2020 Esiliiga B

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Esiliiga B
Season2020
Dates8 March 2020 – 22 November 2020
Champions Paide Linnameeskond U21
PromotedPaide 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.

Contents

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

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Paide Linnameeskond U21 (C, P)30232511240+7271Promotion to Esiliiga
2 Welco (P)3020288150+3162
3 Tallinna Kalev U21 30191108159+2258
4 Tabasalu 30163115846+1251Qualification for promotion play-offs
5 Viimsi 28125116044+1641
6 Läänemaa 28113145564936
7 Nõmme Kalju U21 301121749782935
8 Helios (R)301051555681335Qualification for relegation play-offs
9 Keila (R)30861661933230Relegation to II liiga
10 Tarvas (R)30312626967010
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 2–33–32–55–11–40–12–11–12–4
Keila 1–22–10–34–42–20–44–11–21–3
Läänemaa 4–17–13–12–31–41–33–02–11–3
Nõmme Kalju U21 1–03–52–40–32–02–11–01–02–5
Paide Linnameeskond U21 3–05–34–04–32–01–28–13–10–1
Tabasalu 1–20–33–05–02–13–22–01–21–2
Tallinna Kalev U21 1–113–14–24–11–54–33–12–32–1
Tarvas 5–22–40–10–40–30–30–21–30–4
Viimsi 1–12–20–16–02–00–14–05–01–1
Welco 2–06–11–13–11–30–12–33–05–3
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 3–01–63–40–50–2
Keila 1–33–43–60–10–0
Läänemaa 2–31–22–01–5
Nõmme Kalju U21 1–30–50–23–3
Paide Linnameeskond U21 7–03–16–07–17–04–1
Tabasalu 1–15–01–11–52–12–04–2
Tallinna Kalev U21 3–14–11–31–01–63–6
Tarvas 0–31–62–30–2
Viimsi 2–52–41–24–3
Welco 6–14–12–72–11–01–5
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

Tallinn 1–0 Helios
Malov Soccerball shade.svg33' Report
Lasnamäe Sports Complex, Tallinn
Attendance: 29
Referee: Teet Allas
Helios 0–0 Tallinn
Report
Barrus Arena Võru, Võru
Attendance: 65
Referee: Toomas Nõmmiste

Tallinn won 1–0 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Eduard Desjatski Helios24
Flag of Estonia.svg Ander Ott Valge Paide Linnameeskond U21
3 Flag of Estonia.svg Kevor Palumets Paide Linnameeskond U2121
4 Flag of Estonia.svg Ramol Sillamaa Tallinna Kalev U2118
5 Flag of Estonia.svg Karmo Einmann Läänemaa16
Flag of Estonia.svg Kasper Karl Epner Keila
Flag of Estonia.svg Jaagup Luts Paide Linnameeskond U21
Flag of Estonia.svg Karl Anton Sõerde Viimsi
Flag of Estonia.svg Mikk Valtna Welco
10 Flag of Estonia.svg Kenlou Laasner Tallinna Kalev U2114
Flag of Estonia.svg Gregor Lehtmets Viimsi
Flag of Estonia.svg Rain Näkk Welco
Flag of Estonia.svg Sten Jakob Viidas Tabasalu

Awards

Monthly awards

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

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