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title: "Tulevik have nothing to lose in Esiliiga promotion play-offs, says Oja"
date: 2026-11-11T07:41:35Z
lang: en
author: "Ivo"
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categories: ["Premium liiga"]
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# Tulevik have nothing to lose in Esiliiga promotion play-offs, says Oja
Viljandi Tulevik coach Rait Oja says his side will approach their Esiliiga promotion play-off against FC Tallinn with confidence, despite finishing fifth in Esiliiga B.

“We have nothing to lose. But, of course, we are going to want to win and want to get promoted. We are sportsmen and want to play at the highest possible level,” Oja told Sakala.

Tulevik’s season has already met its initial target: the club returned to Esiliiga B last year and set out to remain there. Oja said the players and coaching staff had higher ambitions from the start.

Tulevik earned the play-off place because the teams above them included Narva Trans U21 and FCI Levadia U19, who are ineligible for promotion because Narvas first team dropped to Esiliiga for next season and Levadias U21-s play also there already. The two-legged tie against Esiliiga’s eighth-placed side is scheduled for 22 and 28 November. Tulevik last played in Esiliiga in 2022 and the Premium liiga in 2021.

Source: [soccernet.ee](https://soccernet.ee/artikkel/tuleviku-peatreener-esiliiga-uleminekumangudest-meil-ei-ole-midagi-kaotada)