The 2005 Esiliiga is the 15th season of the
Esiliiga
The Esiliiga is the second division in the Estonian football league system. The Esiliiga is ranked below the Meistriliiga and above the Esiliiga B.
As in most countries with low temperatures in winter time, the season starts in March and ends i ...
, second-highest
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
n league for
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
clubs, since its establishment in 1992.
JK Pärnu Vaprus gained automatic promotion to the
Meistriliiga
Meistriliiga (, known as the A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football (soccer), football championship. The league was founded in 1992, and was initially semi-p ...
.
FC Ajax Lasnamäe
FC Ajax Lasnamäe is an Estonian football (soccer), football club based in Tallinn. They play in the II Liiga East/North zone, the fourth division in Estonian football.
The club also has Tallinna FC Ajax (women), women's team, first appearing i ...
also went up after winning the promotion/relegation play-off against
FC Kuressaare
FC Kuressaare, commonly known as Kuressaare, is a professional football club, based in Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia. The club's home ground is Kuressaare linnastaadion.
Founded on 14 March 1997, the club competes in the Meistriliiga, the top ...
.
The league's top-scorer was
FC Ajax Lasnamäe
FC Ajax Lasnamäe is an Estonian football (soccer), football club based in Tallinn. They play in the II Liiga East/North zone, the fourth division in Estonian football.
The club also has Tallinna FC Ajax (women), women's team, first appearing i ...
youngster
Nikita Andreev with 29 goals.
Final table of Esiliiga season 2005
Promotion/Relegation playoff
FC Ajax Lasnamäe
FC Ajax Lasnamäe is an Estonian football (soccer), football club based in Tallinn. They play in the II Liiga East/North zone, the fourth division in Estonian football.
The club also has Tallinna FC Ajax (women), women's team, first appearing i ...
beat
FC Kuressaare
FC Kuressaare, commonly known as Kuressaare, is a professional football club, based in Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia. The club's home ground is Kuressaare linnastaadion.
Founded on 14 March 1997, the club competes in the Meistriliiga, the top ...
2–2 on away goals rule. Ajax Lasnamäe promoted to Meistriliiga, Kuressaare relegated to Esiliiga.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
:''As of 1 December 2005.''
See also
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2005 Meistriliiga
2005 Meistriliiga was the 15th season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. TVMK won their first title.
Season overview
FC TVMK's first title-winning Meistriliiga campaign came in some style with strikers Tarmo Neemelo and I ...
References
{{Estonian Esiliiga Seasons
Esiliiga seasons
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Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...