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)
1998

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
1JK Vall Tallinn141211431337
2Olümp Maardu141004432130
3JK Dokker Tallinn14635302621
4JK Merkuur Tartu14635232118
5JK Dünamo Tallinn14545333116
6JK Kalev Sillamäe14428213314
7Pärnu JK14338142212
8Tallinna Jalgpallikool14201212526

Three points deducted for match fixing

Top scorers

Pos  Name Team Gls
1Aleksei TitovJK Vall Tallinn13
Andrei AfanassovJK Vall Tallinn13
3Sergei DõmovJK Dünamo Tallinn12
4Juri VolkovOlümp Maardu9
5Valeri MožžuhhinJK Dokker Tallinn8
Vadim DolininJK Vall Tallinn8
Eduard PotapenkoJK Dünamo Tallinn8

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
1Lelle SK10820521026
2Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi1054123919
3JK Vall Tallinn1045114317
4JK Dokker Tallinn1022611288
5Olümp Maardu1021710407
6JK Merkuur Tartu100469294

Top scorers

Pos  Name Team Gls
1Dmitri UstritskiLelle SK13
2Ruslan MusayevLelle SK9
3Meelis RoobaLelle SK8
4Erik ŠteinbergEesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi5
Janek TaanLelle SK5

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
1Veteran Kohtla-Järve (P)141022251432
2KSK Vigri Tallinn (P)14950461632
3Pärnu JK14842301728
4JK Kalev Sillamäe14545201719
5JK Dünamo Tallinn (R)14347303713
6FC Hiiu Kalur Kärdla14347182813
7FC Lelle14248142810
8Tallinna Jalgpallikool (R)1413107396

Top scorers

See also