2025 in Estonian football

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This page summarizes everything related to Estonian football in the year 2025. It contains information about different league systems, national teams, futsal, beach football and most important transfers.

National teams

Times are EET/EEST, ^{[note 1]} as listed by UEFA.

Association football

Men

Senior

Israel   v   Estonia

22 March 2026 WC Q — R1	Israel	v	Estonia	TBD
21:45 (UTC+3)		Report

Moldova   v   Estonia

25 March 2026 WC Q — R1	Moldova	v	Estonia	Moldova
21:45 (UTC+3)		Report

Estonia   v   Israel

6 June 2026 WC Q — R1	Estonia	v	Israel	Tallinn, Estonia
21:45 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium

Estonia   v   Norway

9 June 2026 WC Q — R1	Estonia	v	Norway	Tallinn, Estonia
21:45 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium

Germany  /Italy   v   Estonia

5 September 2026 WC Q — R1	Germany  /Italy	v	Estonia	Germany/Italy
21:45 (UTC+3)		Report

Estonia   v   Germany /  Italy

11 October 2026 WC Q — R1	Estonia	v	Germany /  Italy	Tallinn, Estonia
21:45 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium

Estonia   v   Moldova

14 October 2026 WC Q — R1	Estonia	v	Moldova	Tallinn, Estonia
21:45 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium

Norway   v   Estonia

13 November 2026 WC Q — R1	Norway	v	Estonia	Norway
19:00 (UTC+3)		Report

Cyprus   v   Estonia

18 November Friendly	Cyprus	v	Estonia	Cyprus
--:-- (UTC+3)

U21

Faroe Islands   v   Estonia

7 June 2027 EC qualifying — first round

Faroe Islands

v

Estonia

Faroe Islands

Estonia   v    Switzerland

5 September 2027 EC qualifying — first round

Estonia

v

Switzerland

Estonia

Estonia   v   Iceland

9 September 2027 EC qualifying — first round

Estonia

v

Iceland

Estonia

Estonia   v   Luxembourg

10 October 2027 EC qualifying — first round

Estonia

v

Luxembourg

Estonia

France   v   Estonia

13 October 2027 EC qualifying — first round

France

v

Estonia

France

Women

Senior

Puerto Rico   v   Estonia

20 February Friendly	Puerto Rico	1–0	Estonia	Alanya, Turkey
14:30 (UTC+3)	Gloria Douglas 61'	Report		Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex Attendance: 30 Referee: Asen Albayrak (Turkey)

Israel   v   Estonia

25 February 2025 NL C — group 5	Israel	3–1	Estonia	Győr, Hungary
15:30 (UTC+3)	Noa Selimhodzic 35' Elianna Beard 48' Irena Kuznezov 80'	Report	78' Katrin Kirpu	Stadium: Gyirmóti Stadion Referee: Briet Bragadottir (Iceland)

Estonia   v   Bulgaria

4 April 2025 NL C — group 5	Estonia	v	Bulgaria
TBD		Report

Estonia   v   Israel

30 May 2025 NL C — group 5	Estonia	v	Israel
TBD		Report

Bulgaria   v   Estonia

3 June 2025 NL C — group 5	Bulgaria	v	Estonia
TBD		Report

Estonia   v   Kosovo

28 June Friendly	Estonia	v	Kosovo
TBD

Kosovo   v   Estonia

1 July Friendly	Kosovo	v	Estonia
TBD

Futsal

Men

Senior

Estonia   v   Kyrgyzstan

7 March Friendly	Estonia	v	Kyrgyzstan	Jõhvi, Estonia
19:00				Stadium: Jõhvi Sports Hall

Estonia   v   Kyrgyzstan

9 March Friendly	Estonia	v	Kyrgyzstan	Tallinn, Estonia
15:00				Stadium: Sõle Sports Centre

League system

Association football

Men

Premium liiga

Main article: 2025 Meistriliiga

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation 1 Tallinna FCI Levadia 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Champions League first qualifying round 2 Paide Linnameeskond 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Conference League first qualifying round 3 Harju JK Laagri 3 2 0 1 4 6 −2 6 4 Tallinna FC Flora 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 5 Tartu JK Tammeka 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4 6 Nõmme Kalju FC 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4 7 JK Narva Trans 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4 8 FC Kuressaare 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3 9 Pärnu JK Vaprus 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3 Play-off for Esiliiga 10 JK Tallinna Kalev 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0 Esiliiga Updated to match(es) played on 16 March. Source: EJL 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) Fairplay ranking. [1]

Tallinn Vaprus Paide Tammeka Trans Kuressaare Laagri Tallinn  teams: Flora Kalju Levadia Kalev class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024 Meistriliiga teams

Relegation play-off:

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
(Esiliiga 2nd)		(Meistriliiga 9th)

Esiliiga

Main article: 2025 Esiliiga

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation 1 FC Nõmme United 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Meistriliiga 2 FC Elva 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 Promotion play-off 3 Tallinna FC Flora U21 [a] 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 4 Nõmme Kalju FC U21 [a] 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 5 Tartu JK Welco 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4 6 Viimsi JK 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4 7 JK Tallinna Kalev U21 [a] 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2 8 Tallinna FCI Levadia U21 [a] 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1 Play-off for Esiliiga B 9 FC Tallinn 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1 Esiliiga B 10 Tartu JK Tammeka U21 [a] 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0 Updated to match(es) played on 16 March. Source: EJL 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) Fairplay ranking. [1] Notes: Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

Tallinn Viimsi Elva Tartu Tallinn  teams: Flora U21 Levadia U21 Kalev U21 Kalju U21 Nõmme Utd Tallinn Tartu  teams: Tamme. U21 Welco class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2025 Esiliiga teams

Relegation play-off:

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
(Esiliiga B 3rd)		(Esiliiga 8th)

Esiliiga B

Main article: 2025 Esiliiga B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation 1 Maardu Linnameeskond 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Esiliiga 2 JK Narva Trans U21 3 2 1 0 10 4 +6 7 3 FA Tartu Kalev 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6 Promotion play-off 4 Tallinna JK Legion 3 1 2 0 8 6 +2 5 5 Jõhvi FC Phoenix 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4 6 FC Nõmme United U21 [a] 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 7 Paide Linnameeskond U21 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3 8 FC Kuressaare U21 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3 Play-off for II liiga 9 Läänemaa JK 3 0 1 2 4 11 −7 1 II liiga 10 JK Tabasalu 3 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0 Updated to match(es) played on 16 March. Source: EJL 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) Fairplay ranking. [1] Notes: Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

Tallinn Läänemaa Kuressaare U21 Trans U21 Phoenix Paide U21 Tabasalu Tartu Kalev Maardu LM Tallinn  teams: Legion Nõmme Utd U21 class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2025 Esiliiga B teams

Relegation play-off:

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
(II liiga 3rd)		(Esiliiga B 8th)

II liiga

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Tartu JK Welco II [a]	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5	3
2	Harju JK Laagri U21	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	3	Esiliiga B
3	FC Hiiumaa	1	1	0	0	5	2	+3	3
4	Saku Sporting	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3	Promotion play-off
5	Rakvere JK Tarvas	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
6	Viimsi JK II [a]	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	1
7	Tallinna JK Puuma	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	1
8	FA Tartu Kalev U21 [b]	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
9	Viljandi JK Tulevik	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
10	Pärnu JK Vaprus U21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FC Tallinn U21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Tartu FC Helios	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
13	Pärnu JK Poseidon	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
14	Keila JK	1	0	0	1	2	5	−3	0	Play-off for II liiga B
15	Tallinna FCI Levadia U19	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	0	II liiga B
16	Tallinna FC Flora U19	1	0	0	1	1	6	−5	0

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March. Source: EJL
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) Fairplay ranking. ^[2]
Notes:

1. Reserve teams named using "II" are ineligible for promotion.
2. Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

II liiga B

Group A (North & East) Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Tabasalu Ulasabat C.F. 1 3 2 Tallinna FC Zapoos 1 3 3 JK Tallinna Kalev Juunior 1 3 4 Saue JK 1 3 5 Tallinna FC Tamper 1 3 6 Vändra JK Vaprus 1 3 7 Raplamaa JK 0 0 8 Saku Sporting II 0 0 9 JK Tabasalu U21 1 0 10 Rae Spordikool 1 0 11 Pärnu JK Vaprus U19 1 0 12 Tallinna FC Zealot Sporting 1 0 13 Kristiine JK 1 0 14 Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta 1 0 Updated to match(es) played on 23 March. Source: EJL

Group B (South & West) Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Võru FC Helios 1 3 2 Tallinna FC Smsraha 1 3 3 FC Elva II 1 3 4 Paide Linnameeskond III 1 3 5 Jõgeva SK Noorus-96 1 3 6 Maardu LM II & Tallinna FC Starmedia ÜM 1 1 7 Raasiku FC Joker 1 1 8 Lasnamäe FC Ajax 0 0 9 Tallinna FC Ararat 0 0 10 Viljandi JK Tulevik II 1 0 11 FC Kose 1 0 12 Põlva FC Lootos 1 0 13 JK Kuusalu Kalev 1 0 14 Kohtla-Järve Linnameeskond 1 0 Updated to match(es) played on 23 March. Source: EJL

Post-season games:

Futsal

Men

Saalijalgpalli Meistriliiga

Main phase:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation 1 Narva United FC 14 11 3 0 80 42 +38 36 Championship play-off quarterfinal 2 Tallinna FC Bunker Partner 14 10 2 2 100 48 +52 32 3 Kopli Coolbet 14 7 3 4 84 52 +32 24 4 Tartu Ravens Futsal 14 6 3 5 69 65 +4 21 5 Sillamäe Silla FC 14 4 6 4 63 48 +15 18 6 Jõhvi FC Phoenix 14 5 1 8 52 81 −29 16 7 Saku Sporting 14 3 2 9 46 67 −21 11 Relegation play-offs 8 Rummu Dünamo 14 0 0 14 36 127 −91 0 Relegation Source: EJL 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) Draw. [3]

Rummu Bunker Partner Coolbet Silla Narva Ravens Sporting Phoenix class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023-24 Coolbet Saaliliiga teams

Play-offs:

	Quarterfinal								Semifinal								Final
									2	Tallinna FC Bunker Partner
	3	Kopli Coolbet	7	7	–	2			3	Kopli Coolbet
	6	Jõhvi FC Phoenix	2	3	–	0
									1	Narva United FC
	4	Tartu Ravens Futsal	5	7	–	2			4	Tartu Ravens Futsal							3rd place
	5	Sillamäe Silla FC	3	2	–	0

Relegation play-off:

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Tartu FC Inter (Esiliiga 3rd)		Saku Sporting (Saalijalgpalli Meistriliiga 7th)

Notable transfers

Players are listed in an alphabetical order. Players with an "*" behind their name have changed teams inside and outside of Meistriliiga. Player's last team is listed as "free agent" if he has not represented a team in the previous six months. Player's next team is listed as "free agent" if he has not found a new club within the following six months.

Inside Meistriliiga

Listed are players, who have joined or left a club participating in the 2025 Meistriliiga. The player must have represented the Estonian national team at least once. The list may also contain more known players, who have either changed their club inside the lower leagues or retired from football.

Name	Pos.	Age	From	To	Date	Notes	Ref
Mihkel Aksalu	GK	40	Paide Linnameeskond	retired	01.01	Contract with Paide ended. Decided to retire	[4]
Andre Frolov	MF	36	Paide Linnameeskond	FC Nõmme United	01.01	Contract with Paide ended. Signed a 1 year contract with Nõmme United	[5] [6]
Ragnar Klavan	DF	39	JK Tallinna Kalev	retired	01.01	Contract with Kalev ended. Decided to retire	[7]
Marko Lipp	DF	25	FC Kuressaare	Pärnu JK Vaprus	02.01	Signed a 1 year contract with Vaprus.	[8]
Marko Meerits	GK	32	FC Nõmme United	Paide Linnameeskond	01.01	Signed a 2 year contract with Paide.	[9]
Karl-Romet Nõmm	GK	26	Viimsi JK	FC Kuressaare	01.01	Signed a 1 year contract with Kuressaare.	[10]
Sten Reinkort	FW	26	free agent	Paide Linnameeskond	01.01	Signed a 2 year contract with Paide.	[11]
Konstantin Vassiljev	MF	40	FC Flora	retired	01.01	Contract with Flora ended. Decided to retire	[12]
Karl Rudolf Õigus	MF	26	FC Kuressaare	retired	01.01	Contract with Kuressaare ended. Decided to retire	[13]

Outside Meistriliiga

Listed are all Estonian footballers, who have joined or left a foreign team.

Foreign players

Listed are all foreign players that have joined or left a team participating in the 2025 Meistriliiga.

Name	Pos.	Age	From	To	Date	Notes	Ref
Thomas Agyepong	FW	28	Paide Linnameeskond	free agent	01.01	Contract with Paide ended.	[14]
Ernest Agyiri	FW	26	Randers FC	FCI Levadia	03.02	Signed a 1-year loan deal with Levadia.	[15]
Abdourahman Badamosi	FW	18	Real de Banjul	Paide Linnameeskond	28.01	Signed a 3-year contract with Paide.	[16]
Abdoulie Ceesay	FW	20	Real de Banjul	Paide Linnameeskond	01.01	Signed a contract with Paide.	[17]
			Paide Linnameeskond	FC St. Pauli	03.01	Signed a contract with St. Pauli.
Pa Assan Corr	FW	19	Real de Banjul	Paide Linnameeskond	28.01	Signed a 3-year contract with Paide.	[16]
Drazen Dubackic	DF	25	FK Sloboda Tuzla	Paide Linnameeskond	17.01	Signed a 1-year contract with Paide.	[18]
Habib Famuditimi	MF	24	KS Turbina Cërrik	JK Tallinna Kalev	14.01	Signed a 1-year contract with Kalev.	[19]
Bourama Fomba	DF	25	FCI Levadia	Omonia Aradippou	30.01	Contract with Levadia ended. Signed a contract with Omonia	[20]
Luqman Gilmore	MF	28	FC Urartu	Paide Linnameeskond	28.02	Signed a 1-year contract with Paide.	[21]
Victory Iboro	DF	20	Beyond Limits FA	FCI Levadia	21.02	Signed a 1-year contract with Levadia.	[22]
Momodou Jallow	DF	20	Steve Biko FC	JK Tallinna Kalev	04.03	Signed a 1-year contract with Kalev.	[23]
Predrag Medic	MF	26	Paide Linnameeskond	free agent	25.01	Contract with Paide terminated.	[24]
Ganiu Atanda Ogungbe	DF	32	Sheikh Russel KC	Tartu JK Tammeka	21.02	Signed a 1-year contract with Tammeka.	[25]
Enock Otoo	FW	20	Lyngby BK	FCI Levadia	06.01	Signed a 1-year contract with Levadia.	[26]
Zachary Sukunda	MF	29	Valour FC	JK Tallinna Kalev	16.01	Signed a 1-year contract with Kalev.	[27]
Bubacarr Tambedou	FW	22	FC Dinamo Batumi	FCI Levadia	03.01	Signed a 1-year contract with Levadia.	[28]

Managerial changes

Listed are all clubs, who play in the top divisions (Meistriliiga, Esiliiga, Esiliiga B), and national teams who changed managers after the end of the 2024 season.

Notes

1. EEST (UTC+3) for dates between 30 March and 26 October 2025 and EET (UTC+2) for all other dates.

References

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7. "Ragnar Klavan lõpetab karjääri ja asub Aivar Pohlaku vastu kandideerima". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 10 December 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
8. "Vaprus tugevdas ridu kahe Kuressaare kaitsjaga". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 2 January 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
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17. "Ametlik: Abdoulie Ceesay siirdus Paidest Bundesligasse". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 3 January 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
18. "Paide tõi tagaliini tugevdama Bosnia ja Hertsegoviina keskkaitsja". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 17 January 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
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