Football in Estonia is
governed by the Estonian Football Association (Eesti Jalgpalli Liit). The EJL controls
the domestic club championships (Meistriliiga, II liiga, III liiga, IV liiga; Naiste Meistriliiga, Naiste Esiliiga, Naiste II liiga), the Estonian Cup, Estonian SuperCup, Estonian Small Cupand the national teams (Estonia national football team, Estonia women's national football team, all youth teams).
The Estonian
football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football
in Estonia. Reserve teams play in the same league pyramid as their feeder
clubs, but, like in most other leagues, can't be promoted to the same division.
The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between
leagues at different levels, and allows even the smallest club to dream of
rising to the very top of the system. An additional league, Esiliiga B, was
added between Esiliiga and II Liiga for the 2013 season. In 2013 there were 145 teams in 12
leagues, although the exact number of clubs varies from year to year as clubs
join and leave leagues or fold altogether.
The table below shows the current structure of the system. For each division, its official name, its name in English and number of clubs is given. Each division promotes to the division(s) that lie directly above it and relegates to the division(s) that lie directly below it.
Level
|
League(s)/Division(s)
|
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1
|
Meistriliiga
(Premier League) 10 teams |
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2
|
Esiliiga
(First Division) 10 teams |
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3
|
Esiliiga B
(First Division B) 10 teams |
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4
|
II liiga Ida/Põhi
(Second Division East/North) |
II liiga Lääs/Lõuna
(Second Division West/South) |
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5
|
III liiga Ida
(Third Division East) |
III liiga Põhi
(Third Division North) |
III liiga
Lääs
(Third Division West) |
III liiga Lõuna
(Third Division South) |
6
|
IV liiga Ida
(Fourth Division East) |
IV liiga Põhi
(Fourth Division North) |
IV liiga Lääs
(Fourth Division West) |
IV liiga Lõuna
(Fourth Division South) |
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