2025 Esiliiga

Esiliiga
Season2025
Dates1 March – 24 November 2025
Matches played37
Goals scored128 (3.46 per match)
Top goalscorerErik Mottus
Raivo Saar (5 goals)
Biggest home winFlora U21 9–0 Tammeka II (25 April 2025)
Biggest away winTallinna Kalev II 0–4 Viimsi (10 April 2025)
Highest scoringFlora U21 9–0 Tammeka II (25 April 2025)
Longest winning runNõmme United (4 match)
Longest unbeaten runElva (5 match)
Longest winless runTallinna Kalev U21 (7 match)
Longest losing runTammeka 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]

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

Team Location Stadium Capacity
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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Nõmme United 18 15 1 2 58 12 +46 46 Promotion to the Meistriliiga
2 Welco 18 11 4 3 41 25 +16 37 Qualification for the Meistriliiga play-off
3 Viimsi 17 11 3 3 38 13 +25 36
4 Elva 19 10 5 4 41 32 +9 35
5 Tallinn 18 7 4 7 31 30 +1 25
6 Flora U21 18 6 6 6 34 22 +12 24 Ineligble for promotion as a league below main team
7 Nõmme Kalju U21 19 7 1 11 29 48 −19 22
8 FCI Levadia U21 19 5 4 10 27 34 −7 19 Qualification for the Esiliiga play-off
9 Tallinna Kalev U21 19 1 6 12 25 52 −27 9 Relegation to the Esiliiga B
10 Tammeka U21 19 2 0 17 21 77 −56 6
Updated to match(es) played on 12 July 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]

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 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 5–3 4–3 1–0 3–1
FCI Levadia U21 3–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 4–1 7–0 0–3 3–3
Flora U21 0–1 2–0 3–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 9–0 0–0 3–3 2–0
Nõmme Kalju U21 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–5 2–4 3–3 3–0 2–4 0–4 3–2
Nõmme United 4–1 3–0 3–2 4–0 4–0 6–2 2–0 0–1
Tallinn 1–1 1–1 1–0 7–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–5
Tallinna Kalev U21 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 0–3 6–1 0–4 1–2 0–3
Tammeka U21 2–5 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–12 2–3 5–1 0–1 0–1 1–5
Viimsi 3–3 2–0 1–1 5–0 1–0 3–1 4–0 4–0
Welco 2–5 1–0 4–2 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–1 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on 12 July 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

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  4. ^ a b "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.