The 2017 Esiliiga B was the 5th season of the Esiliiga B, third-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2013. The season began on 1 March 2017.
Teams Of the 10 participating teams 5 remain following the 2016 Esiliiga B. The 2016 champions Kuressaare and runners-up Elva were promoted to Esiliiga, while 9th place Flora U19 and 10th place Tulevik II were relegated. For this season those five teams will be replaced by the Esiliiga relegated Vändra Vaprus, Kohtla-Järve JK Järve and Nõmme Kalju U21 and II Liiga promoted Keila and Paide Linnameeskond U21. The 3rd placed Welco managed to earn a promotion, winning the promotion play-off, while 8th placed Viimsi remained in the league by winning the relegation play-off.
Stadia
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityJärveKohtla-JärveKohtla-Järve SPK StadiumJokerRaasikuRaasiku StadiumKeilaKeilaKeila StadiumNõmme Kalju U21TallinnHiiu StadiumPaide Linnameeskond U21PaidePaide linnastaadionSillamäe Kalev U21SillamäeSillamäe Kalev artificial turfTallinna Kalev U21TallinnKalev Keskstaadion artificial turfTammeka U21TartuSepa StadiumVaprusVändraVändra StadiumViimsiHaabneemeViimsi KK Stadium
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorJärve Aleksandr PushtovAdidasEuronicsJoker Andre Ilves Rene LillJomaUniboxKeila Tiit Tikenberg Kaspar KaldojaAdidasHole In OneNõmme Kalju U21 Erko SaviaukAdidashelp.eePaide Linnameeskond U21 Paul Kask Rico ReinojaNikeEnematSillamäe Kalev U21 Vadym DobizhaUhlsportAlexelaTallinna Kalev U21 Daniel MeijelNikeTammeka U21 Marti PähnNikeGoldtimeVaprus Ranet Lepik Toomas EierMacronViimsi Ivo LehtmetsJoma
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentJärve Aleksei TikhomirovMutual consent6 November 2016Pre-season Roman Kozhukhovskyi21 November 2016Nõmme Kalju U21 Zaur Tšilingarašvili25 November 2016 Erko Saviauk25 November 2016Tammeka U21 Timo Teniste7 December 2016 Marti Pähn7 December 2016Paide Linnameeskond U21 Rauno Kald16 December 2016 Paul Kask16 December 2016Viimsi Urmas KirsSigned by Tarvas31 December 2016 Ivo Lehtmets1 January 2017Järve Roman KozhukhovskyiMutual consent23 July 20174th Andrei Škaleta23 July 2016Järve Andrei ŠkaletaEnd of caretaker spell11 August 20175th Aleksandr Pushtov11 August 2017
Results
League table
Results tables
First half of the season
Second half of the season
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Karl Anton SõerdeKalev U21292 Markko KuduRaasiku FC Joker20 Juhan Jograf SiimKalev U21/Tammeka U214 Henry RohtlaKeila JK17 Jevgeni DemidovKalju U216 Oliver SuurKeila JK167 Kaarel SaaremetsVaprus128 German NarnitskiJärve11 Martin PärnVaprus10 Aleksei TihhonovJärve10
Attendance ClubAttendance homeAvg. attendance homeAttendance awayAvg. attendance awayAttendance overallAvg. attendance overallKeila169294101957271175Vaprus143780104558248269Joker14438096854241167Järve118066101757219761Kalju U21101056116565217560Sillamäe U21100656113363213959Viimsi97154109661206757Kalev U2178844124369203156Tammeka U2185347110962196255Paide U2159633118166177749
Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthManagerClubPlayerClubMarch Roman KozhukhovskyiJärve Oliver SuurKeilaApril Tiit TikenbergKeila Markko KuduJokerMay Ranet LepikVaprus Vladislav ZanfirovNõmme Kalju U21June Andre IlvesJoker Kaarel SaaremetsVaprusJuly Daniel MeijelTallinna Kalev U21 Toomas MangussonVaprusAugust Ranet LepikVaprus Jevgeni DemidovNõmme Kalju U21September Daniel MeijelTallinna Kalev U21 Karl Anton SõerdeTallinna Kalev U21October Marti PähnTammeka U21 Mart Paul PreimanTammeka U21
Esiliiga B Player of the Year Karl Anton Sõerde was named Esiliiga B Player of the Year.
See also 2016–17 Estonian Cup 2017–18 Estonian Cup 2017 Meistriliiga 2017 Esiliiga
References
External links Official website