1996–97 Esiliiga
Main tournament
Played in fall 1996.
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 Dünamo Tallinn | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 29‡ |
| 2 | Tallinna Jalgpallikool | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Pärnu JK | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 23 |
| 4 | JK Kalev Sillamäe | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 23 |
| 5 | JK Tulevik Viljandi | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 20 |
| 6 | FC Lelle | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 18‡ |
| 7 | Olümp Maardu | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 40 | 13 |
| 8 | FC Norma Tallinn | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 7 |
‡ Dünamo withdrew from the Premier Division promotion play-off because of financial problems. FC Lelle replaced Dünamo.
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Top scorers
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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
| Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 | Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | JK Vall Tallinn | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 22 |
| 3 | Pärnu JK | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 13 |
| 4 | FC Lelle | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 12 |
| 5 | Tallinna Jalgpallikool | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 8 |
| 6 | JK Kalev Sillamäe | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 6 |
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Top scorers
| Pos |
Name |
Team |
Gls |
| 1 | Aleksei Titov | JK Vall Tallinn | 8 |
| 2 | Sergei Melnikov | Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 7 |
| 3 | Svajūnas Raučkis | FC Lelle | 6 |
| Andrei Frolov | Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 6 |
| Andrei Afanassov | JK Vall Tallinn | 6 |
| 6 | Tarmo Saks | FC Lelle | 5 |
| Vitali Leitan | JK Vall Tallinn | 5 |
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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
| Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 | JK Merkuur Tartu (P) | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 29 |
| 2 | Olümp Maardu | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | JK Dokker Tallinn (P) | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 28 |
| 4 | JK Dünamo Tallinn | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 26 |
| 5 | Tartu Jalgpallikool | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Eliit Kohtla-Järve | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 12 |
| 7 | JK Tulevik Viljandi (R) | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 10 |
| 8 | FC Norma Tallinn (R) | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 5 |
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