11 66 65 +1 31
11 Santos II 26 8 4 14 56 68 −12 28
12 Piraaja 26 6 6 14 33 61 −28 24 Qualification to Promotion/relegation play-off
13 Rada (R) 26 6 3 17 32 85 −53 21 Relegation to III Liiga
14 Irbis (R) 26 3 1 22 24 69 −45 10
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2016. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

South/West

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Paide II (C, P) 26 21 4 1 92 24 +68 67 Promotion to Esiliiga B
2 Keila (P) 26 20 2 4 93 32 +61 62 Qualification to Promotion/relegation playoffs
3 Nõmme United 26 19 3 4 131 38 +93 60
4 Pärnu 26 19 0 7 98 49 +49 57
5 Saue 26 16 4 6 85 47 +38 52
6 Viimsi II 26 12 5 9 60 49 +11 41
7 Tõrva 26 12 1 13 60 52 +8 37
8 FC Kuressaare II 26 9 5 12 55 69 −14 32
9 Imavere 26 9 3 14 70 77 −7 30
10 Ganvix 26 8 5 13 47 59 −12 29
11 Forza 26 7 2 17 50 93 −43 23
12 Ararat (R) 26 5 3 18 41 101 −60 18 Qualification to Promotion/relegation play-off
13 Kose (R) 26 4 0 22 20 89 −69 12 Relegation to III Liiga
14 Rummu Dünamo (R) 26 2 1 23 27 154 −127 7
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2016. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

III Liiga

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North

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Reliikvia (C, P) 22 17 1 4 65 26 +39 52 Promotion to II Liiga
2 Hell Hunt 22 15 3 4 56 35 +21 48 Qualification to Promotion/relegation play-offs
3 Retro 22 13 4 5 66 44 +22 43
4 Kalev III 22 13 3 6 63 30 +33 42
5 Castovanni 22 12 4 6 45 31 +14 40
6 Eston Villa 22 9 4 9 61 52 +9 31
7 Kalju III 22 8 4 10 39 43 −4 28
8 Štrommi 22 7 4 11 55 68 −13 25
9 Igiliikur 22 6 2 14 21 55 −34 20
10 Saku 22 6 1 15 29 54 −25 19 Qualification to Promotion/relegation play-offs
11 Piraaja II (R) 22 4 4 14 30 62 −32 16 Relegation to IV Liiga
12 Olympic (R) 22 3 4 15 23 53 −30 13
Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2016. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

East

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Maardu United (C, P) 22 18 0 4 85 34 +51 54 Promotion to II Liiga
2 Infonet III 22 15 4 3 65 27 +38 49 Qualification to Promotion/relegation play-offs
3 Järve II 22 13 1 8 54 40 +14 40
4 Ambla Vallameeskond 22 12 2 8 59 53 +6 38
5 Väätsa 22 12 0 10 45 57 −12 36
6 Maardu LM II 22 12 0 10 62 57 +5 36
7 Harju JK Laagri 22 10 3 9 71 58 +13 33
8 Järva-Jaani 22 9 1 12 56 56 0 28
9 JK Loo 22 8 1 13 39 69 −30 25
10 Koeru 22 7 1 14 33 65 −32 22 Qualification to Promotion/relegation play-offs
11 Tarvas II (R) 22 6 0 16 29 62 −33 18 Relegation to IV Liiga
12 Kaitseliit Kalev (R) 22 3 1 18 16 36 −20 10
Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2016. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

South

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 FC Otepää (C, P) 22 16 2 4 84 45 +39 50 Promotion to II Liiga
2 Tarvastu 22 14 5 3 77 35 +42 47 Qualification to Promotion/relegation play-offs
3 EMÜ 22 14 1 7 76 53 +23 43
4 FC Vastseliina 22 13 4 5 74 40 +34 43
5 Tartu 22 13 3 6 54 35 +19 42
6 Welco II 22 10 7 5 42 31 +11 37
7 Tääksi 22 9 2 11 49 58 −9 29
8 Suure-Jaani 22 8 3 11 46 49 −3 27
9 Fauna 22 8 0 14 51 60 −9 24
10 Põlva (R) 22 5 1 16 16 68 −52 16 Qualification to Promotion/relegation play-offs
11 Navi (R) 22 5 1 16 46 62 −16 16 Relegation to IV Liiga
12 Valga (R) 22 2 1 19 27 107 −80 7
Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2016. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

West

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Raplamaa JK (C, P) 22 19 0 3 77 20 +57 57 Promotion to II Liiga
2 Pärnu Vaprus (P) 22 19 0 3 69 22 +47 57 Qualification to Promotion/relegation play-offs
3 Nõmme United II 22 16 1 5 113 49 +64 49
4 Läänemaa JK 22 15 2 5 81 16 +65 47
5 Zenit Tallinn 22 11 2 9 76 57 +19 35
6 Poseidon 22 10 2 10 47 49 −2 32
7 Lihula JK 22 7 5 10 46 48 −2 26
8 Pakri 22 8 2 12 48 46 +2 26
9 Kernu 22 6 2 14 30 65 −35 20
10 Kärdla (R) 22 5 3 14 37 62 −25 18 Qualification to Promotion/relegation play-offs
11 Ajax Lasnamäe II (R) 22 3 3 16 17 103 −86 12 Relegation to IV Liiga
12 Lelle (R) 22 1 2 19 12 116 −104 5
Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2016. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

IV Liiga

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North/East

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Joker II (C, P) 18 15 0 3 75 25 +50 45 Promotion to III Liiga
2 Kristiine (P) 18 12 1 5 48 34 +14 37
3 Depoo (P) 18 11 2 5 47 39 +8 35
4 Soccernet 18 10 0 8 51 35 +16 30 Qualification to Promotion/relegation play-offs
5 Castovanni II 18 9 2 7 47 43 +4 29
6 Ganvix II 18 9 1 8 39 39 0 28
7 Twister 18 5 3 10 42 65 −23 18
8 TransferWise 18 5 3 10 43 54 −11 18
9 Reaal 18 3 4 11 30 50 −20 13
10 Tallinna Jalgpalliselts 18 2 2 14 27 63 −36 8
Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2016. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

North/West

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Trummi (C, P) 18 16 1 1 82 30 +52 49 Promotion to III Liiga
2 Märjamaa (P) 18 11 3 4 35 22 +13 36
3 Rumori Calcio (P) 18 10 3 5 49 24 +25 33
4 Toompea (P) 18 8 4 6 38 33 +5 28 Qualification to Promotion/relegation play-offs
5 Tallinna JK Augur 18 7 3 8 38 39 −1 24
6 Tabasalu II 18 6 6 6 54 43 +11 24
7 Haapsalu 18 6 2 10 36 48 −12 20
8 Jalgpallihaigla 18 5 2 11 28 68 −40 17
9 Eston Villa II 18 5 2 11 32 55 −23 17
10 Majandusmagister 18 2 2 14 16 46 −30 8
Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2016. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

South

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tammeka U19 (C, P) 18 15 0 3 86 19 +67 45 Promotion to III Liiga
2 FC Jõgeva Wolves (P) 18 11 2 5 69 50 +19 35
3 Tulevik III (P) 18 11 1 6 43 29 +14 34 Qualification to Promotion/relegation play-offs
4 Võru FC Helios 18 9 1 8 41 43 −2 28
5 Elva II 18 8 2 8 32 36 −4 26
6 Helios Tartu 18 4 2 12 21 61 −40 14
7 Roosu 18 0 2 16 11 65 −54 2
Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2016. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Estonian Cup

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Fourth round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
Tallinna FC Flora 17
JK Retro 0
FC Flora Tallinn 3
Tartu FC Santos 1
FC Nõmme United 2
Tartu FC Santos 3
Flora 2
Tartu JK Tammeka 0
Pärnu Linnameeskond 1
Tartu JK Tammeka 2
Tartu JK Tammeka 2
Tõrva JK 0
Navi Vutiselts 0
Tõrva JK 7
FC Flora Tallinn (a.e.t.) 3
JK Sillamäe Kalev 0
JK Sillamäe Kalev 1
Tallinna FC Levadia 0
JK Sillamäe Kalev 1
Nõmme Kalju FC 0
Viljandi JK Tulevik 0
Nõmme Kalju FC 5
Sillamäe Kalev 2
Viimsi JK 0
Viimsi JK 4
Vastseliina FC Tannem 0
Viimsi JK 6
FC Forza Tallinn 1
Tallinna FC Forza 6
JK Väätsa Vald 2

Home teams listed on top of bracket. (AET): At Extra Time

Promotion/relegation playoffs

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To Meistriliiga

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First leg

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Second leg

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To Esiliiga

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First leg

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Second leg

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To Esiliiga B

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First leg

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II E/N Liiga 2nd vs II W/S Liiga 2nd Jõhvi FC Lokomotiv 0:1 Keila JK

Second leg

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II W/S Liiga 2nd vs II E/N Liiga 2nd Keila JK 8:0 Jõhvi FC Lokomotiv

First leg

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II Liiga 2nd vs Esiliiga B 8th Keila JK 2:1 Viimsi JK

Second leg

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Esiliiga B 8th vs II Liiga 2nd Viimsi JK 1:0 Keila JK

To II Liiga

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First leg

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Second leg

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First leg

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III S Liiga 2nd vs III W Liiga 2nd FC Tarvastu -:+ Pärnu JK Vaprus

Second leg

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III W Liiga 2nd vs III S Liiga 2nd Pärnu JK Vaprus +:- FC Tarvastu

First leg

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III N&E Liiga Playoff Winner vs II N/E Liiga 12th Tallinna FC Hell Hunt 0:2 JK Piraaja Tallinn

Second leg

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II N/E Liiga 12th vs III N&E Liiga Playoff Winner JK Piraaja Tallinn 5:1 Tallinna FC Hell Hunt

First leg

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III S&W Liiga Playoff Winner vs II S/W Liiga 12th Pärnu JK Vaprus 8:1 FC Ararat Tallinn

Second leg

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II S/W Liiga 12th vs III S&W Liiga Playoff Winner FC Ararat Tallinn 1:5 Pärnu JK Vaprus

To III Liiga

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First leg

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Second leg

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First leg

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Second leg

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First leg

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IV Liiga 4th vs III W Liiga 10th FC Toompea 4:1 Kärdla Linnameeskond

Second leg

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III W Liiga 10th vs IV Liiga 4th Kärdla Linnameeskond 4:2 FC Toompea

First leg

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Second leg

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Statistics

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Estonian clubs in international competitions

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Club Competition Final round
Flora 2016–17 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
Infonet 2016–17 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
Kalju 2016–17 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
Levadia 2016–17 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round

FC Flora Tallinn

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FC Infonet

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JK Nõmme Kalju

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FC Levadia Tallinn

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References

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  1. ^ "Eesti 2016. a meistrivõistluste Premium ja Esiliiga juhend" (PDF) (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 11 November 2015. p. 12. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Meistriliiga 2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Esiliiga" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Esiliiga B" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2016.