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

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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[1]
Paide Linnameeskond U21 Paide Paide linnastaadion 500[2]
Tabasalu Tabasalu Tabasalu Arena
Tallinna Kalev U21 Tallinn Kalev Keskstaadion
Tarvas Rakvere Rakvere linnastaadion 1,100[3]
Viimsi Viimsi Viimsi Stadium
Welco Tartu Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,500[4]

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
Source: Soccerway
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.[5]
(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
Source: Soccerway
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
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

Tallinn1–0Helios
Malov 33' Report
Lasnamäe Sports Complex, Tallinn
Attendance: 29
Referee: Teet Allas
Helios0–0Tallinn
Report
Barrus Arena Võru, Võru
Attendance: 65
Referee: Toomas Nõmmiste

Tallinn won 1–0 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Estonia Eduard Desjatski Helios 24
Estonia Ander Ott Valge Paide Linnameeskond U21
3 Estonia Kevor Palumets Paide Linnameeskond U21 21
4 Estonia Ramol Sillamaa Tallinna Kalev U21 18
5 Estonia Karmo Einmann Läänemaa 16
Estonia Kasper Karl Epner Keila
Estonia Jaagup Luts Paide Linnameeskond U21
Estonia Karl Anton Sõerde Viimsi
Estonia Mikk Valtna Welco
10 Estonia Kenlou Laasner Tallinna Kalev U21 14
Estonia Gregor Lehtmets Viimsi
Estonia Rain Näkk Welco
Estonia Sten Jakob Viidas Tabasalu

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
May[6] Estonia Tarmo Neemelo Nõmme Kalju U21 Estonia Henri Perk Nõmme Kalju U21
June[7] Estonia Janar Sagim Welco Estonia Eduard Desjatski Helios
July[8] Estonia Daniel Meijel Tallinna Kalev U21 Estonia Märten Subka Tabasalu
August[9] Estonia Theimo Tülp Läänemaa Estonia Kaarel Rumberg
September[10] Estonia Erki Kesküla Paide Linnameeskond U21 Estonia Artur Aus Welco
October[11] Estonia Risto Sarapik Tabasalu Estonia Ander Ott Valge Paide Linnameeskond U21

Esiliiga B Player of the Year

Kevor Palumets was named Esiliiga B Player of the Year.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hiiu kunstmurustaadion". Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Paide linna staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Rakvere staadion" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister.
  4. ^ "Tartu Tamme staadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Esiliiga B" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Esiliiga B kuu parimateks valiti Tarmo Neemelo ja Henri Perk" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Esiliiga B kuu parimad on Sagim ja Desjatski" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Esiliiga B kuu parimate auhinnad teenisid Tabasalu ja Kalev U21" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Esiliiga B kuu parimate auhinnad teenisid JK Tabasalu ja Läänemaa JK esindajad" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Esiliiga B kuu parimate auhinnad teenisid Tartu Welco ja Paide Linnameeskond U21" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Esiliiga B kuu parimate auhinnad teenisid Paide U21 ja Tabasalu" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Esiliiga B parim mängija on Kevor Palumets" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Esiliiga_B
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