2003 Esiliiga
# 2003 Esiliiga

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lootus (C, P) | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 77 | 23 | +54 | 67 | Promotion to Meistriliiga |
| 2 | Tervis | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 53 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 3 | M.C. | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 50 | |
| 4 | Estel | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 44 | |
| 5 | TJK | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 31 | |
| 6 | Merkuur (R) | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 66 | −29 | 25 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 7 | Tammeka (R) | 28 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 44 | 99 | −55 | 14 | Relegation to II Liiga |
| 8 | Vaprus (R) | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 71 | −29 | 22 | Relegation to II Liiga |

* ↑ FC Merkuur Tartu deducted 4 points for having licensing problem before the season.
* ↑ Estonian Football Association License Commission decided to take JK Vaprus Pärnu's license to play in Esiliiga. The club was demoted to 8th spot.

## Promotion playoff

FC Valga beat JK Tervis Pärnu 5–2 on aggregate. Vaga stayed in Meistriliiga, Tervis in Esiliiga.

## Relegation playoff

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)
