2016 Esiliiga B Explained

The 2016 Esiliiga B was the 4th season of the Esiliiga B, third-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2013. The season began on 28 February 2016 and concluded on 6 November 2016.^[1]

Kuressaare won the league, finishing with 76 points and were promoted to the Esiliiga. It was their first Esiliiga B title in history.

Teams

Stadia

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Elva	Elva	Elva linnastaadion	[2]
Flora U19	Tallinn	Sportland Arena	[3]
Joker	Raasiku	Raasiku artificial turf	[4]
Kuressaare	Kuressaare	Kuressaare linnastaadion	[5]
Sillamäe Kalev II	Sillamäe	Sillamäe Kalev artificial turf	[6]
Tallinna Kalev II	Tallinn	Kalev Keskstaadion artificial turf	[7]
Tammeka U21	Tartu	Sepa Stadium	[8]
Tulevik II	Viljandi	Viljandi linnastaadion	[9]
Viimsi	Haabneeme	Viimsi KK Stadium
Welco	Tartu	Tamme Stadium	[10]

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Elva	Kaido Koppel	Jürgen Kuresoo	Nike	Sportland
Flora U19	Risto Kallaste	Silver Räämet	Nike	Tele2[11]
Joker	Andre Ilves	Rene Lill	Joma	Unibox
Kuressaare	Sander Viira	Elari Valmas	Joma	Saaremaa Lihatööstus
Sillamäe Kalev II	Vadym Dobizha		Uhlsport	Alexela
Tallinna Kalev II	Daniel Meijel		Jako	ViisTek Media[12]
Tammeka U21	Timo Teniste		Nike	Goldtime
Tulevik II	Raiko Mutle		Joma	Viljandi Aken ja Uks
Viimsi	Urmas Kirs		Joma
Welco	Siim Valtna	Mikk Valtna	Nike

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Kuressaare	Pelle Pohlak	Signed by Flora U19	1 January 2016	Pre-season	Sander Viira	1 January 2016
Tammeka U21	Sander Lember	Mutual consent	1 January 2016	Timo Teniste	1 January 2016
Flora U19	Pelle Pohlak	Appointed as president of Flora	12 July 2016	9th	Risto Kallaste	12 July 2016

Results

League table

Results tables

Second half of the season

Play-offs

Promotion play-offs

Welco, who finished 3rd, faced Nõmme Kalju U21, 8th-placed 2016 Esiliiga side for a two-legged play-off. The first leg originally ended 3–2 to Nõmme Kalju U21 but they were later ruled to have forfeited the match after fielding an ineligible player Henrik Pürg. According to the rules, the second leg was cancelled and Welco earned entry into the 2017 Esiliiga.

Second leg

Relegation play-offs

Viimsi, who finished 8th, faced Keila, the II liiga play-offs winner. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2017 Esiliiga B. Viimsi won on away goals.

Second leg

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[13]
1	Maarek Suursaar	Kuressaare	33
2	Jürgen Kuresoo	Elva	29
3	Rauno Esop	Joker	25
4	Karl Anton Sõerde	Tallinna Kalev II	22
5	Sander Laht	Kuressaare	17
	Erki Mõttus	Tammeka U21
7	Roman Grigorevski	Sillamäe Kalev II	15
	Mikk Rajaver	Kuressaare
9	Mikk Valtna	Welco	14
10	Martin Aasmäe	Tammeka U21	11
	Andre Ilves	Joker

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Manager of the Month		Player of the Month
	Manager	Club	Player	Club
March[14]	Timo Teniste	Tammeka U21	Martin-Gert Pärli	Tammeka U21
April[15]	Siim Valtna	Welco	Karl Andre Vallner	Tallinna Kalev II
May[16]	Sander Viira	Kuressaare	Rauno Esop	Joker
June/July[17]	Kaido Koppel	Elva	Sander Laht	Kuressaare
August[18]	Kaido Koppel	Elva	Jürgen Kuresoo	Elva
September[19]	Daniel Meijel	Tallinna Kalev II	Maarek Suursaar	Kuressaare
October[20]	Sander Viira	Kuressaare	Lauri Särak	Welco

Esiliiga B Player of the Year

Jürgen Kuresoo was named Esiliiga B Player of the Year.^[21]

See also

• 2015–16 Estonian Cup
• 2016–17 Estonian Cup
• 2016 Meistriliiga
• 2016 Esiliiga

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Koduse jalgpallihooaja avamäng toimub Esiliigas. 2 February 2016. Estonian Football Association.
2. Web site: Elva linna staadion. Estonian. Spordiregister.ee.
3. Web site: Sportland Arena. Estonian. Spordiregister.ee.
4. Web site: Raasiku Põhikooli staadion ja palliväljakud. Estonian. Spordiregister.ee.
5. Web site: Kuressaare Linnastaadion. Estonian. Spordiregister.ee.
6. Web site: Spordikompleks "Kalev" kunstmurukattega jalgpalliväljak. Estonian. Spordiregister.ee.
7. Web site: Kalevi Keskstaadioni kunstmuruväljak. Eesti Spordiregister. Estonian.
8. Web site: Sepa tn staadion. Eesti Spordiregister. Estonian.
9. Web site: Viljandi linnastaadion. Eesti Spordiregister. Estonian.
10. Web site: Tamme staadion. Eesti Spordiregister. Estonian.
11. Web site: Flora sai koondisega sama sponsori . 3 October 2014. 25 September 2014. Soccernet.ee.
12. Web site: Tallinna Kalev särgisponsoriks saab ViisTek Media OÜ. 1 February 2016. Estonian Football Association.
13. Web site: Esiliiga B» VÄRAVALÖÖJATE EDETABEL (2016). Estonian. Estonian Football Association.
14. Web site: Esiliigades riisusid koore noored peatreenerid. Estonian. Estonian Football Association. 31 March 2016.
15. Web site: Esiliiga aprillikuu parimaks mängijaks valiti Vändra Vapruse raudvara. Estonian. Estonian Football Association. 4 May 2016.
16. Web site: Esiliigades said kuu parimate autasud Lillevere, Brõlin, Viira ja Esop. Estonian. Estonian Football Association. 13 June 2016.
17. Web site: Esiliiga parimad tulevad Viljandist, Maardust, Elvast ja Kuressaarest. Estonian. Estonian Football Association. 5 August 2016.
18. Web site: Esiliiga kuu parima auhinnad teenisid Kalju U21 ja Elva. Estonian. Estonian Football Association. 12 September 2016.
19. Web site: Esiliiga kuu parimad tulevad Viljandist. Estonian. Estonian Football Association. 13 October 2016.
20. Web site: Esiliiga kuu parimad on Lillevere ja Kirss. Estonian. Estonian Football Association. 4 November 2016.
21. Web site: Esiliiga B parimaks mängijaks valiti Jürgen Kuresoo. Estonian Football Association. 27 November 2016 .