2024 Esiliiga B

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Esiliiga B
Season2024
Dates2 March – 10 November 2024
Champions Tammeka U21
Promoted Nõmme Kalju U21
Tammeka U21
Relegated Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi
Tulevik
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The 2024 Esiliiga B was the twelfth season of the Esiliiga B, the third tier of Estonian football. The season started on 2 March and finished on 10 November 2024.

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Teams

The league consisted of ten teams; eight teams remaining from the previous season, one team promoted from the II liiga, and one team relegated from the Esiliiga.

Despite losing the 2023 Esiliiga B play-off, Phoenix were promoted from the 2023 II liiga after Alliance (bottom-placed team of the 2023 Esiliiga) folded. Legion were relegated from the 2023 Esiliiga, replacing Tallinna Kalev U21 and Welco (top two teams of the 2023 Esiliiga B).

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Kuressaare U21 Kuressaare Kuressaare linnastaadion 1,000 [1]
Tallinna JK Legion Tallinn Sportland Arena 1,198 [2]
Läänemaa Haapsalu Haapsalu linnastaadion 1,080 [3]
Narva Trans U21 Narva Narva Kalev-Fama Stadium 612 [4]
Nõmme Kalju U21 Tallinn Hiiu Stadium 300 [5]
Jõhvi FC Phoenix Jõhvi Heino Lipp Stadium 794
Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi Pärnu Pärnu Rannastaadion 1,501 [6]
Tammeka U21 Tartu Tartu Sepa Football Centre 754 [7]
Tartu Kalev Ülenurme Ülenurme Stadium 312 [8]
Tulevik Viljandi Viljandi linnastaadion 384 [9]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tammeka U21 (C, P)3622869144+4774Promotion to the Esiliiga
2 Nõmme Kalju U21 (P)362131210461+4366
3 Legion 36184146449+1558Qualification for the Esiliiga play-off
4 Kuressaare U21 36174156670−455
5 Tartu Kalev 36167136064−455
6 Narva Trans U21 36159125751+654
7 Phoenix 36129157881−345
8 Läänemaa (O)36126186286−2442Qualification for the Esiliiga B play-off
9 Tulevik (R)3695224977−2832Relegation to the II liiga
10 Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi (R)3685234694−4829
Source: Esiliiga B
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) Fair-play points; 10) Draw [10]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Esiliiga B play-off

The two runners-up from the 2024 II liiga (Puuma Tallinn and Vaprus II) contested the semi-finals over two legs, with the winners facing the eighth-placed Esiliiga B team (Läänemaa) in another two-legged play-off for the final place in the 2025 Esiliiga B.

Semi-final

First leg

Second leg

13 November 2024 Puuma Tallinn 3–2
(4–6 agg.)		 Vaprus II Tallinn
17:30 BST Stadium: Nike Arena

Final

First leg

17 November 2024 Vaprus II 2–2 Läänemaa Pärnu
10:30 BST DolgovSoccerball shade.svg36'
KolvartSoccerball shade.svg50'		SaarnakSoccerball shade.svg53'
VeskiSoccerball shade.svg65'		Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion

Second leg

24 November 2024 Läänemaa 4–2
(6–4 agg.)		 Vaprus II Haapsalu
10:30 BST Stadium: Haapsalu linnastaadion

References

  1. ↑ "Kuressaare Linnastaadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sportland Arena".
  3. ↑ "Haapsalu Staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Narva Kalev-Fama staadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Hiiu kunstmurustaadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Pärnu Rannastaadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Tartu Sepa jalgpallikeskuse kunstmuruväljak" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ülenurme Gümnaasiumi staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Viljandi linnastaadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Eesti 2023. a jalgpalli meistrivõistluste Premium ja Esiliigade juhend" (PDF) (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. pp. 17–18. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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