2020 Esiliiga B

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.

Esiliiga B
Season2020
Dates8 March 2020 – 22 November 2020
ChampionsPaide Linnameeskond U21
PromotedPaide Linnameeskond U21
Welco
RelegatedHelios
Keila
Tarvas
Top goalscorerEduard Desjatski
Ander Ott Valge
(24 goals)
← 2019
2021 →

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
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
1Estonia Eduard DesjatskiHelios24
Estonia Ander Ott ValgePaide Linnameeskond U21
3Estonia Kevor PalumetsPaide Linnameeskond U2121
4Estonia Ramol SillamaaTallinna Kalev U2118
5Estonia Karmo EinmannLäänemaa16
Estonia Kasper Karl EpnerKeila
Estonia Jaagup LutsPaide Linnameeskond U21
Estonia Karl Anton SõerdeViimsi
Estonia Mikk ValtnaWelco
10Estonia Kenlou LaasnerTallinna Kalev U2114
Estonia Gregor LehtmetsViimsi
Estonia Rain NäkkWelco
Estonia Sten Jakob ViidasTabasalu

Awards

Monthly awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
ManagerClub PlayerClub
May[6] Estonia Tarmo NeemeloNõmme Kalju U21 Estonia Henri PerkNõmme Kalju U21
June[7] Estonia Janar SagimWelco Estonia Eduard DesjatskiHelios
July[8] Estonia Daniel MeijelTallinna Kalev U21 Estonia Märten SubkaTabasalu
August[9] Estonia Theimo TülpLäänemaa Estonia Kaarel Rumberg
September[10] Estonia Erki KeskülaPaide Linnameeskond U21 Estonia Artur AusWelco
October[11] Estonia Risto SarapikTabasalu Estonia Ander Ott ValgePaide 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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  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.
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  7. "Esiliiga B kuu parimad on Sagim ja Desjatski" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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  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.
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