II liiga#East/North zone
{{Short description|Estonian football league}}
{{Update|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox football league
| name = II liiga
| pixels = 140
| country = Estonia
| confed = UEFA
| founded =
| divisions = II East/North
II West/South
| teams = 28 (14 in each division)
| promotion = Esiliiga B
| relegation = III liiga
| levels = 4
| domest_cup = Estonian Cup
Estonian Small Cup
| confed_cup =
| champions = Paide Linnameeskond III
| season = 2018
| most successful club =
| website =
| current = 2022 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.{{cite web|url=http://jalgpall.ee/docs/Eesti%202017.%20a%20meistriv%F5istluste%20Premium%20ja%20Esiliiga%20juhend%20.pdf |title=Eesti 2017.a meistrivõistluste Meistri- ja Esiliiga juhend |access-date=8 December 2016 |date=27 November 2016|work=jalgpall.ee |publisher=Estonian Football Association |language=et}}
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==
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The following clubs are competing in II liiga North/East during the 2019 season.
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
Club
!2018 !Location !Titles !Last best finish |
---|
style="text-align:left;"|Ajax
|9th in Esiliiga B |1 | 1st (2002) |
style="text-align:left;"|Ararat
|7th |0 |3rd (2008) |
style="text-align:left;"|FCI Tallinn
|2nd |0 |2nd (2018) |
style="text-align:left;"|Järve II
|8th |0 | 8th (2018) |
style="text-align:left;"|Legion II
|6th in II liiga S/W |0 | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Maardu LM II
|10th |0 | 10th (2017) |
style="text-align:left;"|Noorus
|4th |0 |4th (2018) |
style="text-align:left;"|Santos
|7th in Esiliiga |0 | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Sillamäe
|3rd |2 |1st (2000) |
style="text-align:left;"|Tammeka III
|12th |0 |12th (2018) |
style="text-align:left;"|Trans II
|6th |0 |4th (2016) |
style="text-align:left;"|Volta II a
|2nd in III liiga West |0 | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Welco II
|9th |0 |9th (2018) |
style="text-align:left;"|Wolves
|4th in III liiga South |0 | – |
a – ineligible for promotion to Esiliiga B
Statistics
=Winners=
class="wikitable collapsible"
!width=100px|Season !width=190px|{{gold1}} !width=30px|Points !width=190px|{{silver2}} !width=30px|Points !width=190px|{{bronze3}} !width=30px|Points !width=320px|Top goalscorer !width=40px|Goals | ||||
align=center|1995–96 | 14 | 11 | 11
| | |
align=center|1996–97 | 23 | 17 | 14
| | |
align=center|1997–98 | 28 | 24 | 23
| | |
align=center|1998 | 23 | 22 | 21
|{{flagicon|EST}} Heigo Välja (M.C. Tallinn) | 10 |
align=center|1999 | 41 | 31 | 30
|{{flagicon|EST}} Erik Šteinberg (Kiviõli JK Irbis) | 12 |
align=center|2000 | 40 | 31 | 25
|{{flagicon |
|-
|align=center|2001
|Narva Alstom Kick Sai || 39
|TJK-83 Tallinn || 38
|Maardu FS Junior || 32
|{{flagicon|}} Konstantin Butajev (Maardu FS Junior) || 20
|-
|align=center|2002
|Tallinna FC Ajax Estel || 60
|M.C. Tallinn || 34
|Narva SK Kick Sai || 26
|{{flagicon|EST}} Aleksei Titov (Tallinna FC Ajax Estel) || 39
|-
|align=center|2003
|Tallinna JK Dünamo (2) || 67
|Tallinna FC TVMK II || 66
|Tallinna FC Levadia II || 53
|{{flagicon|EST}} Andrei Afanasov (FS Junior Maardu) || 26
|-
|align=center|2004
|JK Tallinna Kalev || 69
|Tartu JK Merkuur-Juunior || 65
|FC Puuma || 45
|{{flagicon|EST}} Andrei Usmanov (Tartu JK Merkuur-Juunior) || 28
|-
|align=center|2005
|Nõmme JK Kalju || 59
|Alutaguse FC Lootus || 52
|FC Levadia-Juunior || 47
|{{flagicon|EST}} Andrus Mitt (Nõmme JK Kalju) || 28
|-
|align=center|2006
|Narva Trans II || 69
|Sillamäe Kalev || 57
|JK Tallinna Kalev II || 42
|{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Avdeev (Sillamäe Kalev) || 34
|-
|align=center|2007
|Kiviõli Tamme Auto || 60
|VJK Rakvere || 52
|Tallinna FC Ararat || 51
|{{flagicon|EST}} Alar Petrovits (VJK Rakvere) || 25
|-
|align=center|2008
|Kohtla-Järve FC Lootus || 69
|Tallinna JK Legion || 64
|Tallinna FC Ararat || 50
|{{flagicon|EST}} Anton Semjonov (Kohtla-Järve FC Lootus) || 28
|-
|align=center|2009
|Jõhvi JK Orbiit || 59
|Tallinna JK Dünamo || 55
|Kohtla-Järve JK Alko || 55
|{{flagicon|EST}} Andrei Afanasov (JK Tallinna Kalev U21) || 25
|-
|align=center|2010
|Tallinna FC Puuma || 59
|Tallinna FC Atletik || 55
|Nõmme Kalju FC II || 41
|{{flagicon|EST}} Sten Teino (Tallinna FC Puuma) || 26
|-
|align=center|2011
|Rakvere JK Tarvas || 68
|Nõmme Kalju FC II || 61
|JK Sillamäe Kalev II || 56
|{{flagicon|EST}} Joonas Ljaš (Rakvere JK Tarvas) || 27
|-
|align=center|2012
|Jõhvi FC Lokomotiv (2) || 66
|JK Sillamäe Kalev II || 53
|Nõmme Kalju FC II || 50
|{{flagicon|BLR}} Artisom Kavaliou (Kohtla-Järve JK Alko) || 21
|-
|align=center|2013
|59
|FC Infonet II Tallinn || 57
|FCF Tallinna Ülikool || 54
|{{flagicon|UKR}} Klimentii Boldyrev (Maardu FC Starbunker) || 26
|-
|align=center|2014
|Paide Linnameeskond II || 61
|Raasiku FC Joker 1993 || 55
|Tartu JK Welco || 51
|{{flagicon|EST}} Mairo Tikerberi (Jõgeva SK Noorus-96) || 27
|-
|align=center|2015
|Paide Linnameeskond U21 (2) || 61
|Tartu JK Welco || 56
|JK Luunja || 53
|{{flagicon|EST}} Rauno Kööp (Paide Linnameeskond U21) || 20
|-
|align=center|2016
|Tartu FC Merkuur || 58
|Jõhvi FC Lokomotiv || 52
|FC Lasnamäe Ajax || 51
|{{flagicon|EST}} Marek Šatov (Tartu FC Merkuur) || 28
|-
|align=center|2017
|Tallinna JK Legion || 60
|Tallinna FC Levadia III || 51
|Võru FC Helios || 49
|{{flagicon|EST}} Marek Šatov (Tallinna FC Levadia III)
{{flagicon|}} Rejal Alijev (Tallinna JK Legion) || 33
|-
|align=center|2018
|Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta || 57
|FCI Tallinn || 57
|JK Sillamäe Kalev || 56
|{{flagicon|EST}} Vassili Kulik (JK Sillamäe Kalev) || 23
|-
|align=center|2019
|FCI Tallinn || 64
|JK Sillamäe Kalev || 59
|Narva JK Trans II || 56
|{{flagicon|EST}} Sander Pabo (FCI Tallinn) || 29
|-
|align=center|2020
| Tallinna JK Legion II || 60
| FC Tallinn || 60
| FCI Tallinn || 57
| {{flagicon|EST}} Tarvi Suvi (Tartu FC Helios) || 30
|}
- Bold teams were promoted
II Liiga South/West
=2018 season=
{{Infobox football league
| name = II Liiga South/West
| logo =
| pixels = 140
| country =
| confed =
| founded =
| teams = 14
| promotion =
| relegation =
| levels =
| domest_cup =
| confed_cup =
| champions = FC Nõmme United
| season = 2017
| most successful club = FC Santos Tartu (3)
| website = [http://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/madalamad-liigad/2/II.W/S II Liiga]
| current =
}}
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=
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The following clubs were competing in II liiga South/West during the 2018 season.
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Club
!2017 !Location !Titles !Last best finish |
---|
style="text-align:left;"|Poseidon a, b
|1st in III Liiga W |0 | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Ganvix a, b
|5th |Türi |0 |2nd (2015) |
style="text-align:left;"|Legion II a, b, c
| – |0 | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Kuressaare II a
|10th |1 |1st (2003) |
style="text-align:left;"|Kalev III a, b
|3rd in III Liiga N |0 | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Läänemaa a, b
|3rd in III Liiga W |0 | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Otepää a, b
|9th |0 |9th (2017) |
style="text-align:left;"|Paide Linnameeskond III a, b
|1st in III Liiga E |0 | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Raplamaa a, b
|8th |0 |8th (2017) |
style="text-align:left;"|Tabasalu a, b
|3rd |0 |3rd (2017) |
style="text-align:left;"|Tulevik U21
|4th |0 |2nd (1994/95) |
style="text-align:left;"|Tõrva a, b
|13th |0 |7th (2016) |
style="text-align:left;"|Vaprus II a, b
|12th |0 |12th (2017) |
style="text-align:left;"|Viimsi
|7th in Esiliiga B |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=
class="wikitable"
!width=70px|Season !width=190px|{{gold1}} !width=30px|Points !width=190px|{{silver2}} !width=30px|Points !width=190px|{{bronze3}} !width=30px|Points !width=300px|Top goalscorer !width=40px|Goals | ||||
align=center|1995–96
|21 |16 |11 | | | ||||
align=center|1996–97
|28 |18 |14 | | | ||||
align=center|1997–98
|21 |20 |16 | | | ||||
align=center|1998
|27 |17 |13 |{{flagicon|EST}} Ott Purje (FC Lelle) |14 | ||||
align=center|1999
|54 |37 |30 |{{flagicon|EST}} Martti Pukk (Hiiu Kalur Kärdla) |24 | ||||
align=center|2000
|49 |35 |30 |{{flagicon|EST}} Martti Pukk (Hiiu Kalur Kärdla) |22 | ||||
align=center|2001
|45 |43 |33 |{{flagicon|EST}} Kristjan Tiirik (JK Tammeka Tartu) |20 | ||||
align=center|2002
|49 |32 |32 |{{flagicon|EST}} Maikko Mölder (Sörve JK) |24 | ||||
align=center|2003
|57 |55 |42 |{{flagicon|EST}} Martti Pukk (FC Hiiu Kalur Kärdla) |26 | ||||
align=center|2004
|76 |58 |42 |{{flagicon|EST}} Indrek Joost (Pärnu JK Vaprus) |28 | ||||
align=center|2005
|62 |58 |49 |{{flagicon|EST}} Sergei Zenjov (Pärnu Pataljoni JK) |27 | ||||
align=center|2006
|59 |55 |54 |{{flagicon|EST}} Ants Palumaa (FC Tarvastu) |30 | ||||
align=center|2007
|61 |59 |54 |{{flagicon|EST}} Rauno Rikberg (Paide FC Flora) |34 | ||||
align=center|2008
|58 |55 |48 |{{flagicon|EST}} Ivar Sova (FC Nõmme United) |27 | ||||
align=center|2009
|58 |57 |43 |{{flagicon|EST}} Ivar Sova (FC Nõmme United) |39 | ||||
align=center|2010
|62 |52 |47 |{{flagicon|EST}} Sander Lepik (FC Nõmme United) |20 | ||||
align=center|2011
|62 |62 |54 |{{flagicon|EST}} Rasmus Luhakooder (Viljandi JK Tulevik) |23 | ||||
align=center|2012
|69 |56 |51 |{{flagicon|EST}} Ergo Eessaar (Tartu SK 10 II) |39 | ||||
align=center|2013
|73 |49 |48 |{{flagicon|EST}} Alar Alve (Tartu FC Santos) |25 | ||||
align=center|2014
|61 |59 |36 |{{flagicon|EST}} Karl Anton Sõerde (Viimsi MRJK) |28 | ||||
align=center|2015
|63 |53 |52 |{{flagicon|EST}} Rauno Nõmmiko (FCF Tallinna Ülikool) |32 | ||||
align=center|2016
|67 |62 |60 |{{flagicon|EST}} Kevin Mätas (FC Nõmme United) |38 | ||||
align=center|2017
|71 |60 |48 |{{flagicon|EST}} Mark Kolosov (FC Nõmme United) |50 | ||||
align=center|2018
|71 |65 |54 |{{flagicon|EST}} Ken-Marten Tammeveski (Viimsi JK) |27 | ||||
align=center|2019
|64 |56 |49 |{{flagicon|EST}} Juhan Jograf Siim (Tallinna JK Piraaja) |35 | ||||
align=center|2020 | 76 | 59 | 57
| {{flagicon|EST}} 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.
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{{col-2}}
= First round =
class="wikitable"
!Season !width=160px|II N/E 2nd !width=160px|II S/W 2nd !width=70px|Game 1 !width=70px|Game 2 | ||
2011 | Tartu JK Tammeka II
| 1:0 | 1:5 |
2012 | Viljandi JK Tulevik
| 0:0 | 1:4 |
2013 | Sörve JK
| 3:2 | 5:2 |
2014 | FCF Tallinna Ülikool
| w/o | w/o |
2015 | Türi JK Ganvix
| w/o | w/o |
2016 | Keila JK
|0:1 | 0:8 |
2017 | Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi
| w/o | w/o |
2018 | JK Tabasalu
| –:4 | w/o |
2019 | Läänemaa JK
| 2:1 | 2:0 |
{{col-2}}
= Second round =
class="wikitable"
!width=160px|First round Winner !width=160px|Esiliiga/Esiliiga B 8th !width=70px|Game 1 !width=70px|Game 2 | ||
Tartu JK Tammeka II | Pärnu Linnameeskond
|1:0 | 0:1 (5:4 p) |
Viljandi JK Tulevik | Tartu JK Tammeka II
|1:1 | 2:1 (aet) |
Tallinna FC Infonet II | Tallinna JK Dünamo
|6:1 | 5:0 |
Raasiku FC Joker 1993 | Tallinna FC Ararat TTÜ
|3:1 | 4:6 |
Tartu JK Welco | FC Puuma
|5:0 | 0:2 |
Keila JK | Viimsi JK
|2:1 | 0:1 |
Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi1 | | | |
JK Tabasalu | Lasnamäe FC Ajax
|3:0 | 4:1 |
JK Sillamäe Kalev | | |
;Notes
- Note 1: No promotion play-offs were played because FCI Tallinn and Tallinna FC Levadia merged and JK Sillamäe Kalev was relegated to II liiga because of financial difficulties.
{{col-end}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/madalamad-liigad/182/II-liiga-voitja|title=II Liiga võitja|work=jalgpall.ee |publisher=Estonian Football Association |language=et}}
{{Footballbox collapsible
| round =
| date = 2012
| time = 14:00
| team1 = Jõhvi FC Lokomotiv
| score = 0–3
| report = https://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/protocol/46060
| team2 = HÜJK Emmaste
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Janar Tükk {{goal|27}}
Kristjan Paapsi {{goal|46}}
Ergo Reinvald {{goal|89}}
| stadium = Sportland Arena
| attendance = 25
| referee = Grigori Ošomkov
}}
{{Footballbox collapsible
| round =
| date = 2013
| time = 10:00
| team1 = Tartu FC Santos
| score = 2–1
| report = https://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/protocol/51015
| team2 = Maardu FC Starbunker
| goals1 = Taavi Vellemaa {{goal|62}}
Alar Alve {{goal|87}}
| goals2 = Vadim Šalabai {{goal|25}}
| stadium = Tamme Stadium
| attendance = 76
| referee = Mart Martin
}}
{{Footballbox collapsible
| round =
| date = 2014
| time = 19:30
| team1 = JK Tallinna Kalev II
| score = 2–1
| report = https://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/protocol/56371
| team2 = Paide Linnameeskond II
| goals1 = Timo Paal {{goal|7}}
Mikk Mario Mõistlik {{goal|62}}
| goals2 = Tarmo Paju {{goal|17}}
| stadium = Kalevi Keskstaadion
| attendance = 35
| referee = Andrei Karhu
}}
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| round =
| date = 2015
| time = 19:30
| team1 = FCF Tallinna Ülikool
| score = 4–1
| report = https://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/protocol/61756
| team2 = Paide Linnameeskond II
| goals1 = Robert Veskimäe {{goal|10}}
Sander Lepik {{goal|71}}
Mark Kolosov {{goal|86}}
Rasmus Munskind {{goal|90}}
| goals2 = Volodja Erdei {{goal|5}}
| stadium = Sportland Arena
| attendance = 30
| referee = Aleksei Smirnov
}}
{{Footballbox collapsible
| round =
| date = 2016
| time = 13:00
| team1 = Paide Linnameeskond II
| score = 8–0
| report = https://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/protocol/66950
| team2 = Tartu FC Merkuur
| goals1 = Carl Tubarik {{goal|3|pen.}}
Martin Saar {{goal|9}}, {{goal|34}}
Rauno Rikberg {{goal|37}}, {{goal|42}}, {{goal|63}}
Priit Raal {{goal|39}}
Andre Mägi {{goal|85}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Paide linnastaadion
| attendance = 75
| referee = Paul Kask
}}
{{Footballbox collapsible
| round =
| date = 2017
| time = 19:00
| team1 = FC Nõmme United
| score = 2–2
| report = http://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/protocol/72920
| team2 = Tallinna JK Legion
| goals1 = Rasmus Värk {{goal|17}}
Mark Kolosov {{goal|66}}
| goals2 = Jevgeni Baranov {{goal|25}}
Kirill Vinogradov {{goal|38}}
| stadium = Wismari staadion
| attendance = 55
| referee = Roman Daniljuk
| penaltyscore = 2–4
}}
{{Footballbox collapsible
| round =
| date = 2018
| time = 13:00
| team1 = Paide Linnameeskond III
| score = 4–0
| report = http://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/protocol/79310
| team2 = Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta
| goals1 =
- Carl Tubarik {{goal|20}}, {{goal|60}}
- Rauno Rikberg {{goal|64}}, {{goal|66}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Kadrioru staadion
| attendance = 127
| referee = Tanel Üprus
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/madalamad-liigad/1/II.E/N II Liiga North/East]
- [http://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/madalamad-liigad/2/II.W/S II Liiga South/West]
{{II liiga teamlist}}
{{Football in Estonia}}
{{UEFA fourth leagues}}