The Estonia national football team is controlled by the Estonian Football Association. They played their first match in 1920. In 1939 Estonia was annexed by the Soviet Union; it did not regain its independence (and the possibility of a national football team) until 1991. As a newly independent nation, they played their first match against Slovenia on June 3, 1992.

World Cup record

• 1930 - Did not enter
• 1934 - Did not qualify
• 1938 - Did not qualify
• 1950 to 1990 - Did not enter, was part of USSR
• 1994 to 2002 - Did not qualify

European Championship record

• 1960 to 1992 - Did not enter, was part of USSR
• 1996 to 2004 - Did not qualify