| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 March 2020 – 22 November 2020 |
| Champions | Paide Linnameeskond U21 |
| Promoted | Paide Linnameeskond U21 Welco |
| Relegated | Helios Keila Tarvas |
| Top goalscorer | Eduard Desjatski Ander Ott Valge (24 goals) |
| ← 2019 2021 → | |
The 2020 Esiliiga B was the eighth season of the Esiliiga B, the third tier of Estonian football. The season began on 8 March 2020 and concluded on 22 November 2020.
Teams
Of the 10 participating teams 6 remained following the 2019 Esiliiga B. The 2019 champions Nõmme United, runners-up Vändra and 3rd placed Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi were promoted to the Esiliiga, while 10th placed Volta were relegated to the II liiga. The four new sides in this year's campaign are Welco, Tarvas, Läänemaa and Tallinna Kalev U21.
Stadiums and locations
KeilaLäänemaaKalev U21Kalju U21
Paide U21TarvasTabasaluWelcoViimsiHeliosclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2020 Esiliiga B teams
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helios | Võru | Võru Sports Centre Stadium | 434 |
| Keila | Keila | Keila Stadium | |
| Läänemaa | Haapsalu | Haapsalu linnastaadion | |
| Nõmme Kalju U21 | Tallinn | Hiiu Stadium | 300 |
| Paide Linnameeskond U21 | Paide | Paide linnastaadion | 500 |
| Tabasalu | Tabasalu | Tabasalu Arena | |
| Tallinna Kalev U21 | Tallinn | Kalev Keskstaadion | |
| Tarvas | Rakvere | Rakvere linnastaadion | 1,100 |
| Viimsi | Viimsi | Viimsi Stadium | |
| Welco | Tartu | Tartu Tamme Stadium | 1,500 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paide Linnameeskond U21 (C, P) | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 112 | 40 | +72 | 71 | Promotion to Esiliiga |
| 2 | Welco (P) | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 81 | 50 | +31 | 62 | |
| 3 | Tallinna Kalev U21 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 81 | 59 | +22 | 58 | |
| 4 | Tabasalu | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 51 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Viimsi | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 41 | |
| 6 | Läänemaa | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 55 | 64 | −9 | 36 | |
| 7 | Nõmme Kalju U21 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 49 | 78 | −29 | 35 | |
| 8 | Helios (R) | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 35 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Keila (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 61 | 93 | −32 | 30 | Relegation to II liiga |
| 10 | Tarvas (R) | 30 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 96 | −70 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Less matches awarded against; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fairplay ranking.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Matches 1–18
| Home \ Away | HEL | KEI | LÄÄ | NÕM | PLM | TAB | KAL | TAR | VII | WEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helios | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | |
| Keila | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| Läänemaa | 4–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Nõmme Kalju U21 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–5 | |
| Paide Linnameeskond U21 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 8–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Tabasalu | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Tallinna Kalev U21 | 1–1 | 13–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
| Tarvas | 5–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | |
| Viimsi | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | |
| Welco | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 5–3 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 19–30
| Home \ Away | HEL | KEI | LÄÄ | NÕM | PLM | TAB | KAL | TAR | VII | WEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helios | 3–0 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | |||||
| Keila | 1–3 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |||||
| Läänemaa | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–5 | ||||||
| Nõmme Kalju U21 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 3–3 | ||||||
| Paide Linnameeskond U21 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 7–1 | 7–0 | 4–1 | ||||
| Tabasalu | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |||
| Tallinna Kalev U21 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 3–6 | ||||
| Tarvas | 0–3 | 1–6 | 2–3 | 0–2 | ||||||
| Viimsi | 2–5 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 4–3 | ||||||
| Welco | 6–1 | 4–1 | 2–7 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation play-offs
| Tallinn | 1–0 | Helios |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
| Helios | 0–0 | Tallinn |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Tallinn won 1–0 on aggregate.
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eduard Desjatski |
Helios | 24 |
| Ander Ott Valge |
Paide Linnameeskond U21 | ||
| 3 | Kevor Palumets |
Paide Linnameeskond U21 | 21 |
| 4 | Ramol Sillamaa |
Tallinna Kalev U21 | 18 |
| 5 | Karmo Einmann |
Läänemaa | 16 |
| Kasper Karl Epner |
Keila | ||
| Jaagup Luts |
Paide Linnameeskond U21 | ||
| Karl Anton Sõerde |
Viimsi | ||
| Mikk Valtna |
Welco | ||
| 10 | Kenlou Laasner |
Tallinna Kalev U21 | 14 |
| Gregor Lehtmets |
Viimsi | ||
| Rain Näkk |
Welco | ||
| Sten Jakob Viidas |
Tabasalu |
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| May | Tarmo Neemelo |
Nõmme Kalju U21 | Henri Perk |
Nõmme Kalju U21 |
| June | Janar Sagim |
Welco | Eduard Desjatski |
Helios |
| July | Daniel Meijel |
Tallinna Kalev U21 | Märten Subka |
Tabasalu |
| August | Theimo Tülp |
Läänemaa | Kaarel Rumberg
| |
| September | Erki Kesküla |
Paide Linnameeskond U21 | Artur Aus |
Welco |
| October | Risto Sarapik |
Tabasalu | Ander Ott Valge |
Paide Linnameeskond U21 |
Esiliiga B Player of the Year
Kevor Palumets was named Esiliiga B Player of the Year.
See also
References
- "Hiiu kunstmurustaadion". Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- "Paide linna staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- "Rakvere staadion" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister.
- "Tartu Tamme staadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- "Esiliiga B" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- "Esiliiga B kuu parimateks valiti Tarmo Neemelo ja Henri Perk" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- "Esiliiga B kuu parimad on Sagim ja Desjatski" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- "Esiliiga B kuu parimate auhinnad teenisid Tabasalu ja Kalev U21" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- "Esiliiga B kuu parimate auhinnad teenisid JK Tabasalu ja Läänemaa JK esindajad" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- "Esiliiga B kuu parimate auhinnad teenisid Tartu Welco ja Paide Linnameeskond U21" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- "Esiliiga B kuu parimate auhinnad teenisid Paide U21 ja Tabasalu" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- "Esiliiga B parim mängija on Kevor Palumets" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
External links
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