| Founded | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) |
|---|---|
| Country |  Estonia |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Divisions | Esiliiga |
| Number of clubs | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Meistriliiga |
| Relegation to | Esiliiga B |
| Domestic cup(s) | Estonian Cup |
| Current champions | Harju JK (2nd title) (2024) |
| Most championships | Levadia II Tallinn (7 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
| Current:2025 Esiliiga | |
TheEsiliiga is the second division in theEstonian football league system. The Esiliiga is ranked below theMeistriliiga and above theEsiliiga B.
As in most countries with low temperatures in winter time, the season starts in March and ends in November. The league features severalreserve teams of Meistriliiga clubs. According to the rules set by theEstonian Football Association, reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to the Meistriliiga, but can play in theEstonian Cup.
During the season, the teams play each of the other four times, twice at home and twice away. This makes for a total of 36 games played each season. The teams gain three points for a win, one for a draw, and none for a defeat. Promotion and relegation between divisions is a central feature of the league. At the end of the season, clubs at the top of their division win promotion to the next higher division, while those at the bottom will be relegated to the next lower one. At the end of a season, the top Esiliiga club gains promotion to theMeistriliiga. This is providing that the Esiliiga club meets the licensing criteria of the Meistriliiga. Reserve teams in Estonia play in the same league system as the senior team, however, they must play at least one level below their main side, and are thus ineligible for promotion to the Meistriliiga. Two bottom end clubs of Esiliiga are relegated to theEsiliiga B, and two top clubs of Esiliiga B are promoted to the Esiliiga. The two-legged play-offs for the Meistriliiga spot are contested between the ninth placed (second bottom) club in the Meistriliiga and the second in the Esiliiga, and the two-legged play-offs for the Esiliiga spot are contested between the eighth placed (third bottom) club in the Esiliiga and the third in the Esiliiga B.[1]
The following clubs are competing in the Esiliiga during the2025 season.
| Club | Position in2024 | Seasons in Esiliiga | First season of current spell | Titles | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvab | 8th | 14 | 2017 | 0 | — |
| FC Tallinna,b | 5th | 3 | 2023 | 0 | — |
| Flora U21 Tallinna,b,c | 3rd | 20 | 2006 | 2 | 2015 |
| Levadia U21 Tallinna,b,c | 6th | 22 | 2004 | 7 | 2013 |
| Nõmme Kalju U21b,c | 2nd in theEsiliiga B | 5 | 2025 | 0 | — |
| Nõmme Uniteda | 10th in thePremium Liiga | 5 | 2025 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tallinna Kalev U21b,c | 7th | 4 | 2024 | 0 | — |
| Tammeka U21b,c | 1st in theEsiliiga B | 8 | 2025 | 0 | — |
| Viimsia,b | 2nd | 4 | 2022 | 0 | — |
| Welcob | 4th | 6 | 2024 | 0 | — |
a – never been relegated from Esiliiga
b – never played in Meistriliiga
c – ineligible for promotion to Meistriliiga
The table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Esiliiga since its inception in 1992. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the2021 season. Teams inbold played in the Esiliiga2021 season. Numbers inbold are the record (highest) numbers in each column.
In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss. Promotion matches and relegation matches involving clubs of higher or lower leagues are not counted.
The table is sorted by all-time points.
| Pos. | Club | Seasons | Titles | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FCI Levadia U21 | 20 | 7 | 688 | 386 | 120 | 182 | 1722 | 885 | +837 | 1278 | 1.86 |
| 2 | FC Flora U21 | 13 | 2 | 563 | 302 | 101 | 160 | 1195 | 706 | +489 | 1007 | 1.79 |
| 3 | JK Tallinna Kalev | 8 | 1 | 282 | 147 | 54 | 81 | 614 | 431 | +183 | 495 | 1.76 |
| 4 | Rakvere JK Tarvas | 10 | 0 | 360 | 132 | 64 | 164 | 556 | 731 | -175 | 460 | 1.28 |
| 5 | FC Kuressaare | 9 | 1 | 278 | 136 | 41 | 99 | 568 | 482 | +86 | 449 | 1.62 |
| 6 | Kiviõli FC Irbis | 8 | 0 | 288 | 110 | 51 | 124 | 556 | 542 | +14 | 381 | 1.32 |
| 7 | Maardu Linnameeskond | 5 | 3 | 170 | 112 | 20 | 38 | 468 | 235 | +233 | 356 | 2.09 |
| 8 | FC Elva | 10 | 0 | 331 | 99 | 45 | 187 | 437 | 706 | -269 | 342 | 1.03 |
| 9 | Kohtla-Järve FC Lootus | 7 | 1 | 214 | 97 | 27 | 90 | 411 | 400 | +11 | 318 | 1.49 |
| 10 | Lasnamäe FC Ajax | 6 | 0 | 200 | 93 | 37 | 70 | 449 | 311 | +138 | 316 | 1.58 |
| 11 | Pärnu JK Vaprus | 6 | 2 | 204 | 92 | 38 | 74 | 400 | 343 | +57 | 314 | 1.54 |
| 12 | Tartu JK Tammeka U21 | 7 | 0 | 242 | 86 | 49 | 107 | 385 | 447 | -62 | 307 | 1.27 |
| 13 | Viljandi JK Tulevik | 7 | 1 | 166 | 90 | 30 | 56 | 320 | 250 | +70 | 300 | 1.81 |
| 14 | Pärnu KEK | 8 | 1 | 188 | 86 | 23 | 77 | 416 | 370 | +46 | 281 | 1.49 |
| 15 | FC Valga | 8 | 1 | 164 | 79 | 14 | 61 | 304 | 276 | +28 | 251 | 1.53 |
| 16 | Tallinna FC TVMK II | 5 | 0 | 172 | 63 | 23 | 86 | 302 | 363 | -61 | 212 | 1.23 |
| 17 | Valga FC Warrior | 6 | 0 | 200 | 61 | 29 | 110 | 285 | 438 | -153 | 212 | 1.06 |
| 18 | Tartu FC Santos | 5 | 0 | 216 | 59 | 27 | 94 | 290 | 388 | -98 | 204 | 0.94 |
| 19 | Tallinna JK Legion | 4 | 1 | 144 | 60 | 21 | 63 | 291 | 296 | -5 | 201 | 1.40 |
| 20 | Tallinna JK Dünamo | 7 | 2 | 144 | 58 | 19 | 67 | 276 | 319 | -43 | 193 | 1.34 |
| 21 | JK Sillamäe Kalev | 7 | 0 | 162 | 56 | 24 | 74 | 232 | 303 | -71 | 192 | 1.19 |
| 22 | Vändra JK Vaprus | 5 | 0 | 174 | 52 | 30 | 92 | 259 | 375 | -116 | 186 | 1.07 |
| 23 | FCI Tallinn U21 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 51 | 12 | 45 | 266 | 214 | +52 | 165 | 1.53 |
| 24 | Tartu JK Merkuur | 6 | 0 | 122 | 49 | 18 | 55 | 199 | 238 | -39 | 165 | 1.35 |
| 25 | Nõmme Kalju FC U21 | 4 | 0 | 144 | 48 | 21 | 75 | 218 | 293 | -75 | 165 | 1.15 |
| 26 | Pärnu JK | 6 | 1 | 122 | 44 | 21 | 49 | 224 | 227 | -3 | 153 | 1.25 |
| 27 | FCI Tallinn | 2 | 1 | 72 | 45 | 16 | 11 | 195 | 80 | +115 | 151 | 2.10 |
| 28 | FC Puuma | 4 | 0 | 144 | 37 | 28 | 79 | 208 | 372 | -164 | 139 | 0.97 |
| 29 | Pärnu Linnameeskond | 3 | 0 | 108 | 37 | 23 | 49 | 207 | 213 | -6 | 134 | 1.24 |
| 30 | Tallinna Jalgpalliklubi | 4 | 0 | 120 | 34 | 22 | 64 | 164 | 300 | -136 | 124 | 1.03 |
| 31 | FC M.C. Tallinn | 3 | 0 | 84 | 34 | 17 | 33 | 167 | 189 | -22 | 119 | 1.42 |
| 32 | Tallinna JK Vall | 4 | 1 | 58 | 36 | 7 | 15 | 171 | 80 | +91 | 115 | 1.98 |
| 33 | Maardu FK Olümpia | 5 | 1 | 78 | 33 | 16 | 29 | 158 | 152 | +6 | 115 | 1.47 |
| 34 | Tartu SK 10 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 32 | 12 | 28 | 123 | 125 | -2 | 108 | 1.50 |
| 35 | Viljandi JK Tulevik U21 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 28 | 24 | 56 | 139 | 215 | -76 | 108 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Nõmme Kalju FC | 2 | 0 | 72 | 31 | 14 | 27 | 145 | 149 | -4 | 107 | 1.49 |
| 37 | Tartu JK Tammeka | 3 | 1 | 84 | 29 | 18 | 37 | 165 | 199 | -34 | 105 | 1.25 |
| 38 | Tartu JK Welco | 4 | 0 | 138 | 27 | 24 | 87 | 143 | 345 | -202 | 105 | 0.76 |
| 39 | Tallinna Jalgpallikool | 5 | 0 | 72 | 31 | 10 | 31 | 117 | 141 | -24 | 103 | 1.43 |
| 40 | FC Nõmme United | 2 | 0 | 62 | 28 | 12 | 22 | 155 | 110 | +44 | 96 | 1.55 |
| 41 | Maardu S.C. Real | 2 | 0 | 56 | 27 | 13 | 16 | 144 | 102 | +42 | 94 | 1.68 |
| 42 | Jõhvi FC Lokomotiiv | 2 | 0 | 72 | 26 | 13 | 33 | 115 | 121 | -6 | 91 | 1.26 |
| 43 | Tartu KSK Vigri | 2 | 0 | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 98 | 40 | +58 | 87 | 2.07 |
| 44 | Narva Kreenholm | 4 | 1 | 58 | 25 | 10 | 23 | 120 | 125 | -5 | 85 | 1.47 |
| 45 | Kiviõli JK Irbis | 4 | 0 | 58 | 23 | 8 | 27 | 99 | 117 | -18 | 77 | 1.33 |
| 46 | Kohtla-Järve JK Järve | 3 | 0 | 102 | 21 | 13 | 68 | 106 | 270 | -164 | 76 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Kohtla-Järve JK Pena | 3 | 0 | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 95 | 85 | +10 | 73 | 1.59 |
| 48 | JK Tallinna Kalev U21 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 18 | 13 | 41 | 75 | 134 | -59 | 67 | 0.93 |
| 49 | Paide Linnameeskond U21 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 85 | 56 | +29 | 54 | 1.80 |
| 50 | Paide Linnameeskond | 1 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 54 | 1.50 |
| 51 | Pärnu FC Levadia | 1 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 52 | 1.86 |
| 52 | Tallinna FC Norma | 2 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 77 | 44 | +33 | 47 | 1.68 |
| 53 | Viimsi JK | 1 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 50 | -7 | 40 | 1.43 |
| 54 | FC Viljandi | 1 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 46 | -15 | 40 | 1.43 |
| 55 | JK Tallinna Sadam | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 14 | +38 | 38 | 2.38 |
| 56 | Paide KEK | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 56 | 64 | -8 | 36 | 1.29 |
| 57 | Keila JK | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 41 | 88 | -47 | 35 | 0.97 |
| 58 | Lelle SK | 1 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 49 | 100 | -51 | 34 | 0.94 |
| 59 | FC Kuressaare II | 1 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 35 | 79 | -44 | 27 | 0.96 |
| 60 | Kehra JK Paber | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 47 | -14 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 61 | Kallaste JK Peipsi Kalur | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 36 | 75 | -39 | 24 | 0.86 |
| 62 | Tallinna JK Metallist | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 63 | Tallinna JK Dokker | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 21 | 1.50 |
| 64 | Tallinna JK Tempo | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 65 | Tallinna FC Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 15 | 1.07 |
| 66 | Tartu JK Merkuur-Juunior | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 97 | -70 | 14 | 0.39 |
| 67 | Põltsamaa JK Sport | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 27 | -21 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 68 | Tartu FC DAG | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 67 | -55 | 1 | 0.07 |
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