1997–98 Esiliiga
Esiliiga
| Season |
1997–98 |
| Champions |
JK Vall Tallinn |
| Promoted |
— |
| Relegated |
JK Dünamo Tallinn
Tallinna Jalgpallikool |
| Top goalscorer |
Aleksei Titov
Andrei Afanassov (13) |
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Main tournament
Four best teams qualify to the Premier Division promotion play-off, other four to First Division promotion play-off.
Table
| Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
JK Vall Tallinn |
14 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
43 |
13 |
37 |
| 2 |
Olümp Maardu |
14 |
10 |
0 |
4 |
43 |
21 |
30 |
| 3 |
JK Dokker Tallinn |
14 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
30 |
26 |
21 |
| 4 |
JK Merkuur Tartu |
14 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
23 |
21 |
18‡ |
| 5 |
JK Dünamo Tallinn |
14 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
33 |
31 |
16‡ |
| 6 |
JK Kalev Sillamäe |
14 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
21 |
33 |
14 |
| 7 |
Pärnu JK |
14 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
14 |
22 |
12 |
| 8 |
Tallinna Jalgpallikool |
14 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
52 |
6 |
‡ Three points deducted for match fixing
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Top scorers
| Pos |
Name |
Team |
Gls |
| 1 |
Aleksei Titov |
JK Vall Tallinn |
13 |
| Andrei Afanassov |
JK Vall Tallinn |
13 |
| 3 |
Sergei Dõmov |
JK Dünamo Tallinn |
12 |
| 4 |
Juri Volkov |
Olümp Maardu |
9 |
| 5 |
Valeri Možžuhhin |
JK Dokker Tallinn |
8 |
| Vadim Dolinin |
JK Vall Tallinn |
8 |
| Eduard Potapenko |
JK Dünamo Tallinn |
8 |
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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
| Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Lelle SK |
10 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
52 |
10 |
26 |
| 2 |
Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi |
10 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
23 |
9 |
19 |
| 3 |
JK Vall Tallinn |
10 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
14 |
3 |
17 |
| 4 |
JK Dokker Tallinn |
10 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
28 |
8 |
| 5 |
Olümp Maardu |
10 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
40 |
7 |
| 6 |
JK Merkuur Tartu |
10 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
29 |
4 |
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Top scorers
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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
| Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Veteran Kohtla-Järve (P) |
14 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
25 |
14 |
32 |
| 2 |
KSK Vigri Tallinn (P) |
14 |
9 |
5 |
0 |
46 |
16 |
32 |
| 3 |
Pärnu JK |
14 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
30 |
17 |
28 |
| 4 |
JK Kalev Sillamäe |
14 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
20 |
17 |
19 |
| 5 |
JK Dünamo Tallinn (R) |
14 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
30 |
37 |
13 |
| 6 |
FC Hiiu Kalur Kärdla |
14 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
18 |
28 |
13 |
| 7 |
FC Lelle |
14 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
14 |
28 |
10 |
| 8 |
Tallinna Jalgpallikool (R) |
14 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
7 |
39 |
6 |
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Top scorers
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See also
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