1996–97 Esiliiga

Estonian football league season for second division March 2025 Esiliiga 1996–97 JK Dünamo Tallinn — JK Tulevik Viljandi FC Norma Tallinn Igor Bratšuk (8) 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 Esiliiga is the sixth season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. Main tournament Played in fall 1996.https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/est97.html Estonia 1996/97 rsssf.com https://web.archive.org/web/20221006134809/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/est97.html October 6, 2022 Indrek Petersoo Heigo Niilop 6 August 1999 Four best teams qualify to the Premier Division promotion play-off, other four to First Division promotion play-off. Table main WDL Q DÜN JK Dünamo Tallinn JAL Tallinna Jalgpallikool PÄR Pärnu JK JKS JK Kalev Sillamäe TUL JK Tulevik Viljandi LEL FC Lelle OLÜ Olümp Maardu NOR FC Norma Tallinn 9 2 3 22 13 7 4 3 23 12 7 2 5 27 20 7 2 5 21 13 6 2 6 16 22 5 3 5 23 13 3 4 7 23 40 2 1 11 17 39 Dünamo withdrew from the Premier Division promotion play-off because of financial problems. FC Lelle replaced Dünamo. DÜN red1 RP RP RP RP green1 PP PP PP PP complete Top scorers PosNameTeamGls1Igor BratšukOlümp Maardu82Deniss JeršovFC Norma Tallinn73Nikolai ProhhorovFC Norma Tallinn5Vassili PogorelovOlümp Maardu5Juri NaloitšenkoJK Dünamo Tallinn5Svajūnas RaučkisFC Lelle5Vladimir SemjonovTallinna Jalgpallikool5 Premier Division promotion play-off Played in spring 1997. None of the four teams were able to finish above the two teams from Premier Division, so they all remain in the First Division for the upcoming season. Table main WDL Q EPJ Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi JVT JK Vall Tallinn PÄR Pärnu JK LEL FC Lelle JAL Tallinna Jalgpallikool JKS JK Kalev Sillamäe 8 1 1 28 5 7 1 2 29 15 4 1 5 9 27 4 0 6 22 18 2 2 6 11 19 1 3 6 6 21 green1 C C complete Top scorers PosNameTeamGls1Aleksei TitovJK Vall Tallinn82Sergei MelnikovEesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi73Svajūnas RaučkisFC Lelle6Andrei FrolovEesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi6Andrei AfanassovJK Vall Tallinn66Tarmo SaksFC Lelle5Vitali LeitanJK Vall Tallinn5 First Division promotion play-off Played in spring 1997. JK Merkuur Tartu and JK Dokker Tallinn promoted from Second Division, while JK Tulevik Viljandi and FC Norma Tallinn were relegated. Table main WDL Q JMT JK Merkuur Tartu OLÜ Olümp Maardu JDT JK Dokker Tallinn DÜN JK Dünamo Tallinn JAL Tartu Jalgpallikool EKJ Eliit Kohtla-Järve TUL JK Tulevik Viljandi NOR FC Norma Tallinn 9 2 3 35 17 P 9 1 4 26 14 9 1 4 25 20 P 8 2 4 21 15 5 6 3 25 2 3 3 8 13 24 3 1 10 16 31 R 1 2 11 6 24 R green1 C C C C complete See also 1996–97 Meistriliiga 1996 in Estonian football 1997 in Estonian football References Category:Esiliiga seasons 2 2 Estonia