1997–98 Esiliiga
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The 1997–98 Esiliiga is the seventh 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

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

None of the four Esiliiga teams were able to finish in the top two, so that they all remain in the second level of Estonian football system.


Table


Top scorers


First Division promotion play-off

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and
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were the two lucky teams to be promoted, both from Second Division Northern zone. On the other hand, two teams,
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and Tallinna Jalgpallikool, were relegated.


Table


See also

* 1997–98 Meistriliiga *
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 ...
*
1998 in Estonian football The 1998 season was the seventh 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 Final Estonian Super Cup ...
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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 ...