2003 Esiliiga

The 2003 Esiliiga is the 13th season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992.

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Final table of Esiliiga season 2003

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Lootus (C, P) 28 21 4 3 77 23 +54 67 Promotion to Meistriliiga
2 Tervis 28 16 5 7 69 36 +33 53 Qualification for promotion play-offs
3 M.C. 28 14 8 6 65 47 +18 50
4 Estel 28 13 5 10 69 45 +24 44
5 TJK 28 7 10 11 41 57 16 31
6 Merkuur[lower-alpha 1] (R) 28 7 8 13 37 66 29 25 Qualification for relegation play-offs
7 Tammeka (R) 28 3 5 20 44 99 55 14 Relegation to II Liiga
8 Vaprus[lower-alpha 2] (R) 28 5 7 16 42 71 29 22
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. FC Merkuur Tartu deducted 4 points for having licensing problem before the season.
  2. Estonian Football Association License Commission decided to take JK Vaprus Pärnu's license to play in Esiliiga. The club was demoted to 8th spot.

Promotion playoff

Tervis2 – 2Valga
Valejev  24'
Savotškin  28'
Raamat  10'
Tarassenkov  37'
Valga3 – 0Tervis
Antonov  33'
Tarassenkov  43'
Anniste  54'

FC Valga beat JK Tervis Pärnu 5–2 on aggregate. Vaga stayed in Meistriliiga, Tervis in Esiliiga.

Relegation playoff

TVMK II3 – 2Merkuur
Merkuur0 – 3TVMK II

FC TVMK II Tallinn beat FC Merkuur Tartu 6–2 on aggregate. TVMK II promoted to Esiliiga, Merkuur relegated to Second Division.

Top goalscorers

  • 29Aleksei Titov (Estel)
  • 20 – Kristjan Tiirik (Tammeka)
  • 17 – Sergei Popov (Lootus)
  • 15 – Nikolai Toštšev (Lootus)
  • 13 – Jarmo Ahjupera (Tervis)
  • 13 – Sergei Bragin (Estel)
  • 12 – Aleksandr Kulik (Tervis)
  • 12 – Anton Semjonov (Lootus)
  • 11 – Marek Markson (Vaprus)
  • 11 – Ott Purje (M.C.)
  • 11 – Juri Volkov (TJK)
  • 10 – Aleksandr Ivanov (TJK)

See also

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