2005 Esiliiga
The 2005 Esiliiga is the 15th season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992.
JK Pärnu Vaprus gained automatic promotion to the Meistriliiga. FC Ajax Lasnamäe also went up after winning the promotion/relegation play-off against FC Kuressaare.
The league's top-scorer was FC Ajax Lasnamäe youngster Nikita Andreev with 29 goals.Final table of Esiliiga season 2005
Promotion/Relegation playoff
beat FC Kuressaare 2–2 on away goals rule. Ajax Lasnamäe promoted to Meistriliiga, Kuressaare relegated to Esiliiga.Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Nikita Andreev | Lasnamäe Ajax | 29 |
2 | Verner Uibo | Pärnu Vaprus | 19 |
3 | Indrek Joost | Pärnu Vaprus | 18 |
4 | Andrei Afanasov | Tallinna Kalev | 15 |
4 | Yaroslav Dmitriev | Lasnamäe Ajax | 15 |
4 | Tiit Tikenberg | Tallinna Kalev | 15 |
7 | Aleksandr Rulkov | Levadia II | 14 |
8 | Aleksei Titov | Lasnamäe Ajax | 13 |
9 | Dmitri Kirilov | Tallinna Kalev | 12 |
9 | Kaupo Margusonov | Pärnu Tervis | 12 |