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 | Kalju U21 (2nd title) (2017) |
| Website | Esiliiga B |
 2018 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]
Contents
1 Competition format
2 Clubs
2.1 Current clubs
3 Champions
3.1 Total titles won
3.2 All-time Esiliiga B table
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
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 2018 season.
| Club | Position in 2017 | Seasons in Esiliiga B | First season of current spell | Titles | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flora U19b, c | 7th in the II Liiga S/W | 5 | 2018 | 0 | N/A |
Kohtla-Järve Järvea | 5th | 5 | 2017 | 0 | N/A |
Lasnamäe Ajaxa | 5th in the II Liiga N/E | 1 | 2018 | 0 | N/A |
Nõmme Uniteda, b | 1st in the II Liiga S/W | 1 | 2018 | 0 | N/A |
Paide Linnameeskond U21a, b | 9th | 2 | 2017 | 0 | N/A |
Pärnu JKa | 2nd in the II Liiga S/W | 1 | 2018 | 0 | N/A |
Tallinna Legion | 1st in II Liiga N/E | 3 | 2018 | 0 | N/A |
Tartu Tammeka U21a, b | 6th | 3 | 2016 | 0 | N/A |
Vändra Vaprusa | 3rd | 2 | 2017 | 0 | N/A |
Võru Heliosa. b | 3rd in the II Liiga N/E | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Nõmme Kalju II (7000100000000000000♠1) | Pärnu Linnameeskond | Sillamäe Kalev II | Jürgen Kuresoo (Elva) | 33 |
2014 | Infonet II Tallinn (7000100000000000000♠1) | Santos Tartu | HÜJK Emmaste |  Yuriy Vereshchak (Santos Tartu) | 43 |
2015 | Starbunker Maardu (7000100000000000000♠1) | Järve Kohtla-Järve | Sillamäe Kalev II | Klimentiy Boldyrev (Starbunker Maardu) | 25 |
2016 | Kuressaare (7000100000000000000♠1) | Elva | Welco Tartu | Maarek Suursaar (Kuressaare) | 33 |
2017 | Kalju U21 (7000200000000000000♠2) | Kalev U21 | Vaprus Vändra | Karl Anton Sõerde (Kalev U21) | 29 |
Total titles won
| Club |  |  |  | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nõmme Kalju II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2013, 2017 |
Tallinna Infonet II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2014 |
Maardu Starbunker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2015 |
| Kuressaare | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2016 |
| Tallinna Legion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2018 |
Kohtla-Järve Järve | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Pärnu Linnameeskond | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Tartu Santos | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Elva | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tartu Tammeka U21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tallinna Kalev U21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Sillamäe Kalev II | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
HÜJK Emmaste | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tartu Welco | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vändra Vaprus | 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 2018 season. Teams in bold play in the Esiliiga B 2019 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 | Viimsi1 | 5 | 0 | 180 | 78 | 31 | 71 | 307 | 317 | −10 | 265 | 1.47 |
| 2 | Sillamäe Kalev U21 | 5 | 0 | 180 | 79 | 26 | 75 | 336 | 320 | 16 | 263 | 1.46 |
| 3 | Kohtla-Järve Järve | 5 | 0 | 180 | 72 | 30 | 78 | 280 | 272 | 8 | 246 | 1.37 |
| 4 | Elva | 4 | 0 | 144 | 62 | 23 | 59 | 230 | 227 | 3 | 209 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Tartu Tammeka U21 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 54 | 18 | 36 | 266 | 167 | 99 | 180 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Tallinna Kalev U21 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 49 | 22 | 37 | 203 | 148 | 55 | 169 | 1.56 |
| 7 | Tallinna Legion | 3 | 1 | 108 | 52 | 13 | 43 | 233 | 218 | 15 | 169 | 1.56 |
| 8 | Raasiku Joker | 3 | 0 | 108 | 41 | 28 | 39 | 198 | 196 | 2 | 151 | 1.40 |
| 9 | Nõmme Kalju U21 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 163 | 80 | 83 | 150 | 2.08 |
| 10 | Maardu Linnameeskond3 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 42 | 5 | 25 | 162 | 123 | 39 | 131 | 1.82 |
| 11 | Tallinna Ararat | 3 | 0 | 108 | 35 | 15 | 58 | 183 | 244 | −61 | 120 | 1.11 |
| 12 | Tallinna Flora U19 | 5 | 0 | 180 | 28 | 22 | 130 | 187 | 523 | −336 | 106 | 0.59 |
| 13 | Vändra Vaprus | 2 | 0 | 72 | 30 | 10 | 32 | 136 | 163 | -27 | 100 | 1.39 |
| 14 | FCI Tallinn U212 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 124 | 34 | 90 | 99 | 2.75 |
| 15 | Tartu Santos | 1 | 0 | 36 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 161 | 27 | 134 | 96 | 2.67 |
| 16 | Pärnu Linnameeskond | 1 | 0 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 114 | 53 | 61 | 79 | 2.19 |
| 17 | Kuressaare | 1 | 1 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 117 | 48 | 69 | 76 | 2.11 |
| 18 | Tartu Welco | 1 | 0 | 36 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 74 | 50 | 24 | 64 | 1.78 |
| 19 | Paide Linnameeskond U21 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 17 | 11 | 44 | 95 | 173 | −78 | 62 | 0.86 |
| 20 | Pärnu JK | 1 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 80 | 51 | 29 | 61 | 1.69 |
| 21 | Keila | 1 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 74 | 56 | 18 | 60 | 1.67 |
| 22 | Nõmme United | 1 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 99 | 57 | 42 | 60 | 1.67 |
| 23 | Võru Helios | 1 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 80 | 66 | 14 | 54 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Tallinna Puuma | 1 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 60 | 89 | −29 | 44 | 1.22 |
| 25 | Tallinna Dünamo | 1 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 42 | 86 | −44 | 31 | 0.86 |
| 26 | Lasnamäe Ajax | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 35 | 135 | -100 | 16 | 0.44 |
| 27 | Viljandi 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.
See also
- Meistriliiga
- Esiliiga
- Estonian Cup
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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