Estonia national under-21 football team

Estonia U21

Nickname(s)

Sinisärgid (Blueshirts)

Association

Estonian Football Association

Head coach

Urmas Kirs

Most caps

Andrei Veis (34)

Top scorer

Maksim Gussev
Konstantin Nahk (5)

Home stadium

A. Le Coq Arena

First colours

Second colours

First international

Cyprus 4–2 Estonia

(Achna, Cyprus; 9 March 1994)

Biggest win

Luxembourg 0–6 Estonia

(Erpeldange, Luxembourg; 29 March 2011)

Biggest defeat

Denmark 8–0 Estonia

(Farum, Denmark; 5 March 2014)

UEFA U-21 Championship

Appearances

The Estonia national under-21 football team represents Estonia in international under-21 football competitions and is controlled by Estonian Football Association, the governing body for football in Estonia. The team's home ground is the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, and the current acting manager is Urmas Kirs.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Urmas Kirs
Assistant manager	Jürgen Henn
Goalkeeping coach	Andrus Lukjanov
Physiotherapist	Priit Ailt
Doctor	Timo Rahnel
Team manager	Ljubov Lobõševa

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Spain on 10 October 2016.^[1]

Caps and goals updated as of 10 October 2016 after the match against Spain.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Matvei Igonen	(1996-10-02) 2 October 1996	7	0	Infonet
12	1GK	Kristjan Tamme	(1995-09-21) 21 September 1995	7	0	Pärnu Linnameeskond

8	2DF	Madis Vihmann	(1995-10-05) 5 October 1995	24	1	Flora
5	2DF	Hindrek Ojamaa	(1995-06-12) 12 June 1995	16	0	Levadia
21	2DF	Andre Paju	(1995-01-05) 5 January 1995	13	0	Tammeka
4	2DF	Märten Kuusk (captain)	(1996-04-05) 5 April 1996	11	0	Nõmme Kalju
3	2DF	Martin Mägi	(1996-06-18) 18 June 1996	11	0	Nõmme Kalju
15	2DF	Henrik Pürg	(1996-06-03) 3 June 1996	8	0	Nõmme Kalju
13	2DF	Michael Lilander	(1997-06-20) 20 June 1997	0	0	Paide Linnameeskond

23	3MF	Mihkel Ainsalu	(1996-03-08) 8 March 1996	16	0	Flora
6	3MF	German Šlein	(1996-03-28) 28 March 1996	11	0	Flora
10	3MF	Martin Miller	(1997-09-25) 25 September 1997	9	1	Tammeka

18	4FW	Kevin Kauber	(1995-03-23) 23 March 1995	26	3	Levadia
20	4FW	Robert Kirss	(1994-09-03) 3 September 1994	22	4	Nõmme Kalju
7	4FW	Frank Liivak	(1996-07-07) 7 July 1996	16	1	Unattached
11	4FW	Mark Oliver Roosnupp	(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997	9	1	Paide Linnameeskond
16	4FW	Eduard Golovljov	(1997-01-25) 25 January 1997	3	0	Infonet
17	4FW	Svjatoslav Jakovlev	(1996-04-24) 24 April 1996	3	0	Narva Trans

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Andreas Vaikla	(1997-02-19) 19 February 1997	2	0	Norrköping	v. Sweden, 6 October 2016
GK	Richard Aland	(1994-03-15) 15 March 1994	12	0	Flora	2016 Baltic Cup
GK	Magnus Karofeld	(1996-08-20) 20 August 1996	4	0	Flora	v. Croatia, 28 March 2016 ^PRE

DF	Vladimir Avilov	(1995-03-10) 10 March 1995	19	0	Infonet	v. Sweden, 6 October 2016
DF	Alger Džumadil	(1996-07-29) 29 July 1996	0	0	Levadia	v. Georgia, 1 September 2016 ^PRE
DF	Marco Lukka	(1996-12-04) 4 December 1996	0	0	Pärnu Linnameeskond	v. Georgia, 1 September 2016 ^PRE
DF	Kevin Aloe	(1995-07-07) 7 July 1995	28	0	Flora	2016 Baltic Cup
DF	Joosep Juha	(1996-09-05) 5 September 1996	0	0	Paide Linnameeskond	2016 Baltic Cup
DF	Gerdo Juhkam	(1994-06-19) 19 June 1994	11	0	Paide Linnameeskond	v. Croatia, 28 March 2016 ^PRE

MF	Rauno Sappinen	(1996-01-23) 23 January 1996	12	2	Flora	v. Sweden, 6 October 2016
MF	Tanel Lang	(1995-08-15) 15 August 1995	0	0	Tulevik	v. Sweden, 6 October 2016
MF	Mattias Käit	(1998-06-29) 29 June 1998	6	1	Fulham	v. Georgia, 1 September 2016
MF	Vlasiy Sinyavskiy	(1996-11-27) 27 November 1996	6	0	Nõmme Kalju	v. Georgia, 1 September 2016
MF	Tauno Tekko	(1994-12-14) 14 December 1994	15	0	Tammeka	2016 Baltic Cup
MF	Rasmus Peetson	(1995-05-03) 3 May 1995	14	0	Levadia	2016 Baltic Cup
MF	Kaspar Paur	(1995-02-16) 16 February 1995	8	0	Tammeka	2016 Baltic Cup
MF	Sören Kaldma	(1996-07-03) 3 July 1996	1	0	Nõmme Kalju	2016 Baltic Cup
MF	Tõnu Paavo	(1996-10-14) 14 October 1996	0	0	Flora	2016 Baltic Cup
MF	Pavel Marin	(1995-06-14) 14 June 1995	26	0	Levadia	v. Croatia, 28 March 2016
MF	Joseph Saliste	(1995-04-10) 10 April 1995	12	1	Flora	v. Croatia, 28 March 2016
MF	Jan Kokla	(1997-05-29) 29 May 1997	6	1	Flora	v. Croatia, 28 March 2016
MF	Erik Listmann	(1995-02-09) 9 February 1995	3	0	Unattached	v. Croatia, 28 March 2016 ^RET
MF	Kevin Rääbis	(1994-01-02) 2 January 1994	2	0	Tammeka	v. Croatia, 28 March 2016 ^PRE

FW	Andre Järva	(1996-11-21) 21 November 1996	7	2	Nõmme Kalju	v. Georgia, 1 September 2016 ^PRE
FW	Tristan Koskor	(1995-11-28) 28 November 1995	2	0	Tammeka	2016 Baltic Cup

Former squads

Commonwealth of Independent States Cup squads

Results and fixtures

Main article: Estonia national under-21 football team results

13 October 2015 2017 Euro qualifying	Georgia	3–0	Estonia	Tbilisi, Georgia
19:00	Kakabadze 11' Katcharava 20' Kiteishvili 36'	Report		Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Referee: Dejan Jakimovksi (Macedonia)

15 November 2015 2017 Euro qualifying	San Marino	1–2	Estonia	Serravalle, San Marino
16:00	Cesarini 50'	Report	Käit 26' Cesarini 48' (o.g.)	Stadium: San Marino Stadium Referee: Sven Bindels (Luxembourg)

17 January 2016 2016 CIS Cup	Latvia	1–2	Estonia	Saint Petersburg, Russia
16:30	Ikaunieks 17'	Report	Kauber 9' Kokla 89'	Stadium: Petersburg SCC Attendance: 500 Referee: Artyom Lyubimov (Russia)

19 January 2016 2016 CIS Cup	Tajikistan	1–4	Estonia	Saint Petersburg, Russia
16:30	Umarbaev 60' (pen.)	Report	Saliste 23' Järva 28' Miller 62' Kauber 90'	Stadium: Petersburg SCC Referee: Pavel Kukuyan (Russia)

21 January 2016 2016 CIS Cup	Estonia	1–2	Russia	Saint Petersburg, Russia
19:00	Järva 82'	Report	Zhabkin 3' Sheydaev 37'	Stadium: Petersburg SCC Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aleksei Avtuhovich (Russia)

23 January 2016 2016 CIS Cup	Kyrgyzstan	0–0 (1–4 p)	Estonia	Saint Petersburg, Russia
16:30		Report		Stadium: Petersburg SCC Referee: Aleksander Borisov (Russia)
		Penalties
	Umarov Duishobekov Karipov		Juhkam Aloe Ojamaa Kauber

28 March 2016 2017 Euro qualifying	Croatia	2–1	Estonia	Zaprešić, Croatia
16:00	Pavičić 5' Perica 41'	Report	Kirss 53'	Stadium: Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Cyprus)

28 May 2016 2016 Baltic Cup	Lithuania	1–1	Estonia	Klaipėda, Lithuania
18:00 (UTC+3)	Šėgžda 57'	Report	Roosnupp 79'	Stadium: Klaipėda Central Stadium artificial turf Attendance: 326 Referee: Aleksandrs Golubevs (Latvia)

3 June 2016 2016 Baltic Cup	Estonia	0–0	Latvia	Vändra, Estonia
18:00 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Vändra Stadium Attendance: 317 Referee: Sergejus Slyva (Lithuania)

1 September 2016 2017 Euro qualifying	Estonia	0–1	Georgia	Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 (UTC+3)		Report	Katcharava 39'	Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 407 Referee: Rob Harvey (Ireland)

6 October 2016 2017 Euro qualifying	Estonia	0–3	Sweden	Pärnu, Estonia
18:00 (UTC+3)		Report	Dagerstål 9' Tanković 44' Asoro 53'	Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion Attendance: 607 Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)

10 October 2016 2017 Euro qualifying	Spain	5–0	Estonia	Pontevedra, Spain
18:45 (UTC+2)	Denis Suárez 36' Asensio 38', 90' Munir 86', 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Pasarón Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson (Iceland)

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Main article: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	10	7	3	0	24	7	+17	24	Final tournament	—	1–1	4–2	3–2	5–0	3–0
2	Spain	10	7	2	1	31	9	+22	23	Play-offs	1–1	—	0–3	5–0	5–0	6–0
3	Croatia	10	6	2	2	24	11	+13	20		1–1	2–3	—	1–0	2–1	4–0
4	Georgia	10	4	1	5	17	17	0	13		0–1	2–5	2–2	—	3–0	4–0
5	Estonia	10	1	1	8	3	26	−23	4		0–3	0–2	0–4	0–1	—	0–0
6	San Marino	10	0	1	9	1	30	−29	1		0–2	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–2	—

Source: UEFA

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1978	Did not enter
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996	Did not qualify									10	0	0	10	5	37	−32
1998										10	1	1	8	4	25	−21
2000										10	0	0	10	4	35	−31
2002										8	0	0	8	2	28	−26
2004										6	0	2	4	4	10	−6
2006										10	0	2	8	4	25	−21
2007										2	0	0	2	1	7	−6
2009										8	1	0	7	1	19	−18
2011										10	3	3	4	9	16	−7
2013										8	0	1	7	2	19	−17
2015										10	2	3	5	9	23	−14
2017										10	1	1	8	3	26	−23
Total	0/21		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	102	8	13	81	48	270	−222

Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Under-21 Baltic Cup

Under-21 Baltic Cup record
Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2008	Third place	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5
2010	Third place	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1
2012	Third place	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
2014	Champions	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
2016	Runners-up	2	0	2	0	1	1	0

Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References

↑ "Selgus U21 koondise nimekiri valikmänguks Rootsiga".

External links

Official website (Estonian)

Football in Estonia

Estonian Football Association

National teams

Leagues

Men	Meistriliiga Esiliiga Esiliiga B II liiga III liiga IV liiga (League system)

Women	Naiste Meistriliiga

Beach soccer	Rannajalgpalli Meistriliiga

Futsal	Saalijalgpalli Meistriliiga

Domestic cups

Awards

Men	Footballer of the Year Young Footballer of the Year Meistriliiga Player of the Year Esiliiga Player of the Year Esiliiga B Player of the Year Silverball

Women	Footballer of the Year Young Footballer of the Year Naiste Meistriliiga Player of the Year

Lists

Tournaments

International players
- Men
- Women

National under-21 football teams of Europe (UEFA)

Active	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

Defunct	Czechoslovakia East Germany USSR Yugoslavia

UEFA European U-21 and U-23 Championship

Under-23 Championship

Without host	1970–1972 1972–1974 1974–1976

Under-21 Championship

Without host	1976–1978 1978–1980 1980–1982 1982–1984 1984–1986 1986–1988 1988–1990 1990–1992

With host	France 1994 Spain 1996 Romania 1998 Slovakia 2000 Switzerland 2002 Germany 2004 Portugal 2006 Netherlands 2007 Sweden 2009 Denmark 2011 Israel 2013 Czech Republic 2015 Poland 2017 Italy 2019

Qualification	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Finals	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Squads	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

National sports teams of Estonia

Bandy Baseball Basketball Men Women Beach Soccer Cricket Floorball Men Football Men Women M-U23 M-U21 M-U19 M-U18 M-U17 M-U16 M-U15 Futsal Handball Ice hockey Men Women M-U20 M-U18 Rugby League Rugby Union Tennis Davis Cup Fed Cup Volleyball

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