2024 in Estonian football

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation 1 Tallinna FCI Levadia (C) 36 27 6 3 82 19 +63 87 Champions League first qualifying round 2 Nõmme Kalju FC 36 21 9 6 79 44 +35 72 Conference League first qualifying round 3 Paide Linnameeskond 36 23 3 10 74 39 +35 72 4 Tallinna FC Flora 36 21 7 8 69 43 +26 70 5 Tartu JK Tammeka 36 11 9 16 47 54 −7 42 6 JK Narva Trans 36 10 12 14 48 63 −15 42 7 Pärnu JK Vaprus 36 9 8 19 35 57 −22 35 8 FC Kuressaare 36 8 10 18 46 67 −21 34 9 JK Tallinna Kalev 36 8 7 21 37 74 −37 31 Play-off for Esiliiga 10 FC Nõmme United (R) 36 2 9 25 22 79 −57 15 Esiliiga 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.[9] (C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Tallinn Vaprus Paide Tammeka Trans Kuressaare Tallinn teams: Flora Kalju Nõmme Utd Levadia Kalev Locations of the 2024 Meistriliiga teams

Relegation play-off:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation 1 Harju JK Laagri (C, P) 36 22 12 2 110 42 +68 78 Meistriliiga 2 Viimsi JK 36 22 9 5 75 42 +33 75 Promotion play-off 3 Tallinna FC Flora U21[a] 36 20 6 10 96 55 +41 66 4 Tartu JK Welco 36 16 12 8 70 44 +26 60 5 FC Tallinn 36 15 8 13 67 54 +13 53 6 Tallinna FCI Levadia U21[a] 36 13 5 18 60 71 −11 44 7 JK Tallinna Kalev U21[a] 36 11 9 16 72 87 −15 42 8 FC Elva 36 10 11 15 47 62 −15 41 Play-off for Esiliiga B 9 Paide Linnameeskond U21[a] (R) 36 7 4 25 47 121 −74 25 Esiliiga B 10 JK Tabasalu (R) 36 4 4 28 35 101 −66 16 Updated to match(es) played on 9 October. 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.[9] (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated Notes: 1 2 3 4 Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

Tallinn Tabasalu Viimsi Elva Paide U21 Laagri Welco Tallinn teams: Flora U21 Levadia U21 Kalev U21 Tallinn Locations of the 2024 Esiliiga teams

Relegation play-off:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation 1 Tartu JK Tammeka U21 (C, P) 36 22 8 6 91 44 +47 74 Esiliiga 2 Nõmme Kalju FC U21 (P) 36 20 3 13 101 61 +40 63 3 Tallinna JK Legion 36 18 4 14 64 49 +15 58 Promotion play-off 4 FC Kuressaare U21 36 17 4 15 66 70 −4 55 5 FA Tartu Kalev 36 16 7 13 60 64 −4 55 6 JK Narva Trans U21 36 15 9 12 57 51 +6 54 7 Jõhvi FC Phoenix 36 12 9 15 78 81 −3 45 8 Läänemaa JK 36 12 6 18 62 86 −24 42 Play-off for II liiga 9 Viljandi JK Tulevik (R) 36 10 5 21 49 74 −25 35 II liiga 10 Pärnu JK (R) 36 8 5 23 46 94 −48 29 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.[9] (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Tallinn Tartu Läänemaa Pärnu Tulevik Kuressaare U21 Trans U21 Phoenix Tallinn teams: Legion Kalju U21 Tartu teams: Tamme. U21 Tartu Kalev Locations of the 2024 Esiliiga B teams

Relegation play-off:

The season starts on 23 March and ends on 27 October. The teams in both regions compete in a home-and-away system: all teams face each other twice, accumulating a total of 26 league matches over the course of the season. Reserve teams, which do not have "U21" or "U19" in their name, are ineligible for promotion.^[10]

North / East

The 2024 II liiga North/East (N/E) division saw significant changes from the previous season. Despite winning the division in 2023, Maardu Linnameeskond was not promoted to Esiliiga B due to non-compliance with league requirements. Consequently, Jõhvi FC Phoenix and JK Noova, who finished as runners-up, secured promotion instead. On the other end of the table, Valga FC Warrior and Kohtla-Järve JK Järve were relegated after finishing last. The departure of these three teams opened up spots for new entrants: Põhja-Tallinna JK Puuma (who joined forces with JK Volta after winning the III liiga West in 2023), Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet (finishing 5th in III liiga East but winning their promotion play-offs), and FC Elva II (returning to II liiga after a fourth-place finish in the 2023 III liiga South).^[11] Notably, before the season began, Maardu strengthened their squad by signing two players who had competed in the Meistriliiga the previous year: 31-year-old Aleksandr Kulinitš and 28-year-old Vladimir Avilov.^[12]

The season saw Maardu Linnameeskond clinch the title for the second consecutive year, showcasing even greater dominance by remaining undefeated with only three draws. Newcomers Põhja-Tallinna JK Puuma made an impressive debut, finishing in second place and securing a spot in the promotion playoffs after an astonishing tally of 132 goals in 26 matches. At the bottom of the table, Ararat and Ajax were relegated. Remarkably, a comparison between last season’s top 10 and this year's reveals that seven teams maintained their positions. Tartu JK Welco II and FC Tallinn U21 swapped places (Welco moved from 6th to 7th, and FC Tallinn from 7th to 6th), while Puuma replaced Jõhvi FC Phoenix in the rankings. Additionally, former Estonian national team player Albert Prosa, playing for Puuma, set a new II liiga North/East record by finishing as the league's top scorer with 40 goals.^[13]

South / West

The 2024 II liiga South/West (S/W) division experienced several notable changes from the previous season. Despite clinching the top spot in 2023, Harju JK Laagri U21 was not promoted to Esiliiga B. Meanwhile, the bottom two teams, FC Kose and Pärnu JK Poseidon, were relegated. Additionally, Pärnu JK Tervis, which finished 7th, did not rejoin the Estonian league system in 2024. To fill the vacant spots, three clubs were promoted from III liiga: Tallinna FC Zapoos (champions of the 2023 III liiga North), Paide Linnameeskond III (champions of the 2023 III liiga East), and Tabasalu Ulasabat C.F. (2nd place in III liiga West and winners of the promotion playoffs). Notably, Paide III returns to the division, where they were dominant champions from 2018 to 2022.^[11]

The season saw FC Nõmme United U21 emerge as champions, finishing seven points clear of the second-placed Pärnu JK Vaprus U21. At the other end of the table, JK Tabasalu U21 and Saue JK were relegated after finishing in the bottom two. The third from last place went to Raplamaa JK, who managed to be ahead of Saue by only head-to-head games. On the individual front, Oliver Karlson of Tallinna FC Zapoos claimed the top scorer title, netting 23 goals to lead the scoring charts.^[13]

Group A (North & East) Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Maardu Linnameeskond (C, P) 26 72 2 Põhja-Tallinna JK Puuma & JK Volta ÜM 26 61 3 Rakvere JK Tarvas 26 55 4 Tallinna FCI Levadia U19 26 55 5 Viimsi JK II 26 39 6 FC Tallinn U21 26 38 7 Tartu JK Welco II 26 37 8 FA Tartu Kalev U21 26 34 9 Tartu FC Helios 26 34 10 Võru FC Helios 26 32 11 Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet 26 27 12 FC Elva II 26 20 13 Tallinna FC Ararat (R) 26 11 14 Lasnamäe FC Ajax (R) 26 6 Source: EJL (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group B (South & West) Pos Team Pld Pts 1 FC Nõmme United U21 (C, P) 26 63 2 Pärnu JK Vaprus U21 26 56 3 Keila JK 26 45 4 Saku Sporting 26 41 5 Harju JK Laagri U21 26 40 6 Vändra JK Vaprus 26 38 7 Tallinna FC Zapoos 26 37 8 Tallinna FC Flora U19 26 32 9 Paide Linnameeskond III 26 32 10 FC Hiiumaa & Läänemaa JK II 26 32 11 Tabasalu Ulasabat C.F. 26 31 12 Raplamaa JK 26 23 13 Saue JK (R) 26 23 14 JK Tabasalu U21 (R) 26 19 Source: EJL (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Post-season games:
The II Liiga relegation play-outs were not held in 2024 due to a lack of clubs interested in promotion from the lower divisions. Similarly, the championship match between the winners of the league's two groups was canceled after FC Nõmme United U21 was forced to forfeit due to an insufficient number of available players.^[13][14]

Group A (North) Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Tallinna FC Starmedia (C) 20 53 2 Tallinna FC Tamper 20 39 3 Tallinna SC ReUnited 20 39 4 Tallinna FC Hell Hunt 20 39 5 Tallinna FC Smsraha 20 31 6 Tallinna FC Maksatransport 20 30 7 Tallinna FC Eston Villa 20 26 8 Tallinna JK Piraaja 20 24 9 Tallinna FC Zenit 20 18 10 Tallinna JK Metropol (D) 20 24 11 Tallinna KSK FC Štrommi (D) 20 0 Source: EJL (C) Champions; (D) Disqualified

Group B (South) Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Põlva FC Lootos (C) 18 43 2 Tartu Team Helm 18 42 3 Viljandi JK Tulevik II 18 40 4 Jõgeva SK Noorus-96 18 39 5 Tartu JK Welco X 18 31 6 Tartu FC Inter 18 22 7 FC Vastseliina 18 20 8 Tõrva JK 18 12 9 FC Otepää 18 12 10 Valga FC Warrior 18 3 Source: EJL (C) Champions

Group C (East) Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Raasiku FC Joker (C) 20 51 2 Türi Ganvix JK 20 51 3 Kohtla-Järve Linnameeskond 20 37 4 FC Kose 20 35 5 JK Kuusalu Kalev 20 35 6 Märjamaa Kompanii 20 29 7 Rakvere JK Tarvas II 20 26 8 JK Loo 20 24 9 FC Maardu Aliens 20 20 10 FC Järva-Jaani 20 8 11 FC Lootus Järve Jalgpallikool 20 6 Source: EJL (C) Champions

Group D (West) Pos Team Pld Pts 1 JK Tallinna Kalev Juunior (C) 20 52 2 Kristiine JK 20 52 3 Tallinna FC Zealot Sporting 20 37 4 Rummu Dünamo 20 34 5 Vändra JK Vaprus II 20 32 6 Pärnu JK Poseidon 20 29 7 Rumori Calcio Tallinn 20 29 8 Pärnu JK Vaprus III 20 23 9 Saku Sporting II 20 14 10 Tallinna FC Flora U18 20 10 11 Läänemaa JK Haapsalu 20 4 Source: EJL (C) Champions

Champion's match:

Group A (North / East) Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Tallinna Mustamäe Jalgpalliklubi (C) 22 51 2 Tallinna FC Olympic 22 47 3 Tallinna FC Soccernet 22 43 4 Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta II & JK Arsenal 22 39 5 Jõgeva SK Noorus-96 II 22 35 6 Kohila Püsivus 22 33 7 FC Toompea 22 29 8 Aruküla FC Vigri 22 27 9 Tallinna FC Eston Villa II 22 27 10 Tallinna Maksatransport II 22 25 11 FC Kose II 22 24 12 Tallinna FC GameSport 22 1 Source: EJL (C) Champions

Group B (North / West) Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Tabasalu Ulasabat C.F. II (C) 18 49 2 FC Tallinna Wolves 18 39 3 FCP Pärnu 18 31 4 Saue JK II 18 26 5 Tallinna JK Jalgpallihaigla 18 26 6 Tallinna FC EstHam United 18 25 7 Rumori Calcio II Tallinn 18 23 8 Pärnu JK Poseidon II 18 16 9 Tallinna FC Wise 18 13 10 Tallinna FC Reaal 18 11 Source: EJL (C) Champions

Champion's match:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation 1 Tallinna FC Flora 26 25 1 0 107 10 +97 76 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round 2 Saku Sporting 26 13 5 8 49 42 +7 44 3 JK Tabasalu 26 12 4 10 60 38 +22 40 4 Tartu JK Tammeka 26 11 2 13 56 61 −5 35 5 JK Tallinna Kalev 26 9 5 12 33 46 −13 32 6 Viimsi JK 26 9 3 14 34 60 −26 30 7 Tallinna FC Ararat 21 6 3 12 35 54 −19 21 Qualification for the relegation tournament 8 Põlva FC Lootos 21 1 3 17 17 80 −63 6 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.[15]

Tallinn Tabasalu Tammeka Sporting Viimsi Lootos Tallinn teams: Flora Kalev Ararat Locations of the 2023 Naiste Meistriliiga teams

Relegation tournament:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Tallinna FC Ararat	4	2	1	1	12	7	+5	7	Promotion to Naiste Meistriliiga
2	FC Elva	4	2	0	2	4	6	−2	6
3	Põlva FC Lootos	4	1	1	2	6	9	−3	4	Relegation to Naiste Esiliiga
4	Nõmme Kalju FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation 1 Nõmme Kalju FC 18 13 3 2 52 19 +33 42 Qualification for the promotion tournament 2 FC Elva 18 10 6 2 66 21 +45 36 3 Tallinna FC Flora II 18 9 5 4 56 26 +30 32 4 JK Tabasalu II 18 8 4 6 35 27 +8 28 5 Tallinna FC Levadia 18 6 4 8 48 40 +8 22 6 JK Tallinna Kalev II 18 2 3 13 19 86 −67 9 7 Saku Sporting II 18 2 1 15 16 73 −57 7 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.[15]

Tallinn Tabasalu II Elva Sporting II Tallinn teams: Flora II Kalev II Kalju Levadia Locations of the 2023 Naiste Esiliiga teams

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Tallinna FC Flora III	18	13	4	1	59	17	+42	43
2	Viimsi JK II	18	10	3	5	48	45	+3	33
3	Tartu JK Tammeka II	18	10	3	5	67	30	+37	33
4	Jõhvi FC Phoenix & JK Narva Trans ÜM	18	8	4	6	28	28	0	28
5	Tallinna FC Levadia II	18	6	3	9	36	24	+12	21
6	Paide Linnameeskond	18	3	5	10	23	51	−28	14
7	FC Jõgeva Wolves	18	1	2	15	9	75	−66	5

Main phase:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation 1 Tallinna FC Bunker Partner 14 11 0 3 102 38 +64 33 Championship play-off quarterfinal 2 Viimsi FC Qarabag 14 10 2 2 71 36 +35 32 3 Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet 14 10 1 3 98 42 +56 31 4 Tartu vald Ravens Futsal 14 10 0 4 108 45 +63 30 5 Jõhvi FC Phoenix 14 5 2 7 62 78 −16 17 6 Narva United FC 14 5 1 8 57 56 +1 16 7 Rummu Dünamo 14 2 0 12 46 129 −83 6 Relegation play-offs 8 FC Jõgeva Wolves 14 0 0 14 44 164 −120 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.[16]

Rummu Viimsi Bunker Partner Silmet Narva Ravens Wolves Phoenix Locations of the 2023-24 Coolbet Saaliliiga teams

Play-offs:

Relegation play-off:

In 2024, nine beach soccer clubs will compete for the Baltic Sea League ("Läänemere liiga") title, with four of the teams hailing from Estonia and one team each from Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, and Sweden.. The league comprises three stages: the first stage was held on July 13-14 in Pärnu at Düün Beach, the second stage will take place in Germany from July 28-29, and the final stage will be hosted in Pärnu from August 23-24.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	LP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Rostock Robben	8	6	0	1	0	1	49	25	+24	19
2	SK Augur Enemat/Coolbet	8	6	0	0	0	2	32	26	+6	18
3	BSC Copenhagen	8	5	1	0	0	2	30	22	+8	17
4	Riga FC	8	5	0	0	0	3	31	25	+6	15
5	Nõmme BSC Olybet	8	3	0	0	0	5	19	31	−12	9
6	BSC Pärnu Tervis	8	1	1	2	0	4	18	27	−9	7
7	BSC Thunder Arvutitark	8	1	0	1	0	6	27	35	−8	4
8	Bemannia FC Stockholm	8	2	0	0	0	6	24	34	−10	6
9	BSC Kaunas-Top Sport	8	1	0	0	0	7	21	26	−5	3