2025 Esiliiga

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Esiliiga
Season2025
Dates1 March – 24 November 2025
Relegated Tammeka U21
Top goalscorerErik Mottus
Raivo Saar (5 goals)
Biggest home win Flora U21 9–0 Tammeka II (25 April 2025)
Biggest away win Tallinna Kalev II 0–4 Viimsi (10 April 2025)
Highest scoring Flora U21 9–0 Tammeka II (25 April 2025)
Longest winning run Nõmme United (4 match)
Longest unbeaten run Elva (5 match)
Longest winless run Tallinna Kalev U21 (7 match)
Longest losing run Tammeka II (6 match)
← 2024
2026 →
All statistics correct as of 25 April 2025.

The 2025 Esiliiga is the 35th season of the Esiliiga, the second tier of Estonian football. The season began on 1 March and is scheduled to conclude on 24 November 2025. [1]

Contents

Teams

The league consisted of ten teams; seven teams remaining from the previous season, two teams promoted from the Esiliiga B, and one team relegated from the Meistriliiga.

The promoted teams were the 2024 Esiliiga B champions Tammeka U21 and runners-up Nõmme Kalju U21. They replaced the 2024 Esiliiga bottom two teams Paide Linnameeskond U21 and Tabasalu.

The relegated team was the 2024 Meistriliiga bottom-placed team Nõmme United. They replaced the 2024 Esiliiga champions Harju.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Elva Elva Elva linnastaadion 30 [2]
FCI Levadia U21 Tallinn Maarjamäe Stadium 30 [3]
Flora U21 Sportland Arena 1,172 [4]
Nõmme Kalju U21 Hiiu Stadium 650 [5]
Nõmme United Männiku Stadium 500 [6]
Tallinn Lasnamäe Sports Complex Stadium 200 [7]
Tallinna Kalev U21 Sportland Arena 1,172 [4]
Tammeka U21 Tartu Sepa Jalgpallikeskus 504 [8]
Viimsi Haabneeme Viimsi Stadium 800 [9]
Welco Tartu Holm Park 580 [10]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Nõmme United (Y)2924239422+7274Promotion to the Meistriliiga
2 Viimsi 2919646622+4463Qualification for the Meistriliiga play-off
3 Welco 2915686043+1751
4 Elva 2914785348+549
5 Flora U21 29118105241+1141Ineligible for promotion as a league below main team
6 Nõmme Kalju U21 29105144466−2235
7 Tallinn 2996144958−933
8 FCI Levadia U21 2986155061−1130Qualification for the Esiliiga play-off
9 Tallinna Kalev U21 29510144771−2425Relegation to the Esiliiga B
10 Tammeka U21 (R)29202732115−836
Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 2025. Source: Esiliiga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Less matches awarded against; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points; 10) Draw [11]
(R) Relegated; (Y) Assured of at least Meistriliiga play-off

Results

Teams face each other four times (twice at home and twice away).

Home \ Away ELV FCI FLO KAL NÕM TAL TAK TAM VII WEL ELV FCI FLO KAL NÕM TAL TAK TAM VII WEL
Elva 2–22–22–10–21–15–34–31–03–12–01–40–22–10–31–2
FCI Levadia U21 3–20–23–31–20–24–17–00–33–31–25–63–30–2
Flora U21 0–12–03–00–22–02–29–00–03–32–05–01–21–14–21–0
Nõmme Kalju U21 0–20–12–11–52–43–33–02–40–41–13–23–00–41–02–20–3
Nõmme United 4–13–04–13–24–04–06–22–00–10–24–02–16–05–2
Tallinn 1–11–11–07–01–21–13–10–21–51–22–32–32–00–2
Tallinna Kalev U21 0–12–22–21–21–30–36–10–41–22–20–32–25–00–5
Tammeka U21 2–50–12–10–20–122–35–10–10–11–22–61–51–34–5
Viimsi 3–32–01–15–01–03–14–04–02–11–11–12–11–06–03–2
Welco 2–51–04–20–11–13–11–13–23–13–00–01–21–32–23–0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 2025. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Esiliiga play-off

The eighth-placed team will face the third-placed team of the 2025 Esiliiga B in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the 2026 Esiliiga.

References

  1. ↑ "Esiliiga". Eesti Jalgpalli Liit. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Elva linna staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Maarjamäe jalgpallikeskus". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Sportland Arena - ESR". www.spordiregister.ee. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Hiiu kunstmurustaadion". Estonian Football Association . Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Männiku Jalgpallikeskuse jalgpalliväljakud". Eesti spordiregister. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  7. ↑ "Lasnamäe Spordikompleksi staadion - ESR". www.spordiregister.ee. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Sepa Jalgpallikeskus". Eesti spordiregister. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  9. ↑ "Viimsi staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Holm Jalgpallipark - ESR". www.spordiregister.ee. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Eesti 2023. a jalgpalli meistrivõistluste Premium ja Esiliigade juhend" (PDF) (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. pp. 17–18. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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