Estonia women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Estonia national football team.

Estonia

Nickname(s)	Sinisärgid (Blueshirts)
Association	Eesti Jalgpalli Liit (EJL)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Anastassia Morkovkina Sirje Kapper
Captain	Kairi Himanen
Most caps	Kethy Õunpuu (116)
Top scorer	Anastassia Morkovkina (40)
Home stadium	Lilleküla Stadium
FIFA code	EST
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	107 2 (16 August 2024)
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

Main article: Estonia women's national football team results

Recent results within the last 12 months and upcoming fixtures.

2023

Estonia v Armenia

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)

Kazakhstan 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)

Israel v Estonia

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

2024

India v Estonia

21 February 2024 Turkish Women's Cup	India	4–3	Estonia	Alanya, Turkey
11:00	Manisha 17', 81' Indumathi 62' Xaxa 79'		Tammik 32' Kubassova 88' Lillemäe 90'	Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex Referee: Melis Özçiğdem (Turkey)

Kosovo 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

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

9 April UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying	Albania	2–0	Estonia	Tirana
--:-- UTC±0		Report		Stadium: Arena Kombëtare Referee: Anastasiya Romanyuk (Ukraine)

Estonia v Albania

31 May UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying	Estonia	1–2	Albania	Tallinn
17:00 (18:00 UTC+3)	Himanen 17'	Report	F. Berisha 7' Krasniqi 90+2'	Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 934 Referee: Tatyana Sorokopudova (Kazakhstan)

Luxembourg v Estonia

12 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying	Luxembourg	1–1	Estonia	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
--:-- UTC±0	Miller 48'	Report	Tammik 53'	Stadium: Stade Emile Mayrisch Attendance: 587 Referee: Tjaša Misja (Slovenia)

Estonia v Luxembourg

16 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying	Estonia	1–1	Luxembourg	Tartu
19:00 (20:00 UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Tamme Stadium

Estonia v Lithuania

24 October 2024 Women's Baltic Cup	Estonia	2–2 (3–1 p)	Lithuania	Riga, Latvia
13:00	Salei 75' Lillemäe  63'  87' Kubassova 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Šupelytė 76', 79'	Stadium: Jānis Skredelis' Stadium Attendance: 115 Referee: Jelena Jermolajeva (Latvia)
	Penalties
	Lillemets Räämet Himanen Kubassova Tammik		Lazdauskaitė Vaitukaitytė Mikutaitė Šupelytė

Latvia v Estonia

27 October 2024 Women's Baltic Cup	Latvia	0–1	Estonia	Riga, Latvia
18:00		Report	Saulus 66'	Stadium: Jānis Skredelis' Stadium Attendance: 415 Referee: Jurgita Mačikunytė (Lithuania)

Kosovo v Estonia

29 November Friendly	Kosovo	8–0	Estonia	Pristina, Kosovo
14:00 UTC+2	Biqkaj 6' Memeti 15', 32', 50' Fetaj 41' Uka 68', 71', 82' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Referee: Florian Lata (Albania)

Kosovo v Estonia

2 December Friendly	Kosovo	1–2	Estonia	Pristina, Kosovo
14:00 UTC+2	Halilaj (pen.)	Report	Kubassova 23' Teern 35'	Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Referee: Florian Lata (Albania)

Coaching staff

See also: Category:Estonia women's national football team managers

Position	Name
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

Players

Main article: List of Estonia women's international footballers

Current squad

• The following players were named for the Women's Baltic Cup 2024 in October 2024.

Caps and goals updated as of 31 May 2024, after the match against Albania.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
13	1GK	Karina Kork	(1995-02-23) 23 February 1995	44	0	Tabasalu
1	1GK	Victoria Vihman	(2004-08-05) 5 August 2004	1	0	Flora
1	1GK	Liisa Liimets	(2006-04-04) 4 April 2006	0	0	Viimsi JK
3	2DF	Siret Räämet	(1999-12-31) 31 December 1999	12	0	Flora
16	2DF	Kelly Rosen	(1995-11-23) 23 November 1995	81	1	Flora
5	2DF	Maarja Saulep	(1991-05-09) 9 May 1991	26	1	Flora
21	2DF	Rahel Repkin	(1998-06-17) 17 June 1998	15	0	Tammeka
15	2DF	Eva-Maria Niit	(2002-02-05) 5 February 2002	11	0	Tammeka
	2DF	Annegret Kala	(2006-05-03) 3 May 2006	10	1	Tammeka
	2DF	Grete Kraus	(2005-12-14) 14 December 2005	0	0	Tammeka
8	3MF	Kairi Himanen (captain)	(1992-11-11) 11 November 1992	77	6	Saku Sporting
17	3MF	Mari Liis Lillemäe	(2000-09-01) 1 September 2000	53	2	Flora
7	3MF	Liisa Merisalu	(2002-01-15) 15 January 2002	35	3	Tammeka
	3MF	Grete Daut	(2000-01-04) 4 January 2000	25	0	Saku Sporting
	3MF	Jaanika Volkov	(2005-05-20) 20 May 2005	17	0	Tallinna FC Flora
9	3MF	Katrin Kirpu	(2004-10-09) 9 October 2004	12	1	HJK
	2DF	Anette Salei	(2005-09-28) 28 September 2005	8	1	Tabasalu
	4FW	Aleksandra Kelli	(2006-08-11) 11 August 2006	0	0	Tartu JK Tammeka
14	4FW	Lisette Tammik	(1998-10-14) 14 October 1998	70	15	Flora
	4FW	Vlada Kubassova	(1995-08-23) 23 August 1995	70	11	Ferencvarosi Torna Club
2	4FW	Kristina Teern	(2004-11-13) 13 November 2004	7	0	Flora
19	4FW	Katriin Saulus	(2003-07-05) 5 July 2003	4	0	Saku Sporting
2	4FW	Kirkeliis Lillemets	(2005-12-17) 17 December 2005	3	0	Tartu JK Tammeka

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Keiti Kruusmann	(2003-06-10) 10 June 2003	2	0	Tammeka	v. Israel, 5 December 2023
DF	Kristiina Tullus	(1998-09-12) 12 September 1998	13	0	Flora	2024 Turkish Women's Cup
DF	Jessika Uleksin	(1997-01-19) 19 January 1997	4	0	Flora	v. Israel, 5 December 2023
DF	Helina Tarkmeel	(2005-05-20) 20 May 2005	0	0	Tallinna FC Flora	v. Luxembourg,16 July 2024
MF	Lisandra Rannasto	(2004-01-13) 13 January 2004		0	Saku Sporting	v. Albania, 9 April 2024
MF	Kristina Bannikova	(1991-06-15) 15 June 1991	97	8	Saku Sporting	v. Israel, 5 December 2023
MF	Jaanika Volkov	(2005-02-20) 20 February 2005	10	0	Flora	v. Israel, 5 December 2023
MF	Renate-Ly Mehevets	(1999-03-02) 2 March 1999	23	0	Tammeka	v. Luxembourg,16 July 2024
FW	Maria Orav	(1996-04-07) 7 April 1996	13	0	JK Tallinna Kalev	v. Albania, 9 April 2024
FW	Getter Saar	(1999-11-09) 9 November 1999	16	3	Flora	v. Israel, 5 December 2023
FW	Emma Treiberg	(2000-11-19) 19 November 2000	37	3	Saku Sporting	v. Luxembourg,16 July 2024
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 1 June 2024.

Players in bold are still active with Estonia.

Rank	Player	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Kethy Õunpuu	2005–2022	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	2013–2023	103	9
6	Inna Kiss-Zlidnis	2007–2023	99	0
7	Pille Raadik	2007–2021	88	0
8	Kelly Rosen	2014–present	81	1
9	Kairi Himanen	2009–present	77	6
10	Anastassia Morkovkina	1997–2015	75	40

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	15	70	0.21
6	Vlada Kubassova	2013–present	11	70	0.16
7	Kaire Palmaru	2001–2019	10	107	0.09
8	Kaidi Jekimova	2000–2014	9	68	0.13
	Kristina Bannikova	2013–2023	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
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
Total		0/14	0	0	0	0	0	0		49	1	2	46	20	224

Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
2023–24	C	4	2nd	4	1	1	2	2	9		40th
2025–26	C	To be determined
Total										18th

Baltic Cup

Main article: Women's Baltic Cup

Honours

Women's Baltic Cup

• Champions (12): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2022, 2024

See also

• Sport in Estonia
  • Football in Estonia
• Estonia women's national under-19 football team
• Estonia women's national under-17 football team
• Estonia national football team

External links

• Official website (in Estonian)
• FIFA profile