2018 II liiga
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, Tallinna JK Legion, Võru FC Helios and Lasnamäe FC Ajax and Tallinna JK Legion II. 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
The following clubs are competing in II liiga North/East during the 2018 season.Club | 2017 | Location | Titles | Last best finish |
Ararat | 13th | Tallinn | 0 | 3rd |
FCI Tallinn | 2nd | Tallinn | 0 | 2nd |
Joker | 8th in Esiliiga B | Raasiku | 0 | 2nd |
Järve II a, b, c | 14th | Jõhvi | 0 | 14th |
Maardu LM II a, b | 10th | Maardu | 0 | 10th |
Maardu United a, b | 12th | Maardu | 0 | 12th |
Noorus a, b | 7th | Jõgeva | 0 | 5th |
Piraaja b | 9th | Tallinn | 0 | 8th |
Santos II a, b | 11th | Tartu | 0 | 11th |
Sillamäe | 10th in Meistriliiga | Sillamäe | 2 | 1st |
Tammeka III a, b, c | 5th in III Liiga South | Tartu | 0 | – |
Trans II a, b | 8th | Narva | 0 | 4th |
Volta a, b | 1st in III Liiga North | Tallinn | 0 | – |
Welco II a, b | 1st in III Liiga South | Tartu | 0 | – |
a – never been relegated from II liiga
b – never played in Esiliiga B/Esiliiga
c – ineligible for promotion to Esiliiga B
Results
League table
Results table
Statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Vassili Kulik | Sillamäe Kalev | 23 |
2 | Vadim Mihhailov | Narva Trans II | 19 |
2 | Kirill Novikov | Sillamäe Kalev | 19 |
2 | Stenver Kleimann-Leimann | Jõgeva Noorus | 19 |
5 | Aleksei Šved | FCI Tallinn | 16 |
5 | Princewill Ani | Põhja-Tallinna Volta | 16 |
7 | Rando Randjõe | Raasiku Joker | 15 |
8 | Kaarel Põldma | Jõgeva Noorus | 14 |
8 | Mihkel Paapsi | Tallinna Piraaja | 14 |
10 | Artjom Ostrovski | FCI Tallinn | 11 |
Most viewed matches
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
Home team | Away team | Score | Attendance |
FCI Tallinn | Tartu Santos II | 3–0 | 7 |
FCI Tallinn | Kohtla-Järve Järve II | 1–4 | 7 |
Tartu Santos II | Sillamäe Kalev | 0–3 | 8 |
Attendances
Teams | Top home attendance | Low. home attendance | Avg. home attendance | Avg. away attendance |
Tallinna FC Ararat TTÜ | 39 | 2 | 21 | 40 |
FCI Tallinn | 37 | 7 | 18 | 40 |
Raasiku FC Joker | 116 | 37 | 50 | 38 |
Kohtla-Järve JK Järve II | 43 | 11 | 26 | 33 |
Maardu Linnameeskond II | 78 | 20 | 38 | 48 |
Maardu United | 36 | 23 | 29 | 29 |
Jõgeva SK Noorus-96 | 48 | 11 | 23 | 31 |
Tallinna JK Piraaja | 21 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
Tartu FC Santos II | 35 | 8 | 18 | 34 |
JK Sillamäe Kalev | 120 | 22 | 68 | 30 |
Tartu JK Tammeka III | 62 | 11 | 35 | 40 |
Narva JK Trans II | 85 | 21 | 39 | 43 |
Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta | 291 | 46 | 102 | 41 |
Tartu JK Welco II | 44 | 11 | 23 | 36 |
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, 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 are 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 |
Legion II a, b, c | – | Tallinn | 0 | – |
Kuressaare II a | 10th | Kuressaare | 1 | 1st |
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 |
Paide Linnameeskond III a, b | 1st in III Liiga E | Paide | 0 | – |
Raplamaa a, b | 8th | Rapla | 0 | 8th |
Tabasalu a, b | 3rd | Tallinn | 0 | 3rd |
Tulevik U21 | 4th | Viljandi | 0 | 2nd |
Tõrva a, b | 13th | Karksi-Nuia | 0 | 7th |
Vaprus II a, b | 12th | Pärnu | 0 | 12th |
Viimsi | 7th in Esiliiga B | Haabneeme | 1 | 1st |
a – never been relegated from II liiga
b – never played in Esiliiga B/Esiliiga
c – ineligible for promotion to Esiliiga B
Results
League table
Results table
Statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Ken-Marten Tammeveski | Viimsi JK | 27 |
2 | Tauri Tursk | Viimsi JK | 20 |
3 | Rauno Rikberg | Paide Linnameeskond III | 19 |
4 | Lauri Varendi | Paide Linnameeskond III | 17 |
4 | Aare Avila | Läänemaa JK | 17 |
6 | Eero Maling | Viljandi Tulevik U21 | 15 |
7 | Denis Ruus | Legion II | 14 |
7 | Edwin Stüf | Tabasalu | 14 |
7 | Rasmus Tomson | Tabasalu | 14 |
10 | Rene Prans | Pärnu Vaprus II | 13 |
Most viewed matches
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
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 |
Attendances
Teams | Top home attendance | Low. home attendance | Avg. home attendance | Avg. away attendance |
Ganvix | 42 | 17 | 31 | 50 |
Kalev III | 23 | 4 | 15 | 56 |
Kuressaare II | 63 | 7 | 27 | 63 |
Legion II | 78 | 10 | 38 | 47 |
Läänemaa | 103 | 38 | 71 | 57 |
Otepää | 42 | 10 | 21 | 27 |
Paide Linnameeskond III | 69 | 7 | 25 | 58 |
Poseidon | 68 | 11 | 35 | 67 |
Raplamaa | 57 | 14 | 32 | 63 |
Tabasalu | 468 | 191 | 321 | 40 |
Tulevik II | 49 | 12 | 33 | 52 |
Tõrva | 57 | 2 | 27 | 43 |
Vaprus II | 120 | 13 | 33 | 47 |
Viimsi | 72 | 11 | 39 | 55 |