2025 Esiliiga B

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Esiliiga B
Season2025
Dates28 February – 9 November 2025
Champions Maardu Linnameeskond (2nd title)
Promoted Maardu Linnameeskond
Nõmme United U21
Relegated Kuressaare U21
Läänemaa
Paide Linnameeskond U21
Matches174
Goals714 (4.1 per match)
Top goalscorerAleksandr Volkov (34 goals)
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The 2025 Esiliiga B was the thirteenth season of the Esiliiga B, the third tier of Estonian football. The season started on 28 February and finished on 9 November 2025. [1]

Contents

Teams

The league consisted of ten teams; six teams remaining from the previous season, two teams promoted from the II liiga, and two teams relegated from the Esiliiga. [2]

The promoted teams were the 2024 II liiga North/East champions Maardu Linnameeskond and South/West champions Nõmme United U21 (replacing the 2024 Esiliiga B bottom two teams Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi and Tulevik).

The relegated teams were the 2024 Esiliiga bottom two teams Paide Linnameeskond U21 and Tabasalu (replacing the 2024 Esiliiga B champions Tammeka U21 and runners-up Nõmme Kalju U21).

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Kuressaare U21 Kuressaare Kuressaare linnastaadion 1,000 [3]
Legion Tallinn Sportland Arena 1,198 [4]
Läänemaa Haapsalu Haapsalu linnastaadion 1,080 [5]
Maardu Linnameeskond Maardu Maardu Stadium 1,000
Narva Trans U21 Narva Narva Kalev-Fama Stadium 1,000 [6]
Nõmme United U21 Tallinn Männiku Stadium 500
Paide Linnameeskond U21 Paide Paide linnastaadion 500
Phoenix Jõhvi Heino Lipp Stadium 794
Tabasalu Tabasalu Tabasalu Arena 1,630
Tartu Kalev Ülenurme Ülenurme Stadium 312 [7]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Maardu Linnameeskond (C, P)36285311639+7789Promotion to the 2026 Esiliiga
2 Nõmme United U21 (P)36233109353+4072
3 Phoenix 36215109561+3468Qualification for the Esiliiga play-off
4 Narva Trans U21 36213128753+3466
5 Tartu Kalev 36194138153+2861
6 Tabasalu 36138156067−747
7 Legion 36136176994−2545
8 Paide Linnameeskond U21 (R)36118176571−641Qualification for the Esiliiga B play-off
9 Kuressaare U21 (R)36522940108−6817Relegation to the 2026 II liiga
10 Läänemaa (R)36323133140−10711
Source: Esiliiga B
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 [8]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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

Home \ Away KUR LEG LÄÄ MLM NAR NÕM PLM PHO TAB TAR KUR LEG LÄÄ MLM NAR NÕM PLM PHO TAB TAR
Kuressaare U21 3–42–40–31–41–40–21–43–20–31–61–01–20–31–40–32–30–50–4
Legion 2–02–23–50–42–22–21–12–21–03–35–41–30–41–33–22–30–30–1
Läänemaa 1–31–30–60–21–51–31–41–20–14–20–40–31–51–51–30–32–40–7
Maardu Linnameeskond 1–02–30–15–12–03–01–03–26–16–26–07–011–13–22–12–02–22–2
Narva Trans U21 2–02–06–01–03–03–03–41–00–14–15–15–01–20–21–24–22–16–1
Nõmme United U21 3–21–22–01–31–03–23–25–23–00–35–14–23–33–12–03–16–00–2
Paide Linnameeskond U21 4–02–43–01–43–40–62–33–22–31–17–26–12–21–11–12–00–21–1
Phoenix 5–13–03–13–53–35–23–12–21–04–06–18–10–21–03–23–33–11–3
Tabasalu 2–11–01–11–22–12–01–01–32–10–21–44–03–31–00–10–02–23–9
Tartu Kalev 3–10–16–10–12–31–25–02–01–03–14–310–00–31–10–41–01–31–1
Source: Esiliiga B
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Esiliiga B play-off

The eighth-placed team (Paide Linnameeskond U21) faced the third-placed team of the 2025 II liiga A (Tulevik) in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the 2026 Esiliiga B.

First leg

15 November 2025 Tulevik 5–1 Paide Linnameeskond U21 Viljandi
18:30 BST VidderSoccerball shade.svg11'
Saag Soccerball shade.svg23'
DombergSoccerball shade.svg50'
KiikSoccerball shade.svg72' (o.g.)
ToimetajaSoccerball shade.svg88'		LehtmaaSoccerball shade.svg12'Stadium: Viljandi linnastaadion

Second leg

22 November 2025 Paide Linnameeskond U21 3–2
(4–7 agg.)		 Tulevik Paide
11:00 BST LehtmaaSoccerball shade.svg11', 66'
TumasevskiSoccerball shade.svg72'		 Saag Soccerball shade.svg86'
MetsmaaSoccerball shade.svg90+5'		Stadium: Paide linnastaadion

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [9]
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksandr Volkov Maardu Linnameeskond34
2 Flag of Estonia.svg Artjom Jakovenko Legion32
3 Flag of Estonia.svg Deniss Drabinko Läänemaa / Maardu Linnameeskond19
Flag of Estonia.svg Jelissei Zahharov Phoenix
5 Flag of Estonia.svg Art Albert Anepaio Tabasalu16
Flag of Estonia.svg Henri Lehtmaa Paide Linnameeskond U21
7 Flag of Estonia.svg Robert Mihhalevski Tartu Kalev15
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Nikita Baljabkin Narva Trans U2113
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Manucho Maardu Linnameeskond
Flag of Estonia.svg German-Guri Tsvibelberg Phoenix

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthPlayer of the MonthManager of the Month
PlayerClubManagerClub
March [10] Flag of Estonia.svg Patrick Bahval Narva Trans U21 Flag of Estonia.svg Maksim Gruznov Narva Trans U21
April [11] Flag of Estonia.svg Erik Utgof Maardu Linnameeskond Flag of Estonia.svg Deniss Kovtun Maardu Linnameeskond
May [12] Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Salei Tabasalu Flag of Estonia.svg Indrek Zelinski Tabasalu
June [13] Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Manucho Maardu Linnameeskond Flag of Estonia.svg Deniss Kovtun Maardu Linnameeskond
July [14] Flag of Estonia.svg Artjom Jakovenko Legion
August [15] Flag of Estonia.svg Jelissei Zahharov Phoenix Flag of Moldova.svg Vladimir Aga Phoenix
September [16] Flag of Estonia.svg Art Albert Anepaio Tabasalu Flag of Estonia.svg Indrek Zelinski Tabasalu
October [17] Flag of Estonia.svg Renat Samulin Tartu Kalev Flag of Estonia.svg Risto Sarapik Nõmme United U21

Annual awards

The Esiliiga B Player of the Year was awarded to Aleksandr Volkov. [18]

References

  1. ↑ "2025 Esiliiga B Tabel & Statistik". footystats. 6 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "2025 Esiliiga B". jalgpall. 6 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Kuressaare Linnastaadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sportland Arena".
  5. ↑ "Haapsalu Staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Narva Kalev-Fama staadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ülenurme Gümnaasiumi staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Eesti 2023. a jalgpalli meistrivõistluste Premium ja Esiliigade juhend" (PDF) (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. pp. 17–18. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Väravalööjate edetabel (2025)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Esiliiga B märtsikuu parimad tulevad Narvast" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Esiliiga B kuu parimad tulevad Maardust" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Esiliiga B kuu parima auhinnad rändavad Tabasallu" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "Esiliiga B kuu parimad kuuluvad Maardu Linnameeskonnale" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Esiliiga B kuu parimad tulevad Legionist ja Maardust" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "Esiliiga B kuu parimad kuuluvad Jõhvi FC Phoenix võistkonnale" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "Esiliiga B kuu parimad tulevad Tabasalust" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  17. ↑ "Esiliiga B oktoobrikuu parima auhinnad kuuluvad Tartu Kalevile ja Unitedile" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  18. ↑ "Esiliiga B parimaks mängijaks kuulutati Aleksandr Volkov" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 21 December 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
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