Estonia national football team 1997

The 1997 season was the sixth full year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation. The Estonia national football team continued in the qualifying tournament for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The team ended up in fifth place in the final ranking of group 4, with one win, one draw and eight losses.

Lebanon vs Estonia

Friendly
26 January 1997
 Lebanon 2 0  Estonia
Malikian  75'
Nazha  82'
Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ramadan (LIB)

Estonia vs Scotland

Main article: One team in Tallinn

WCQ 98 [1]
11 February 1997
Estonia  0 0 [2]  Scotland
Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo
Attendance: 3,766
Referee: Radoman (YUG)

Azerbaijan vs Estonia

Friendly
1 March 1997
 Azerbaijan 0 2  Estonia
Kristal  35' [3]
Zelinski  76' [4]
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
Attendance: 50
Referee: Panayiotou (CYP)

Scotland vs Estonia

WCQ 98
29 March 1997
Scotland  2 0  Estonia
Boyd  25'
Meet  52' (og)
Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Attendance: 17,966
Referee: Heynemann (GER)

Austria vs Estonia

WCQ 98
30 April 1997
Austria  2 0  Estonia
Vastic  48'
Stöger  87'
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Ancion (BEL)

Estonia vs Latvia

WCQ 98
18 May 1997
Estonia  1 3  Latvia
Zelinski  5' [5] Babičevs  53'
Jelisejevs  80'
Lemsalu  87' (og)
Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Cvitkovic (CRO)

Estonia vs Azerbaijan

Friendly
5 June 1997
 Estonia 1 0  Azerbaijan
Kirs  73'
Viljandi linnastaadion, Viljandi
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Lajuks (LAT)

Estonia vs Sweden

WCQ 98
8 June 1997
 Estonia 2 3  Sweden
Oper  74'
Kristal  84'
Dahlin  14'
Zetterberg  53'
Andersson  71'
Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Wojcik (POL)

Estonia vs Andorra

Friendly
22 June 1997
 Estonia 4 1  Andorra
Zelinski  22'
Lemsalu  28'
Oper  66'
Pari  88'
Lima  67'
Linnastaadion, Kuressaare
Attendance: 932
Referee: Karhunen (FIN)

Lithuania vs Estonia

Baltic Cup
9 July 1997
Lithuania  2 1  Estonia
Morinas  35'
Suliauskas  69' (pk)
Reim  77'
Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius
Attendance: 300
Referee: Lajuks (LAT)

Estonia vs Latvia

Baltic Cup
10 July 1997
Estonia  1 2  Latvia
Kristal  15' Babičevs  30'
Pahars  50'
Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius
Attendance: 150
Referee: Dubinskas (LTU)

Estonia vs Faroe Islands

Friendly
6 August 1997
 Estonia 0 2  Faroe Islands
Rasmussen  47'
Müller  70'
Tamme Staadion, Tartu
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sundell (SWE)

Estonia vs Austria

WCQ 98
20 August 1997
 Estonia 0 3  Austria
Polster  47',  69',  88'
Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Fassolis (GRE)

Latvia vs Estonia

WCQ 98
6 September 1997
 Latvia 1 0  Estonia
Zemļinskis  87' (pk)
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Guntadze (GEO)

Sweden vs Estonia

WCQ 98
11 October 1997
 Sweden 1 0  Estonia
Zetterberg  25'
Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 18,702
Referee: Ormandjiev (BUL)

Philippines vs Estonia

Friendly
27 November 1997
 Philippines 0 1  Estonia
Kristal  46'
PhilSports Football and Athletics Stadium, Manila
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Andres (PHI)

Notes

  1. 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.
  2. This match was originally scheduled for 9 October 1996 but was not played because the Estonia team did not arrive at the time appointed by FIFA. The Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup decided the match should be re-scheduled.
  3. Third goal of Marko Kristal in 51 international matches for Estonia.
  4. Fifth goal of Indrek Zelinski in 19 international matches for Estonia.
  5. Sixh goal of Indrek Zelinski in 21 international matches for Estonia.

References

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