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This page summarizes everything related to Estonian football in the year 2025. It contains information about different league systems, national teams, futsal, beach football and most important transfers.
Times are EET/EEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA.
| 22 March 2026 WC Q — R1 | Israel | 2–1 | | Debrecen, Hungary |
| 21:45 (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Nagyerdei Stadion[note 2] Attendance: 270[2] Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
| 25 March 2026 WC Q — R1 | Moldova | 2–3 | | Chișinău, Moldova |
| 21:45 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Attendance: 6,112[3] Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium) |
| 6 June 2026 WC Q — R1 | Estonia | 1–3 | | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 21:45 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 5,967[4] Referee: Willy Delajod (France) |
| 9 June 2026 WC Q — R1 | Estonia | 0–1 | | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 21:45 (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 11,577[5] Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
| 5 September 2026 WC Q — R1 | Italy | v | | Bergamo, Italy |
| 21:45 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia |
| 11 October 2026 WC Q — R1 | Estonia | v | | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 21:45 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium |
| 14 October 2026 WC Q — R1 | Estonia | v | | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 21:45 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium |
| 5 September 2027 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | v | | Estonia |
| 9 September 2027 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | v | | Estonia |
| 10 October 2027 EC qualifying — first round | Estonia | v | | Estonia |
| 13 October 2027 EC qualifying — first round | France | v | | France |
| 20 February Friendly | Puerto Rico | 1–0 | | Alanya, Turkey |
| 14:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex Attendance: 30 Referee: Asen Albayrak (Turkey) |
| 25 February 2025 NL C — group 5 | Israel | 3–1 | | Győr, Hungary |
| 15:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Gyirmóti Stadion Referee: Briet Bragadottir (Iceland) |
| 4 April 2025 NL C — group 5 | Estonia | v | | |
| TBD | Report |
| 30 May 2025 NL C — group 5 | Estonia | v | | |
| TBD | Report |
| 3 June 2025 NL C — group 5 | Bulgaria | v | | |
| TBD | Report |
| 7 March Friendly | Estonia | v | | Jõhvi, Estonia |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Jõhvi Sports Hall |
| 9 March Friendly | Estonia | v | | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Sõle Sports Centre |
Updated to match(es) played on 25 July. 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.[6]
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Relegation play-off:
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| (Esiliiga 2nd) | (Meistriliiga 9th) |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 July. 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.[6] Notes:
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Relegation play-off:
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| (Esiliiga B 3rd) | (Esiliiga 8th) |
Updated to match(es) played on 21 July. 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.[6] Notes:
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Relegation play-off:
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| (II liiga 3rd) | (Esiliiga B 8th) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 30 | Esiliiga B | |
| 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 27 | ||
| 3 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 26 | Promotion play-off | |
| 4 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 26 | ||
| 5 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 24 | ||
| 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 23 | ||
| 7 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 22 | ||
| 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 21 | ||
| 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 21 | ||
| 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 20 | ||
| 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 18 | ||
| 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 16 | ||
| 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 47 | −30 | 13 | Play-off for II liiga B | |
| 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 46 | −29 | 7 | II liiga B | |
| 16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 62 | −51 | 2 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 20 June. Source: EJL
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Post-season games:
Updated to match(es) played on 20 June. Source: EJL
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Updated to match(es) played on 6 July. Source: EJL
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Updated to match(es) played on 29 June. Source: EJL
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Updated to match(es) played on 21 June. Source: EJL
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Champion's match:
Main phase:
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.[8]
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Locations of the 2023-24 Coolbet Saaliliiga teams
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Play-offs:
| Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tallinna FC Bunker Partner | 8 | 7 | – | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kopli Coolbet | 7 | 7 | – | 2 | 3 | Kopli Coolbet | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Jõhvi FC Phoenix | 2 | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | Tallinna FC Bunker Partner | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Tartu Ravens Futsal | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Narva United FC | 6 | 3 | 5 (1) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tartu Ravens Futsal | 5 | 7 | – | 2 | 4 | Tartu Ravens Futsal | 3 | 4 | 5 (3) | 2 | 3rd place | ||||||||||
| 5 | Sillamäe Silla FC | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kopli Coolbet | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Narva United FC | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Relegation play-off:
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Tartu FC Inter (Esiliiga 3rd) | Saku Sporting (Saalijalgpalli Meistriliiga 7th) |
| 8 July 2025 Champions League Q1 | FCI Levadia | 0–1 | | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:30 UTC+3 | Report[9] | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 2,895 Referee: Tom Owen (Wales) |
| 15 July 2025 Champions League Q1 | FK RFS | 1–0 | | Riga, Latvia |
| 20:00 UTC+3 |
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Report[11] | Stadium: LNK Sporta Parks Attendance: 1,700[10] Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Romania) |
| 23 July 2025 Conference League Q2 | FCI Levadia | 1–0 | | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:30 UTC+3 |
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Report[13] | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 1,837[12] Referee: Jóhan Hendrik Ellefsen (Faroe Islands) |
| 29 July 2025 Conference League Q2 | FC Iberia 1999 | v | | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 19:00 UTC+3 (20:00 UTC+4) | Report[14] | Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (Luxembourg) |
| 10 July 2025 Conference League Q1 | Nõmme Kalju FC | 1–1 | | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:45 UTC+3 |
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Report[16] |
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Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium [note 3] Attendance: 1,121[15] Referee: Ross Hardie (Scotland) |
| 17 July 2025 Conference League Q1 | FK Partizani Tirana | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | | Tirana, Albania |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Report[19] |
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Stadium: Arena Kombëtare[note 4] Attendance: 3,669[18] Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta) |
| 24 July 2025 Conference League Q2 | St Patrick's Athletic F.C. | 1–0 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| 21:45 UTC+3 (19:45 UTC+1) |
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Report[21] | Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 2,330[20] Referee: Ladislav Szikszay (Czech Republic) |
| 31 July 2025 Conference League Q2 | Nõmme Kalju FC | v | | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:45 UTC+3 | Report[22] | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium[note 5] Referee: Menelaos Antoniou (Cyprus) |
| 10 July 2025 Conference League Q1 | F.C. Bruno's Magpies | 2–3 | | Gibraltar |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Report[25] | Stadium: Europa Sports Park [note 6] Attendance: 425[24] Referee: Paul Mclaughlin (Republic of Ireland) |
| 17 July 2025 Conference League Q1 | Paide Linnameeskond | 4–1 | | Pärnu, Estonia |
| 19:30 UTC+3 | Report[27] |
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Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion [note 7] Attendance: 1,223[26] Referee: Klym Zabroda (Ukraine) |
| 24 July 2025 Conference League Q2 | Paide Linnameeskond | 0–2 | | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:30 UTC+3 | Report[29] | Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium[note 7] Attendance: 3,286[28] Referee: Joni Hyytiä (Finland) |
| 31 July 2025 Conference League Q2 | AIK Fotboll | v | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:30 UTC+3 (19:00 UTC+2) | Report[30] | Stadium: Strawberry Arena Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland) |
| 10 July 2025 Conference League Q1 | Valur | 3–0 | | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| 23:00 UTC+3 |
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Report[32] | Stadium: Hlíðarendi Attendance: 981[31] Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta (Norway) |
| 17 July 2025 Conference League Q1 | FC Flora | 1–2 | | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report[34] |
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Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 1,002[33] Referee: Oscar Johnson (Sweden) |
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Players are listed in an alphabetical order. Players with an "*" behind their name have changed teams inside and outside of Meistriliiga. Player's last team is listed as "free agent" if he has not represented a team in the previous six months. Player's next team is listed as "free agent" if he has not found a new club within the following six months.
Listed are players, who have joined or left a club participating in the 2025 Meistriliiga. The player must have represented the Estonian national team at least once. The list may also contain more known players, who have either changed their club inside the lower leagues or retired from football.
| Name | Pos. | Age | From | To | Date | Notes | Ref |
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| Mihkel Aksalu | GK | 40 | Paide Linnameeskond | retired | 01.01 | Contract with Paide ended. Decided to retire | [35] |
| Andre Frolov | MF | 36 | Paide Linnameeskond | FC Nõmme United | 01.01 | Contract with Paide ended. Signed a 1-year contract with Nõmme United | [36][37] |
| Ragnar Klavan | DF | 39 | JK Tallinna Kalev | retired | 01.01 | Contract with Kalev ended. Decided to retire | [38] |
| Marko Lipp | DF | 25 | FC Kuressaare | Pärnu JK Vaprus | 02.01 | Signed a 1-year contract with Vaprus. | [39] |
| Marko Meerits | GK | 32 | FC Nõmme United | Paide Linnameeskond | 01.01 | Signed a 2-year contract with Paide. | [40] |
| Karl-Romet Nõmm | GK | 26 | Viimsi JK | FC Kuressaare | 01.01 | Signed a 1-year contract with Kuressaare. | [41] |
| Sten Reinkort | FW | 26 | free agent | Paide Linnameeskond | 01.01 | Signed a 2-year contract with Paide. | [42] |
| Konstantin Vassiljev | MF | 40 | FC Flora | retired | 01.01 | Contract with Flora ended. Decided to retire | [43] |
| Karl Rudolf Õigus | MF | 26 | FC Kuressaare | retired | 01.01 | Contract with Kuressaare ended. Decided to retire | [44] |
Listed are all Estonian footballers, who have joined or left a foreign team.
Listed are all foreign players that have joined or left a team participating in the 2025 Meistriliiga.
| Name | Pos. | Age | From | To | Date | Notes | Ref |
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| FW | 28 | Paide Linnameeskond | free agent | 01.01 | Contract with Paide ended. | [45] | |
| FW | 26 | FCI Levadia | 03.02 | Signed a 1-year loan deal with Levadia. | [46] | ||
| FW | 18 | Paide Linnameeskond | 28.01 | Signed a 3-year contract with Paide. | [47] | ||
| FW | 20 | Paide Linnameeskond | 01.01 | Signed a contract with Paide. | [48] | ||
| Paide Linnameeskond | 03.01 | Signed a contract with St. Pauli. | |||||
| FW | 19 | Paide Linnameeskond | 28.01 | Signed a 3-year contract with Paide. | [47] | ||
| DF | 25 | Paide Linnameeskond | 17.01 | Signed a 1-year contract with Paide. | [49] | ||
| MF | 24 | JK Tallinna Kalev | 14.01 | Signed a 1-year contract with Kalev. | [50] | ||
| DF | 25 | FCI Levadia | 30.01 | Contract with Levadia ended. Signed a contract with Omonia | [51] | ||
| MF | 28 | Paide Linnameeskond | 28.02 | Signed a 1-year contract with Paide. | [52] | ||
| DF | 20 | FCI Levadia | 21.02 | Signed a 1-year contract with Levadia. | [53] | ||
| DF | 20 | JK Tallinna Kalev | 04.03 | Signed a 1-year contract with Kalev. | [54] | ||
| MF | 26 | Paide Linnameeskond | free agent | 25.01 | Contract with Paide terminated. | [55] | |
| DF | 32 | Tartu JK Tammeka | 21.02 | Signed a 1-year contract with Tammeka. | [56] | ||
| FW | 20 | FCI Levadia | 06.01 | Signed a 1-year contract with Levadia. | [57] | ||
| MF | 29 | JK Tallinna Kalev | 16.01 | Signed a 1-year contract with Kalev. | [58] | ||
| FW | 22 | FCI Levadia | 03.01 | Signed a 1-year contract with Levadia. | [59] |
Listed are all clubs, who play in the top divisions (Meistriliiga, Esiliiga, Esiliiga B), and national teams who changed managers after the end of the 2024 season.