2019 Esiliiga B
# 2019 Esiliiga B

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.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Helios | Võru | Võru Sports Centre Stadium | 434 |
| Keila | Keila | Keila Stadium | 20 |
| Nõmme Kalju U21 | Tallinn | Hiiu Stadium | 300 |
| Nõmme United | Tallinn | Männiku Stadium | 50 |
| Paide Linnameeskond U21 | Paide | Paide linnastaadion | 500 |
| Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi | Pärnu | Pärnu Rannastaadion | 1,501 |
| Tabasalu | Tabasalu | Tabasalu Arena | 1,630 |
| Vändra | Vändra | Vändra Stadium | 273 |
| Viimsi | Haabneeme | Viimsi Stadium | 800 |
| Volta | Tallinn | Sõle Stadium | 485 |

## 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 | Promotion to the Esiliiga |
| 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 |

## 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 | |

### 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 | |

## Season statistics

### Top scorers

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

## Awards

### Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| March | Martin Klasen | Nõmme United | Martin Pärn | Vändra |
| April | Ivo Lehtmets | Viimsi | Oliver Jürgens | Nõmme United |
| May | Kristen Viikmäe | Nõmme Kalju U21 | Taavi Laurits | Volta |
| June | Igor Prins | Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi | Oliver Jürgens | Nõmme United |
| July | Ranet Lepik | Vändra | Mart-Mattis Niinepuu | Keila |
| August | Igor Prins | Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi | Jevgeni Demidov | Nõmme Kalju U21 |
| September | Ranet Lepik | Vändra | Robi Saarma | Nõmme United |
| October | Martin Klasen | Nõmme United | Martin Pärn | Vändra |

### Esiliiga B Player of the Year

Martin Pärn was named Esiliiga B Player of the Year.

