II liiga


II liiga is the fourth level of football league competition in Estonia arranged by the Estonian Football Association. It consists of 28 teams, divided geographically into two divisions with 14 teams respectively in group North/East and South/West. Until 2013 it was the third level league.

Competition

During the season, teams play each opponent twice, once at home and once away, for 26 matches. At the end of the season, the winners of both divisions face each other in one final match to determine the champion of II liiga. As in most countries with low temperatures in winter time, the season starts around April and lasts until around the start of November.
At the end of the season, the winners of both divisions may be promoted to the Esiliiga B. This is providing the clubs meet the licensing criteria of the Esiliiga B. Second placed clubs of the divisions face each other in a play-off, the winner of which will play with Esiliiga B eight placed club for promotion to the Esiliiga.
Two clubs from the bottom end of both divisions are relegated to the III liiga. Third bottom clubs in both divisions will play a playoff with winners of play offs of III liiga second placed clubs.

II Liiga North/East

2019 season

2019 II N/E liiga consists of 14 teams. Nine of them remain the same, one was promoted from III liiga South, one from III liiga West and two were relegated from higher divisions. Promoted teams are Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta II and FC Jõgeva Wolves and relegated teams are Tartu FC Santos and Lasnamäe FC Ajax. Tallinna JK Legion II joined the league from II S/W liiga. These teams replaced Tartu FC Santos II and Maardu United, Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta as well as Raasiku FC Joker and Tallinna JK Piraaja .

Clubs

The following clubs are competing in II liiga North/East during the 2019 season.
Club2018LocationTitlesLast best finish
Ajax9th in Esiliiga BTallinn[|1]1st
Ararat7thTallinn03rd
FCI Tallinn2ndTallinn02nd
Järve II8thJõhvi08th
Legion II6th in II liiga S/WTallinn0–
Maardu LM II10thMaardu010th
Noorus4thJõgeva04th
Santos7th in EsiliigaTartu0–
Sillamäe3rdSillamäe21st
Tammeka III12thTartu012th
Trans II6thNarva04th
Volta II a2nd in III liiga WestTallinn0–
Welco II9thTartu09th
Wolves4th in III liiga SouthJõgeva0–

a – ineligible for promotion to Esiliiga B

Statistics

Winners

2018 season

2018 II S/W Liiga consists of 14 different teams. Eight of them remain the same. Two were promoted from III Liiga West, one from III Liiga North and one from III Liiga East. They were Pärnu JK Poseidon, Läänemaa JK, JK Tallinna Kalev III and Paide Linnameeskond III. One team was transferred from II Liiga N/E. It was Tallinna JK Legion II. Remaining team was relegated from Esiliiga B, which was Viimsi JK. These teams replaced FC Nõmme United, Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi and FC Flora U19, Saue JK Laagri, SK Imavere and Viimsi JK II. Also Tallinna JK Dünamo changed its name to Tallinna JK Legion II.

Clubs

The following clubs are competing in II liiga South/West during the 2018 season.
Club2017LocationTitlesLast best finish
Poseidon a, b1st in III Liiga WPärnu0–
Ganvix a, b5thTüri02nd
Legion II a, b, c–Tallinn0–
Kuressaare II a10thKuressaare11st
Kalev III a, b3rd in III Liiga NTallinn0–
Läänemaa a, b3rd in III Liiga WHaapsalu0–
Otepää a, b9thOtepää09th
Paide Linnameeskond III a, b1st in III Liiga EPaide0–
Raplamaa a, b8thRapla08th
Tabasalu a, b3rdTallinn03rd
Tulevik U214thViljandi02nd
Tõrva a, b13thKarksi-Nuia07th
Vaprus II a, b12thPärnu012th
Viimsi7th in Esiliiga BHaabneeme11st

a – never been relegated from II liiga
b – never played in Esiliiga B/Esiliiga
c – ineligible for promotion to Esiliiga B

Statistics

Winners

In addition to league winners, second placed teams also get a chance to get promoted. First of all, both second placed teams play each other and the winner goes to the second round, where it meets with Esiliiga B 8th placed team. The winner of this game gets to compete in Esiliiga B.

First Round

SeasonII N/E 2ndII S/W 2ndGame 1Game 2
2011Nõmme JK Kalju IITartu JK Tammeka II1:01:5
2012JK Sillamäe Kalev U21Viljandi JK Tulevik0:01:4
2013Tallinna FC Infonet IISörve JK3:25:2
2014Raasiku FC Joker 1993FCF Tallinna Ülikool+:-+:-
2015Tartu JK WelcoTüri JK Ganvix+:-+:-
2016Jõhvi FC LokomotivKeila JK0:10:8
2017Tallinna FC Levadia IIIPärnu Jalgpalliklubi-:+-:+
2018FCI TallinnJK Tabasalu-:4-:+

Second Round

First round WinnerEsiliiga/Esiliiga B 8thGame 1Game 2
Tartu JK Tammeka IIPärnu Linnameeskond1:00:1
Viljandi JK TulevikTartu JK Tammeka II1:12:1
Tallinna FC Infonet IITallinna JK Dünamo6:15:0
Raasiku FC Joker 1993Tallinna FC Ararat TTÜ3:14:6
Tartu JK WelcoFC Puuma5:00:2
Keila JKViimsi JK2:10:1
Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi1
JK TabasaluLasnamäe FC Ajax3:04:1

;Notes
Every season II Liiga North/East and II Liiga South/West winners compete in a match. The winner is named the II liiga champion.