2025 Esiliiga

Esiliiga
Season2025
Dates1 March – 9 November 2025
ChampionsNõmme United
PromotedNõmme United
RelegatedTallinna Kalev U21
Tammeka U21
Matches169
Goals627 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorerEgert Õunapuu (19 goals)
Biggest home winFlora U21 9–0 Tammeka U21 (25 April 2025)
Biggest away winTammeka U21 0–12 Nõmme United (20 June 2025)
Highest scoringTammeka U21 0–12 Nõmme United (20 June 2025)
Longest winning runNõmme United (4 matches)
Longest unbeaten runElva (5 matches)
Longest winless runTallinna Kalev U21 (7 matches)
Longest losing runTammeka U21 (6 matches)
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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]

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

Locations of the 2025 Esiliiga teams
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 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]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Elva Kaido Koppel Jasper Reilson Nike Sportland
FCI Levadia U21 Santi García Maksim Gussev Macron[11] Viimsi Keevitus
Flora U21 Taavi Viik Johann Vahermägi Nike Optibet[12]
Nõmme Kalju U21 Erik Šteinberg Igor Subbotin Adidas Marsbet[13]
Nõmme United Sławomir Cisakowski Andre Frolov Adidas TonyBet
Tallinn Andrei Kalimullin Vladislav Tšurilkin Adidas CryptoWallet
Tallinna Kalev U21 Ats Purje Kenlou Laasner Macron Unibet[14]
Tammeka U21 Marti Pähn Nike None
Viimsi Ivo Lehtmets Markus Allast Joma Assa Abloy
Welco Jaanus Reitel Tauno Tekko Adidas Holm Bank

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Nõmme United Martin Klasen Appointed as sporting director 6 December 2024[15] Pre-season Sławomir Cisakowski 2 February 2025[16]
Flora U21 Andris Altsaar Mutual consent 6 January 2025 Taavi Viik 6 January 2025[17]
Tallinna Kalev U21 Alo Bärengrub 6 January 2025 Ats Purje 6 January 2025[18]
Tammeka U21 Karl Gustav Kärner 18 July 2025 10th Marti Pähn 18 July 2025[19]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Nõmme United (C, P) 36 30 2 4 125 27 +98 92 Promotion to the Meistriliiga
2 Viimsi 36 24 6 6 83 27 +56 78 Qualification for the Meistriliiga play-off
3 Welco 36 18 9 9 76 56 +20 63
4 Elva 36 17 7 12 62 59 +3 58
5 Flora U21 36 13 9 14 61 56 +5 48
6 FCI Levadia U21 36 12 9 15 62 67 −5 45
7 Nõmme Kalju U21 36 13 6 17 56 79 −23 45
8 Tallinn (O) 36 11 7 18 61 75 −14 40 Qualification for the Esiliiga play-off
9 Tallinna Kalev U21 (R) 36 5 12 19 53 96 −43 27 Relegation to the Esiliiga B
10 Tammeka U21 (R) 36 3 1 32 40 137 −97 10
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[20]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (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 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 5–3 4–3 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–4 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–3 1–2
FCI Levadia U21 3–2 0–2 3–3 1–2 0–2 4–1 7–0 0–3 3–3 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–2 5–6 3–3 3–0 0–2 1–1
Flora U21 0–1 2–0 3–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 9–0 0–0 3–3 2–0 5–0 1–2 1–5 2–4 1–1 4–2 1–0 1–1
Nõmme Kalju U21 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–5 2–4 3–3 3–0 2–4 0–4 1–1 3–2 3–0 0–4 1–0 4–1 4–1 2–2 0–3
Nõmme United 4–1 3–0 4–1 3–2 4–0 4–0 6–2 2–0 0–1 5–0 0–2 4–0 2–1 6–0 8–0 6–0 1–0 5–2
Tallinn 1–1 1–1 1–0 7–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–5 1–2 2–3 2–3 2–1 1–4 2–2 2–0 1–2 0–2
Tallinna Kalev U21 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 0–3 6–1 0–4 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–4 2–2 0–3 2–2 5–0 0–5 1–3
Tammeka U21 2–5 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–12 2–3 5–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–6 0–1 1–5 1–3 5–2 4–5 0–4 2–2
Viimsi 3–3 2–0 1–1 5–0 1–0 3–1 4–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 6–0 3–2
Welco 2–5 1–0 4–2 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–1 3–2 3–0 0–0 5–2 1–3 2–2 1–2 3–0 1–4
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 Džemesjuk 49' (o.g.)
Stoyanov 69'		 Kulik 67'
Arhipov 85'		 Stadium: Heino Lipp Stadium

Second leg

22 November 2025 Tallinn 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)		PhoenixTallinn
11:00 BST Arhipov 108' Stadium: Lasnamäe Spordikompleksi kunstmurustaadion

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[21]
1 Egert Õunapuu Nõmme United 23
2 Tiago Baptista Nõmme Kalju U21 19
3 Zakaria Beglarishvili Nõmme United 17
4 Raiko Ilves Tallinna Kalev U21 15
Kenlou Laasner
Rasmus Talu Tallinna Kalev U21 / Viimsi
7 Maksim Gussev FCI Levadia U21 14
8 Mosès Fofana Viimsi 13
9 Erki Mõttus Welco 12
10 Karl Kiidron Tammeka U21 11
Kirill Nesterov Tallinn

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month Manager of the Month
Player Club Manager Club
March[22] Andre Paju Elva Sławomir Cisakowski Nõmme United
April[23] Erki Mõttus Welco Jaanus Reitel Welco
May[24] Mosès Fofana Viimsi Ivo Lehtmets Viimsi
June[25] Leonid Arhipov Tallinn Andrei Kalimullin Tallinn
July[26] Egert Õunapuu Nõmme United Sławomir Cisakowski Nõmme United
August[27] Raiko Ilves Tallinna Kalev U21 Ats Purje Tallinna Kalev U21
September[28] Zakaria Beglarishvili Nõmme United Sławomir Cisakowski Nõmme United
October[29] Rasmus Talu Viimsi Santi García FCI Levadia U21

Annual awards

The Esiliiga Player of the Year was awarded to Zakaria Beglarishvili.[30]

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