Esiliiga B
| Country | Estonia |
|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 2013 |
| 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 |
Infonet II Tallinn (2014) |
| Most championships |
Nõmme Kalju II Infonet II Tallinn (1 title) |
| Website | Esiliiga B |
 2015 Esiliiga B | |
Esiliiga B is the third division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded in 2013. As of 2015 it is not fully professional.[1]
Competition
The league consists of 10 clubs, all teams play each other four times. Both the winning team and the runner-ups are promoted to 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 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]
2015 Esiliiga clubs
The following clubs are competing in Esiliiga B during the 2015 season.
| Club | 2014 | Seasons in Esiliiga B |
Current run since |
Titles | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ararat TTÜ Tallinna, b | 8th | 3 | 2013 | 0 | n/a |
| Elvaa, b | 6th | 3 | 2013 | 0 | n/a |
| Emmastea, b | 3rd | 3 | 2013 | 0 | n/a |
| Flora III Tallinna, b, c | 9th | 3 | 2013 | 0 | n/a |
| Järve Kohtla-Järvea, b | 7th | 3 | 2013 | 0 | n/a |
| Joker Raasikua, b | 2nd, (II Liiga E/N) | 1 | 2015 | 0 | n/a |
| Puuma Tallinna | 10th, (Esiliiga) | 1 | 2015 | 0 | n/a |
| Sillamäe Kalev IIa, b | 4th | 3 | 2013 | 0 | n/a |
| Starbunker Maardua, b | 5th | 2 | 2014 | 0 | n/a |
| Tallinna Kalev IIa, b, c | 1st, (II Liiga W/S) | 1 | 2015 | 0 | n/a |
a – never been relegated from Esiliiga B
b – never played in Esiliiga
c – ineligible for promotion to Esiliiga
Champions and top goalscorers
| Season |  |
 |
 |
Top goalscorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Nõmme Kalju II | Pärnu Linnameeskond | Sillamäe Kalev II |  Jürgen Kuresoo (Elva, 33 goals) |
| 2014 | Infonet II Tallinn | Santos Tartu | Emmaste |  Yuriy Vereshchak (Santos Tartu, 43 goals) |
Performance by club
| Club | |
|
|
Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nõmme Kalju II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2013 |
| Infonet II Tallinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2014 |
| Pärnu Linnameeskond | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Santos Tartu | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sillamäe Kalev II | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Emmaste | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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 (Estonian)
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