2018 Esiliiga B

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Esiliiga B
Season2018
Champions Tallinna JK Legion
Promoted Tallinna JK Legion
Tartu JK Tammeka U21
Kohtla-Järve JK Järve
Relegated Lasnamäe FC Ajax
FC Flora U19
Matches played180
Goals scored748 (4.16 per match)
Top goalscorerRejal Alijev, 40 goals
2017
2019

The 2018 Esiliiga B was the 6th season of the Esiliiga B, third-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2013.

Contents

Teams

Of the 10 participating teams 4 remained following the 2017 Esiliiga B. The 2017 champions Kalju U21, runners-up Kalev U21 and 4th placed Keila JK were promoted to Esiliiga, while 10th place Sillamäe Kalev U21 was relegated and Viimsi JK and Raasiku Joker decided not to participate in 2018 Esiliiga B. [1] [2] [3] [4] For this season those six teams will be replaced by 6 II Liiga teams. They are: Lasnamäe Ajax, Nõmme United, Pärnu JK, Tallinna Legion, Flora U19 and Võru Helios. Only Tallinna Legion and Flora U19 have played in Esiliiga B before. [5] [6]

Stadia

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
FC Flora U19 Tallinn Sportland Arena 540 [7]
Kohtla-Järve JK Järve Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve SPK Stadium 780 [8]
Lasnamäe FC Ajax Tallinn Ajaxi staadion [9]
Nõmme United Tallinn Männiku staadion [10]
Paide Linnameeskond U21 Paide Paide linnastaadion 268 [11]
Pärnu JK Pärnu Pärnu Raeküla staadion 500 [12]
Tallinna JK Legion Tallinn Wismari staadion [13]
Tartu Tammeka U21 Tartu Sepa Stadium 508 [14]
Vändra JK Vaprus Vändra Vändra Stadium 273 [15]
Võru FC Helios Võru Võru Spordikeskuse staadion

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Results

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tallinna Legion (C, P)36322212531+9498Promotion to the Esiliiga
2 Tammeka U21 (P)36226810840+6872
3 Kohtla-Järve Järve (P)3621698039+4169Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Pärnu JK 36187118051+2961
5 Nõmme United 361791010057+4360
6 Võru Helios 36159128166+1554
7 Vändra Vaprus 361152061963538
8 Paide U21 [a] 36842445944928
9 Lasnamäe Ajax (R)3644283513510016Qualification for relegation play-offs
10 Flora U19 [b] (R)3644283313810516Relegation to II Liiga
Source: soccerway (in English), Esiliiga B (in Estonian)
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. [17]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Paide escaped relegation due to vacant league spot after Tartu Santos from 2018 Esiliiga were relegated down two league levels. [16]
  2. Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

Results tables

Positions by round

Leader and promotion to 2019 Esiliiga
Qualification to promotion play-offs
Qualification to relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2019 II liiga

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
TJK Legion 211111111111111111111111111111111111
Tammeka U21 322222222222222222222222222222222222
Kohtla-Järve Järve 101010865444544544335554433333333333333
Pärnu JK 743557775466655553333344444444545454
Nõmme United 154443333333333444445555555555454545
Võru Helios 436676656655466666666666677666666666
Vändra Vaprus 885334567777777777777777766777777777
Flora U19 577788889999998888888888999999888888
Paide U21 6991010101010888888999999910101010101010101010109999
Lasnamäe Ajax 96899999101010101010101010101010109998888889910101010
Source: Esiliiga B

Season statistics

Top scorers

Updated on 20 July. [18]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Rejal AlijevLegion40
2 Flag of Estonia.svg Kein Makovei Pärnu JK27
3 Flag of Estonia.svg Marek Šatov Legion24
4 Flag of Estonia.svg Denis Vnukov Legion20
Flag of Estonia.svg Pavel Fedorenko Nõmme United

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
March [19] Flag of Estonia.svg Denis Belov Legion Flag of Estonia.svg Sten Reinkort Tammeka U21
April [20] Flag of Estonia.svg Denis Belov Legion Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Ivanyushin Järve
May [21] Flag of Estonia.svg Denis Belov Legion Flag of Estonia.svg Rejal AlijevLegion
June/July [22] Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Pärnu Flag of Estonia.svg Denis Vnukov Legion
August [23] Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksandr Puštov Järve Flag of Brazil.svg Geovane Järve
September [24] Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Klasen Nõmme United Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Taan Helios
October [25] Flag of Estonia.svg Marti Pähn Tammeka U21 Flag of Estonia.svg Kein Makovei Pärnu

Esiliiga B Player of the Year

Rejal Alijev was named Esiliiga B Player of the Year. [26]

See also

References

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  2. "Heitluse Esiliiga B teisele kohale võitis Kalev U21" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. 5 November 2017.
  3. "Vändra loobus ikkagi Esiliigast, Keila alustab aste kõrgemal" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. 5 December 2017.
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  5. "Jalgpalliliit kinnitas Esiliiga ja Esiliiga B 2018. aasta koosseisu" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 28 November 2017.
  6. "Pärnu ja Viimsi sälitasid oma koha" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 19 November 2016.
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  10. "Männiku staadion" (in Estonian). Jalgpall.ee.
  11. "Paide linna staadion" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee. 13 October 2016.
  12. "Pärnu Raeküla staadion" (in Estonian). Jalgpall.ee.
  13. "Wismari staadion" (in Estonian). Jalgpall.ee.
  14. "Tartu Sepa jalgpallikeskuse kunstmuruväljak" (in Estonian). Jalgpall.ee.
  15. "Vändra staadion" (in Estonian). Jalgpall.ee.
  16. "Taas ärakukkumine tippjalgpallis: Santos jätkab madalamates liigades". soccernet.ee. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  17. "Esiliiga B" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  18. "Esiliiga B" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  19. "Esiliiga B parimad tulevad Legionist ja Tammeka U21-st" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 April 2018.
  20. "Esiliigas andsid tooni Tarvas ja Welco" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 10 May 2018.
  21. "Esiliiga B parimad tulevad Legionist" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 11 June 2018.
  22. "Esiliiga kuu parimateks valiti Kuresoo ja Borissov" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 12 August 2018.
  23. "Esiliiga B parimad tulevad JK Järvest" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 13 September 2018.
  24. "Elva ja Maardu teenisid kuu parima auhinna" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 October 2018.
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  26. "Esiliiga parimaks mängija oli lõppenud hooaja Vitali Gussev" [Esiliiga's best player was Vitali Gussev] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 9 December 2018.