1997–98 Esiliiga

Estonian football league season for second division August 2026 Esiliiga 1997–98 JK Vall Tallinn — JK Dünamo Tallinn Tallinna Jalgpallikool Aleksei Titov Andrei Afanassov (13) 1996–97 1998 The 1997–98 Esiliiga is the seventh season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. Main tournament Four best teams qualify to the Premier Division promotion play-off,Petersoo Indrek Niilop Heigo Roos Jaan 1999-08-06 Estonia 1997/98 https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/est98.html 2026-08-19 RSSSF other four to First Division promotion play-off. Table main WDL Q JVT JK Vall Tallinn OLÜ Olümp Maardu JDT JK Dokker Tallinn JMT JK Merkuur Tartu DÜN JK Dünamo Tallinn JKS JK Kalev Sillamäe PÄR Pärnu JK JAL Tallinna Jalgpallikool 12 1 1 43 13 10 0 4 43 21 6 3 5 30 26 6 3 5 23 21 -3 5 4 5 33 31 -3 4 2 8 21 33 3 3 8 14 22 2 0 12 12 52 Three points deducted for match fixing JMT green1 PP PP PP PP red1 RP RP RP RP complete Top scorers PosNameTeamGls1Aleksei TitovJK Vall Tallinn13Andrei AfanassovJK Vall Tallinn133Sergei DõmovJK Dünamo Tallinn124Juri VolkovOlümp Maardu95Valeri MožžuhhinJK Dokker Tallinn8Vadim DolininJK Vall Tallinn8Eduard PotapenkoJK Dünamo Tallinn8 Premier Division promotion play-off None of the four Esiliiga teams were able to finish in the top two, so that they all remain in the second level of Estonian football system. Table main WDL Q LEL Lelle SK EPJ Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi JVT JK Vall Tallinn JDT JK Dokker Tallinn OLÜ Olümp Maardu JMT JK Merkuur Tartu 8 2 0 52 10 5 4 1 23 9 4 5 1 14 3 2 2 6 11 28 2 1 7 10 40 0 4 6 9 29 green1 C C complete Top scorers PosNameTeamGls1Dmitri UstritskiLelle SK132Ruslan MusayevLelle SK93Meelis RoobaLelle SK84Erik ŠteinbergEesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi5Janek TaanLelle SK5 First Division promotion play-off Veteran Kohtla-Järve and KSK Vigri Tallinn were the two lucky teams to be promoted, both from Second Division Northern zone. On the other hand, two teams, JK Dünamo Tallinn and Tallinna Jalgpallikool, were relegated. Table main WDL Q VKJ Veteran Kohtla-Järve VIG KSK Vigri Tallinn PÄR Pärnu JK JKS JK Kalev Sillamäe DÜN JK Dünamo Tallinn HKK FC Hiiu Kalur Kärdla LEL FC Lelle JAL Tallinna Jalgpallikool 10 2 2 25 14 P 9 5 0 46 16 P 8 4 2 30 17 5 4 5 20 17 3 4 7 30 37 R 3 4 7 18 28 2 4 8 14 28 1 3 10 7 39 R green1 C C C C complete See also 1997–98 Meistriliiga 1997 in Estonian football 1998 in Estonian football References Category:Esiliiga seasons 2 2 Estonia