title: 2003 Esiliiga
text: # 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)
  