Esiliiga B
Founded | 2013 |
---|---|
Country | Estonia |
Confederation | UEFA |
Divisions | Esiliiga B |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 3 |
Promotion to | Esiliiga |
Relegation to | II liiga |
Domestic cup(s) | Estonian Cup |
Current champions | Nõmme United (2019) |
Website | Esiliiga B |
Current: 2020 Esiliiga B |
The Esiliiga B is the third division in the Estonian football league system. The Esiliiga B is ranked below the Esiliiga and above the II liiga. As in most countries with low temperatures in winter time, the season starts in March and ends in November.[1]
Competition format[]
The league consists of 10 clubs, all teams play each other four times. Both the winning team and the runners-up are promoted to the Esiliiga directly, whereas the third place club will participate in a two-legged play-off with the 8th place club of the Esiliiga for the spot in next year's competition. Same way the 2 bottom placed teams are relegated to the II liiga. The third bottom team can avoid relegation by winning a two-leg play-off against the II Liiga play-off round winners.[2][3]
Clubs[]
Current clubs[]
The following clubs are competing in the Esiliiga B during the 2020 season.
Club | Position in 2019 |
Seasons in Esiliiga B |
First season of current spell |
Titles | Last title |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keila | 6th | 3 | 2019 | 0 | N/A |
Nõmme Kalju U21a | 4th | 4 | 2019 | 2 | 2017 |
Läänemaa JKa. b | 3rd II liiga S/W | 0 | 2020 | 0 | N/A |
Paide Linnameeskond U21a, b | 8th | 3 | 2017 | 0 | N/A |
Rakvere Tarvasa | 8th in Esiliiga | 0 | 2020 | 0 | N/A |
Tartu Welcoa | 10th in Esiliiga | 1 | 2020 | 0 | N/A |
Tabasalub | 7th | 1 | 2019 | 0 | N/A |
Viimsia | 5th | 6 | 2019 | 0 | N/A |
Tallinna Kalev U21a | 9th in Esiliiga | 3 | 2020 | 0 | N/A |
Võru Heliosa. b | 9th | 2 | 2018 | 0 | N/A |
a – never been relegated from Esiliiga B
b – never played in Esiliiga
c – reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
Champions[]
Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Top goalscorer | Goals |
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2013 | Nõmme Kalju II | Pärnu Linnameeskond | Sillamäe Kalev II | Jürgen Kuresoo (Elva) | 33 |
2014 | Tallinna Infonet II | Tartu Santos | HÜJK Emmaste | (Tartu Santos) | 43 |
2015 | Maardu Starbunker | Kohtla-Järve Järve | Sillamäe Kalev II | (Maardu Starbunker) | 25 |
2016 | Kuressaare | Elva | Tartu Welco | (Kuressaare) | 33 |
2017 | Nõmme Kalju U21 | Tallinna Kalev U21 | Vändra Vaprus | (Tallinna Kalev U21) | 29 |
2018 | Tallinna Legion | Tartu Tammeka U21 | Kohtla-Järve Järve | Rejal Alijev (Tallinna Legion) | 40 |
2019 | Nõmme United | Vändra Vaprus | Pärnu | Martin Pärn (Vändra Vaprus) | 37 |
2020 | Paide Linnameeskond U21 | Tartu Welco | Tallinna Kalev U21 | Ander Ott Valge (Paide Linnameeskond U21) Eduard Desjatski (Võru Helios) |
24 |
Viimsi | Harju Laagri | Ida-Virumaa Alliance | Karl Anton Sõerde (Viimsi) | 30 |
All-time Esiliiga B table[]
The table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Esiliiga B since its inception in 2013. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the season. Teams in bold play in the Esiliiga B . Numbers in bold are the record (highest) numbers in each column.
In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss. Promotion matches and relegation matches involving clubs of higher or lower leagues are not counted.
The table is sorted by all-time points.
Pos. |
Club |
Seasons |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
PPG |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Debut |
Since/Last App. |
P |
R |
Best Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Viimsi[a] | 8 | 276 | 125 | 47 | 104 | 523 | 459 | +64 | 422 | 1.53 | 1 | 1 | 2013 | 2019 | 1 | 1 | ||
2 | Ida-Virumaa Alliance[b] | 6 | 212 | 89 | 32 | 91 | 343 | 342 | +1 | 299 | 1.41 | 1 | 2 | 2013 | 2 | 2 | |||
3 | Nõmme Kalju U21[c] | 5 | 168 | 86 | 21 | 61 | 346 | 274 | +73 | 279 | 1.66 | 2 | 2013 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | |||
4 | Tallinna Kalev U21 | 5 | 170 | 82 | 28 | 62 | 355 | 275 | +80 | 273 | 1.61 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2020 | 2 | 2 | ||
5 | Sillamäe Kalev U21 | 5 | 180 | 79 | 26 | 75 | 336 | 320 | +16 | 263 | 1.46 | 2 | 2013 | 2017 | 1 | 3 | |||
6 | Elva | 4 | 144 | 62 | 23 | 59 | 230 | 227 | +3 | 209 | 1.45 | 1 | 2013 | 2016 | 1 | 2 | |||
7 | Vändra Vaprus | 4 | 138 | 60 | 19 | 59 | 280 | 307 | -27 | 199 | 1.44 | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 1 | 2 | |||
8 | Tartu Tammeka U21 | 3 | 108 | 54 | 18 | 36 | 266 | 167 | +99 | 180 | 1.67 | 1 | 2016 | 2018 | 1 | 2 | |||
9 | Paide Linnameeskond U21 | 4 | 138 | 51 | 19 | 68 | 268 | 300 | −32 | 172 | 1.25 | 1 | 2017 | 2020 | 1 | 1 | |||
10 | Tallinna Legion | 3 | 108 | 52 | 13 | 43 | 233 | 218 | +15 | 169 | 1.56 | 1 | 2013 | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
11 | Raasiku Joker | 3 | 108 | 41 | 28 | 39 | 198 | 196 | +2 | 151 | 1.40 | 2015 | 2017 | 1 | 5 | ||||
12 | Nõmme United | 2 | 72 | 44 | 13 | 15 | 227 | 95 | +132 | 145 | 2.01 | 1 | 2018 | 2019 | 1 | 1 | |||
13 | Keila | 3 | 102 | 40 | 16 | 46 | 202 | 236 | -34 | 136 | 1.33 | 2017 | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
14 | Tabasalu | 3 | 98 | 41 | 12 | 45 | 195 | 189 | +6 | 135 | 1.38 | 2019 | 2019 | 4 | |||||
15 | Maardu Starbunker | 2 | 72 | 42 | 5 | 25 | 162 | 123 | +39 | 131 | 1.82 | 1 | 2014 | 2015 | 1 | 1 | |||
16 | Tartu Welco | 2 | 66 | 40 | 6 | 20 | 155 | 100 | +55 | 126 | 1.91 | 1 | 1 | 2016 | 2020 | 2 | 2 | ||
17 | Pärnu | 2 | 72 | 37 | 12 | 23 | 162 | 104 | +58 | 123 | 1.71 | 1 | 2018 | 2019 | 1 | 3 | |||
18 | Võru Helios | 3 | 102 | 35 | 18 | 49 | 183 | 235 | -52 | 123 | 1.21 | 2018 | 2020 | 1 | 6 | ||||
19 | Tallinna Ararat | 3 | 108 | 35 | 15 | 58 | 183 | 244 | −61 | 120 | 1.11 | 2013 | 2015 | 1 | 4 | ||||
20 | Tallinna Flora U19[d] | 5 | 180 | 28 | 22 | 130 | 187 | 523 | −336 | 106 | 0.59 | 2013 | 2018 | 2 | 9 | ||||
21 | Tallinna Infonet II | 1 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 124 | 34 | +90 | 99 | 2.75 | 1 | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 1 | |||
22 | Tartu Santos | 1 | 36 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 161 | 27 | +134 | 96 | 2.67 | 1 | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 2 | |||
23 | Pärnu Linnameeskond | 1 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 114 | 53 | +61 | 79 | 2.19 | 1 | 2013 | 2013 | 1 | 2 | |||
24 | Kuressaare | 1 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 117 | 48 | +69 | 76 | 2.11 | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 1 | |||
25 | Läänemaa | 2 | 58 | 21 | 6 | 31 | 120 | 158 | −38 | 69 | 1.19 | 2020 | 2020 | 6 | |||||
26 | Harju Laagri | 1 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 88 | 49 | +39 | 63 | 1.97 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
27 | Tallinn | 1 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 68 | 66 | +2 | 50 | 1.56 | 4 | |||||||
28 | Tallinna Puuma | 1 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 60 | 89 | −29 | 44 | 1.22 | 2015 | 2015 | 1 | 8 | ||||
29 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 64 | 83 | −19 | 37 | 1.23 | 7 | ||||||||
30 | Tallinna Dünamo | 1 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 42 | 86 | −44 | 31 | 0.86 | 2013 | 2013 | 1 | 8 | ||||
31 | Põhja-Tallinna Volta | 1 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 53 | 123 | −70 | 29 | 0.81 | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 10 | ||||
32 | Lasnamäe Ajax | 1 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 35 | 135 | -100 | 16 | 0.44 | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 9 | ||||
33 | Viljandi Tulevik II | 1 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 26 | 142 | −116 | 14 | 0.39 | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 10 | ||||
34 | Rakvere Tarvas | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 96 | −70 | 10 | 0.33 | 2020 | 2020 | 1 | 10 |
League or status at 2021:
2021 Meistriliiga teams | |
teams | |
teams | |
2021 II liiga teams | |
2021 III liiga teams | |
Defunct teams |
- Notes
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Esiliiga B
- ^ http://www.jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=3867 Estonian Football Association (in Estonian). Esiliiga expanded with B division. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ http://www.jalgpall.ee/docs/Eesti%202013.a%20meistriv%F5istluste%20Meistri-ja%20Esiliiga%20juhend.pdf Estonian Football Association (in Estonian). Estonian 2013. Meistriliiga and Esiliiga championship directive. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
External links[]
- Esiliiga B (in Estonian)
- Esiliiga B
- 2013 establishments in Estonia
- Football leagues in Estonia
- Estonian Football Championship
- Third level football leagues in Europe