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The Estonian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Estonia. Reserve teams play in the same league pyramid as their feeder clubs, but, like in most other leagues, can't be promoted to the same division. The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, and allows even the smallest club to dream of rising to the very top of the system. In 2012 there were 146 teams in 12 leagues, although the exact number of clubs varies from year to year as clubs join and leave leagues or fold altogether. An additional league, Esiliiga B, was added between Esiliiga and II Liiga for the 2013 season.
- Meistriliiga – Top division, consists of Professional, Semi-professional and Amateur club sides.
- Esiliiga A – Second tier of Estonian club football, consists of Amateur and Reserve clubs. Winner wins automatic promotion to the top division, runner up plays in the promotion/relegation play-off.
- Esiliiga B – Third tier of Estonian club football, consists of Amateur and Reserve clubs. Winner wins automatic promotion to the second division, runner up plays in the promotion/relegation play-off.
- II Liiga – Fourth level of Estonian club football consists of two regional divisions – North/East and South/West, winners of each division win automatic promotion to the Esiliiga B.
- III Liiga – Fifth level of Estonian club football is divided into four regional divisions – North, East, South and West. Winners of every division win automatic promotion to II Liiga.
- IV Liiga – Sixth level of Estonian League pyramid is divided into four divisions – North, East, South and West.
Clubs participate in the Estonian Cup, an annual knock-out club competition.
Meistriliiga and Estonian Cup winners go head to head in Estonian Super Cup, annual one-game competition.
Read more about this topic: Football In Estonia, Domestic Championship
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