Estonia national football team Totally Explained

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The Estonia national football team is controlled by the Estonian Football Association. They played their first match in 1920. In 1940 Estonia was annexed by the Soviet Union and didn't regain independence (and the possibility of a national football team) until 1991. As a newly independent nation, they played their first match against Lithuania in the Baltic Cup on November 15, 1991, and their first FIFA-recognized match against Slovenia on June 3, 1992, a 1-1 draw at Tallinn. Home matches are played at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn.

Modern History

After Estonia gained independence, the national team was initially the weakest of the three Baltic teams, suffering defeats such as a 7-1 loss to Croatia in the Euro 96 qualifiers. In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, Estonia achieved notoriety when a home game against Scotland would be called off in bizarre circumstances. The replay in Monaco finished 0-0; goalkeeper Mart Poom earned a move to Derby County soon afterwards.
Estonia's fortunes have improved since. In the Euro 2004 qualifiers, Estonia proved remarkably obdurate with 8 points from as many games, only 4 goals scored and 6 conceded. The 2006 World Cup qualifiers saw further improvement with 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. Estonia have a number of players who have amassed an astonishing number of caps, including Mart Poom, Andres Oper, Marko Kristal and Martin Reim.

World Cup record

1930 - Did not enter
1934 to 1938 - Did not qualify
1950 to 1990 - Did not enter, was annexed by the USSR
1994 to 2006 - Did not qualify

European Championship record

1960 to 1992 - Did not enter, was annexed by the USSR

1996 to 2008 - Did not qualify

Olympic games

The Estonia national football team played once so far in the big tournament.It was on 1924 Summer Olympic Games. They played only one game in Preliminary round versus USA and lost 0:1 goal by Andy Straden (United States) .

Most caps for Estonia

Correct as of December 13, 2007

Players who are still active and available for selection are in bold.

Top Estonia goalscorers

Correct as of December 13, 2007

Players who are still active and available for selection are in bold.

Results and Fixtures

Recent results

Date	Competition	Venue	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Scorers
March 26, 2008	Friendly	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	2 – 0	Canada	Stalteri Zahovaiko
February 27, 2008	Friendly	Stadion Amica, Wronki	Poland	2 – 0	Estonia
November 21, 2007	Friendly	MHSK Stadium, Tashkent	Uzbekistan	0 – 0	Estonia
November 17, 2007	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying	Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella	Andorra	0 – 2	Estonia	Oper Lindpere
November 9, 2007	Friendly	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	2 – 0	Estonia
October 17, 2007	Friendly	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	0 – 1	Montenegro
October 13, 2007	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying	Wembley Stadium, London	England	3 – 0	Estonia

Forthcoming fixtures

Date	Competition	Venue	Home Team	Away Team
May 27, 2008	Friendly	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	Georgia
May 30, 2008	Baltic Cup	Skonto stadions, Riga	Latvia	Estonia
May 31, 2008	Baltic Cup	Jūrmala	Lithuania	Estonia
June 4, 2008	Friendly	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	Faroe Islands
August 20, 2008	Friendly	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	Malta
September 6, 2008	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying		Belgium	Estonia
September 10, 2008	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Estonia
October 11, 2008	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	Spain
October 15, 2008	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	Turkey
November 18, 2008	Friendly	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	Kazakhstan
November 22, 2008	Friendly	Linnastaadion, Kuressaare	Estonia	Turkmenistan

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Recent call-ups

The list doesn't include Martin Reim, who has now retired from international football.
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Coaching staff

Head Coach	Tarmo Rüütli
Assistant Coach	Janno Kivisild
Goalkeeping Coaches	Tim Carter
	Ain Tammus
	Mart Poom
Physiotherapist	Marius Unt
Team Doctor	Gunnar Männik
Masseur	Jüri Mälk

Managers

1992-1993: Uno Piir

1994-1995: Roman Ubakivi

1995 : Tarmo RüütliFurther Information

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