The 2001 season was the tenth full year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation. The Estonia national football team played a total number of thirteen matches in 2001, and did not qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The team ended up in fourth place in the overall rankings.
| Friendly 19 March 2001 |
Egypt | 3 – 3 | Estonia | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Al-Ghandour (EGY) |
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| Abdel Latif 30' Abdel Rahman 62' Hosny 90' |
Oper 34' Kristal 55' Viikmäe 87' |
| WCQ [1] 28 March 2001 |
Cyprus | 2 – 2 | Estonia | Tsirion Stadium, Limassol Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Mikulski (POL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantinou 47' Okkas 65' |
Kristal 75' Piiroja 77' |
| Friendly 25 April 2001 |
Moldova | 0 – 0 | Estonia | Stadionul Republican, Chişinău Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Angelini (ROM) |
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| Friendly 9 May 2001 |
Estonia | 1 – 1 | Finland | Linnastaadion, Kuressaare Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Sipailo (LAT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viikmäe 78' | Rantanen 60' |
| WCQ 2 June 2001 |
Estonia | 2 – 4 | Netherlands | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn [2] Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Richards (WAL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oper 65' Zelinski 78' |
Piiroja 17' (og) Van Nistelrooy 86', 90+2' Kluivert 89' |
| WCQ 6 June 2001 |
Estonia | 0 – 2 | Republic of Ireland | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 9,300 Referee: Salomir (ROM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunne 8' Holland 39' |
| Baltic Cup 3 July 2001 18:30 |
Latvia | 3 – 1 | Estonia | Daugava Stadium, Riga Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Miezelis (LTU) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verpakovskis 41' Pahars 50' Koļesņičenko 90' |
Zelinski 47' |
| Baltic Cup 4 July 2001 18:30 |
Lithuania | 5 – 2 | Estonia | Daugava Stadium, Riga Attendance: 500 Referee: Lajuks (LAT) |
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| Buitkus 37' Česnauskis 46' Vasiliauskas 73' Trakys 90' Vilėniškis 90+1' |
Anniste 7' Švets 35' |
| WCQ 15 August 2001 |
Estonia | 2 – 2 | Cyprus | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Chikun (BLR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zelinski 51' Novikov 86' |
Konstantinou 39', 69' |
| WCQ 5 September 2001 |
Netherlands | 5 – 0 | Estonia | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Vassaras (GRE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenden 16' Van Bommel 26', 36' Cocu 31' Van Nistelrooy 44' |
| WCQ 6 October 2001 |
Portugal | 5 – 0 | Estonia | Estádio da Luz, Lissabon Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Strampe (GER) |
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| João Pinto 29' Nuno Gomes 49', 64' Pauleta 58' Luís Figo 78' |
| Friendly 10 November 2001 |
Greece | 4 – 2 | Estonia | Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Olsen (NOR) |
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| Nikolaidis 6', 10' Tsartas 25' Machlas 39' |
Viikmäe 44' Zelinski 77' |
| Friendly 14 November 2001 |
Estonia | 0 – 0 | Kazakhstan | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 1500 Referee: Kotter (EST) |
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