2003 Esiliiga
{{Short description|Estonian football league season for second division}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Esiliiga
| season = 2003
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| prevseason = 2002
| nextseason = 2004
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The 2003 Esiliiga is the 13th season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992.
Final table of Esiliiga season 2003
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=PR
|team1=LOT|name_LOT=Lootus
|team2=TER|name_TER=Tervis
|team3=MC |name_MC =M.C.
|team4=EST|name_EST=Estel
|team5=TJK|name_TJK=TJK
|team6=MER|name_MER=Merkuur
|team7=TAM|name_TAM=Tammeka
|team8=VAP|name_VAP=Vaprus
|win_LOT=21|draw_LOT=4|loss_LOT=3|gf_LOT=77|ga_LOT=23|status_LOT=C,P
|win_TER=16|draw_TER=5|loss_TER=7|gf_TER=69|ga_TER=36
|win_MC =14|draw_MC =8|loss_MC =6|gf_MC =65|ga_MC =47
|win_EST=13|draw_EST=5|loss_EST=10|gf_EST=69|ga_EST=45
|win_TJK=7|draw_TJK=10|loss_TJK=11|gf_TJK=41|ga_TJK=57
|win_MER=7|draw_MER=8|loss_MER=13|gf_MER=37|ga_MER=66|adjust_points_MER=-4|status_MER=R
|win_TAM=3|draw_TAM=5|loss_TAM=20|gf_TAM=44|ga_TAM=99|status_TAM=R
|win_VAP=5|draw_VAP=7|loss_VAP=16|gf_VAP=42|ga_VAP=71|status_VAP=R
|note_MER=FC Merkuur Tartu deducted 4 points for having licensing problem before the season.
|note_VAP=Estonian Football Association License Commission decided to take JK Vaprus Pärnu's license to play in Esiliiga. The club was demoted to 8th spot.
|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to Meistriliiga
|result1=P
|col_PP=green2|text_PP=Qualification for promotion play-offs
|result2=PP
|col_RP=red2|text_RP=Qualification for relegation play-offs
|result6=RP
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to II Liiga
|result7=R|result8=R
|class_rules=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.
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/est03.html rsssf.com]
}}
Promotion playoff
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|date = 12 November 2003
|team1 = Tervis
|team2 = Valga
|score = 2 – 2
|goals1 = Valejev {{goal|24}}
Savotškin {{goal|28}}
|goals2 = Raamat {{goal|10}}
Tarassenkov {{goal|37}}
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{{footballbox
|date = 22 November 2003
|team1 = Valga
|team2 = Tervis
|score = 3 – 0
|goals1 = Antonov {{goal|33}}
Tarassenkov {{goal|43}}
Anniste {{goal|54}}
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FC Valga beat JK Tervis Pärnu 5–2 on aggregate. Vaga stayed in Meistriliiga, Tervis in Esiliiga.
Relegation playoff
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|date = 15 November 2003
|team1 = TVMK II
|team2 = Merkuur
|score = 3 – 2
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{{footballbox
|date = 22 November 2003
|team1 = Merkuur
|team2 = TVMK II
|score = 0 – 3
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FC TVMK II Tallinn beat FC Merkuur Tartu 6–2 on aggregate. TVMK II promoted to Esiliiga, Merkuur relegated to Second Division.
Top goalscorers
- 29 – Aleksei Titov (Estel)
- 20 – Kristjan Tiirik (Tammeka)
- 17 – Sergei Popov (Lootus)
- 15 – Nikolai Toštšev (Lootus)
- 13 – Jarmo Ahjupera (Tervis)
- 13 – Sergei Bragin (Estel)
- 12 – Aleksandr Kulik (Tervis)
- 12 – Anton Semjonov (Lootus)
- 11 – Marek Markson (Vaprus)
- 11 – Ott Purje (M.C.)
- 11 – Juri Volkov (TJK)
- 10 – Aleksandr Ivanov (TJK)