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 |
Kuressaare (1st title) (2016) |
| Website | Esiliiga B |
 2017 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 2017 season.
| Club | Position in 2016 |
Seasons in Esiliiga B |
First season of current spell |
Titles | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Järve Kohtla-Järvea | 10th in the Esiliiga | 4 | 2017 | 0 | N/A |
| Joker Raasikua, b | 7th | 3 | 2015 | 0 | N/A |
| Keilaa, b | 2nd in the II liiga W/S | 1 | 2017 | 0 | N/A |
| Nõmme Kalju U21a | 8th in the Esiliiga | 2 | 2017 | 1 | 2013 |
| Paide Linnameeskond U21a, b | 1st in the II liiga W/S | 1 | 2017 | 0 | N/A |
| Sillamäe Kalev IIa, b | 6th | 5 | 2013 | 0 | N/A |
| Tallinna Kalev IIa, b, c | 5th | 3 | 2015 | 0 | N/A |
| Tammeka U21 Tartua, b | 4th | 2 | 2016 | 0 | N/A |
| Vaprus Vändraa, b | 9th in the Esiliiga | 1 | 2017 | 0 | N/A |
| Viimsia, b | 8th | 5 | 2013 | 0 | N/A |
a – never been relegated from Esiliiga B
b – never played in Esiliiga
c – ineligible for promotion to Esiliiga
Champions
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Top goalscorer | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Nõmme Kalju II (1) | Pärnu Linnameeskond | Sillamäe Kalev II | Jürgen Kuresoo (Elva) | 33 |
| 2014 | Infonet II Tallinn (1) | Santos Tartu | HÜJK Emmaste |  Yuriy Vereshchak (Santos Tartu) | 43 |
| 2015 | Starbunker Maardu (1) | Järve Kohtla-Järve | Sillamäe Kalev II | Klimentiy Boldyrev (Starbunker Maardu) | 25 |
| 2016 | Kuressaare (1) | Elva | Welco Tartu | Maarek Suursaar (Kuressaare) | 33 |
Total titles won
| Club |  |
 |
 |
Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nõmme Kalju II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2013 |
| Infonet II Tallinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2014 |
| Starbunker Maardu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2015 |
| Kuressaare | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2016 |
| Pärnu Linnameeskond | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Santos Tartu | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Järve Kohtla-Järve | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Elva | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sillamäe Kalev II | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| HÜJK Emmaste | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Welco Tartu | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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 2016 season. Teams in bold play in the Esiliiga B 2017 season. 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 |
Titles |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sillamäe Kalev U21 | 4 | 0 | 144 | 71 | 23 | 50 | 298 | 235 | 63 | 236 | 1.64 |
| 2 | Viimsi1 | 4 | 0 | 144 | 64 | 25 | 55 | 252 | 254 | -2 | 217 | 1.51 |
| 3 | Elva | 4 | 0 | 144 | 62 | 23 | 59 | 230 | 227 | 3 | 209 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Maardu Linnameeskond3 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 42 | 5 | 25 | 162 | 123 | 39 | 131 | 1.82 |
| 5 | Järve | 3 | 0 | 108 | 36 | 18 | 55 | 145 | 185 | -40 | 126 | 1.17 |
| 6 | Ararat | 3 | 0 | 108 | 35 | 15 | 58 | 183 | 244 | -61 | 120 | 1.11 |
| 7 | Tallinna Kalev U214 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 30 | 15 | 27 | 132 | 108 | 24 | 105 | 1.46 |
| 8 | Joker4 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 140 | 123 | 17 | 105 | 1.46 |
| 9 | FCI U212 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 124 | 34 | 90 | 99 | 2.75 |
| 10 | Santos | 1 | 0 | 36 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 161 | 27 | 134 | 96 | 2.67 |
| 11 | Flora U19 | 4 | 0 | 144 | 24 | 18 | 102 | 154 | 385 | -231 | 90 | 0.63 |
| 12 | Kalju U21 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 91 | 37 | 54 | 82 | 2.28 |
| 13 | Pärnu Linnameeskond | 1 | 0 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 114 | 53 | 61 | 79 | 2.19 |
| 14 | Kuressaare | 1 | 1 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 117 | 48 | 69 | 76 | 2.11 |
| 15 | Legion | 2 | 0 | 72 | 20 | 11 | 41 | 108 | 188 | -80 | 71 | 0.99 |
| 16 | Welco | 1 | 0 | 36 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 74 | 50 | 24 | 64 | 1.78 |
| 17 | Tammeka U21 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 89 | 64 | 25 | 59 | 1.64 |
| 18 | Puuma | 1 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 60 | 89 | -29 | 44 | 1.22 |
| 19 | Dünamo | 1 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 42 | 86 | -44 | 31 | 0.86 |
| 20 | Tulevik U21 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 26 | 142 | -116 | 14 | 0.39 |
- Notes
- Note 1: 2000-2015 HÜJK Emmaste, 2016– Viimsi JK.
- Note 2: 2011-2016 Tallinna FC Infonet II 2017- FCI Tallinn U21.
- Note 3: 2013-2015 Maardu FC Starbunker 2016- Maardu Linnameeskond.
- Note 4: Tallinna Kalev U21 is ahead of Joker because of goal difference.
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)
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