# 2017 Esiliiga B

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

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Järve | Kohtla-Järve | Kohtla-Järve SPK Stadium | 780 |
| Joker | Raasiku | Raasiku Stadium | 200 |
| Keila | Keila | Keila Stadium | 500 |
| Nõmme Kalju U21 | Tallinn | Hiiu Stadium | 650 |
| Paide Linnameeskond U21 | Paide | Paide linnastaadion | 268 |
| Sillamäe Kalev U21 | Sillamäe | Sillamäe Kalev artificial turf | 300 |
| Tallinna Kalev U21 | Tallinn | Kalev Keskstaadion artificial turf | 270 |
| Tammeka U21 | Tartu | Sepa Stadium | 508 |
| Vaprus | Vändra | Vändra Stadium | 273 |
| Viimsi | Haabneeme | Viimsi KK Stadium | 800 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Järve | Aleksandr Pushtov | | Adidas | Euronics |
| Joker | Andre Ilves | Rene Lill | Joma | Unibox |
| Keila | Tiit Tikenberg | Kaspar Kaldoja | Adidas | Hole In One |
| Nõmme Kalju U21 | Erko Saviauk | | Adidas | help.ee |
| Paide Linnameeskond U21 | Paul Kask | Rico Reinoja | Nike | Enemat |
| Sillamäe Kalev U21 | Vadym Dobizha | | Uhlsport | Alexela |
| Tallinna Kalev U21 | Daniel Meijel | | Nike | |
| Tammeka U21 | Marti Pähn | | Nike | Goldtime |
| Vaprus | Ranet Lepik | Toomas Eier | Macron | |
| Viimsi | Ivo Lehtmets | | Joma | |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Järve | Aleksei Tikhomirov | Mutual consent | 6 November 2016 | Pre-season | Roman Kozhukhovskyi | 21 November 2016 |
| Nõmme Kalju U21 | Zaur Tšilingarašvili | Mutual consent | 25 November 2016 | Pre-season | Erko Saviauk | 25 November 2016 |
| Tammeka U21 | Timo Teniste | Mutual consent | 7 December 2016 | Pre-season | Marti Pähn | 7 December 2016 |
| Paide Linnameeskond U21 | Rauno Kald | Mutual consent | 16 December 2016 | Pre-season | Paul Kask | 16 December 2016 |
| Viimsi | Urmas Kirs | Signed by Tarvas | 31 December 2016 | Pre-season | Ivo Lehtmets | 1 January 2017 |
| Järve | Roman Kozhukhovskyi | Mutual consent | 23 July 2017 | 4th | Andrei Škaleta | 23 July 2016 |
| Järve | Andrei Škaleta | End of caretaker spell | 11 August 2017 | 5th | Aleksandr Pushtov | 11 August 2017 |

## Results
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kalju U21 (C, P) | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 68 | Promotion to the Esiliiga |
| 2 | Kalev U21 (P) | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 64 | Promotion to the Esiliiga |
| 3 | Vändra | 36 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 75 | 67 | +8 | 62 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Keila (P) | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 75 | 55 | +20 | 60 | Got promoted, because other teams didn't want to get promoted. |
| 5 | Järve | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 51 | |
| 6 | Tammeka U21 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 69 | 73 | −4 | 49 | |
| 7 | Viimsi (R) | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 48 | Decided to play in II Liiga the following year. |
| 8 | Joker (R) | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 72 | −14 | 46 | Decided to play in II Liiga the following year. |
| 9 | Paide U21 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 50 | 79 | −29 | 34 | Stayed in Esiliiga B, because other teams were relegated. |
| 10 | Sillamäe Kalev U21 (R) | 36 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 38 | 85 | −47 | 27 | Dissolved |
* ↑ Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

### Results tables
## 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 | Roman Kozhukhovskyi | Järve | Oliver Suur | Keila |
| April | Tiit Tikenberg | Keila | Markko Kudu | Joker |
| May | Ranet Lepik | Vaprus | Vladislav Zanfirov | Nõmme Kalju U21 |
| June | Andre Ilves | Joker | Kaarel Saaremets | Vaprus |
| July | Daniel Meijel | Tallinna Kalev U21 | Toomas Mangusson | Vaprus |
| August | Ranet Lepik | Vaprus | Jevgeni Demidov | Nõmme Kalju U21 |
| September | Daniel Meijel | Tallinna Kalev U21 | Karl Anton Sõerde | Tallinna Kalev U21 |
| October | Marti Pähn | Tammeka U21 | Mart Paul Preiman | Tammeka U21 |

### Esiliiga B Player of the Year

Karl Anton Sõerde was named Esiliiga B Player of the Year.