2020 Esiliiga B
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Season2020
Dates8 March 2020 – 22 November 2020
ChampionsPaide Linnameeskond U21
PromotedPaide Linnameeskond U21
Welco
Welco
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 March 2020 – 22 November 2020 |
| Champions | Paide Linnameeskond U21 |
| Promoted | Paide 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.
Stadiums and locations
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.
| 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 |
Results
Matches 1–18
Matches 19–30
Relegation play-offs
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helios | 24 | |
| Paide Linnameeskond U21 | |||
| 3 | Paide Linnameeskond U21 | 21 | |
| 4 | Tallinna Kalev U21 | 18 | |
| 5 | Läänemaa | 16 | |
| Keila | |||
| Paide Linnameeskond U21 | |||
| Viimsi | |||
| Welco | |||
| 10 | Tallinna Kalev U21 | 14 | |
| Viimsi | |||
| Welco | |||
| Tabasalu |
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| May[6] | Nõmme Kalju U21 | Nõmme Kalju U21 | ||
| June[7] | Welco | Helios | ||
| July[8] | Tallinna Kalev U21 | Tabasalu | ||
| August[9] | Läänemaa | |||
| September[10] | Paide Linnameeskond U21 | Welco | ||
| October[11] | Tabasalu | Paide Linnameeskond U21 | ||
Esiliiga B Player of the Year
Kevor Palumets was named Esiliiga B Player of the Year.[12]