Farm Clubs
As the only government-supported team in Estonia, Flora own and operate several reserve teams and farm clubs in different divisions. Tulevik Viljandi, one of the founding members of the Estonian Meistriliiga, the top tier of Estonian league system, are owned by FC Flora. Players who haven't made a sufficient impact at the club, are often sent over to play out the rest of their contracts at Tulevik. Tervis Pärnu, Flora's reserve team until 2005, was disbanded and replaced with FC Flora II ahead of the 2006 season. Upon their relegation from the Meistriliiga, Valga Warrior have been used as the club's second reserve team, one step behind the Flora's second team. In addition to Flora II and Valga Warrior, Flora own three more clubs in the Esiliiga, second overall tier (FC Kuressaare, Flora's second biggest farm club, Flora Paide and Flora Rakvere), three in the Second League (FC Elva, JK Viljandi Tulevik II, and FC Valga Warrior II), two in the Third League (FC Elva II and FC Flora Järva-Jaani SK) and one in the Fourth League (FC Flora Rapla).
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