Estonia national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Sinisärgid (Blueshirts) |
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| Association | Eesti Jalgpalli Liit (EJL) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Martin Reim |
| Captain | Ragnar Klavan |
| Most caps | Martin Reim (157) |
| Top scorer | Andres Oper (38) |
| Home stadium | A. Le Coq Arena |
| FIFA code | EST |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 117  1 (12 January 2017)
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| Highest | 47 (March 2012) |
| Lowest | 137 (October 2008) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 98 (23 January 2017) |
| Highest | 51 (August 1927, Sept 1929, 6 Aug 1930) |
| Lowest | 175 (August 1995 to May 1996) |
| First international | |
 Finland 6–0 Estonia  (Helsinki, Finland; 17 October 1920) |
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| Biggest win | |
Estonia 6–0 Lithuania  (Tallinn, Estonia; 26 July 1928) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
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Finland 10–2 Estonia (Helsinki, Finland; 11 August 1922) |
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The Estonia national football team (Estonian: Eesti jalgpallikoondis) in international football and is controlled by the Estonian Football Association (Estonian: Eesti Jalgpalli Liit), the governing body for football in Estonia. Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia.
Estonia's first match was held against Finland in 1920, being a 6–0 defeat. The team participated in the 1924 Olympic Games tournament, their only participation. Estonia have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship. The team have however reached the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs, by finishing second in their qualifying group, before being drawn up against Ireland for a play-off tie, making 2011 the Annus mirabilis of Estonian football.
In 1940, Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union and did not regain independence (and the possibility of a national football team) until 1991. Estonia's first FIFA recognised match as an independent nation after the break-up of the Soviet Union, was against Slovenia on 3 June 1992, a 1–1 draw in the Estonian capital city of Tallinn.
The record for the most international caps by an international is held by Martin Reim with 157, who held the European record in 2009 until November of that year. In September 2016, Reim was appointed team manager. The record for most goals is held by Andres Oper with 38.
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