1998 Esiliiga
| Season | 1998 |
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← 1997–98
1999 →
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Final table of Esiliiga season 1998
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levadia Maardu (P) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 32 | Promoted to Meistriliiga |
| 2 | Vigri Tallinn (Q) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 27 | Qualified to promotion play-off |
| 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 (Q) | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 17 | Qualified to relegation play-off |
| 7 | Merkuur (R) | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 15 | Relegated to II Liiga |
| 8 | Pärnu (R) | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 40 | −26 | 5 |
Source: http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/est02.html
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
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Promotion playoff
JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi beat KSK Vigri Tallinn 2–0 on aggregate. Eesti Põlevkivi remained in Meistriliiga, Vigri in Esiliiga.
Relegation playoff
FC Kuressaare beat FC M.C. Tallinn 2–1 on aggregate. Kuressaare remained in Esiliiga, M.C. in Second Division.
