2016 Esiliiga B
The 2016 Esiliiga B is 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.
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 | |
Flora U19 | Tallinn | Sportland Arena | |
Joker | Raasiku | Raasiku artificial turf | |
Kuressaare | Kuressaare | Kuressaare linnastaadion | |
Sillamäe Kalev II | Sillamäe | Sillamäe Kalev artificial turf | |
Tallinna Kalev II | Tallinn | Kalev Keskstaadion artificial turf | |
Tammeka U21 | Tartu | Sepa Stadium | |
Tulevik II | Viljandi | Viljandi linnastaadion | |
Viimsi | Haabneeme | Viimsi KK Stadium | |
Welco | Tartu | Tamme Stadium |
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Results
League table
Results tables
First half of the season
Second half of the season
Play-offs
Promotion play-offs
, 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.First leg
Second leg
Relegation play-offs
, 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.First leg
Second leg
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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 |
5 | Erki Mõttus | Tammeka U21 | 17 |
7 | Roman Grigorevski | Sillamäe Kalev II | 15 |
7 | Mikk Rajaver | Kuressaare | 15 |
9 | Mikk Valtna | Welco | 14 |
10 | Martin Aasmäe | Tammeka U21 | 11 |
10 | Andre Ilves | Joker | 11 |