Esiliiga B
Country | Estonia |
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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 |
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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 | |||
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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)