The Estonia national under-21 football team represents Estonia in international under-21 football competitions and is controlled by the Estonian Football Association (Eesti Jalgpalli Liit), the governing body for football in Estonia.
Nickname(s) | Sinisärgid (Blueshirts) | ||
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Association | Estonian Football Association | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Roman Kozhukhovskyi | ||
Captain | Mihkel Järviste | ||
Most caps | Marko Meerits Andrei Veis (30) | ||
Top scorer | Maksim Gussev Konstantin Nahk (5) | ||
Home stadium | Lilleküla Stadium | ||
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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 | 0 |
The team's home ground is the Lilleküla Stadium in Tallinn, and the current manager is Roman Kozhukhovskyi. Estonia have never qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. They compete in the biennial Under-21 Baltic Cup and have won the tournament in 2014.
Coaching staff edit
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Roman Kozhukhovskyi |
Assistant coach | Sander Post |
Assistant coach | Igor Morozov |
Goalkeeping coach | Aiko Orgla |
Fitness coach | Karel Kübar |
Doctor | Timo Rahnel |
Physiotherapist | Martin Seeman |
Kristjan Mardo | |
Manager | Even Laanemaa |
Players edit
Current squad edit
- The following players were called-up for the 2022 Under-21 Baltic Cup matches.[2]
- Match dates: 16 and 18 November 2022
- Opposition: Lithuania and Latvia
- Caps and goals correct as of: 8 June 2022, after the match against Croatia
Recent call-ups edit
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 |
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GK | Carl Kaiser Kiidjärv | 5 December 2001 | 0 | 0 | Tartu JK Tammeka | v. Croatia, 8 June 2022 |
MF | Rocco Robert Shein | 14 July 2003 | 8 | 0 | Utrecht | v. Croatia, 8 June 2022 |
- INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
- PRE Preliminary squad.
- RET Retired from the national team.
Previous squads edit
- Commonwealth Cup squads
Results and fixtures edit
Recent results within the last 12 months and upcoming fixtures.
Competitive record edit
UEFA European Under-21 Championship edit
UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1978 | did not enter | |||||||||||||||
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1982 | ||||||||||||||||
1984 | ||||||||||||||||
1986 | ||||||||||||||||
1988 | ||||||||||||||||
1990 | ||||||||||||||||
1992 | ||||||||||||||||
1994 | ||||||||||||||||
1996 | did not qualify | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 37 | |||||||||
1998 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 25 | ||||||||||
2000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 35 | ||||||||||
2002 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 28 | ||||||||||
2004 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||
2006 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 25 | ||||||||||
2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
2009 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||||
2011 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | ||||||||||
2013 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 19 | ||||||||||
2015 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 23 | ||||||||||
2017 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 26 | ||||||||||
2019 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | ||||||||||
2021 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 34 | ||||||||||
2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 0/23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 9 | 17 | 96 | 62 | 328 |
- Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Honours and achievements edit
- Under-21 Baltic Cup
- Winners (1): 2014
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Koondise koosseis". jalgpall.ee. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Noormeeste U21 koondise koosseisus toimusid muudatused" (in Estonian). Eesti Jalgpalli Liit. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
External links edit
- Official website (in Estonian)