# 2023 Esiliiga B

The 2023 Esiliiga B was the 11th season of the Esiliiga B, the third tier of Estonian football. The season began on 5 March 2023 and concluded on 12 November 2023.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Kuressaare U21 | Kuressaare | Kuressaare linnastaadion | 1,000 |
| Läänemaa | Haapsalu | Haapsalu linnastaadion | 1,080 |
| Narva Trans U21 | Narva | Narva Kalev-Fama Stadium | 612 |
| Nõmme Kalju U21 | Tallinn | Hiiu Stadium | 300 |
| Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi | Pärnu | Pärnu Rannastaadion | 1,501 |
| Tallinna Kalev U21 | Tallinn | Kalev Keskstaadion artificial turf | 270 |
| Tammeka U21 | Tartu | Tartu Sepa Football Centre | 754 |
| Tartu Kalev | Ülenurme | Ülenurme Stadium | 312 |
| Tulevik | Viljandi | Viljandi linnastaadion | 384 |
| Welco | Tartu | Holm Football Park | 580 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Welco (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 92 | 42 | +50 | 74 | Promotion to Esiliiga |
| 2 | Tallinna Kalev U21 (P) | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 99 | 53 | +46 | 67 | Promotion to Esiliiga |
| 3 | Narva Trans U21 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 64 | |
| 4 | Tartu Kalev | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 85 | 71 | +14 | 61 | Qualification for Esiliiga play-off |
| 5 | Kuressaare U21 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 87 | 76 | +11 | 61 | |
| 6 | Tulevik | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 55 | |
| 7 | Tammeka U21 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 63 | 70 | −7 | 44 | |
| 8 | Nõmme Kalju U21 (O) | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 90 | 103 | −13 | 41 | Qualification for Esiliiga B play-off |
| 9 | Läänemaa (O) | 36 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 67 | 120 | −53 | 26 | Qualification for Esiliiga B play-off |
| 10 | Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi | 36 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 34 | 106 | −72 | 14 | |
* ↑ Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi were reprieved from relegation after Alliance, relegated to the 2024 Esiliiga B, folded.

## Esiliiga B play-off

The two runners-up (or highest eligible team) from the 2023 II liiga (Jõhvi Phoenix and Saku Sporting) contested the semi-finals over two legs.
The semi-final winners and second highest-ranked II liiga team (Harju II) advanced to each face either the eighth or ninth-placed Esiliiga B teams (Nõmme Kalju U21 and Läänemaa) over two legs, with the two winners securing the final two places in the following season's Esiliiga B.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Priit Peedo | Tartu Kalev | 36 |
| 2 | Kenlou Laasner | Tallinna Kalev U21 | 33 |
| 3 | Martin Jõgi | Welco | 31 |
| 4 | Andero Kivi | Kuressaare U21 | 30 |
| 5 | Promise David | Nõmme Kalju U21 | 22 |
| 6 | Akaki Gvineria | Tammeka U21 | 18 |
| 7 | Maarek Suursaar | Kuressaare U21 | 17 |
| 7 | Andreas Tiits | Läänemaa | 17 |
| 9 | Deniss Drabinko | Nõmme Kalju U21 | 15 |
| 10 | Juhan Jograf Siim | Läänemaa | 14 |

## 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 | Sander Viira | Kuressaare U21 | Priit Peedo | Tartu Kalev |
| April | Indrek Ilves | Tulevik | Martin Jõgi | Welco |
| May | Maksim Gruznov | Narva Trans U21 | Kenlou Laasner | Tallinna Kalev U21 |
| June/July | Sander Viira | Kuressaare U21 | Priit Peedo | Tartu Kalev |