The 2018 II liiga was the 24th season of the II liiga, fourth-highest league for association football clubs in Estonia.

II Liiga North/East

2018 season

2018 II N/E Liiga consists of 14 different teams. Nine of them remain the same, two were promoted from III Liiga North, one from III Liiga South and two were relegated from higher divisions. Promoted teams were Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta, Tartu JK Welco II and Tartu JK Tammeka III and relegated teams were JK Sillamäe Kalev and Raasiku FC Joker. These teams replaced Tartu FC Merkuur (dissolved), Tallinna JK Legion, Võru FC Helios and Lasnamäe FC Ajax (promoted) and Tallinna JK Legion II (transferred to II S/W Liiga). There were two name changes as well: Narva United FC is now JK Narva Trans II and Tartu JK Tammeka U19's new name is Tartu JK Tammeka III. Tallinna FC Levadia III is now named FCI Tallinn because of the merging of these two teams.

Clubs

2018 II liiga is located in Estonia
Location of the 2018 II liiga N/E teams

The following clubs are competing in II liiga North/East during the 2018 season.

Club2017LocationTitlesLast best finish
Ararat13thTallinn03rd (2008)
FCI Tallinn2ndTallinn02nd (2017)
Joker8th in Esiliiga BRaasiku02nd (2014)
Järve II a, b, c14thJõhvi014th (2017)
Maardu LM II a, b10thMaardu010th (2017)
Maardu United a, b12thMaardu012th (2017)
Noorus a, b7thJõgeva05th (2013)
Piraaja b9thTallinn08th (2015)
Santos II a, b11thTartu011th (2017)
Sillamäe10th in MeistriliigaSillamäe21st (2000)
Tammeka III a, b, c5th in III Liiga SouthTartu0–
Trans II a, b8thNarva04th (2016)
Volta a, b1st in III Liiga NorthTallinn0–
Welco II a, b1st in III Liiga SouthTartu0–

a – never been relegated from II liiga b – never played in Esiliiga B/Esiliiga c – ineligible for promotion to Esiliiga B

Results

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation 1 Põhja-Tallinna Volta (C, P) 26 18 3 5 63 22 +41 57 Promotion to Esiliiga B 2 FCI Tallinn (Q) 26 18 3 5 71 29 +42 57 Qualification to Promotion play-offs 3 Sillamäe Kalev 26 17 5 4 66 38 +28 56 4 Jõgeva Noorus-96 26 13 5 8 62 49 +13 44 5 Raasiku Joker 26 14 2 10 56 44 +12 44 6 Narva Trans II 26 12 3 11 56 45 +11 39 7 Tallinna Ararat 26 11 5 10 43 47 −4 38 8 Kohtla-Järve Järve II 26 11 1 14 41 50 −9 34 9 Tartu Welco II 26 9 5 12 40 50 −10 32 10 Maardu Linnameeskond II 26 9 3 14 38 62 −24 30 11 Tallinna Piraaja 26 8 5 13 46 60 −14 29 12 Tartu Tammeka III (Q) 26 8 4 14 31 60 −29 28 Qualification to Relegation play-offs 13 Tartu Santos II (R) 26 7 2 17 37 76 −39 23 Relegation to III Liiga 14 Maardu United (D) 26 3 2 21 17 35 −18 11 DisqualifiedUpdated to match(es) played on 28 October 2018. Source: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored (C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated Notes:
1Põhja-Tallinna Volta (C, P)2618356322+4157Promotion to Esiliiga B
2FCI Tallinn (Q)2618357129+4257Qualification to Promotion play-offs
3Sillamäe Kalev2617546638+2856
4Jõgeva Noorus-962613586249+1344
5Raasiku Joker26142105644+1244
6Narva Trans II26123115645+1139
7Tallinna Ararat26115104347−438
8Kohtla-Järve Järve II26111144150−934
9Tartu Welco II2695124050−1032
10Maardu Linnameeskond II2693143862−2430
11Tallinna Piraaja2685134660−1429
12Tartu Tammeka III (Q)2684143160−2928Qualification to Relegation play-offs
13Tartu Santos II (R)2672173776−3923Relegation to III Liiga
14Maardu United (D)2632211735−1811Disqualified

Results table

Home \ AwayARAFCIJOKJÄRMAAMLMNRSPIRSANSILTAMTRAVOLWEL
Tallinna Ararat—2–21–43–1—1–02–61–21–00–06–12–21–06–3
FCI Tallinn3–0—1–31–4—6–23–32–03–05–14–09–00–32–1
Raasiku Joker3–20–1—5–0—3–12–25–14–03–42–02–01–44–4
Kohtla-Järve Järve II0–11–31–0—1–24–02–55–24–02–45–01–00–21–1
Maardu United3–20–22–4——————2–4—2–62–61–0
Maardu Linnameeskond II1–20–31–24–0w/o—0–34–25–14–02–03–21–12–2
Jõgeva Noorus-963–12–4w/o1–48–12–0—4–11–31–34–22–11–11–3
Tallinna Piraaja2–21–60–23–01–11–32–2—5–11–42–2w/o1–22–4
Tartu Santos II1–50–44–24–11–16–22–05–2—0–31–11–31–21–2
Sillamäe Kalev4–03–14–14–0—3–13–12–24–1—3–12–21–14–2
Tartu Tammeka III3–00–02–11–2w/o5–03–31–34–11–2—2–10–71–0
Narva Trans II1–1w/o3–01–2—9–02–31–05–15–35–0—2–0w/o
Põhja-Tallinna Volta0–12–35–12–0—2–04–21–25–01–03–03–2—4–0
Tartu Welco II2–00–41–21–0—2–20–20–37–21–13–11–20–2—

Statistics

RankPlayerClubGoals
Top scorers As of 23 September 2018. Rank Player Club Goals 1 Estonia Vassili Kulik Sillamäe Kalev 23 2 Estonia Vadim Mihhailov Narva Trans II 19 Estonia Kirill Novikov Sillamäe Kalev Estonia Stenver Kleimann-Leimann Jõgeva Noorus 5 Estonia Aleksei Šved FCI Tallinn 16 Nigeria Princewill Ani Põhja-Tallinna Volta 7 Estonia Rando Randjõe Raasiku Joker 15 8 Estonia Kaarel Põldma Jõgeva Noorus 14 Estonia Mihkel Paapsi Tallinna Piraaja 10 Estonia Artjom Ostrovski FCI Tallinn 11Most viewed matches As of 23 September 2018. Home team Away team Score Attendance Põhja-Tallinna Volta Sillamäe Kalev 1–0 340 Põhja-Tallinna Volta Maardu LM II 2–0 291 Põhja-Tallinna Volta FCI Tallinn 2–3 186 Least viewed matches As of 23 September 2018. Home team Away team Score Attendance FCI Tallinn Tartu Santos II 3–0 7 FCI Tallinn Kohtla-Järve Järve II 1–4 Tartu Santos II Sillamäe Kalev 0–3 8
1Estonia Vassili KulikSillamäe Kalev23
2Estonia Vadim MihhailovNarva Trans II19
Estonia Kirill NovikovSillamäe Kalev
Estonia Stenver Kleimann-LeimannJõgeva Noorus
5Estonia Aleksei ŠvedFCI Tallinn16
Nigeria Princewill AniPõhja-Tallinna Volta
7Estonia Rando RandjõeRaasiku Joker15
8Estonia Kaarel PõldmaJõgeva Noorus14
Estonia Mihkel PaapsiTallinna Piraaja
10Estonia Artjom OstrovskiFCI Tallinn11
Home teamAway teamScoreAttendance
Põhja-Tallinna VoltaSillamäe Kalev1–0340
Põhja-Tallinna VoltaMaardu LM II2–0291
Põhja-Tallinna VoltaFCI Tallinn2–3186
Home teamAway teamScoreAttendance
FCI TallinnTartu Santos II3–07
FCI TallinnKohtla-Järve Järve II1–4
Tartu Santos IISillamäe Kalev0–38

Attendances

TeamsTop home attendanceLow. home attendanceAvg. home attendanceAvg. away attendance
Tallinna FC Ararat TTÜ3922140
FCI Tallinn3771840
Raasiku FC Joker116375038
Kohtla-Järve JK Järve II43112633
Maardu Linnameeskond II78203848
Maardu United36232929
Jõgeva SK Noorus-9648112331
Tallinna JK Piraaja2171327
Tartu FC Santos II3581834
JK Sillamäe Kalev120226830
Tartu JK Tammeka III62113540
Narva JK Trans II85213943
Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta2914610241
Tartu JK Welco II44112336

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 (all relegated). Also Tallinna JK Dünamo changed its name to Tallinna JK Legion II.

Clubs

2018 II liiga is located in Estonia
Location of the 2018 II liiga S/W teams

The following clubs are competing in II liiga South/West during the 2018 season.

Club2017LocationTitlesLast best finish
Poseidon a, b1st in III Liiga WPärnu0–
Ganvix a, b5thTüri02nd (2015)
Legion II a, b, c–Tallinn0–
Kuressaare II a10thKuressaare11st (2003)
Kalev III a, b3rd in III Liiga NTallinn0–
Läänemaa a, b3rd in III Liiga WHaapsalu0–
Otepää a, b9thOtepää09th (2017)
Paide Linnameeskond III a, b1st in III Liiga EPaide0–
Raplamaa a, b8thRapla08th (2017)
Tabasalu a, b3rdTallinn03rd (2017)
Tulevik U214thViljandi02nd (1994/95)
Tõrva a, b13thKarksi-Nuia07th (2016)
Vaprus II a, b12thPärnu012th (2017)
Viimsi7th in Esiliiga BHaabneeme11st (2012)

a – never been relegated from II liiga b – never played in Esiliiga B/Esiliiga c – ineligible for promotion to Esiliiga B

Results

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Paide Linnameeskond III (C)2623218919+7071
2Viimsi (P)2621239719+7865Promotion to Esiliiga B
3Tabasalu (Q)2617366840+2854Qualification to Promotion play-offs
4Pärnu Vaprus II26132117453+2141
5Läänemaa26132116557+841
6Tallinna Legion II26114115455−137
7Pärnu Poseidon26103134562−1733
8Viljandi Tulevik U212693146172−1130
9Kuressaare II2693145178−2730
10Türi Ganvix2693144072−3230
11Otepää2683154663−1727
12Tõrva (Q)2682165081−3126Qualification to Relegation play-offs
13Tallinna Kalev III (R)2674154574−2925Relegation to III Liiga
14Raplamaa (R)2644184080−4016

Results table

Home \ AwayGVXKALKURLÄÄOTEPAIPOSRAPTABTJKTULTÕRVIIVAP
Türi Ganvix—3–02–44–23–30–64–21–23–11–02–53–10–40–8
Tallinna Kalev III6–1—4–21–12–00–54–02–22–13–64–20–31–11–2
Kuressaare II0–04–1—3–05–01–61–35–30–20–12–22–41–113–0
Läänemaa6–16–46–0—4–10–41–24–12–46–24–12–10–45–0
Otepää1–11–03–32–4—0–24–13–21–22–14–33–51–24–3
Paide Linnameeskond III4–01–06–14–33–1—3–04–15–03–12–14–12–15–2
Pärnu Poseidon0–23–14–01–11–00–4—1–04–60–05–06–11–50–2
Raplamaa1–23–52–41–21–01–11–3—2–25–11–21–11–30–4
Tabasalu1–08–13–02–04–31–14–06–0—w/o5–24–12–12–1
Tallinna Legion II4–21–10–54–23–11–41–27–14–2—2–14–10–32–4
Viljandi Tulevik U214–22–02–13–01–31–34–24–51–10–4—6–11–64–4
Tõrva2–16–11–20–30–30–37–25–31–31–11–6—1–33–2
Viimsi4–03–05–0w/o4–12–11–17–03–03–15–18–0—5–1
Pärnu Vaprus II1–27–17–25–03–10–35–11–01–22–22–05–22–3—

Statistics

RankPlayerClubGoals
Top scorers As of 30 October 2018. Rank Player Club Goals 1 Estonia Ken-Marten Tammeveski Viimsi JK 27 2 Estonia Tauri Tursk 20 3 Estonia Rauno Rikberg Paide Linnameeskond III 19 4 Estonia Lauri Varendi 17 Estonia Aare Avila Läänemaa JK 6 Estonia Eero Maling Viljandi Tulevik U21 15 7 Estonia Denis Ruus Legion II 14 Estonia Edwin Stüf Tabasalu Estonia Rasmus Tomson 10 Estonia Rene Prans Pärnu Vaprus II 13Most viewed matches As of 1 September 2018. Home team Away team Score Attendance Tabasalu Kuressaare II 3–0 468 Tabasalu Läänemaa 2–0 418 Tabasalu Pärnu Poseidon 4–0 399 Least viewed matches As of 23 September 2018. Home team Away team Score Attendance Tõrva Tallinna Kalev III 6–1 2 Tallinna Kalev III Viljandi Tulevik U21 4–2 4 Paide Linnameeskond III Raplamaa 4–1 7
1Estonia Ken-Marten TammeveskiViimsi JK27
2Estonia Tauri Tursk20
3Estonia Rauno RikbergPaide Linnameeskond III19
4Estonia Lauri Varendi17
Estonia Aare AvilaLäänemaa JK
6Estonia Eero MalingViljandi Tulevik U2115
7Estonia Denis RuusLegion II14
Estonia Edwin StüfTabasalu
Estonia Rasmus Tomson
10Estonia Rene PransPärnu Vaprus II13
Home teamAway teamScoreAttendance
TabasaluKuressaare II3–0468
TabasaluLäänemaa2–0418
TabasaluPärnu Poseidon4–0399
Home teamAway teamScoreAttendance
TõrvaTallinna Kalev III6–12
Tallinna Kalev IIIViljandi Tulevik U214–24
Paide Linnameeskond IIIRaplamaa4–17

Attendances

TeamsTop home attendanceLow. home attendanceAvg. home attendanceAvg. away attendance
Ganvix42173150
Kalev III2341556
Kuressaare II6372763
Legion II78103847
Läänemaa103387157
Otepää42102127
Paide Linnameeskond III6972558
Poseidon68113567
Raplamaa57143263
Tabasalu46819132140
Tulevik II49123352
Tõrva5722743
Vaprus II120133347
Viimsi72113955

Post-Season

League winner

3 November 2018 FinalPaide Linnameeskond III4–0Põhja-Tallinna JK VoltaTallinn
13:00Tubarik 20', 60' Rikberg 64', 66'Stadium: Kadrioru staadion Attendance: 120 Referee: Tanel Üprus

Promotion play-offs

4. November 2018 Semi-finalJK Tabasalu (II S/W 2nd)4–-FCI Tallinn (II N/E 2nd)Tabasalu, Estonia
14:00Tomson 32' Nahk 35', 78' Stüf 46'Stadium: Tabasalu Arena Attendance: 347 Referee: Reelika Turi
11. November 2018 Semi-finalFCI Tallinn(II N/E 2nd)-–+JK Tabasalu (II S/W 2nd)Tallinn, Estonia
17:00Stadium: Infoneti Lasnamäe Jalgpallihall
17. November 2018 FinalJK Tabasalu (II S/W 3rd)3–0Lasnamäe FC Ajax(Esiliiga B 9th)Tabasalu, Estonia
13:00Lõppe 39' Stüf 63' Samulin 76' (o.g.)Stadium: Tabasalu Arena Attendance: 225 Referee: Martti Pukk
24. November 2018 FinalLasnamäe FC Ajax(Esiliiga B 9th)1–4JK Tabasalu (II S/W 3rd)Tallinn, Estonia
13:00Kobjakov 45'Lõppe 26' (pen.) Tomson 54' 68' Maidla 89'Stadium: Ajaxi staadion Attendance: 44 Referee: Miko Pupart

Relegation play-offs

20. October 2018 Semi-finalTallinna FC Zapoos (III N 2nd)–:+JK Loo (III E 2nd)Tallinn, Harjumaa
12.00Stadium: Kalevi Keskstaadioni kunstmuruväljak Referee: Paul Kask
25. October 2018 Semi-finalJK Loo (III E 2nd)+:–Tallinna FC Zapoos (III N 2nd)Loo, Harjumaa
19.00Stadium: Loo kunstmuruväljak
04. November 2018 FinalJK Loo (III E 2nd)2–3Tartu JK Tammeka III (II N/E 12th)Loo, Harjumaa
14:00Kubber 24' Allmann 73'Enno 2', 13' Toomsalu 86'Stadium: Loo kunstmuruväljak Attendance: 8 Referee: Martti Pukk
11. November 2018 FinalTartu JK Tammeka III (II N/E 12th)3–0JK Loo (III E 2nd)Tartu, Tartumaa
15:00Enno 27' Palu 57' (o.g.) Pärn 60'Stadium: Tartu Sepa jalgpallikeskuse kunstmuruväljak Attendance: 27 Referee: Viljar Pennert
20. October 2018 Semi-finalSK Imavere (III S 2nd)–:+Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta II(III W 2nd)Järva, Järvamaa
13.00Stadium: Imavere stadium
27. October 2018 Semi-finalPõhja-Tallinna JK Volta II(III W 2nd)+:–SK Imavere (III S 2nd)Tallinn, Harjumaa
18.00Stadium: Sõle jalgpallihall
4. November 2018 FinalPõhja-Tallinna JK Volta II (III W 2nd)3–1Tõrva JK (II S/W 12th)Tallinn, Harjumaa
20:00Huttunen 43', 83' Ovsijenko 57'Külm 37' (pen.)Stadium: Sõle jalgpallihall Attendance: 16 Referee: Kristjan-Eric Lääne
11. November 2018 FinalTõrva JK (II S/W 12th)1–4Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta II (III W 2nd)Karksi-Nuia, Viljandimaa
14:00Orlo 71'Huttunen 43' Harkmann 69' (pen.) Põld 74' Kivi 90+1'Stadium: Karksi-Nuia Gümnaasiumi staadion Attendance: 14 Referee: Andrus Õun

(in Estonian). EJL. 31 October 2018.