Estonia women's national football team

Estonia
Nickname(s)	Sinisärgid (Blueshirts)
Association	Eesti Jalgpalli Liit (EJL)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Anastassia Morkovkina; Sirje Kapper
Captain	Inna Kiss-Zlidnis
Most caps	Kethy Õunpuu (116)
Top scorer	Anastassia Morkovkina (40)
Home stadium	Lilleküla Stadium
FIFA code	EST
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	98 (15 December 2023)
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)

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.

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.

Team image

Nicknames

The Estonia women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Sinisärgid (Blueshirts)".

Results and fixtures

Recent results within the last 12 months and upcoming fixtures.

2023

15 February 2023 2023 Turkish Women's Cup	Estonia	1–2	Kosovo	Alanya, Turkey
18:30 (UTC+3)	Kubassova 12'	Report	Ejupi 33' Memeti 69'	Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex Referee: Farida Lutfaliyeva (Azerbaijan)

21 February 2023 2023 Turkish Women's Cup	Estonia	1–1	North Macedonia	Alanya, Turkey
15:00 (UTC+3)	Tammik 21'	Report	Andonova 66'	Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex Referee: Farida Lutfaliyeva (Azerbaijan)

7 April 2023 Friendly	Estonia	1–2	Malta	Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 (UTC+3)	Merisalu 88'	Report	Bugeja 73' Farrugia 89'	Stadium: Sportland Arena Attendance: 302 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

11 April 2023 Friendly	Estonia	0–1	Ukraine	Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 (UTC+3)		Report	Ovdiychuk 45'	Stadium: Sportland Arena Attendance: 349 Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

14 July 2023 Friendly	Estonia	0–3	Turkey	Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 (UTC+3)		Report	Topçu 11' Esen 48' Şeker 52'	Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium Attendance: 273 Referee: Lizzy van der Helm (Netherlands)

17 July 2023 Friendly	Estonia	2–2	Turkey	Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 (UTC+3)	Tammik 45' Kirpu 87'	Report	Türkoğlu 32' Şeker 38'	Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium Attendance: 322 Referee: Justina Lavrenovaitė-Perez (Lithuania)

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)

26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) Nations League C	Estonia	0–5	Israel	Tartu,Estonia
18:00 (19:00 EEST)		Report	Sharabi 7' Shtainshnaider 17' Selimhodzic 60' Kats 75' Beck 90+2'	Stadium: Tamme Stadium Referee: Lisa Benn (England)

27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) Nations League C	Armenia	1–4	Estonia	Yerevan,Armenia
17:30 (19:30 AMT)	Ghukasyan 70'	Report	Tammik 25', 48', 60' Treiberg 64'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Lotta Vuorio (Finland)

31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) Nations League C	Estonia	5–1	Armenia	Tallinn,Estonia
17:00 (18:00 EET)	Tammik 8', 90+2' Treiberg 23', 38' Himanen 76'	Report	Pizlova 56'	Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 342 Referee: Elena Gobjila (Moldova)

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)

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) Nations League C	Israel	4–1	Estonia	Telki (Hungary)^{[note 1]}
16:00		Report		Stadium: Globall Football Park Referee: Maïka Vanderstichel (France)

Coaching staff

Position	Name^[3]
Head coach	Anastassia Morkovkina
Head coach	Sirje Kapper
Goalkeeping coach	Martin Kaalma
Fitness coach	Marten Metsniit
Doctor	Birgit Allmere
Physiotherapist	Laura Ernits
Physiotherapist	Kai-Riin Tomera
Manager	Raili-Raine Ellermaa

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Armenia and on 27 and 31 October 2023.^[4]

Caps and goals updated as of 17 July 2023, after the match against Turkey.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
12	1GK	Keiti Kruusmann	(2003-06-10) 10 June 2003	2	0	Tammeka
13	1GK	Karina Kork	(1995-02-23) 23 February 1995	34	0	Tabasalu
1	1GK	Victoria Vihman	(2004-08-05) 5 August 2004	0	0	Flora

3	2DF	Siret Räämet	(1999-12-31) 31 December 1999	31	0	Flora
16	2DF	Kelly Rosen	(1995-11-23) 23 November 1995	70	1	Flora
5	2DF	Maarja Saulep	(1991-05-09) 9 May 1991	17	1	Flora
15	2DF	Eva-Maria Niit	(2002-02-05) 5 February 2002	9	0	Tammeka
23	2DF	Jessika Uleksin	(1997-01-19) 19 January 1997	4	0	Flora
21	2DF	Rahel Repkin	(1998-06-17) 17 June 1998	4	0	Tammeka
6	2DF	Anette Salei	(2005-09-28) 28 September 2005	2	0	Tabasalu
	2DF	Annegret Kala	(2006-05-03) 3 May 2006	1	0	Tammeka

22	3MF	Kristina Bannikova	(1991-06-15) 15 June 1991	97	8	Saku Sporting
7	3MF	Liisa Merisalu	(2002-01-15) 15 January 2002	28	3	Tammeka
8	3MF	Kairi Himanen (captain)	(1992-11-11) 11 November 1992	66	4	Saku Sporting
17	3MF	Mari Liis Lillemäe	(2000-09-01) 1 September 2000	42	2	Flora
4	3MF	Renate-Ly Mehevets	(1999-03-02) 2 March 1999	17	0	Tammeka
10	3MF	Jaanika Volkov	(2005-02-20) 20 February 2005	10	0	Flora
9	3MF	Katrin Kirpu	(2004-10-09) 9 October 2004	2	1	HJK

11	4FW	Emma Treiberg	(2000-11-19) 19 November 2000	31	0	Saku Sporting
14	4FW	Lisette Tammik	(1998-10-14) 14 October 1998	59	8	Flora
20	4FW	Getter Saar	(1999-11-09) 9 November 1999	16	3	Flora
19	4FW	Katriin Saulus	(2003-07-05) 5 July 2003	4	0	Saku Sporting
2	4FW	Kristina Teern	(2004-11-13) 13 November 2004	0	0	Flora

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad within the last twelve months.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Liisa Liimets	(2006-04-04) 4 April 2006	0	0	Viimsi	v. North Macedonia, 21 February 2023

DF	Kristiina Tullus	(1998-09-12) 12 September 1998	13	0	Flora	v. Israel, 26 September 2023
DF	Inna Kiss-Zlidnis (captain)	(1990-04-18) 18 April 1990	99	0	Unattached	v. Turkey, 17 July 2023 ^INJ
DF	Sandra Liir	(2003-07-26) 26 July 2003	6	0	Saku Sporting	v. Ukraine, 11 April 2023
DF	Signy Aarna	(1990-10-04) 4 October 1990	107	26	Lootos	v. Malta, 7 April 2023 ^RET
DF	Daniela Mona Lambin	(1991-02-14) 14 February 1991	35	1	Flora	v. North Macedonia, 21 February 2023
DF	Berle Brant	(1989-09-26) 26 September 1989	26	1	Saku Sporting	v. North Macedonia, 21 February 2023

MF	Grete Daut	(2000-01-04) 4 January 2000	23	0	Saku Sporting	v. Turkey, 17 July 2023
MF	Anastasia Ivanova	(1999-03-05) 5 March 1999	0	0	Flora	v. Ukraine, 11 April 2023

FW	Vlada Kubassova	(1995-08-23) 23 August 1995	63	10	Unattached	v. Israel, 26 September 2023
^INJ Withdrew due to injury ^PRE Preliminary squad / standby ^RET Retired from the national team ^SUS Serving suspension ^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue

Records

Most caps

As of 5 December 2023

Players in bold are still active with Estonia.

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
3	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

Top goalscorers

Anastassia Morkovkina is Estonia's top goalscorer with 40 goals.

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
6	Vlada Kubassova	2013–present	10	65	0.15
8	Kaidi Jekimova	2000–2014	9	68	0.13
8	Kristina Bannikova	2013–present	9	103	0.09
10	Reelika Vaher	1994–2006	8	47	0.17

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

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	did not enter								did not enter
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

Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

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