The 2005 Esiliiga is the 15th season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992.
| Season | 2005 |
|---|---|
← 2004 2006 → | |
JK Pärnu Vaprus gained automatic promotion to the Meistriliiga. FC Ajax Lasnamäe also went up after winning the promotion/relegation play-off against FC Kuressaare. The league's top-scorer was FC Ajax Lasnamäe youngster Nikita Andreev with 29 goals.
Final table of Esiliiga season 2005
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaprus Pärnu (C, P) | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 92 | 39 | +53 | 84 | Promotion to Meistriliiga |
| 2 | Levadia II Tallinn[a] | 36 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 104 | 31 | +73 | 82 | |
| 3 | Ajax Lasnamäe (P) | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 111 | 30 | +81 | 77 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Kalev Tallinn | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 71 | +14 | 63 | |
| 5 | Tervis Pärnu | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 50 | |
| 6 | TVMK II Tallinn[a] | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 51 | 80 | −29 | 41 | |
| 7 | FC Elva | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 71 | −29 | 36 | |
| 8 | Lelle SK (R) | 36 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 49 | 100 | −51 | 34 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Tallinna Jalgpalliklubi (R) | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 38 | 100 | −62 | 31 | Relegation to II liiga |
| 10 | Merkuur-Juunior Tartu (R) | 36 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 97 | −70 | 14 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Promotion/relegation playoff
edit| Lasnamäe Ajax | 1 – 0 | Kuressaare |
|---|---|---|
Rõtškov  49' |
| Kuressaare | 2 – 1 | Lasnamäe Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Kluge 11' Pukk 90+1' |
Andreev 46' |
FC Ajax Lasnamäe beat FC Kuressaare 2–2 on away goals rule. Ajax Lasnamäe promoted to Meistriliiga, Kuressaare relegated to Esiliiga.
Season statistics
editTop goalscorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nikita Andreev |
Lasnamäe Ajax | 29 |
| 2 |  Verner Uibo |
Pärnu Vaprus | 19 |
| 3 | Indrek Joost |
Pärnu Vaprus | 18 |
| 4 | Andrei Afanasov |
Tallinna Kalev | 15 |
| Yaroslav Dmitriev |
Lasnamäe Ajax | 15 | |
| Tiit Tikenberg |
Tallinna Kalev | 15 | |
| 7 | Aleksandr Rulkov |
Levadia II | 14 |
| 8 | Aleksei Titov |
Lasnamäe Ajax | 13 |
| 9 | Dmitri Kirilov |
Tallinna Kalev | 12 |
| Kaupo Margusonov |
Pärnu Tervis | 12 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "EL VÄRAVALÖÖJATE EDETABEL (2005)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ^ "MÄNGUDE AJALUGU" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.