2025 Esiliiga

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Esiliiga
Season2025
Dates1 March – 9 November 2025
Champions Nõmme United
Promoted Nõmme United
Relegated Tallinna Kalev U21
Tammeka U21
Matches169
Goals627 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorer Egert Õunapuu (19 goals)
Biggest home win Flora U21 9–0 Tammeka U21 (25 April 2025)
Biggest away win Tammeka U21 0–12 Nõmme United (20 June 2025)
Highest scoring Tammeka U21 0–12 Nõmme United (20 June 2025)
Longest winning run Nõmme United (4 matches)
Longest unbeaten run Elva (5 matches)
Longest winless run Tallinna Kalev U21 (7 matches)
Longest losing run Tammeka U21 (6 matches)
← 2024
2026 →
All statistics correct as of 4 October 2025.

The 2025 Esiliiga was the 35th season of the Esiliiga, the second tier of Estonian football. The season began on 1 March and concluded on 9 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 570 [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 1,006 [9]
Welco Tartu Holm Park 580 [10]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Nõmme United (C, P)36302412527+9892Promotion to the Meistriliiga
2 Viimsi (Q)3624668327+5678Qualification for the Meistriliiga play-off
3 Welco 3618997656+2063
4 Elva 36177126259+358
5 Flora U21 36139146156+548
6 FCI Levadia U21 36129156267−545
7 Nõmme Kalju U21 36136175679−2345
8 Tallinn (O)36117186175−1440Qualification for the Esiliiga play-off
9 Tallinna Kalev U21 (R)36512195396−4327Relegation to the Esiliiga B
10 Tammeka U21 (R)36313240137−9710
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]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

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 2–22–22–10–21–15–34–31–03–12–02–00–11–41–00–22–10–31–2
FCI Levadia U21 3–20–23–31–20–24–17–00–33–32–11–20–03–25–63–33–00–21–1
Flora U21 0–12–03–00–22–02–29–00–03–32–05–01–21–52–41–14–21–01–1
Nõmme Kalju U21 0–20–12–11–52–43–33–02–40–41–13–23–00–41–04–14–12–20–3
Nõmme United 4–13–04–13–24–04–06–22–00–15–00–24–02–16–08–06–01–05–2
Tallinn 1–11–11–07–01–21–13–10–21–51–22–32–32–11–42–22–01–20–2
Tallinna Kalev U21 0–12–22–21–21–30–36–10–41–20–31–11–42–20–32–25–00–51–3
Tammeka U21 2–50–12–10–20–122–35–10–10–11–22–60–11–51–35–24–50–42–2
Viimsi 3–32–01–15–01–03–14–04–02–11–11–22–04–01–12–11–06–03–2
Welco 2–51–04–20–11–13–11–13–23–13–23–00–05–21–32–21–23–01–4
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Esiliiga play-off

The eighth-placed team (Tallinn) faced the third-placed team of the 2025 Esiliiga B (Phoenix) in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the 2026 Esiliiga.

First leg

15 November 2025 Phoenix 2–2 Tallinn Jõhvi
11:00 BST DžemesjukSoccerball shade.svg49' (o.g.)
StoyanovSoccerball shade.svg69'		KulikSoccerball shade.svg67'
ArhipovSoccerball shade.svg85'		Stadium: Heino Lipp Stadium

Second leg

22 November 2025 Tallinn 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)		 Phoenix Tallinn
11:00 BST ArhipovSoccerball shade.svg108'Stadium: Lasnamäe Spordikompleksi kunstmurustaadion

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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