The 2011 season was the 20th full year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation.
| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Manager | Tarmo Rüütli |
| Captain | Raio Piiroja |
| Home stadium | A. Le Coq Arena |
← 2010 2012 → | |
Matches edit
| 25 March 2011 Friendly | Estonia  | 2 – 0 |  Uruguay | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Konstantin Vassiljev  61'Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko 65' |
Report | Attendance: 6,817 Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland) |
| 29 March 2011 Euro 2012 qualifying | Estonia | 1 – 1 |  Serbia | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |
| 21:30 UTC+3 | Konstantin Vassiljev 84' |
Report | 38' Marko Pantelić |
Attendance: 5,185 Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) |
| 3 June 2011 Euro 2012 qualifying | Italy  | 3 – 0 | Estonia | Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena |
| 21:50 UTC+3 | Giuseppe Rossi 21' Antonio Cassano 39'Giampaolo Pazzini 68' |
Report | Attendance: 19,434 Referee: Alexandru Dan Tudor (Romania) |
| 7 June 2011 Euro 2012 qualifying | Faroe Islands  | 2 – 0 | Estonia | Svangaskarð, Toftir |
| 21:30 UTC+3 | Frodi Benjaminsen 43' (pen.) Arnbjørn Hansen 47' |
Report | Attendance: 1,715 Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland) |
| 20 June 2011 Friendly | Chile  | 4 – 0 | Estonia | Estadio Monumental, Santiago |
| 02:00 UTC+3 | Matías Fernández 21' Waldo Ponce 41'Humberto Suazo 45+1' (pen.)Alexis Sánchez 50' |
Report | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Martin Vazquez (Uruguay) |
| 24 June 2011 Friendly | Uruguay | 3 – 0 | Estonia | Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera |
| 01:30 UTC+3 | Martín Cáceres 12' Mikk Reintam 54' (o.g.)Nicolás Lodeiro 71' |
Report | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Saul Lavarni (Argentina) |
| 10 August 2011 Friendly | Turkey  | 3 – 0 | Estonia | Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul |
| 21:30 UTC+3 | Emre Belözoğlu 8' (pen.) Colin Kazim-Richards 28', 35' |
Report | Referee: Lee Probert (England) |
| 2 September 2011 Euro 2012 qualifying | Slovenia  | 1 – 2 | Estonia | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana |
| 21:45 UTC+3 | Tim Matavž 78' |
Report | 29' (pen.) Konstantin Vassiljev 81' Ats Purje |
Attendance: 15,480 Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland) |
| 6 September 2011 Euro 2012 qualifying | Estonia | 4 – 1 |  Northern Ireland | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |
| 21:30 UTC+3 | Martin Vunk 28' Tarmo Kink 32'Sergei Zenjov 59'Kaimar Saag 90+3' |
Report | 40' (o.g.) Raio Piiroja |
Attendance: 8,660 Referee: Daniel Stalhammar (Sweden) |
| 7 October 2011 Euro 2012 qualifying | Northern Ireland | 1 – 2 | Estonia | Windsor Park, Belfast |
| 21:45 UTC+3 | Steven Davis 22' |
Report | 77' (pen.), 84' Konstantin Vassiljev |
Attendance: 12,604 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany) |
| 11 October 2011 Friendly | Estonia | 0 – 2 |  Ukraine | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report | 45+1' Oleh Husyev 68' Oleksandr Aliyev |
Attendance: 4,501 Referee: Robert Malek (Poland) |
| 11 November 2011 Euro 2012 qual. play-offs | Estonia | 0 – 4 |  Republic of Ireland | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |
| 21:45 UTC+2 | Report | 13' Keith Andrews 67' Jonathan Walters 71', 88' (pen.) Robbie Keane |
Attendance: 9,692 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
| 15 November 2011 Euro 2012 qual. play-offs | Republic of Ireland | 1 – 1 | Estonia | Aviva Stadium, Dublin |
| 21:45 UTC+2 | Stephen Ward 32' |
Report | 57' Konstantin Vassiljev |
Attendance: 51,151 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
Unofficial matches edit
Originally, the match against Bulgaria was recognised as a full international match by FIFA, but was later dismissed as the organizers were found guilty of match fixing. Referees Krisztián Selmeczi, János Csák and Kolos Lengyel were banned for life.[1]
| 9 February 2011 Friendly | Bulgaria  | 2 – 2 | Estonia | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Popov 40' (pen.), 83' (pen.) |
Report | 20' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Vassiljev |
Attendance: 200 Referee: Krisztián Selmeczi (Hungary) |
| 25 May 2011 Friendly | Estonia | 1 – 2 |  Basque Country | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |
| UTC+3 | Tarmo Kink 58' |
Report | 51', 63' Aritz Aduriz |
Attendance: 3,224 Referee: Anders Hermansen (Denmark) |
Players edit
Debutants edit
Eight new players appeared for the men's national team, all in a friendly match against Chile on 20 June 2011:
- Mikk Reintam (#220–222, JJK Jyväskylä) – started the match
- Joonas Tamm (#220–222, IFK Norrköping) – started the match
- Siim Tenno (#220–222, JK Tammeka Tartu) – started the match
- Joel Indermitte (#223–226, FC Viljandi) – 63rd-minute substitute
- Meelis Peitre (#223–226, FC Flora Tallinn) – 63rd-minute substitute
- Albert Prosa (#223–226, JK Tammeka Tartu) – 63rd-minute substitute
- Andrei Veis (#223–226, FC Viljandi) – 63rd-minute substitute
- Henri Anier (#227, FC Flora Tallinn) – 75th-minute substitute
National team appearance number and club at the time of debut in brackets.
Statistics edit
Goalkeepers edit
| Player[2] | Pld | S | Min | GC | GC90 | CS | YC | RC | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Pareiko | 10 | 10 | 868 | 17 | 1,76 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 (3) |
| Pavel Londak | 2 | 2 | 180 | 4 | 2,00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marko Meerits | 1 | 1 | 90 | 4 | 4,00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) |
| Artur Kotenko | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 2,34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outfield players edit
| Player[2] | Pld | S | Min | G | PG | A | YC | RC | OG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitri Kruglov | 13 | 12 | 956 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enar Jääger | 11 | 11 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sander Puri | 11 | 8 | 670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarmo Ahjupera | 10 | 8 | 497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Konstantin Vassiljev | 10 | 7 | 734 | 6 | 2 (3) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarmo Kink | 10 | 7 | 604 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ragnar Klavan | 9 | 9 | 810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Vunk | 9 | 9 | 780 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Raio Piiroja | 9 | 9 | 778 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Ats Purje | 9 | 1 | 295 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaimar Saag | 8 | 5 | 446 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taavi Rähn | 7 | 7 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Aleksandr Dmitrijev | 6 | 6 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergei Zenjov | 6 | 3 | 317 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Taijo Teniste | 5 | 4 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Stepanov | 4 | 3 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tihhon Šišov | 4 | 2 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gert Kams | 4 | 2 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Palatu | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergei Mošnikov | 3 | 1 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikk Reintam | 2 | 2 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joonas Tamm | 2 | 2 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siim Luts | 2 | 2 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siim Tenno | 2 | 2 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Voskoboinikov | 2 | 1 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Lindpere | 2 | 1 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Anier | 2 | 1 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meelis Peitre | 2 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Prosa | 2 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andres Oper | 2 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Igor Morozov | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Indermitte | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Veis | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alo Bärengrub | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Sidorenkov | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References edit
- ^ "Disciplinary Committee bans six match officials for life and Lisle Austin for one year". FIFA. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Koondiseaasta numbrites 2011 (uuendatud)" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.