2020 Esiliiga B

The 2020 Esiliiga B is the 8th season of the Esiliiga B, third-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2013.

Esiliiga B
Season2020
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Teams

Of the 10 participating teams 6 remained following the 2019 Esiliiga B. The 2019 champions FC Nõmme United, runners-up JK Vaprus Vändra and 3rd placed Pärnu were promoted to the Esiliiga, while 10th placed Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta were relegated to the II liiga. The four new sides in this year's campaign are Tartu JK Welco, Rakvere JK Tarvas, Läänemaa JK and Tallinna Kalev II.

Stadia
Locations of the 2020 Esiliiga B teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Keila Keila Keila Stadium 500[1]
Läänemaa Haapsalu Haapsalu linnastaadion
Nõmme Kalju II Nõmme Hiiu Stadium 650[2]
Paide Linnameeskond II Paide Paide linnastaadion 268[3]
Rakvere Tarvas Rakvere Rakvere Linnastaadion 1,785[4]
Tabasalu Tabasalu Tabasalu Arena
Tallinna Kalev II Tallinn Kalevi Keskstaadion 12,000
Tartu Welco Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,638[5]
Viimsi JK Viimsi Viimsi KK staadion
Võru Helios Võru Võru Spordikeskuse staadion 1,600

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tallinna Kalev II 13 10 1 2 40 20 +20 31 Promotion to the Esiliiga
2 Tartu Welco 13 9 2 2 34 14 +20 29
3 Paide II 13 7 1 5 37 23 +14 22 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Nõmme Kalju II 13 7 0 6 24 26 −2 21[lower-alpha 1]
5 Viimsi 13 6 3 4 25 15 +10 21[lower-alpha 1]
6 Keila 13 5 2 6 29 46 −17 17[lower-alpha 2]
7 Läänemaa Haapsalu 13 5 2 6 22 27 −5 17[lower-alpha 2]
8 JK Tabasalu 13 5 1 7 24 21 +3 16 Qualification for relegation play-offs
9 Võru FC Helios 13 3 4 6 20 25 −5 13 Relegation to II Liiga
10 Rakvere Tarvas 13 0 0 13 4 42 −38 0
Updated to match(es) played on 19 July 2020. 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.[6]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Nõmme Kalju II 3, Viimsi 0
  2. Head-to-head points: Keila 3, Läänemaa Haapsalu 0

Results

Rounds 1–18
Home \ Away KEI LÄÄ NÕM PAI RAK TAB TAL TTW VII VÕR
Keila 2–1 0–3 4–4 4–1 2–2 0–4 1–2
Läänemaa Haapsalu 2–3 1–4 1–3 1–3 2–1 4–1
Nõmme Kalju II 3–5 2–4 0–3 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0
Paide II 5–3 4–0 8–1 2–0 1–2 0–1
Rakvere Tarvas 0–1 0–4 0–3 0–2 0–4 1–3
JK Tabasalu 0–3 5–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–2
Tallinna Kalev II 13–1 4–1 1–5 4–3 2–1 1–1
Tartu Welco 6–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 2–3 5–3 2–0
Viimsi 0–1 2–0 5–0 4–0 1–1 1–1
Võru FC Helios 2–3 3–3 2–5 5–1 2–1 0–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 19 July 2020. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Rounds 19–27
Home \ Away KEI LÄÄ NÕM PAI RAK TAB TAL TTW VII VÕR
Keila
Läänemaa Haapsalu
Nõmme Kalju II
Paide II
Rakvere Tarvas
JK Tabasalu
Tallinna Kalev II
Tartu Welco
Viimsi
Võru FC Helios
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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See also

References
  1. "Keila staadioni muruväljak" (in Estonian). Jalgpall.ee.
  2. "Hiiu kunstmurustaadion". Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. "Paide linna staadion" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee. 13 October 2016.
  4. "Rakvere staadion" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister.
  5. Tamme staadion tartusport.ee
  6. "Esiliiga B" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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