| Competition: | Esiliiga |
| Season: | 2013 |
| Winners: | Levadia II |
| Promoted: | Lokomotiv |
| Relegated: | Puuma Irbis |
| League Topscorer: | Tõnis Starkopf (28 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Tammeka II 10–0 Puuma (10 November) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Tulevik 0–7 Levadia II (28 July) |
| Highest Scoring: | Irbis 5-7 Lokomotiv (18 September) |
| Matches: | 180 |
| Total Goals: | 633 |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2013 season of the Esiliiga, the second level in the Estonian football system, is the twenty-third season in the league's history. The season officially began on 3 March 2013 and ended on 10 November 2013.[1] However, on 3 March the Estonian Football Association announced that all matches scheduled for 3 March 2013 would be postponed due to heavy snowfall.[2] The previous league champions Infonet were promoted to Meistriliiga while Pärnu Linnameeskond and Kohtla-Järve Lootus were relegated to Esiliiga B division. For this season those three teams are replaced by Jõhvi Lokomotiv from II Liiga East/North division and Viljandi Tulevik and Vändra Vaprus from II Liiga West/South division.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flora II | Tallinn | Sportland Arena | 600 | |
| Kiviõli Irbis | Kiviõli | Kiviõli Stadium | 255 | |
| Levadia II | Tallinn | Maarjamäe Stadium | 1,000 | |
| Jõhvi Lokomotiv | Jõhvi | Jõhvi Stadium | 500 | |
| Puuma | Tallinn | Lasnamäe SPK Stadium | 666 | |
| Tartu SK 10 | Tartu | Tamme Stadium | 1,500 | |
| Tammeka II | Tartu | Tamme Stadium | 1,500 | |
| Rakvere Tarvas | Rakvere | Rakvere Stadium | 2,500 | |
| Viljandi Tulevik | Viljandi | Viljandi Stadium | 2,506 | |
| Vändra Vaprus | Vändra | Vändra Stadium | 277 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flora II |  Jürgen Henn | Erkki Kubber | Nike | ||
| Kiviõli Irbis | Erik Šteinberg | Tõnis Starkopf | Adidas | ||
| Levadia II | Argo Arbeiter | Kristjan Tamme | Adidas | Viimsi Keevitus | |
| Jõhvi Lokomotiv | Viktors Ņesterenko | Boriss Gritsjuk | Uhlsport | Spacecom | |
| Puuma |  Dmitri Krasilnikov | Aleksandr Boldõrev | Adidas | Kruze Disain | |
| Tartu SK 10 | Andrei Borissov | Aleksandr Pruttšenko | Adidas | Ha Serv | |
| Tammeka II | Indrek Koser | Ander Paabut | Nike | Metec | |
| Rakvere Tarvas | Reijo Kuusik | Alari Tovstik | Joma | Aqva | |
| Viljandi Tulevik | Aivar Lillevere | Raiko Mutle | Hummel | kalameister.ee | |
| Vändra Vaprus | Ranet Lepik | Karel Otto | Macron | 4teams |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viljandi Tulevik | Raiko Mutle | Resigned | 31 December 2012 | Pre-season | Aivar Lillevere | 8 January 2013[3] | |
| Tammeka II | Ivan O'Konnel-Bronin | Replaced | 18 February 2013 | Indrek Koser | 18 February 2013[4] | ||
| Flora II | Norbert Hurt | Signed by Flora | 21 July 2013 | 7th | Jürgen Henn | 21 July 2013[5] |
At season's end, the runners-up of the 2013 Esiliiga will participate in a two-legged play-off with the 9th place club of the 2013 Meistriliiga for the spot in next year's competition.
At season's end, the 8th place club of the 2013 Esiliiga will participate in a two-legged play-off with the 3rd place club of the 2013 Esiliiga B for the spot in next year's competition.
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tõnis Starkopf | Kiviõli Irbis | 28 |
| 2 | Nikita Kolyaev | Levadia II | 24 |
| 3 | Andrei Jõgi | Jõhvi Lokomotiv | 13 |
| Henry Rohtla | Levadia II | 13 | |
| Hannes Tiru | Tammeka II | 13 | |
| 6 | Maksim Bazyukin | Jõhvi Lokomotiv | 12 |
| 7 | Henri Hang | Rakvere Tarvas | 11 |
| Toomas Mangusson | Vändra Vaprus | 11 | |
| Aleksandr Pruttšenko | Tartu SK 10 | 11 | |
| Rasmus Tauts | Tammeka II | 11 |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
| March[8] | Aivar Lillevere | Viljandi Tulevik | Maksim Bazyukin | Jõhvi Lokomotiv | |
| April[9] | Argo Arbeiter | Levadia II | Eero Eessaar | Tartu SK 10 | |
| May[10] | Viktors Ņesterenko | Jõhvi Lokomotiv | Raido Leokin | Flora II | |
| June | June[11] | Viktors Ņesterenko | Jõhvi Lokomotiv | Karli Kütt | Tammeka II |
| July[12] | Norbert Hurt | Flora II | Alari Tovstik | Rakvere Tarvas | |
| August[13] | Indrek Koser | Tammeka II | Joonas Ljaš | Rakvere Tarvas | |
| September[14] | Ranet Lepik | Vändra Vaprus | Martin Kase | Flora II | |
| October[15] | Erik Šteinberg | Kiviõli Irbis | Silvio Philips | Tammeka II | |