# III liiga

III liiga is the fifth-highest football league arranged by the Estonian Football Association. It consists of 48 teams, divided geographically into four divisions with 12 teams in each group north, east, west and south. The season starts around April and lasts until October.

## III liiga North
### Current clubs

The following clubs were competing in III Liiga North during the 2018 season.
| Club | 2017 | Seasons in III Liiga | First Season in III Liiga | Current run since | Titles | Last best finish |
| Retro | 4th | 7 | 2010 | 2010 | 3 | 1st (2015) |
| Rumori Calcio | 6th | 2 | 2017 | 2017 | 0 | 6th (2017) |
| Zenit | III Liiga West 7th | 3 | 2016 | 2016 | 0 | 5th (2016) |
| Kalju III | 10th | 6 | 2008 | 2014 | 0 | 5th (2015) |
| TransferWise | IV Liiga North/West 3rd | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 0 | - |
| Štrommi | 12th | 11 | 2006 | 2015 | 0 | 5th (2012) |
| Saku | 9th | 8 | 2001 | 2014 | 0 | 9th (2015) |
| Eston Villa | 5th | 4 | 2012 | 2016 | 0 | 7th (2013) |
| Hell Hunt | 2nd | 7 | 2008 | 2016 | 0 | 8th (2012) |
| Dünamo | II Liiga North/East 6th | 2 | 2002 | 2018 | 1 | 1st (2002) |
| Harju | 8th | 13 | 2004 | 2012 | 1 | 1st (2010) |
| Zapoos | IV Liiga North/East 4th | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 0 | - |

## III liiga East
### Current clubs

The following clubs were competing in III Liiga North during the 2016 season.
| Club | 2015 | Seasons in III Liiga | First Season in III Liiga | Current run since | Titles | Last best finish |
| Maardu United $^{a,b}$ | 3rd | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | 0 | 3rd (2015) |
| Koeru $^a$ | 4th | 14 | 2001 | 2014 | 0 | 3rd (2010) |
| Maardu LM II $^{a,b}$ | 5th | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | 0 | 5th (2015) |
| Kaitseliit Kalev $^a$ | 6th | 4 | 2005 | 2015 | 1 | 1st (2007) |
| Järva-Jaani $^{a,b}$ | 7th | 11 | 2005 | 2005 | 0 | 3rd (2005) |
| Loo | 8th | 3 | 2009 | 2015 | 0 | 4th (2012) |
| Tarvas II $^{a,b}$ | 9th | 5 | 2011 | 2011 | 0 | 3rd (2011) |
| Infonet III $^{a,b}$ | IV Liiga East 1st | 0 | 2016 | 2016 | 0 | – |
| Väätsa $^{a,b}$ | IV Liiga East 3rd | 0 | 2016 | 2016 | 0 | – |
| Ambla $^{a,b}$ | 11th | 3 | 2013 | 2013 | 0 | 6th (2013) |
| Harju $^{a,b}$ | ? | 0 | 2016 | 2016 | 0 | – |
| Järve II $^{a,b}$ | ? | 0 | 2016 | 2016 | 0 | – |
$^a$ – never been relegated from III Liiga
$^b$ – never played in II Liiga

## III liiga South
### Current clubs

The following clubs were competing in III Liiga South during the 2016 season.
| Club | 2015 | Seasons in III Liiga | First Season in III Liiga | Current run since | Titles | Last best finish |
| Otepää $^{a,b}$ | 3rd | 7 | 2009 | 2009 | 0 | 3rd (2015) |
| EMÜ $^{a,b}$ | 4th | 6 | 2010 | 2010 | 0 | 4th (2015) |
| Lootos $^b$ | 5th | 15 | 1995/96 | 2007 | 0 | 3rd (2010) |
| Tääksi $^{a,b}$ | 6th | 4 | 2012 | 2012 | 0 | 3rd (2014) |
| Welco II $^{a,b}$ | 7th | 2 | 2014 | 2014 | 0 | 5th (2014) |
| Tartu $^{a,b}$ | 8th | 3 | 2013 | 2013 | 0 | 7th (2013) |
| Navi $^{a,b}$ | 9th | 5 | 2011 | 2011 | 0 | 9th (2015) |
| Tarvastu $^a$ | IV Liiga South 1st | 7 | 1995/96 | 2016 | 1 | 1st (1999) |
| Suure-Jaani United $^b$ | IV Liiga South 2nd | 1 | 2012 | 2016 | 0 | 11th (2012) |
| Warrior | 10th | 7 | 1995/96 | 2012 | 0 | 2nd (2004) |
| Fauna | 11th | 9 | 2001 | 2015 | 1 | 1st (2001) |
| Vastseliina $^{a,b}$ | 12th | 2 | 2014 | 2014 | 0 | 12th (2015) |
$^a$ – never been relegated from III Liiga
$^b$ – never played in II Liiga

## III liiga West
### Current clubs

The following clubs were competing in III Liiga South during the 2016 season.
| Club | 2015 | Seasons in III Liiga | First Season in III Liiga | Current run since | Titles | Last best finish |
| Kärdla LM $^a$ | 2nd | 9 | 2006 | 2014 | 0 | 2nd (2015) |
| Haapsalu $^a$ | 3rd | 2 | 2013 | 2015 | 0 | 3rd (2015) |
| Lihula $^{a,b}$ | 5th | 3 | 2013 | 2013 | 0 | 5th (2015) |
| Alexela $^b$ | 6th | 8 | 2002 | 2014 | 0 | 2nd (2005) |
| Kernu $^a$ | 9th | 13 | 2000 | 2009 | 1 | 1st (2002) |
| Poseidon $^{a,b}$ | IV Liiga East 1st | 0 | 2016 | 2016 | 0 | – |
| Pärnu Vaprus $^a$ | IV Liiga East 2nd | 3 | 1998 | 2016 | 1 | 1st (2000) |
| Zenit $^a$ | IV Liiga East 3rd | 0 | 2016 | 2016 | 0 | – |
| Lelle | 10th | 6 | 2002 | 2013 | 0 | 3rd (2014) |
| Raplamaa $^{a,b}$ | ? | 0 | 2016 | 2016 | 0 | – |
| Nõmme United II $^{a,b}$ | ? | 0 | 2016 | 2016 | 0 | – |
| Ajax II $^{a,b}$ | ? | 0 | 2016 | 2016 | 0 | – |
$^a$ – never been relegated from III Liiga
$^b$ – never played in II Liiga

## Champions and top goalscorers
### North division

| Season | | | | Top Goalscorer |
| 1995/96 | Tallinna Devia | Muuga Sadam | Kopli SK | |
| 1996/97 | Kopli SK | Maardu FS Junior | Kalevi ÜJP Jägala | |
| 1997/98 | FC M.C. Tallinn | Nõmme JK Kalju | Maardu FS Junior | Veiko Murumaa (Maardu FS Junior, 14 goals) |
| 1998 | Lasnamäe JK | Nõmme JK Kalju | Muuga Sadam | Karl Lepist (Nõmme JK Kalju, 14 goals) |
| 1999 | Maardu FS Junior | Tallinna Jalgpallikool | Nõmme JK Kalju | Lauri Kiviloo (Nõmme JK Kalju, 21 goals) |
| 2000 | TJK-83 Tallinn | Tallinna Jalgpallikool | Tallinna FC Feeling | Veniamin Levin (Tallinna SK ESS, 17 goals) |
| 2001 | FC M.C. Tallinn | Tallinna FC Ajax | Tallinna SK ESS | Ott Purje (FC M.C. Tallinn, 22 goals) |
| 2002 | Tallinna JK Dünamo | Tallinna SC Real | Tallinna Fortuna | Sergei Dmitrijev (FC Puuma Tallinn, 20 goals) |
| 2003 | JK Tallinna Kalev | FC Ajax Estel-85 | Eesti Telefoni SK | Vitali Kosterev (JK Tallinna Kalev, 20 goals) |
| 2004 | FC Elion | Nõmme JK Kalju | Tallinna LiVal Sport | Markko Kudu (Tallinna FC Olympic, 20 goals) |
| 2005 | JK Tondi | Keskerakonna JK | Tallinna LiVal Sport | Andrei Tšurikov (JK Tondi, 27 goals) |
| 2006 | Tallinna FC Ararat | Nõmme JK Kalju II | Tallinna JK Piraaja | Andrei Tšurikov (JK Tondi, 23 goals) |
| 2007 | SK Tallinna Sport | Keskerakonna JK | Saue JK | Janar Pajo (Saue JK, 23 goals) |
| 2008 | Keskerakonna JK | Tallinna JK Piraaja | Tallinna JK II | Kirill Abramov (Tallinna LiVal Sport, 21 goals) |
| 2009 | FC Ajax Veteranid | JK Tondi | Tallinna JK Legion II | Andrei Kobjakov (FC Ajax Veteranid, 20 goals) |
| 2010 | Tallinna FC Olympic | Tallinna JK Piraaja | Koeru JK | Rando Tamm (Tallinna FC Olympic, 20 goals) |
| 2011 | Tallinna FC Ararat TTÜ (2) | Saue JK Laagri | JK Tallinna Kalev III | Marion Adusoo (Koeru JK, 19 goals) |
| 2012 | FCF Tallinna Ülikool | Saue JK Laagri | JK Tallinna Kalev III | Even Laanemaa (FCF Tallinna Ülikool, 21 goals) |
| 2013 | Paide Linnameeskond II | JK Tallinna Kalev III | JK Tondi | Aleksei Naariste (JK Tallinna Kalev III, 26 goals) |
| 2014 | Tallinna JK Piraaja | Tallinna FC Charma | JK Retro | Dmitry Skiperskiy (JK Retro, 54 goals) |
| 2015 | JK Retro | JK Tallinna Kalev III | Tallinna SK Dnipro | Dmitry Skiperskiy (JK Retro, 45 goals) |
| 2016 | Pirita Reliikvia | Tallinna FC Hell Hunt | JK Retro | Dmitry Skiperskiy (JK Retro, 30 goals) |
| 2017 | Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta | Tallinna FC Hell Hunt | JK Tallinna Kalev III | Ian-Erik Valge (Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta, 34 goals) |
| 2018 | JK Retro (2) | Tallinna FC Zapoos | Harju JK Laagri | Dmitry Skiperskiy (JK Retro, 41 goals) |

### East division

| Season | | | | Top Goalscorer |
| 1995/96 | Kohtla-Järve Veteranid | FC Rakvere | Tapa Fortuna | |
| 1996/97 | Kiviõli JK Irbis | Tapa Fortuna | FC Rakvere | |
| 1997/98 | Narva Baltika | SK Tapa | Kehra Tempori | Aleksandr Kolossov (SK Tapa, 10 goals) |
| 1998 | Kohtla-Järve JK Alko | Kohtla-Järve SK Järve | SK Tapa | Sergei Akimov (SK Tapa, 9 goals) |
| 1999 | Tallinna FC Puuma | Kohtla-Järve SK Järve | Kolgaküla SK Rada/HKL | Sergei Akimov (SK Tapa, 14 goals) |
| 2000 | Narva Kick Sai | Jõhvi JK Orbiit | Sillamäe JK Kalev Junior | Vitali Belski (Narva Kick Sai, 10 goals) |
| 2001 | Tallinna SK Dvigatel | FC Viimsi | Kohtla-Järve JK Alko | Tarmo Kink (FC Viimsi, 31 goals) |
| 2002 | Kuusalu SK Rada | Jõhvi JK Orbiit | Paide JK | Aleksandr Avdeev (Kiviõli Tamme Auto, 28 goals) |
| 2003 | JK Voka | Tallinna JK II | FC Ajax Estel-86 | Aleksandr Avdeev (JK Voka, 38 goals) |
| 2004 | JK Sillamäe Kalev | Narva JK Trans II | FC Ajax Estel II | Aleksandr Avdeev (JK Voka, 33 goals) |
| 2005 | Jõhvi JK Orbiit | Lasnamäe FC Ajax II | Virumaa JK Rakvere | Pavel Kondratjev (JK Voka, 30 goals) |
| 2006 | Kiviõli Tamme Auto | Virumaa JK Rakvere | Kuusalu SK Rada | Eerik Heinpalu (Kaitsejõudude SK, 28 goals) |
| 2007 | Kohtla-Järve JK Alko | Tallinna FC Anzhi | Maardu Esteve | Tõnis Starkopf (Maardu Esteve, 43 goals) |
| 2008 | FC M.C. Tallinn | Operi Jalgpallikool | Maardu Esteve | Tõnis Starkopf (Maardu Esteve, 23 goals) |
| 2009 | Tallinna FC Atletik | Raasiku FC Joker | Maardu Esteve | Maksim Krivošein (Maardu Esteve, 34 goals) |
| 2010 | JK Sillamäe Kalev II | Tallinna JK Kotkad | FC Maardu | Maksim Krivošein (FC Maardu, 29 goals) |
| 2011 | FC Maardu | Kuusalu JK Rada | Rakvere JK Tarvas II | 3 players (19 goals) |
| 2012 | Raasiku FC Joker 1993 | JK Keskerakond | Lasnamäe FC Ajax II | Andrei Kobjakov (Lasnamäe FC Ajax II, 22 goals) |
| 2013 | Jõhvi FC Lokomotiv II | Tallinna JK Visadus | Tallinna FC Levadia III | Raido Vespere (FCF Järva-Jaani SK, 26 goals) |
| 2014 | Kuusalu JK Rada | Narva United FC | Kiviõli FC Irbis II | Sergei Popov (Kiviõli FC Irbis II, 28 goals) |
| 2015 | Tallinna FC Forza | Narva United FC | Maardu United | Jevgeni Tšigrinov (Tallinna FC Forza, 46 goals) |
| 2016 | Maardu United | Tallinna FC Infonet III | Kohtla-Järve JK Järve II | Sergei Akimov (Ambla Vallameeskond, 27 goals) |
| 2017 | Paide Linnameeskond III | FCI Tallinn III | JK Väätsa Vald | Vitas Mališauskas (FCI Tallinn III and Rauno Rikberg (Paide Linnameeskond III, 25 goals) |
| 2018 | Viimsi JK II | JK Loo | Lasnamäe FC Ajax II | Andrei Kobjakov (Lasnamäe FC Ajax II, 22 goals) |

### West division

| Season | | | | Top Goalscorer |
| 1995/96 | Kärdla JK | Märjamaa Kompanii | FC Haapsalu | |
| 1996/97 | Kuusalu SK Rada/HKL | Rapla JK Atli | FC Haapsalu | |
| 1997/98 | FC Kuressaare | Rapla JK Atli | 1. FC Tallinn | Toivo Alt (FC Kuressaare, 10 goals) |
| 1998 | Kehtna FC Flora | Järvamaa JK | Pärnu JK II | Aleksander Saharov (Kehtna FC Flora, 9 goals) |
| 1999 | Võhma Olümpia | Järvamaa JK/Arieks | Pärnu JK/Vapper | Ahti Klamp (Võhma Olümpia, 14 goals) |
| 2000 | Pärnu JK/Vapper | Märjamaa Kompanii | Keila JK | Aivar Israel (Keila JK, 10 goals) |
| 2001 | Märjamaa Kompanii | Keila JK Alibi | FC Kose | Jaanus Põllumees (FC Hansa United, 31 goals) |
| 2002 | FC Kernu Kadakas | FC Kose | Pakri SK Paldiski | Aivar Israel (Keila JK Alibi, 28 goals) |
| 2003 | Lelle SK | FC Kose | Tabasalu Palliklubi | Mihail Ištšuk (Lelle SK, 38 goals) |
| 2004 | Märjamaa Kompanii | FC Kose | Tabasalu Palliklubi | Marek Tiik (Märjamaa Kompanii, 33 goals) |
| 2005 | JK Tallinna Kalev II | Pakri SK Paldiski | JK Kernu Kadakas | Andrei Štukin (JK Tallinna Kalev II, 30 goals) |
| 2006 | Tabasalu Palliklubi | JK Kernu Kadakas | FC Haiba | Raigo Abel (JK Kernu Kadakas, 28 goals) |
| 2007 | JK Kaitseliit Kalev | Pärnu SK Kalev | FC Haapsalu | Aleksandr Vassiljev (FC Haapsalu, 43 goals) |
| 2008 | FC Toompea | Rummu Dünamo | FC Risti | Atko Väikmeri (FC Toompea, 23 goals) |
| 2009 | Rummu Dünamo | FC Haiba | FC Kose | Reimo Berkmann (Kärdla LM, 34 goals) |
| 2010 | Paide Kumake | FC Kose | Kehtna FC Flora | Tanel Oeselg (Kehtna FC Flora, 29 goals) |
| 2011 | Vändra JK Vaprus | Keila JK | Saaremaa JK aameraaS | Dmitri Skiperski (Eesti Koondis, 22 goals)) |
| 2012 | Eesti Koondis | Rummu Dünamo | Pärnu FC Metropool | Dmitri Skiperski (Eesti Koondis, 22 goals) |
| 2013 | JK Retro | JK Kernu Kadakas | Viimsi MRJK | Dmitri Skiperski (JK Retro, 26 goals) |
| 2014 | FC Kose | Saaremaa JK aameraaS | FC Lelle | Ülari Tohver (JK Pärnu-Jaagupi, 28 goals) |
| 2015 | Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi | Kärdla LM | Läänemaa JK Haapsalu | Vladislav Šikirjavõi (Läänemaa JK Haapsalu, 46 goals) |
| 2016 | Raplamaa JK | Pärnu JK Vaprus | FC Nõmme United II | Robert Veskimäe (FC Nõmme United II, 27 goals) |
| 2017 | Pärnu JK Poseidon | Tallinna FC Castovanni Eagles | Läänemaa JK | Andres Dobõšev-Proosväli (Läänemaa JK, 30 goals) |
| 2018 | FC Kose (2) | Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta II | Saue JK | Pelle Pohlak (FC Kose, 32 goals) |

### South division

| Season | | | | Top Goalscorer |
| 1995/96 | Võhma Linnameeskond | Valga FC Warrior | Viljandi MSK | |
| 1996/97 | Põltsamaa JK Sport | Võru JK Kalev | Viljandi MSK | |
| 1997/98 | Viljandi JK Tulevik II | Põltsamaa JK Sport | Tarvastu JK | Mark Orav (Viljandi JK Tulevik II, 11 goals) |
| 1998 | Põltsamaa JK Sport | Tarvastu JK | JK Karksi | Üllar Kütt (Põltsamaa JK Sport, 12 goals) |
| 1999 | Tarvastu JK | Võru JK Kalev | Tartu Jalgpallikool | Valeri Kuragin (Võru JK Kalev, 17 goals) |
| 2000 | Tartu JK Tammeka | JK Karksi | Viljandi PT | Vitali Gussev (Tartu JK Tammeka, 22 goals) |
| 2001 | Tartu TÜ/Fauna | Tarvastu JK | Võru SK Silja Sport | Egon Parve (Koeru SK, 17 goals) |
| 2002 | FC Valga II | Tarvastu JK | Võhma Linnameeskond | Eston Kurvits (Võru JK, 14 goals) |
| 2003 | Tartu JK Olümpia-2000 | JK Karksi | Pärnu Pataljoni JK | Artur Ossipov (Tartu JK Olümpia-2000, 20 goals) |
| 2004 | Pärnu Pataljoni JK | Valga FC Warrior | Koeru SK | Egon Parve (Koeru SK, 17 goals) |
| 2005 | Tartu Välk 494 | Tartu TÜ/Fauna | FCF Järva-Jaani SK | Egon Parve (Koeru SK, 22 goals) |
| 2006 | Paide FC Flora | Võru JK | Tartu JK Tammeka II | Rauno Rikberg (Paide FC Flora, 48 goals) |
| 2007 | Türi Ganvix JK | Viljandi JK Kodugaas | Jõgeva SK Tähe | Ergo Eelmäe (Türi Ganvix JK, 30 goals) |
| 2008 | Tartu FC Metec | Tartu SK 10 Premium | Põlva FC Lootos | Alar Alve (Põlva FC Lootos, 37 goals) |
| 2009 | Tartu FC HaServ | JK Luunja | FC Otepää | Alar Alve (Põlva FC Lootos, 32 goals) |
| 2010 | JK Luunja | Viljandi JK Kotkad | Põlva FC Lootos | Robert Pluum (JK Luunja, 22 goals) |
| 2011 | FC Elva | Jõgeva SK Noorus-96 | Võru JK | Mairo Tikerberi (Jõgeva SK Noorus-96, 28 goals) |
| 2012 | Tartu Quattromed | Jõgeva SK Noorus-96 | Viljandi JK Tulevik II | Ivar Sova (Tartu Quattromed, 33 goals) |
| 2013 | Võru JK | Viljandi JK Tulevik Vanakesed | FC Otepää | Maksim Mitrofanov (FC Tartu, 22 goals) |
| 2014 | Tõrva JK | SK Imavere Forss | SK Tääksi | Oliver Suur (Tõrva JK, 28 goals) |
| 2015 | Tartu FC Merkuur | Tartu FC Santos II | FC Otepää | 2 players, (22 goals) |
| 2016 | FC Otepää | FC Tarvastu | Vastseliina FC Tannem | Raul Lehismets (FC Otepää, 29 goals) |
| 2017 | Tartu JK Welco II | FC Tarvastu | FC Vastseliina | Reimo Ojala (Tartu JK Tammeka U19, 24 goals) |
| 2018 | Põhja-Sakala | SK Imavere | FC Tarvastu | Rasmus Alles (Viljandi JK Tulevik III, 30 goals) |