| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 March – 8 November 2026 |
← 2025 2027 → | |
The 2026 Esiliiga B is the 14th season of the Esiliiga B. The season began on 7 March 2026 and is set to conclude on 8 November 2026.
The league consisted of ten teams; five teams remaining from the previous season, three teams promoted from the II liiga, and two teams relegated from the Esiliiga. [1]
The promoted teams were the 2025 II liiga champions Vaprus U21, runners-up FCI Levadia U19, and 2025 Esiliiga B play-off winners Tulevik. They replaced the Esiliga B play-off losers Paide Linnameeskond U21, and Esiliga B bottom two teams Kuressaare U21 and Läänemaa.
The relegated teams were the 2025 Esiliiga bottom two teams Tallinna Kalev U21 and Tammeka U21. They replaced the 2025 Esiliiga B champions Maardu Linnameeskond and runners-up Nõmme United U21.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCI Levadia U19 | Tallinn | Maarjamäe Artificial Turf | 30 [2] |
| Legion | Wismari Stadium | – [3] | |
| Narva Trans U21 | Narva | Narva Kalev-Fama Stadium | 1,000 [4] |
| Phoenix | Jõhvi | Heino Lipp Stadium | 808 [5] |
| Tabasalu | Tabasalu | Tabasalu Arena | 1,630 [6] |
| Tallinna Kalev U21 | Jüri | Jüri Stadium | – [7] |
| Tammeka U21 | Tartu | Tartu Coop Stadium | 504 [8] |
| Tartu Kalev | Ülenurme | Ülenurme Stadium | 312 [9] |
| Tulevik | Viljandi | Viljandi linnastaadion | 1,068 [10] |
| Vaprus U21 | Pärnu | Pärnu Rannastaadion | 1,501 [11] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulevik | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 3 | Promotion to the Esiliiga |
| 2 | Tallinna Kalev U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 | |
| 3 | Vaprus U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 | Qualification for the Esiliiga play-off |
| 4 | FCI Levadia U19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not eligible for promotion [Note] |
| 5 | Narva Trans U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Tammeka U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Legion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | Qualification for the Esiliiga B play-off |
| 9 | Tartu Kalev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | Relegation to the II liiga |
| 10 | Tabasalu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Notes