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 |
Kuressaare (1st title) (2016) |
| Website | Esiliiga B |
 2016 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 2016 season.
| Club | 2015 | Seasons in Esiliiga B |
Current run since |
Titles | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvaa, b | 4th | 4 | 2013 | 0 | N/A |
| Flora U19 Tallinna, b, c | 10th | 4 | 2013 | 0 | N/A |
| Joker Raasikua, b | 5th | 2 | 2015 | 0 | N/A |
| Kuressaarea | 10th, (Esiliiga) | 1 | 2016 | 0 | N/A |
| Sillamäe Kalev IIa, b | 3rd | 4 | 2013 | 0 | N/A |
| Tallinna Kalev IIa, b, c | 6th | 2 | 2015 | 0 | N/A |
| Tammeka U21 Tartua, b | 3rd, (II liiga N/E) | 1 | 2016 | 0 | N/A |
| Tulevik II Viljandia, b, c | 3rd, (II liiga S/W) | 1 | 2016 | 0 | N/A |
| Viimsia, b | 7th | 4 | 2013 | 0 | N/A |
| Welco Tartua, b | 2nd, (II liiga N/E) | 1 | 2016 | 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 | |
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 (Estonian)
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