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Estonia women's national football team
Women's national association football team representing Estonia
This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Estonia national football team.
The Estonia women's national football team (Estonian: Eesti naiste jalgpallikoondis) represents Estonia in international women's football matches and are controlled by the Estonian Football Association, the governing body for football in Estonia.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
| Nickname(s) | Sinisärgid (Blueshirts) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Eesti Jalgpalli Liit (EJL) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Anastassia Morkovkina Sirje Kapper[1] | ||
| Captain | Inna Kiss-Zlidnis | ||
| Most caps | Kethy Õunpuu (116) | ||
| Top scorer | Anastassia Morkovkina (40) | ||
| Home stadium | Lilleküla Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | EST | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 99  1 (15 March 2024)[2] | ||
| Highest | 71 (December 2013) | ||
| Lowest | 111 (June 2022) | ||
| First international | |||
 Lithuania 3–0 Estonia  (Kaunas, Lithuania; 19 August 1994) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Latvia 1–7 Estonia (Šiauliai, Lithuania; 15 May 2010) Estonia 6–0 Latvia (Tartu, Estonia; 10 June 2012) Estonia 8–2 Latvia (Tallinn, Estonia; 1 March 2014) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Iceland 12–0 Estonia (Reykjavík, Iceland; 17 September 2009)  France 12–0 Estonia (Le Havre, France; 28 October 2009) | |||
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Estonia played its first international match on 19 August 1994 against Lithuania. The team's home ground is the Lilleküla Stadium in Tallinn, and the current managers are Anastassia Morkovkina and Sirje Roops. Estonia has never qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup or the UEFA Women's Championship. They have won the annual Women's Baltic Cup 11 times.
Nicknames
The Estonia women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Sinisärgid (Blueshirts)".
Main article: Estonia women's national football team results
Recent results within the last 12 months and upcoming fixtures.
2023
Estonia 
v 
Turkey
v 
Turkey
| 14 July 2023 Friendly | Estonia | 0–3 | Turkey | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium Attendance: 273 Referee: Lizzy van der Helm (Netherlands) |
Estonia v Turkey
v Turkey
| 17 July 2023 Friendly | Estonia | 2–2 | Turkey | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium Attendance: 322 Referee: Justina Lavrenovaitė-Perez (Lithuania) |
Estonia v 
Kazakhstan
v 
Kazakhstan
| 22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) Nations League C | Estonia | 0–0 | Kazakhstan | Tartu,Estonia |
| 17:00 (18:00 EEST) | Report | Stadium: Tamme Stadium Attendance: 334 Referee: Caroline Lanssens (Belgium) |
Estonia v 
Israel
v 
Israel
| 26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) Nations League C | Estonia | 0–5 | Israel | Tartu,Estonia |
| 18:00 (19:00 EEST) | Report |
|
Stadium: Tamme Stadium Referee: Lisa Benn (England) |
Armenia 
v Estonia
v Estonia
| 27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) Nations League C | Armenia | 1–4 | Estonia | Yerevan,Armenia |
| 17:30 (19:30 AMT) |
|
Report | Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Lotta Vuorio (Finland) |
Estonia v Armenia
v Armenia
| 31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) Nations League C | Estonia | 5–1 | Armenia | Tallinn,Estonia |
| 17:00 (18:00 EET) | Report |
|
Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 342 Referee: Elena Gobjila (Moldova) |
Kazakhstan v Estonia
v Estonia
| 1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) Nations League C | Kazakhstan | 0–1 | Estonia | Astana |
| 15:00 (20:00 ALMT) | Report | Stadium: Astana Arena Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England) |
2024
India 
v Estonia
v Estonia
| 21 February 2024 Turkish Women's Cup | India | 4–3 | Estonia | Alanya, Turkey |
| 11:00 | Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex Referee: Melis Özçiğdem (Turkey) |
Kosovo 
v Estonia
v Estonia
| 24 February 2024 Turkish Women's Cup | Kosovo | 3–0 | Estonia | Alanya, Turkey |
| 11:00 | Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex |
Estonia v 
Hong Kong
v 
Hong Kong
| 27 February 2024 Turkish Women's Cup | Estonia | 1–0 | Hong Kong | Alanya, Turkey |
| 15:30 | Kala  72' |
Report | Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex Referee: Kala 72' |
Albania 
v Estonia
v Estonia
| 9 April UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying | Albania | 2–0 | Estonia | Tirana |
| --:-- UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Arena Kombëtare Referee: Anastasiya Romanyuk (Ukraine) |
More information Position, Name ...
| Position | Name[3] |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Anastassia Morkovkina |
| Sirje Kapper | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Martin Kaalma |
| Fitness coach | Marten Metsniit |
| Doctor | Birgit Allmere |
| Physiotherapist | Laura Ernits |
| Kai-Riin Tomera | |
| Manager | Raili-Raine Ellermaa |
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Main article: List of Estonia women's international footballers
Current squad
- The following players were named for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying match against Albania on 9 April 2024.[4]
Caps and goals updated as of 17 July 2023, after the match against Turkey.
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1GK | Karina Kork | (1995-02-23) 23 February 1995 (age 29) | 34 | 0 | Tabasalu |
| 1 | 1GK | Victoria Vihman | (2004-08-05) 5 August 2004 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Flora |
| 3 | 2DF | Siret Räämet | (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 24) | 31 | 0 | Flora |
| 16 | 2DF | Kelly Rosen | (1995-11-23) 23 November 1995 (age 28) | 70 | 1 | Flora |
| 5 | 2DF | Maarja Saulep | (1991-05-09) 9 May 1991 (age 32) | 17 | 1 | Flora |
| 21 | 2DF | Rahel Repkin | (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 25) | 4 | 0 | Tammeka |
| 15 | 2DF | Eva-Maria Niit | (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 22) | 9 | 0 | Tammeka |
| 2DF | Annegret Kala | (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Tammeka | |
| 6 | 2DF | Anette Salei | (2005-09-28) 28 September 2005 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Tabasalu |
| 8 | 3MF | Kairi Himanen (captain) | (1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 (age 31) | 66 | 4 | Saku Sporting |
| 3MF | Vlada Kubassova | (1995-08-23) 23 August 1995 (age 28) | 63 | 10 |  | |
| 7 | 3MF | Liisa Merisalu | (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 (age 22) | 28 | 3 | Tammeka |
| 17 | 3MF | Mari Liis Lillemäe | (2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 23) | 42 | 2 | Flora |
| 3MF | Grete Daut | (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 24) | 23 | 0 | Saku Sporting | |
| 4 | 3MF | Renate-Ly Mehevets | (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 25) | 17 | 0 | Tammeka |
| 3MF | Jaanika Volkov | (2005-05-20) 20 May 2005 (age 18) | 16 | 0 | Tallinna FC Flora | |
| 9 | 3MF | Katrin Kirpu | (2004-10-09) 9 October 2004 (age 19) | 2 | 1 |  HJK |
| 6 | 3MF | Lisandra Rannasto | (2004-01-13) 13 January 2004 (age 20) | 0 | Saku Sporting | |
| 14 | 4FW | Lisette Tammik | (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 (age 25) | 59 | 8 | Flora |
| 11 | 4FW | Emma Treiberg | (2000-11-19) 19 November 2000 (age 23) | 31 | 0 | Saku Sporting |
| 2 | 4FW | Kristina Teern | (2004-11-13) 13 November 2004 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Flora |
| 2 | 4FW | Maria Orav | (1996-04-07) 7 April 1996 (age 28) | 13 | 0 | JK Tallinna Kalev |
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Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the squad within the last twelve months.<ref>
More information Pos., Player ...
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Keiti Kruusmann | (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Tammeka |
v. Israel, 5 December 2023 |
| DF | Inna Kiss-Zlidnis (captain) | (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 (age 34) | 99 | 0 | Unattached | v. Turkey, 17 July 2023 INJ |
| DF | Sandra Liir | (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | Saku Sporting |
v.  Ukraine, 11 April 2023 |
| DF | Signy Aarna | (1990-10-04) 4 October 1990 (age 33) | 107 | 26 | Lootos |
v.  Malta, 7 April 2023 RET |
| DF | Jessika Uleksin | (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 27) | 4 | 0 | Flora |
v. Israel, 5 December 2023 |
| MF | Anastasia Ivanova | (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Flora |
v. Ukraine, 11 April 2023 |
| MF | Kristina Bannikova | (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 32) | 97 | 8 | Saku Sporting |
v. Israel, 5 December 2023 |
| MF | Jaanika Volkov | (2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 (age 19) | 10 | 0 | Flora |
v. Israel, 5 December 2023 |
| DF | Kristiina Tullus | (1998-09-12) 12 September 1998 (age 25) | 13 | 0 | Flora |
2024 Turkish Women's Cup |
| FW | Getter Saar | (1999-11-09) 9 November 1999 (age 24) | 16 | 3 | Flora |
v. Israel, 5 December 2023 |
| FW | Katriin Saulus | (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Saku Sporting |
v. Israel, 5 December 2023 |
| FW | Kirkeliis Lillemets | (2005-12-17) 17 December 2005 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Tartu JK Tammeka |
2024 Turkish Women's Cup |
| FW | Aleksandra Kelli | (2006-08-11) 11 August 2006 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Tartu JK Tammeka |
2024 Turkish Women's Cup |
INJ Withdrew due to injury | ||||||
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Most caps
- As of 5 December 2023
- Players in bold are still active with Estonia.
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kethy Õunpuu | 2005–present | 116 | 3 |
| 2 | Katrin Loo | 2007–2020 | 114 | 20 |
| 3 | Kaire Palmaru | 2001–2019 | 107 | 10 |
| Signy Aarna | 2007–2023 | 107 | 26 | |
| 5 | Kristina Bannikova | 2013–present | 103 | 9 |
| 6 | Inna Kiss-Zlidnis | 2007–present | 99 | 0 |
| 7 | Pille Raadik | 2007–2021 | 88 | 0 |
| 8 | Kelly Rosen | 2014–present | 76 | 1 |
| 9 | Anastassia Morkovkina | 1997–2015 | 75 | 40 |
| 10 | Kairi Himanen | 2009–present | 72 | 5 |
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Top goalscorers
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Career | Goals | Caps | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anastassia Morkovkina | 1997–2015 | 40 | 75 | 0.53 |
| 2 | Signy Aarna | 2007–2023 | 26 | 107 | 0.24 |
| 3 | Katrin Loo | 2007–2020 | 20 | 114 | 0.18 |
| 4 | Ave Pajo | 2000–2010 | 19 | 40 | 0.48 |
| 5 | Lisette Tammik | 2015–present | 14 | 65 | 0.22 |
| 6 | Kaire Palmaru | 2001–2019 | 10 | 107 | 0.09 |
| Vlada Kubassova | 2013–present | 10 | 65 | 0.15 | |
| 8 | Kaidi Jekimova | 2000–2014 | 9 | 68 | 0.13 |
| Kristina Bannikova | 2013–present | 9 | 103 | 0.09 | |
| 10 | Reelika Vaher | 1994–2006 | 8 | 47 | 0.17 |
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FIFA Women's World Cup
More information FIFA Women's World Cup record, Qualification record ...
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1991 | did not enter | did not enter | |||||||||||||
 1995 | |||||||||||||||
 1999 | did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 31 | ||||||||
| 2003 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 36 | |||||||||
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |||||||||
 2011 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 44 | |||||||||
 2015 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 33 | |||||||||
 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
  2023 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 43 | |||||||||
| 2027 | to be determined | to be determined | |||||||||||||
| Total | 0/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 39 | 212 | ||
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- Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Championship
More information UEFA Women's Championship record, Qualification record ...
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
   1984 | did not enter | did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1987 | |||||||||||||||
| 1989 | |||||||||||||||
 1991 | |||||||||||||||
| 1993 | |||||||||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||||||||
| 1997 | did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | ||||||||
| 2001 |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 38 | |||||||||
| 2005 |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 26 | |||||||||
| 2009 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |||||||||
| 2013 |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 31 | |||||||||
 2017 |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | |||||||||
| 2022 |
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 40 | |||||||||
 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
| Total | 0/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 20 | 224 | ||
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- Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Baltic Cup
Main article: Women's Baltic Cup
- Champions (11): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2022
- Israel played their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas War.
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