2015 Esiliiga
Season | 2015 |
---|---|
Champions | Flora II (2nd title) |
Promoted | Tarvas |
Relegated | Vaprus Kuressaare |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 658 (3.66 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Eduard Golovljov (41 goals) |
Biggest home win | Levadia II 13–1 Kuressaare (20 September 2015) |
Biggest away win | Vaprus 0–9 Infonet II (20 September 2015) |
Highest scoring | Levadia II 13–1 Kuressaare (20 September 2015) |
Longest winning run | 10 games Levadia II |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 games Levadia II |
Longest winless run | 9 games Tallinna Kalev |
Longest losing run | 6 games Santos Tallinna Kalev |
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The 2015 Esiliiga was the 25th season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 8 March 2015 and concluded on 8 November 2015.
Flora II won the league on the last day of the season, finishing with 72 points. It was their second league title.
Tarvas finished 4th and were promoted to the Meistriliiga for the first time in their history. Tallinna Kalev finished 6th and qualified to the promotion play-offs but were beaten by Tammeka 2–4 on aggregate.
Santos finished 8th but avoided the relegation play-offs after Sillamäe Kalev II withdrew. Vaprus and Kuressaare were the bottom two teams and were relegated to the Esiliiga B.
Contents
Teams
Stadia
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Flora II | Tallinn | Lilleküla Stadium | 10,340[1] |
Infonet II | Tallinn | Lasnamäe Stadium | 400[2] |
Irbis | Kiviõli | Kiviõli Stadium | 180[3] |
Kuressaare | Kuressaare | Kuressaare Stadium | 1,000[4] |
Levadia II | Tallinn | Maarjamäe Stadium | 30[5] |
Nõmme Kalju II | Tallinn | Hiiu Stadium | 330[6] |
Santos | Tartu | Tamme Stadium | 1,750[7] |
Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn | Kalev Central Stadium | 11,500[8] |
Tarvas | Rakvere | Rakvere Stadium | 1,785[9] |
Vaprus | Vändra | Vändra Stadium | 307[10] |
Personnel and kits
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Flora II | Jürgen Henn | Sten Sinisalu | Nike | Tele2[11] |
Infonet II | Sergei Bragin | Jevgeni Gurtšioglujants | Joma | Infonet |
Irbis | Erik Šteinberg | Sergei Kostin | Adidas | |
Kuressaare | Pelle Pohlak | Sander Viira | Joma | Saaremaa Lihatööstus |
Levadia II | Argo Arbeiter | Kaspar Mutso | Adidas | Viimsi Keevitus |
Nõmme Kalju II | Zaur Tšilingarašvili | Adidas | Optibet[12] | |
Santos | Siim Säesk | Taavi Vellemaa | Uhlsport | Värska |
Tallinna Kalev | Marko Pärnpuu | Ando Hausenberg | Jako | |
Tarvas | Valeri Bondarenko | Kaarel Saar | Joma | Aqva |
Vaprus | Ranet Lepik | Karel Otto | Macron | Møller Auto Pärnu |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tallinna Kalev | Sergei Zamogilnõi | Contract expired | 8 November 2014 | Pre-season | Marko Pärnpuu | 25 November 2014[13] |
Santos | Algimantas Liubinskas | Contract expired | 31 December 2014 | Siim Säesk | 1 January 2015 |
Results
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Flora II[lower-alpha 1] (C) | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 72 | |
2 | Levadia II[lower-alpha 1] | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 118 | 57 | +61 | 71 | |
3 | Infonet II[lower-alpha 1] | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 108 | 48 | +60 | 66 | |
4 | Tarvas (P) | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 47 | Promotion to Meistriliiga |
5 | Nõmme Kalju II[lower-alpha 1] | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 46 | |
6 | Tallinna Kalev | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 46 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
7 | Irbis | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 60 | 87 | −27 | 44 | |
8 | Santos (O) | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 56 | 83 | −27 | 42 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
9 | Vaprus (R) | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 43 | 80 | −37 | 38 | Relegation to Esiliiga B |
10 | Kuressaare (R) | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 48 | 95 | −47 | 37 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Less matches awarded against; 4) Matches won; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Away goals scored; 10) Fairplay ranking.[14]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
Result tables
First half of the season
Source: Esiliiga 1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Second half of the season
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. 2 ^ FA awarded Vaprus a win after Irbis forfeited the match. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Play-offs
Promotion play-offs
Tallinna Kalev, who finished 6th, faced Tammeka, the 9th-placed 2015 Meistriliiga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2016 Meistriliiga. Tammeka won 4–2 on aggregate.
First leg
Second leg
Relegation play-offs
Santos, who finished 8th, were supposed to face Sillamäe Kalev II, the 3rd-placed 2015 Esiliiga B side for a two-legged play-off. However, the play-offs were abandoned after Sillamäe Kalev II withdrew and Santos retained their Esiliiga spot for the 2016 season.[15]
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of matches played on 8 November 2015.[16]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Eduard Golovljov | Infonet II | 41 |
2 | Mark Oliver Roosnupp | Levadia II | 21 |
Juhan Jograf Siim | Flora II | 21 | |
4 | Nikita Koger | Levadia II | 19 |
Henry Rohtla | Levadia II | 19 | |
6 | Sergei Akimov | Tarvas | 16 |
Vitali Gussev | Irbis | 16 | |
8 | Sander Laht | Kuressaare | 14 |
Aleksei Mamontov | Irbis | 14 | |
10 | Jevgeni Gurtšioglujants | Infonet II | 13 |
Silver Alex Kelder | Tallinna Kalev | 13 |
Awards
Monthly awards
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
March[17] | Argo Arbeiter | Levadia II | Joonas Ljaš | Tarvas |
April[18] | Marko Pärnpuu | Tallinna Kalev | Sergei Akimov | Tarvas |
May[19] | Erik Šteinberg | Irbis | Mark Oliver Roosnupp | Levadia II |
June[20] | Pelle Pohlak | Kuressaare | Hans Naano | Vaprus |
July[21] | Marko Pärnpuu | Tallinna Kalev | Herol Riiberg | Flora II |
August[22] | Argo Arbeiter | Levadia II | Eduard Golovljov | Infonet II |
September[23] | Argo Arbeiter | Levadia II | Taavi Vellemaa | Santos |
October[24] | Jürgen Henn | Flora II | Karel Otto | Vaprus |
Annual awards
Player of the Season
Eduard Golovljov was named Player of the Season.[25]
See also
References
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