2023 Esiliiga B
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| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 March 2023 – 12 November 2023 |
| Champions | Welco |
| Promoted | Welco Tallinna Kalev U21 |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Esiliiga B was the 11th season of the Esiliiga B, the third tier of Estonian football. The season began on 5 March 2023 and concluded on 12 November 2023.
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuressaare U21 | Kuressaare | Kuressaare linnastaadion | 1,000[1] |
| Läänemaa | Haapsalu | Haapsalu linnastaadion | 1,080[2] |
| Narva Trans U21 | Narva | Narva Kalev-Fama Stadium | 1,000[3] |
| Nõmme Kalju U21 | Tallinn | Hiiu Stadium | 570[4] |
| Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi | Pärnu | Pärnu Rannastaadion | 1,501[5] |
| Tallinna Kalev U21 | Tallinn | Kalevi Keskstaadion artificial turf | 270[6] |
| Tammeka U21 | Tartu | Tartu Sepa Football Centre | 504[7] |
| Tartu Kalev | Ülenurme | Ülenurme Stadium | 312[8] |
| Tulevik | Viljandi | Viljandi linnastaadion | 1,068[9] |
| Welco | Tartu | Holm Park | 580[10] |
League table
Results
Matches 1–18 |
Matches 19–36
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Esiliiga B play-off
The two runners-up (or highest eligible team) from the 2023 II liiga (Jõhvi Phoenix and Saku Sporting) contested the semi-finals over two legs.
The semi-final winners and second highest-ranked II liiga team (Harju II) advanced to each face either the eighth or ninth-placed Esiliiga B teams (Nõmme Kalju U21 and Läänemaa) over two legs, with the two winners securing the final two places in the following season's Esiliiga B.
Semi-final
First leg
| 19 November 2023 | Jõhvi Phoenix | 6–1 | Saku Sporting | Jõhvi |
| 12:00 BST | Stadium: Voka Stadium |
Second leg
| 22 November 2023 | Saku Sporting | 2–5 (3–11 agg.) | Jõhvi Phoenix | Saku Parish |
| 17:00 BST | Stadium: Saku staadion |
Final
First legs
| 22 November 2023 | Harju II | 1–2 | Nõmme Kalju U21 | Laagri |
| 17:00 BST | Stadium: Laagri Stadium |
| 22 November 2023 | Jõhvi Phoenix | 3–0 | Läänemaa | Jõhvi |
| 17:00 BST | Stadium: Voka Stadium |
Second legs
| 25 November 2023 | Nõmme Kalju U21 | 0–0 (2–1 agg.) | Harju II | Nõmme |
| 12:00 BST | Stadium: Hiiu Stadium |
| 29 November 2023 | Läänemaa | 6–2 (6–5 agg.) | Jõhvi Phoenix | Haapsalu |
| 16:00 BST | Stadium: Haapsalu linnastaadion |
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[12] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Priit Peedo |
Tartu Kalev | 36 |
| 2 | Kenlou Laasner |
Tallinna Kalev U21 | 33 |
| 3 | Martin Jõgi |
Welco | 31 |
| 4 | Andero Kivi |
Kuressaare U21 | 30 |
| 5 |  Promise David |
Nõmme Kalju U21 | 22 |
| 6 |  Akaki Gvineria |
Tammeka U21 | 18 |
| 7 | Maarek Suursaar |
Kuressaare U21 | 17 |
| Andreas Tiits |
Läänemaa | ||
| 9 | Deniss Drabinko |
Nõmme Kalju U21 | 15 |
| 10 | Juhan Jograf Siim |
Läänemaa | 14 |