2015 Esiliiga B

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Esiliiga B
Season 2015
Champions Starbunker
(1st title)
Promoted Starbunker
Järve
Relegated Puuma
Ararat TTÜ
Flora III
Matches played 180
Goals scored 629 (3.49 per match)
Top goalscorer Klimentiy Boldyrev (25 goals)
Biggest home win Starbunker 10–0 Ararat TTÜ
(20 September 2015)
Biggest away win Ararat TTÜ 0–6 Järve
(5 April 2015)
Highest scoring Sillamäe Kalev II 9–3 Ararat TTÜ
(4 October 2015)
Longest winning run 7 games
Starbunker
Longest unbeaten run 9 games
Joker
Järve
Longest winless run 10 games
Tallinna Kalev II
Flora III
Ararat TTÜ
Longest losing run 7 games
Ararat TTÜ
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2016 →

The 2015 Esiliiga B was the 3rd season of the Esiliiga B, the third-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2013. The season started on 4 March 2015 and concluded on 8 November 2015.[1]

Starbunker won the league, finishing with 81 points and were promoted to the Esiliiga. It was their first Esiliiga B title in history.

Järve finished 2nd and were promoted to the Esiliiga. Sillamäe Kalev II finished 3rd and qualified to the promotion play-offs but subsequently withdrew.

Puuma finished 8th and qualified to the relegation play-offs but were beaten by Welco 2–5 on aggregate and relegated to the II liiga. Ararat TTÜ and Flora III were the bottom two teams and were relegated to the II liiga.

Teams

Locations of the 2015 Esiliiga B teams

Stadia

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Ararat TTÜ Tallinn Sportland Arena 540[2]
Elva Elva Elva Stadium 30[3]
Emmaste Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena I 150[4]
Flora III Tallinn Sportland Arena 540[2]
Järve Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve Stadium 150[5]
Joker Raasiku Raasiku Stadium 200[6]
Puuma Tallinn Wismar Stadium 0[7]
Sillamäe Kalev II Sillamäe Sillamäe Kalev Stadium 0[8]
Starbunker Maardu Maardu Stadium 500[9]
Tallinna Kalev II Tallinn Kalev Central Stadium 270[10]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Ararat TTÜ Estonia Ruben Arutjunov Estonia Nikolai Pulkkinen Nike
Elva Estonia Kaido Koppel Estonia Jürgen Kuresoo Nike Sportland
Emmaste Estonia Urmas Kirs Hummel
Flora III Estonia Pelle Pohlak Nike Tele2[11]
Järve Estonia Andrei Škaleta Adidas
Joker Estonia Andre Ilves Estonia Rene Lill Joma Unibox
Puuma Russia Vitali Kobashov Estonia Marko Truusalu Adidas
Sillamäe Kalev II Lithuania Algimantas Briaunys Uhlsport Alexela
Starbunker Estonia Andrei Borissov Estonia Maksim Krivošein Adidas
Tallinna Kalev II Estonia Daniel Meijel Jako Viking Line

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Emmaste Estonia Marko Pärnpuu Signed by Tallinna Kalev 25 November 2014[12] Pre-season Estonia Urmas Kirs 1 January 2015
Ararat TTÜ Estonia Vaagn Arutjunjan Mutual consent 31 December 2014 Estonia Ruben Arutjunov 1 January 2015

Results

League table

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Starbunker (C, P) 36 26 3 7 92 38 +54 81 Promotion to Esiliiga
2 Järve (P) 36 21 9 6 66 29 +37 72
3 Sillamäe Kalev II 36 19 6 11 73 57 +16 63 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
4 Elva 36 16 6 14 62 45 +17 54
5 Joker 36 14 11 11 66 57 +9 53
6 Tallinna Kalev II 36 14 8 14 60 55 +5 50
7 Emmaste 36 13 7 16 56 64 −8 46
8 Puuma (R) 36 13 5 18 60 89 −29 44 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
9 Ararat TTÜ (R) 36 6 7 23 51 114 −63 25 Relegation to II liiga
10 Flora III (R) 36 4 6 26 43 81 −38 18
Source: Estonian Football Association (Estonian)
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.[13]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Result tables

Play-offs

Promotion play-offs

Sillamäe Kalev II, who finished 3rd, were supposed to face Santos, the 8th-placed 2015 Esiliiga 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.[14]

Relegation play-offs

Puuma, who finished 8th, faced Welco, the II liiga play-offs winner. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2016 Esiliiga B. Welco won 5–2 on aggregate.

First leg

15 November 2015
16:00 (GMT+2)
Welco 5–0 Puuma
Savikink Goal 16'
Lubi Goal 23'
Kaasik Goal 39'
Sillaots Goal 49'
Valtna Goal 71'		 Report
Tamme Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Marko Liiva

Second leg

21 November 2015
13:00 (GMT+2)
Puuma 2–0 Welco
Tšernei Goal 44'
Kartau Goal 85'		 Report
Wismar Stadium
Attendance: 62
Referee: Dmitri Kulikov

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of matches played on 8 November 2015.[15]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ukraine Klimentiy Boldyrev Starbunker 25
2 Estonia Jürgen Kuresoo Elva 23
3 Estonia Nikita Brõlin Starbunker 18
4 Estonia Sergei Bilinski Puuma 14
5 Estonia Kert Jõeäär Tallinna Kalev II 12
Estonia Rene Lill Joker 12
Estonia Aleksandr Volkov Sillamäe Kalev II 12
8 Russia Emmanuel Gurtckaia Sillamäe Kalev II 11
Estonia Ats Joandi Elva 11
Estonia Ilja Zelentsov Starbunker 11

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
March[16] Estonia Kaido Koppel Elva Estonia Jürgen Kuresoo Elva
April[17] Estonia Andrei Borissov Starbunker Estonia Kevin Kaivoja Järve
May[18] Estonia Andre Ilves Joker Estonia Jürgen Kuresoo Elva
June[19] Estonia Andrei Borissov Starbunker Russia Vlasi Sinyavski Puuma
July[20] Estonia Urmas Kirs Emmaste Estonia Nikita Brõlin Starbunker
August[21] Estonia Daniel Meijel Tallinna Kalev II Estonia Aleksei Tihhonov Järve
September[22] Estonia Andrei Borissov Starbunker Estonia Rene Lill Joker
October[23] Russia Aleksei Tikhomirov Järve Estonia Ott Reinike Joker

Annual awards

Player of the Season

Jürgen Kuresoo was named Player of the Season.[24]

See also

References

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