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1996–97 Esiliiga

Estonian football league season for second division

Summary

Estonian football league season for second division

Field	Value
competition	Esiliiga
season	1996–97
winners	JK Dünamo Tallinn
promoted	—
relegated	JK Tulevik Viljandi
FC Norma Tallinn
league topscorer	Igor Bratšuk (8)
prevseason	1995–96
nextseason	1997–98

FC Norma Tallinn The 1996–97 Esiliiga is the sixth season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football 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

Pos	Name	Team	Gls
	1	Igor Bratšuk	Olümp Maardu	8
	2	Deniss Jeršov	FC Norma Tallinn	7
3	Nikolai Prohhorov	FC Norma Tallinn	5
Vassili Pogorelov	Olümp Maardu	5
Juri Naloitšenko	JK Dünamo Tallinn	5
Svajūnas Raučkis	FC Lelle	5
Vladimir Semjonov	Tallinna Jalgpallikool	5

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

Pos	Name	Team	Gls
	1	Aleksei Titov	JK Vall Tallinn	8
	2	Sergei Melnikov	Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi	7
3	Svajūnas Raučkis	FC Lelle	6
Andrei Frolov	Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi	6
Andrei Afanassov	JK Vall Tallinn	6
6	Tarmo Saks	FC Lelle	5
Vitali Leitan	JK Vall Tallinn	5

First Division promotion play-off

Played in spring 1997.

JK Merkuur Tartu and JK Dokker Tallinn promoted from Second Division, while JK Tulevik Viljandi and FC Norma Tallinn were relegated.

Table

References

(6 August 1999). "Estonia 1996/97".

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