2021 Esiliiga B

The 2021 Esiliiga B was the ninth season of the Esiliiga B, the third tier of Estonian football. The season began on 6 March 2021 and concluded on 21 November 2021. Viimsi won their first Esiliiga B title.

Esiliiga B

Season	2021
Dates	6 March 2021 – 21 November 2021
Champions	Viimsi
Promoted	Viimsi Harju Alliance
Relegated	Vändra
Matches played	156
Goals scored	663 (4.25 per match)
Top goalscorer	Karl Anton Sõerde (30 goals)
Biggest home win	Viimsi 7–0 Läänemaa (23 May 2021) Harju 7–0 Läänemaa (30 June 2021)
Biggest away win	Tallinn 0–7 Tallinna Kalev U21 (26 September 2021) Legion U21 0–7 Tallinn (16 October 2021)
Highest scoring	Alliance 6–3 Tallinna Kalev U21 (31 May 2021) Nõmme Kalju U21 4–5 Läänemaa (31 May 2021)
← 2020 2022 →

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Kalev U21
Kalju U21
Legion U21
Tallinn

Tabasalu

Läänemaa

Vändra

Harju

Alliance

Viimsi

Locations of the 2021 Esiliiga B teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Alliance	Kohtla-Järve	Kohtla-Järve Sports Centre Stadium	150[1]
Harju	Laagri	Laagri Stadium	40[2]
Läänemaa	Haapsalu	Haapsalu linnastaadion	1,080[3]
Legion U21	Tallinn	Wismar Football Stadium	N/A[4]
Nõmme Kalju U21		Hiiu Stadium	300[5]
Tabasalu	Tabasalu	Tabasalu Arena	1,630[6]
Tallinn	Tallinn	Lasnamäe Sports Complex Stadium	88[7]
Tallinna Kalev U21		Kalev Keskstaadion artificial turf	270[8]
Vändra	Vändra	Vändra Stadium	273[9]
Viimsi	Haabneeme	Viimsi Stadium	800[10]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Viimsi (C, P)	32	19	7	6	81	30	+51	64	Promotion to Esiliiga
2	Harju (P)	32	20	3	9	88	49	+39	63
3	Alliance (O, P)	32	17	2	13	63	70	−7	53	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	Tallinn	32	16	2	14	68	66	+2	50
5	Tallinna Kalev U21	32	14	4	14	71	68	+3	46
6	Tabasalu	32	12	5	15	60	64	−4	41
7	Legion U21	30	12	1	17	64	83	−19	37
8	Läänemaa	30	10	3	17	65	94	−29	33
9	Nõmme Kalju U21	30	10	3	17	56	66	−10	33	Reprieved from relegation[lower-alpha 1]
10	Vändra (R)	30	9	4	17	47	73	−26	31	Relegation to II liiga

Source: Esiliiga B
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) Fair-play points; 10) Draw
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Nõmme Kalju U21 avoided relegation due to Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi maintaining their spot in the Esiliiga.^[11]

Results

Matches 1–18 Home \ Away ALL HAR LÄÄ LEG NÕM TAB TAL KAL VÄN VII Alliance 1–3 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–4 0–3 6–3 3–2 1–2 Harju 4–1 7–0 2–6 5–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 5–1 0–1 Läänemaa 2–3 1–4 6–2 0–5 2–2 5–3 3–5 6–1 4–3 Legion U21 3–1 5–3 6–2 5–1 4–1 3–2 0–2 1–2 2–3 Nõmme Kalju U21 1–2 2–1 4–5 3–1 1–3 2–4 2–1 1–3 1–5 Tabasalu 2–2 3–2 6–0 4–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–5 Tallinn 3–0 2–1 3–2 4–2 2–1 1–4 1–2 2–0 0–3 Tallinna Kalev U21 4–1 1–2 0–4 6–2 0–5 5–2 1–0 1–2 2–2 Vändra 1–1 2–3 4–1 1–4 2–4 3–1 3–4 1–1 2–6 Viimsi 3–0 1–2 7–0 4–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 6–0 5–0 Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 19–32 Home \ Away ALL HAR LÄÄ LEG NÕM TAB TAL KAL VÄN VII Alliance 3–2 1–5 3–1 3–1 1–3 2–1 2–3 1–0 Harju 1–3 3–2 4–2 2–0 7–1 4–0 3–2 Läänemaa 1–3 1–3 0–5 1–0 1–1 Legion U21 3–2 3–1 0–7 1–6 Nõmme Kalju U21 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–6 Tabasalu 3–5 0–3 4–0 0–3 4–1 3–0 0–3 Tallinn 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–7 1–1 Tallinna Kalev U21 5–3 0–5 4–1 1–2 1–1 4–2 5–2 0–0 Vändra 1–0 0–1 1–5 0–1 Viimsi 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 5–0 0–2 0–0 Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[12]
1	Karl Anton Sõerde	Viimsi	30
2	Andre Järva	Harju	27
3	Juhan Jograf Siim	Läänemaa	22
4	Mihhail Orlov	Läänemaa	19
5	Daniel Fedotov	Legion U21	18
	Viktor Plotnikov	Tallinn
7	Martin Salf	Läänemaa	17
8	Karel Eerme	Harju	16
	Selim El Aabchi	Tallinna Kalev U21
	Tristan Pajo	Tabasalu
	Rainer Peips	Vändra

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Manager of the Month		Player of the Month
	Manager	Club	Player	Club
May[13]	Ivo Lehtmets	Viimsi	Andre Järva	Harju
June/July[14]	Erik Šteinberg	Alliance	Karl Anton Sõerde	Viimsi
September[15]	Andrei Kalimullin	Tallinn	Tristan Pajo	Tabasalu
October[16]	Victor Silva	Harju	Mihhail Orlov	Alliance

Player of the Season

Karl Anton Sõerde was named Esiliiga B Player of the Year.^[17]

References

1. "Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskuse staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
2. "Laagri spordihoone staadion ja palliväljakud". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
3. "Haapsalu Staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
4. "Wismari jalgpallistaadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
5. "Hiiu kunstmurustaadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
6. "Tabasalu Spordikompleksi staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
7. "Lasnamäe Spordikompleksi kunstmurustaadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
8. "Kalevi Keskstaadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
9. "Vändra staadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
10. "Viimsi staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
11. "Maardu Linnameeskond loobus tippliigades mängimisest" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
12. "VÄRAVALÖÖJATE EDETABEL (2021)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
13. "Esiliiga B kuu parimad on Järva ja Lehtmets" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
14. "Esiliiga B kuu parimad on Sõerde ja Šteinberg" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
15. "Esiliiga B parimad tulevad FC Tallinna ja JK Tabasalu ridadest" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
16. "Esiliiga B kuu parimate auhinnad teenisid Harju JK ja FC Alliance" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
17. "Esiliiga B parim mängija on Karl Anton Sõerde" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

External links

• Official website