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Estonian football league season for second division

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Football league season

Esiliiga
Season	1998
← 1997–98 1999 →

The 1998 Esiliiga is the eighth season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992.

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Levadia Maardu (P)	14	9	5	0	29	7	+22	32	Promotion to Meistriliiga
2	Vigri Tallinn	14	8	3	3	28	12	+16	27	Qualification for promotion play-offs
3	Lootus	14	6	4	4	21	19	+2	22
4	Valga	14	5	4	5	14	11	+3	19
5	Sillamäe	14	5	3	6	15	23	−8	18
6	Kuressaare	14	4	5	5	20	19	+1	17	Qualification for relegation play-offs
7	Merkuur (R)	14	5	0	9	21	31	−10	15	Relegation to II Liiga
8	Pärnu (R)	14	1	2	11	14	40	−26	5	Relegation to II Liiga

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promotion playoff

Vigri Tallinn	0 – 2	Eesti Põlevkivi

Eesti Põlevkivi	0 – 0	Vigri Tallinn

JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi beat KSK Vigri Tallinn 2–0 on aggregate. Eesti Põlevkivi remained in Meistriliiga, Vigri in Esiliiga.

Relegation playoff

M.C.	1 – 1	Kuressaare

Kuressaare	1 – 0	M.C.

FC Kuressaare beat FC M.C. Tallinn 2–1 on aggregate. Kuressaare remained in Esiliiga, M.C. in Second Division.

v t e Esiliiga seasons
1990s	1992 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s	2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Final table

Promotion playoff

Relegation playoff

See also