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The 1996–97 Esiliiga is the sixth season of the
Esiliiga The Esiliiga is the second division in the Estonian football league system. The Esiliiga is ranked below the Meistriliiga and above the Esiliiga B. As in most countries with low temperatures in winter time, the season starts in March and ends ...
, second-highest
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n league for
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clubs, since its establishment in 1992.


Main tournament

Played in fall 1996. Four best teams qualify to the Premier Division promotion play-off, other four to First Division promotion play-off.


Table


Top scorers


Premier Division promotion play-off

Played in spring 1997. None of the four teams were able to finish above the two teams from Premier Division, so they all remain in the First Division for the upcoming season.


Table


Top scorers


First Division promotion play-off

Played in spring 1997.
JK Merkuur Tartu Tartu JK Merkuur was an Estonian football club based in Tartu. Merkuur was one of the founding members of the Meistriliiga, the top-tier of Estonian football. 2006, the last year of its existence, the club was known as JK Maag for sponsorship ...
and
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promoted from Second Division, while JK Tulevik Viljandi and
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were relegated.


Table


See also

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1996–97 Meistriliiga The 1996–97 Meistriliiga was the sixth season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Lantana won their second title. Preliminary round League table Results Championship Tournament The points obtained during the prelimina ...
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1996 in Estonian football The 1996 in football (soccer), 1996 season was the fifth full year of competitive football (soccer) in Estonia since gaining independence from the Soviet Union on 20 August 1991. National Leagues Meistriliiga Esiliiga Estonian FA Cup Semi ...
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1997 in Estonian football The 1997 in football (soccer), 1997 season was the sixth full year of competitive football (soccer) in Estonia since gaining independence from the Soviet Union on 20 August 1991. National Leagues Meistriliiga Esiliiga Estonian FA Cup Sem ...


References

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Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...