The 2012 season is the 21st full year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation.[1]
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Manager | Tarmo Rüütli |
| Captain | Ragnar Klavan |
| Home stadium | A. Le Coq Arena |
← 2011 2013 → | |
Matches edit
All times are Estonian (UTC+2/UTC+3).
| 1 March 2012 Friendly[n 1] | El Salvador  | 0 – 2 |  Estonia | Los Angeles, United States |
| 06:30[n 2] | Report |  71' Ragnar Klavan 85' Gert Kams[2] |
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States) |
| 25 May 2012 Friendly | Croatia  | 3 – 1 | Estonia | Pula |
| 21:30 | Vedran Ćorluka 16' Nikola Kalinić 20'Ognjen Vukojević 81' |
Report | 83' Konstantin Vassiljev |
Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Mihaly Fabian (Hungary) |
| 28 May 2012 Friendly[n 1] | Ukraine  | 4 – 0 | Estonia | Kufstein, Austria |
| 21:00 | Andriy Yarmolenko 9' Oleh Husyev 34' (pen.)Andriy Voronin 41'Artem Milevskiy 50' |
Report | Stadium: Kufstein Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
| 1 June 2012 2012 Baltic Cup[n 3] | Estonia | 1 – 2 |  Finland | Tartu |
| 20:30 | Andres Oper 33' |
Report | 10', 22' Njazi Kuqi |
Stadium: Tamme Stadium Attendance: 2,470 Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (Latvia) |
| 3 June 2012 2012 Baltic Cup[n 3] | Estonia | 1 – 0 |  Lithuania | Tartu |
| 16:30 | Vladimir Voskoboinikov 18' |
Report | Stadium: Tamme staadion Attendance: 1,094 Referee: Hannes Kaasik (Estonia) |
| 5 June 2012 Friendly | France  | 4 – 0 | Estonia | Le Mans |
| 22:00 | Franck Ribéry 24' Karim Benzema 37', 47'Jérémy Ménez 90' |
Report | Stadium: MMArena Referee: Liran Liany (Israel) |
| 15 August 2012 Friendly | Estonia | 1 – 0 |  Poland | Tallinn |
| 21:45 | Konstantin Vassiljev 90' |
Report | Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 5,312 Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen (Norway) |
| 7 September 2012 2014 WC qualification | Estonia | 0 – 2 |  Romania | Tallinn |
| 21:00 | Report | Gabriel Torje 55' Ciprian Marica 75' |
Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 7,936 Referee: Milorad Mazic (Serbia) |
| 11 September 2012 2014 WC qualification | Turkey  | 3 – 0 | Estonia | Istanbul |
| 21:00 | 44' Emre Belözoglu 60' Umut Bulut 75' Selcuk Inan |
Report | Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 44,168 Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland) |
| 12 October 2012 2014 WC qualification | Estonia | 0 – 1 |  Hungary | Tallinn |
| 21:30 | Report | 46' Tamás Hajnal |
Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 5,661 Referee: Liran Liani (Israel) |
| 16 October 2012 2014 WC qualification | Andorra  | 0 – 1 | Estonia | Andorra la Vella |
| 21:00 | Report | 57' Andres Oper |
Stadium: Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella Referee: Dimitar Meckarovski (Macedonia) |
| 8 November 2012 Friendly | Oman  | 1 – 2 | Estonia | Muscat |
| 13:30 | Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali 17' |
Report | 85' Henri Anier 88' Gert Kams |
Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Referee: Ali Hammed (United Arab Emirates) |
| 14 November 2012 Friendly | United Arab Emirates  | 2 – 1 | Estonia | Abu Dhabi |
| 17:30 | Hamdan Al Kamali 30' (pen.) Ali Ahmed Mabkhout 70' |
Report | Jarmo Ahjupera 45' |
Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Sami Mazyad Al Nemari (Saudi Arabia) |
Players edit
Debutants edit
- Kaarel Kiidron (#228–229, FK Viktoria Žižkov) – started the match against Croatia on 25 May 2012[3]
- Henrik Ojamaa (#228–229, Motherwell F.C.) – started the match against Croatia on 25 May 2012[3]
- Ilja Antonov (#230–232, FC Levadia Tallinn) – started the match against Oman on 8 November 2012[4]
- Ken Kallaste (#230–232, JK Nõmme Kalju) – started the match against Oman on 8 November 2012[4]
- Karl Mööl (#230–232, FC Flora Tallinn) – started the match against Oman on 8 November 2012[4]
- Andre Frolov (#233, FC Flora Tallinn) – 74th-minute substitute in the match against Oman on 8 November 2012[4]
- Stanislav Pedõk (#234, FC Flora Tallinn) – 76th-minute substitute in the match against Oman on 8 November 2012[4]
National team appearance number and club at the time of debut in brackets.
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Koondiseaasta numbrites 2012" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "El Salvador cae ante Estonia (2-0)" (in Spanish). FIFA. 1 March 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ a b Siim Pulst (26 May 2012). "Debütandid? Ei ole põhjust nuriseda" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Eesti koondis alistas tänu lõpuspurdile Omaani" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.