| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tulevik (1st title) |
| Promoted | Tulevik |
| Relegated | Nõmme Kalju U21 Vaprus Järve |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 717 (3.98 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Eduard Golovljov (39 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Levadia U21 10–0 Vaprus (21 August 2016) Infonet II 10–0 Järve (18 September 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Vaprus 1–6 Levadia U21 (22 May 2016) Flora U21 0–5 Levadia U21 (9 September 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Levadia U21 10–0 Vaprus (21 August 2016) Infonet II 10–0 Järve (18 September 2016) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Tulevik |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches Tulevik |
| Longest winless run | 11 matches Nõmme Kalju U21 |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Nõmme Kalju U21 |
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The 2016 Esiliiga is the 26th season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 25 February 2016 and concluded on 6 November 2016.[1]
Tulevik won the league, finishing with 89 points and were promoted to the Meistriliiga. It was their first Esiliiga title in history.