# 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 (third bottom) 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 playoffs 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 (from Esiliiga) and Lasnamäe FC Ajax (from Esiliiga B). Tallinna JK Legion II joined the league from II S/W liiga. These teams replaced Tartu FC Santos II and Maardu United (dissolved), Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta (promoted) as well as Raasiku FC Joker and Tallinna JK Piraaja (transferred to II S/W liiga).

#### Clubs

The following clubs are competing in II liiga North/East during the 2019 season.
| Club | 2018 | Location | Titles | Last best finish |
| Ajax | 9th in Esiliiga B | Tallinn | 1 | 1st (2002) |
| Ararat | 7th | Tallinn | 0 | 3rd (2008) |
| FCI Tallinn | 2nd | Tallinn | 0 | 2nd (2018) |
| Järve II | 8th | Jõhvi | 0 | 8th (2018) |
| Legion II | 6th in II liiga S/W | Tallinn | 0 | – |
| Maardu LM II | 10th | Maardu | 0 | 10th (2017) |
| Noorus | 4th | Jõgeva | 0 | 4th (2018) |
| Santos | 7th in Esiliiga | Tartu | 0 | – |
| Sillamäe | 3rd | Sillamäe | 2 | 1st (2000) |
| Tammeka III | 12th | Tartu | 0 | 12th (2018) |
| Trans II | 6th | Narva | 0 | 4th (2016) |
| Volta II $^a$ | 2nd in III liiga West | Tallinn | 0 | – |
| Welco II | 9th | Tartu | 0 | 9th (2018) |
| Wolves | 4th in III liiga South | Jõgeva | 0 | – |
$^a$ – ineligible for promotion to Esiliiga B

## Statistics
### Winners

| Season | | Points | | Points | | Points | Top goalscorer | Goals |
| 1995–96 | Maardu Olümpia | 14 | JK Sillamäe Kalev | 11 | Narva Baltika | 11 | | |
| 1996–97 | Tallinna Dokker | 23 | Kohtla-Järve Eliit | 17 | Muuga Sadam | 14 | | |
| 1997–98 | Tallinna KSK Vigri | 28 | Kohtla-Järve Veteranid | 24 | Kiviõli Irbis | 23 | | |
| 1998 | Narva Baltika | 23 | M.C. Tallinn | 22 | Tallinna JK Dünamo | 21 | Heigo Välja (M.C. Tallinn) | 10 |
| 1999 | Tallinna JK Dünamo | 41 | Štrommi Tallinn | 31 | Kiviõli JK Irbis | 30 | Erik Šteinberg (Kiviõli JK Irbis) | 12 |
| 2000 | JK Sillamäe Kalev | 40 | Kohtla-Järve SK Järve | 31 | Maardu FS Junior | 25 | Konstantin Butajev (Maardu FS Junior) | 12 |
| 2001 | Narva Alstom Kick Sai | 39 | TJK-83 Tallinn | 38 | Maardu FS Junior | 32 | Konstantin Butajev (Maardu FS Junior) | 20 |
| 2002 | Tallinna FC Ajax Estel | 60 | M.C. Tallinn | 34 | Narva SK Kick Sai | 26 | Aleksei Titov (Tallinna FC Ajax Estel) | 39 |
| 2003 | Tallinna JK Dünamo (2) | 67 | Tallinna FC TVMK II | 66 | Tallinna FC Levadia II | 53 | Andrei Afanasov (FS Junior Maardu) | 26 |
| 2004 | JK Tallinna Kalev | 69 | Tartu JK Merkuur-Juunior | 65 | FC Puuma | 45 | Andrei Usmanov (Tartu JK Merkuur-Juunior) | 28 |
| 2005 | Nõmme JK Kalju | 59 | Alutaguse FC Lootus | 52 | FC Levadia-Juunior | 47 | Andrus Mitt (Nõmme JK Kalju) | 28 |
| 2006 | Narva Trans II | 69 | Sillamäe Kalev | 57 | JK Tallinna Kalev II | 42 | Aleksandr Avdeev (Sillamäe Kalev) | 34 |
| 2007 | Kiviõli Tamme Auto | 60 | VJK Rakvere | 52 | Tallinna FC Ararat | 51 | Alar Petrovits (VJK Rakvere) | 25 |
| 2008 | Kohtla-Järve FC Lootus | 69 | Tallinna JK Legion | 64 | Tallinna FC Ararat | 50 | Anton Semjonov (Kohtla-Järve FC Lootus) | 28 |
| 2009 | Jõhvi JK Orbiit | 59 | Tallinna JK Dünamo | 55 | Kohtla-Järve JK Alko | 55 | Andrei Afanasov (JK Tallinna Kalev U21) | 25 |
| 2010 | Tallinna FC Puuma | 59 | Tallinna FC Atletik | 55 | Nõmme Kalju FC II | 41 | Sten Teino (Tallinna FC Puuma) | 26 |
| 2011 | Rakvere JK Tarvas | 68 | Nõmme Kalju FC II | 61 | JK Sillamäe Kalev II | 56 | Joonas Ljaš (Rakvere JK Tarvas) | 27 |
| 2012 | Jõhvi FC Lokomotiv (2) | 66 | JK Sillamäe Kalev II | 53 | Nõmme Kalju FC II | 50 | Artisom Kavaliou (Kohtla-Järve JK Alko) | 21 |
| 2013 | Maardu FC Starbunker | 59 | FC Infonet II Tallinn | 57 | FCF Tallinna Ülikool | 54 | Klimentii Boldyrev (Maardu FC Starbunker) | 26 |
| 2014 | Paide Linnameeskond II | 61 | Raasiku FC Joker 1993 | 55 | Tartu JK Welco | 51 | Mairo Tikerberi (Jõgeva SK Noorus-96) | 27 |
| 2015 | Paide Linnameeskond U21 (2) | 61 | Tartu JK Welco | 56 | JK Luunja | 53 | Rauno Kööp (Paide Linnameeskond U21) | 20 |
| 2016 | Tartu FC Merkuur | 58 | Jõhvi FC Lokomotiv | 52 | FC Lasnamäe Ajax | 51 | Marek Šatov (Tartu FC Merkuur) | 28 |
| 2017 | Tallinna JK Legion | 60 | Tallinna FC Levadia III | 51 | Võru FC Helios | 49 | Marek Šatov (Tallinna FC Levadia III) Rejal Alijev (Tallinna JK Legion) | 33 |
| 2018 | Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta | 57 | FCI Tallinn | 57 | JK Sillamäe Kalev | 56 | Vassili Kulik (JK Sillamäe Kalev) | 23 |
| 2019 | FCI Tallinn | 64 | JK Sillamäe Kalev | 59 | Narva JK Trans II | 56 | Sander Pabo (FCI Tallinn) | 29 |
| 2020 | Tallinna JK Legion II | 60 | FC Tallinn | 60 | FCI Tallinn | 57 | Tarvi Suvi (Tartu FC Helios) | 30 |
* Bold teams were promoted

## II Liiga South/West
### 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 (all promoted), 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 were competing in II liiga South/West during the 2018 season.
| Club | 2017 | Location | Titles | Last best finish |
| Poseidon $^{a,b}$ | 1st in III Liiga W | Pärnu | 0 | – |
| Ganvix $^{a,b}$ | 5th | Türi | 0 | 2nd (2015) |
| Legion II $^{a,b,c}$ | – | Tallinn | 0 | – |
| Kuressaare II $^a$ | 10th | Kuressaare | 1 | 1st (2003) |
| Kalev III $^{a,b}$ | 3rd in III Liiga N | Tallinn | 0 | – |
| Läänemaa $^{a,b}$ | 3rd in III Liiga W | Haapsalu | 0 | – |
| Otepää $^{a,b}$ | 9th | Otepää | 0 | 9th (2017) |
| Paide Linnameeskond III $^{a,b}$ | 1st in III Liiga E | Paide | 0 | – |
| Raplamaa $^{a,b}$ | 8th | Rapla | 0 | 8th (2017) |
| Tabasalu $^{a,b}$ | 3rd | Tallinn | 0 | 3rd (2017) |
| Tulevik U21 | 4th | Viljandi | 0 | 2nd (1994/95) |
| Tõrva $^{a,b}$ | 13th | Karksi-Nuia | 0 | 7th (2016) |
| Vaprus II $^{a,b}$ | 12th | Pärnu | 0 | 12th (2017) |
| Viimsi | 7th in Esiliiga B | Haabneeme | 1 | 1st (2012) |
$^a$ – never been relegated from II liiga
$^b$ – never played in Esiliiga B/Esiliiga
$^c$ – ineligible for promotion to Esiliiga B

## Statistics
### Winners

| Season | | Points | | Points | | Points | Top goalscorer | Goals |
| 1995–96 | Pärnu United | 21 | Lokomotiiv Valga | 16 | Merkuur Tartu | 11 | | |
| 1996–97 | Merkuur Tartu | 28 | Tartu Jalgpallikool | 18 | Märjamaa Kompanii | 14 | | |
| 1997–98 | FC Lelle | 21 | Hiiu Kalur Kärdla | 20 | Tartu Jalgpallikool | 16 | | |
| 1998 | FC Lelle | 27 | Hiiu Kalur Kärdla | 17 | Märjamaa Kompanii | 13 | Ott Purje (FC Lelle) | 14 |
| 1999 | Merkuur Tartu | 54 | Hiiu Kalur Kärdla | 37 | Tervis Pärnu | 30 | Martti Pukk (Hiiu Kalur Kärdla) | 24 |
| 2000 | Pärnu FC Levadia | 49 | Paide Arieks | 35 | Hiiu Kalur Kärdla | 30 | Martti Pukk (Hiiu Kalur Kärdla) | 22 |
| 2001 | JK Tammeka Tartu | 45 | Pärnu JK Vaprus | 43 | Muhumaa JK | 33 | Kristjan Tiirik (JK Tammeka Tartu) | 20 |
| 2002 | JK Tervis Pärnu | 49 | FC Hiiu Kalur Kärdla | 32 | Sörve JK | 32 | Maikko Mölder (Sörve JK) | 24 |
| 2003 | Sörve JK | 57 | FC Hiiu Kalur Kärdla | 55 | HÜJK Emmaste | 42 | Martti Pukk (FC Hiiu Kalur Kärdla) | 26 |
| 2004 | Pärnu JK Vaprus | 76 | FC Elva | 58 | FC Hiiu Kalur Kärdla | 42 | Indrek Joost (Pärnu JK Vaprus) | 28 |
| 2005 | Pärnu Pataljoni JK | 62 | FC Tarvastu | 58 | FC Elion | 49 | Sergei Zenjov (Pärnu Pataljoni JK) | 27 |
| 2006 | Tartu Välk 494 | 59 | FC Tarvastu | 55 | Pärnu Pataljoni JK | 54 | Ants Palumaa (FC Tarvastu) | 30 |
| 2007 | Paide FC Flora | 61 | Sörve JK | 59 | Tartu JK Maag Tammeka III | 54 | Rauno Rikberg (Paide FC Flora) | 34 |
| 2008 | Tartu FC Santos | 58 | FC Nõmme United | 55 | Viljandi JK Tulevik II | 48 | Ivar Sova (FC Nõmme United) | 27 |
| 2009 | FC Nõmme United | 58 | Tartu JK Tammeka II | 57 | Türi Ganvix JK | 43 | Ivar Sova (FC Nõmme United) | 39 |
| 2010 | Tartu FC HaServ | 62 | HÜJK Emmaste | 52 | FC Nõmme United | 47 | Sander Lepik (FC Nõmme United) | 20 |
| 2011 | Tartu FC HaServ | 62 | Tartu JK Tammeka II | 62 | Paide Kumake | 54 | Rasmus Luhakooder (Viljandi JK Tulevik) | 23 |
| 2012 | HÜJK Emmaste | 69 | Viljandi JK Tulevik | 56 | Vändra JK Vaprus | 51 | Ergo Eessaar (Tartu SK 10 II) | 39 |
| 2013 | Tartu FC Santos | 73 | Sörve JK | 49 | Türi Ganvix JK | 48 | Alar Alve (Tartu FC Santos) Sander Lepik (FC Nõmme United) | 25 |
| 2014 | JK Tallinna Kalev U21 | 61 | FCF Tallinna Ülikool | 59 | Saue JK Laagri | 36 | Karl Anton Sõerde (Viimsi MRJK) | 28 |
| 2015 | FCF Tallinna Ülikool | 63 | Türi Ganvix JK | 53 | Viljandi JK Tulevik U21 | 52 | Rauno Nõmmiko (FCF Tallinna Ülikool) | 32 |
| 2016 | Paide Linnameeskond II | 67 | Keila JK | 62 | FC Nõmme United | 60 | Kevin Mätas (FC Nõmme United) | 38 |
| 2017 | FC Nõmme United | 71 | Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi | 60 | JK Tabasalu | 48 | Mark Kolosov (FC Nõmme United) | 50 |
| 2018 | Paide Linnameeskond III | 71 | Viimsi JK | 65 | JK Tabasalu | 54 | Ken-Marten Tammeveski (Viimsi JK) | 27 |
| 2019 | Paide Linnameeskond III | 64 | JK Tallinna Kalev III | 56 | Läänemaa JK | 49 | Juhan Jograf Siim (Tallinna JK Piraaja) | 35 |
| 2020 | Paide Linnameeskond III | 76 | Harju JK Laagri | 59 | Raasiku FC Joker | 57 | Marek Suursaar (FC Kuressaare II) | 38 |
* Bold teams were promoted

## Promotion

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.

## II liiga finals

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