The Esiliiga B is the third division in the Estonian football league system. The Esiliiga B is ranked below the Esiliiga and above the II liiga. As in most countries with low temperatures in winter time, the season starts in March and ends in November.[1]
| Founded | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Estonia |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Divisions | Esiliiga B |
| Number of clubs | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | Esiliiga |
| Relegation to | II liiga |
| Domestic cup | Estonian Cup |
| Current champions | Maardu Linnameeskond (2025) |
| Website | Esiliiga B |
| Current: 2026 Esiliiga B | |
Competition format
editThe league consists of 10 clubs, all teams play each other four times. Both the winning team and the runners-up are promoted to the Esiliiga directly, whereas the third place club will participate in a two-legged play-off with the 8th place club of the Esiliiga for a spot in next year's competition. Similarly, the 2 bottom placed teams are relegated to the II liiga. The third bottom team can avoid relegation by winning a two-legged play-off against the II Liiga play-off round winners.[2][3]
Clubs
editCurrent clubs
editThe following clubs are competing in the Esiliiga B during the 2026 season.
| Club | Position in 2025 |
Seasons in Esiliiga B |
First season of current spell |
Titles | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCI Levadia U19 | 2nd in II liiga | 1 | 2026 | 0 | N/a |
| Jõhvi Phoenixa | 3rd | 3 | 2024 | 0 | N/a |
| Narva Trans U21a, b | 4th | 4 | 2023 | 0 | N/a |
| Tabasalua | 6th | 6 | 2025 | 0 | N/a |
| Tallinna Kalev U21 | 9th in Esiliiga | 8 | 2026 | 0 | N/a |
| Tammeka U21 | 10th in Esiliiga | 7 | 2026 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tartu Kaleva, b | 5th | 5 | 2022 | 0 | N/a |
| TJK Legion | 7th | 6 | 2024 | 1 | 2018 |
| Tulevik | 3rd in II liiga | 3 | 2026 | 0 | N/a |
| Vaprus U21 | 1st in II liiga | 1 | 2026 | 0 | N/a |
a – never been relegated from Esiliiga B
b – never played in Esiliiga
c – reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
Champions
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All-time Esiliiga B table
editThe table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Esiliiga B since its inception in 2013. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2025 season. Teams in bold played in the Esiliiga B 2025 season. Numbers in bold are the record (highest) numbers in each column.
In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss. Promotion matches and relegation matches involving clubs of higher or lower leagues are not counted.
The table is sorted by all-time points.
| Pos. |
Club |
Seasons |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
PPG |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Debut |
Since/Last App. |
P |
R |
Best Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viimsi JK[a] | 8 | 276 | 125 | 47 | 104 | 523 | 459 | +64 | 422 | 1.53 | 1 | 1 | 2013 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Nõmme Kalju FC U21[b] | 8 | 276 | 129 | 32 | 115 | 591 | 538 | +53 | 419 | 1.52 | 2 | 1 | 2013 | 2024 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 3 | JK Tallinna Kalev U21 | 7 | 242 | 121 | 46 | 77 | 542 | 376 | +166 | 408 | 1.69 | 2 | 2 | 2015 | 2020 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Tartu JK Tammeka U21 | 6 | 216 | 104 | 42 | 70 | 490 | 340 | +150 | 354 | 1.64 | 1 | 1 | 2016 | 2024 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Ida-Virumaa FC Alliance[c] | 6 | 212 | 89 | 32 | 91 | 343 | 342 | +1 | 299 | 1.41 | 1 | 2 | 2013 | 2021 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 6 | Tallinna JK Legion | 5 | 180 | 83 | 22 | 75 | 363 | 361 | +2 | 271 | 1.51 | 1 | 1 | 2013 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | JK Sillamäe Kalev U21 | 5 | 180 | 79 | 26 | 75 | 336 | 320 | +16 | 263 | 1.46 | 2 | 2013 | 2017 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 8 | Tartu JK Welco | 4 | 138 | 80 | 21 | 37 | 315 | 189 | +126 | 261 | 1.89 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2016 | 2022 | 3 | 1 | |
| 9 | Tabasalu JK | 5 | 180 | 79 | 24 | 67 | 375 | 306 | +69 | 261 | 1.45 | 1 | 2019 | 2025 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Maardu Linnameeskond[d] | 3 | 108 | 70 | 10 | 28 | 278 | 162 | +116 | 220 | 2.04 | 2 | 2014 | 2025 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 11 | FA Tartu Kalev | 4 | 144 | 64 | 25 | 55 | 281 | 269 | +12 | 217 | 1.51 | 2022 | 2022 | 4 | |||||
| 12 | Paide Linnameeskond U21 | 5 | 174 | 62 | 27 | 85 | 333 | 371 | −38 | 213 | 1.22 | 1 | 2017 | 2025 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 13 | FC Elva | 4 | 144 | 62 | 23 | 59 | 230 | 227 | +3 | 209 | 1.45 | 1 | 2013 | 2016 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 14 | Vändra JK Vaprus | 4 | 138 | 60 | 19 | 59 | 280 | 307 | -27 | 199 | 1.44 | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 | Läänemaa JK | 6 | 202 | 54 | 23 | 125 | 331 | 588 | −257 | 185 | 0.92 | 2020 | 2020 | 6 | |||||
| 16 | JK Narva Trans U21 | 3 | 108 | 55 | 19 | 34 | 213 | 152 | +61 | 184 | 1.70 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 3 | ||||
| 17 | Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi | 4 | 144 | 48 | 22 | 74 | 242 | 304 | -62 | 166 | 1.15 | 1 | 2018 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 18 | Raasiku FC Joker | 3 | 108 | 41 | 28 | 39 | 198 | 196 | +2 | 151 | 1.40 | 2015 | 2017 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 19 | FC Nõmme United | 2 | 72 | 44 | 13 | 15 | 227 | 95 | +132 | 145 | 2.01 | 1 | 2018 | 2019 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 20 | Keila JK | 3 | 102 | 40 | 16 | 46 | 202 | 236 | -34 | 136 | 1.33 | 2017 | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 21 | FC Kuressaare U21 | 3 | 108 | 40 | 15 | 53 | 193 | 251 | -58 | 135 | 1.25 | 2023 | 2023 | 4 | |||||
| 22 | FC Tallinn | 2 | 68 | 40 | 11 | 17 | 185 | 104 | +81 | 131 | 1.93 | 1 | 2021 | 2022 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 23 | Võru FC Helios | 3 | 102 | 35 | 18 | 49 | 183 | 235 | -52 | 123 | 1.21 | 2018 | 2020 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 24 | Tallinna FC Ararat | 3 | 108 | 35 | 15 | 58 | 183 | 244 | −61 | 120 | 1.11 | 2013 | 2015 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 25 | Jõhvi FC Phoenix | 2 | 72 | 33 | 14 | 25 | 173 | 142 | +31 | 113 | 1.57 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | 3 | ||||
| 26 | Tallinna FC Flora U19[e] | 5 | 180 | 28 | 22 | 130 | 187 | 523 | −336 | 106 | 0.59 | 2013 | 2018 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| 27 | FCI Tallinn U21 | 1 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 124 | 34 | +90 | 99 | 2.75 | 1 | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 28 | Tartu FC Santos | 1 | 36 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 161 | 27 | +134 | 96 | 2.67 | 1 | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 29 | Viljandi JK Tulevik | 2 | 72 | 26 | 12 | 34 | 107 | 129 | -22 | 90 | 1.25 | 2023 | 2024 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 30 | Pärnu Linnameeskond | 1 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 114 | 53 | +61 | 79 | 2.19 | 1 | 2013 | 2013 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 31 | Tallinna JK Legion U21 | 2 | 66 | 25 | 4 | 37 | 124 | 169 | −45 | 79 | 1.20 | 2021 | 2021 | 6 | |||||
| 32 | FC Kuressaare | 1 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 117 | 48 | +69 | 76 | 2.11 | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 33 | FC Nõmme United U21 | 1 | 36 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 93 | 53 | +40 | 72 | 2.00 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 2 | ||||
| 34 | Harju JK Laagri | 1 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 88 | 49 | +39 | 63 | 1.97 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 35 | Tallinna JK Puuma | 1 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 60 | 89 | −29 | 44 | 1.22 | 2015 | 2015 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| 36 | Tallinna JK Dünamo | 1 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 42 | 86 | −44 | 31 | 0.86 | 2013 | 2013 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| 37 | Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta | 1 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 53 | 123 | −70 | 29 | 0.81 | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| 38 | Lasnamäe FC Ajax | 1 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 35 | 135 | -100 | 16 | 0.44 | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| 39 | Viljandi JK Tulevik U21 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 26 | 142 | −116 | 14 | 0.39 | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| 40 | Rakvere JK Tarvas | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 96 | −70 | 10 | 0.33 | 2020 | 2020 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| 41 | Raplamaa JK | 1 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 121 | −90 | 9 | 0.25 | 2022 | 2022 | 1 | 10 |
League or status at 2025:
| 2025 Meistriliiga teams | |
| 2025 Esiliiga teams | |
| 2025 Esiliiga B teams | |
| 2025 II liiga teams | |
| 2025 II liiga B teams | |
| 2025 III liiga teams | |
| 2025 IV liiga teams | |
| Defunct teams |
- Notes
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Esiliiga B". jalgpall.ee. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ↑ http://www.jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=3867 Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Estonian Football Association (in Estonian). Esiliiga expanded with B division. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ http://www.jalgpall.ee/docs/Eesti%202013.a%20meistriv%F5istluste%20Meistri-ja%20Esiliiga%20juhend.pdf Archived 7 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine Estonian Football Association (in Estonian). Estonian 2013. Meistriliiga and Esiliiga championship directive. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
External links
edit- Esiliiga B (in Estonian)