2019 Esiliiga B

Esiliiga B
Season2019
Dates9 March 2019 – 10 November 2019
ChampionsNõmme United
PromotedNõmme United
Vändra
Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi
RelegatedVolta
Matches played180
Goals scored757 (4.21 per match)
Top goalscorerMartin Pärn (37 goals)
Biggest home winPärnu Jalgpalliklubi 12–1 Volta
(20 October 2019)
Biggest away winVolta 0–14 Nõmme United
(3 November 2019)
Highest scoringVolta 0–14 Nõmme United
(3 November 2019)
← 2018
2020 →

The 2019 Esiliiga B was the seventh season of the Esiliiga B, the third tier of Estonian football.

Teams

Of the 10 participating teams five remained following the 2018 Esiliiga B. The 2018 champions Legion, runners-up Tammeka U21 and third placed Järve were promoted to Esiliiga, while ninth and 10th placed Ajax and Flora U19 were relegated to II liiga. They are replaced by Viimsi, who returned after a one-year absence, Volta and Tabasalu, who made their debut in the Esiliiga B. The teams relegated from 2018 Esiliiga were Nõmme Kalju U21 and Keila.[1]

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2019 Esiliiga B teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Helios Võru Võru Sports Centre Stadium 434[2]
Keila Keila Keila Stadium 20[3]
Nõmme Kalju U21 Tallinn Hiiu Stadium 300[4]
Nõmme United Männiku Stadium 50[5]
Paide Linnameeskond U21 Paide Paide linnastaadion 500[6]
Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi Pärnu Pärnu Rannastaadion 1,501[7]
Tabasalu Tabasalu Tabasalu Arena 1,630[8]
Vändra Vändra Vändra Stadium 273[9]
Viimsi Haabneeme Viimsi Stadium 800[10]
Volta Tallinn Sõle Stadium 485[11]

Results

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Nõmme United (C, P) 36 27 4 5 118 38 +80 85 Promotion to the Esiliiga
2 Vändra (P) 36 21 5 10 97 71 +26 68
3 Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi (O, P) 36 19 5 12 82 53 +29 62 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Nõmme Kalju U21 36 19 4 13 79 50 +29 61
5 Viimsi 36 16 4 16 75 68 +7 52
6 Keila 36 14 4 18 67 87 −20 46
7 Tabasalu 36 13 4 19 77 79 −2 43
8 Paide Linnameeskond U21 36 11 6 19 61 87 −26 39
9 Helios 36 10 4 22 48 101 −53 34
10 Volta (R) 36 9 2 25 53 123 −70 29 Relegation to the 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.[12]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results tables

Matches 1–18

Home \ Away HEL KEI KAL NÕM PLM PÄR TAB VÄN VII VOL
Helios 2–2 1–4 1–3 1–0 3–2 4–8 0–1 1–0 1–6
Keila 0–2 1–2 3–1 2–2 1–4 2–1 2–4 2–3 2–1
Nõmme Kalju U21 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 3–2
Nõmme United 4–0 3–2 1–3 5–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–4 4–0
Paide Linnameeskond U21 2–4 1–4 0–5 0–6 1–1 0–6 5–3 2–2 0–3
Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi 0–1 6–0 3–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–1
Tabasalu 3–1 1–4 0–5 2–3 2–1 1–2 1–3 1–2 5–0
Vändra 4–1 5–0 1–3 2–3 3–3 3–2 4–1 3–3 2–1
Viimsi 1–0 2–1 3–3 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–1 9–0 5–0
Volta 0–1 3–4 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–3 3–1 2–3 3–1
Source: Esiliiga B
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 19–36

Home \ Away HEL KEI KAL NÕM PLM PÄR TAB VÄN VII VOL
Helios 0–3 0–3 0–6 2–3 1–3 0–3 0–3 1–3 1–1
Keila 4–2 3–1 0–6 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–4 2–3 7–1
Nõmme Kalju U21 2–3 0–1 0–3 3–4 2–1 1–2 10–0 1–1 3–2
Nõmme United 2–2 6–1 1–2 2–1 4–2 6–1 1–1 4–1 5–0
Paide Linnameeskond U21 7–3 2–4 2–4 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–2
Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi 0–0 4–2 2–1 1–4 3–0 3–1 4–2 4–2 12–1
Tabasalu 6–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 4–1 1–1 2–2 4–2 4–0
Vändra 6–1 5–2 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 4–1 3–1 9–0
Viimsi 1–3 3–0 2–3 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–3 2–1 4–3
Volta 5–2 3–1 0–0 0–14 0–7 0–3 3–4 1–4 2–1
Source: Esiliiga B
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Estonia Martin Pärn Vändra 37
2 Estonia Oliver Jürgens Nõmme United 28
3 Estonia Robi Saarma Nõmme United 26
4 Estonia Kein Makovei Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi 24
5 Estonia Ken-Marten Tammeveski Viimsi 20
6 Estonia Geir-Kristjan Suurpere Viimsi 17
7 Estonia Jevgeni Demidov Nõmme Kalju U21 15
Estonia Taavi Laurits Volta
9 Estonia Martin Aasmäe Viimsi 13
Estonia Ralf Friedemann Keila
Estonia Kevin Mätas Nõmme United

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
March[13] Estonia Martin Klasen Nõmme United Estonia Martin Pärn Vändra
April[14] Estonia Ivo Lehtmets Viimsi Estonia Oliver Jürgens Nõmme United
May[15] Estonia Kristen Viikmäe Nõmme Kalju U21 Estonia Taavi Laurits Volta
June[16] Estonia Igor Prins Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi Estonia Oliver Jürgens Nõmme United
July[17] Estonia Ranet Lepik Vändra Estonia Mart-Mattis Niinepuu Keila
August[18] Estonia Igor Prins Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi Estonia Jevgeni Demidov Nõmme Kalju U21
September[19] Estonia Ranet Lepik Vändra Estonia Robi Saarma Nõmme United
October[20] Estonia Martin Klasen Nõmme United Estonia Martin Pärn Vändra

Esiliiga B Player of the Year

Martin Pärn was named Esiliiga B Player of the Year.[21]

See also

References

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