2014 Esiliiga B

Esiliiga B
Season 2014
Champions Infonet II Tallinn
Promoted Infonet II Tallinn
Santos Tartu
Relegated Ararat TTÜ Tallinn
Flora III Tallinn
Legion Tallinn
Matches played 180
Goals scored 750 (4.17 per match)
Top goalscorer Yuriy Vereshchak (43 goals)
Biggest home win Santos Tartu 13–1 HÜJK Emmaste
(18 September 2014)
Biggest away win Elva 0–7 Santos Tartu
(1 June 2014)
Highest scoring Santos Tartu 13–1 HÜJK Emmaste
(18 September 2014)
Santos Tartu 12–2 Sillamäe Kalev II
(28 September 2014)
Longest winning run Santos Tartu (24 games)
Longest unbeaten run Santos Tartu (24 games)
Longest winless run Järve Kohtla-Järve
Ararat TTÜ Tallinn
Flora III Tallinn
Legion Tallinn (8 games)
Longest losing run Järve Kohtla-Järve (7 games)
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2015 →

The 2014 Esiliiga was the 2nd season of the Esiliiga B. The season started on Friday 28 February 2014, and concluded on Sunday 9 November 2014.[1] Infonet II Tallinn won the Esiliiga B, finishing with 99 points.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Ararat TTÜ Tallinn Tallinn Sportland Arena 800
Elva Elva Elva Stadium 1,500
Flora III Tallinn Tallinn Sportland Arena 800
HÜJK Emmaste Tallinn Männiku Stadium 1,000
Infonet II Tallinn Tallinn Sportland Arena 800
Järve Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve SPK Stadium 780
Legion Tallinn Tallinn Sportland Arena 800
Santos Tartu Tartu Tamme Stadium 2000
Sillamäe Kalev II Sillamäe Sillamäe Kalev Stadium 500
Starbunker Maardu Maardu Maardu Stadium 1500

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Ararat TTÜ Tallinn Estonia Vaagn Arutjunjan Estonia Nikolai Pulkkinen Nike
Elva Estonia Kaido Koppel Nike Sportland
Flora III Tallinn Estonia Pelle Pohlak Nike
HÜJK Emmaste Estonia Marko Pärnpuu Estonia Vahur Vahtramäe Hummel
Infonet II Tallinn Estonia Sergei Bragin Joma Infonet
Järve Kohtla-Järve Estonia Andrei Škaleta
Legion Tallinn Estonia Viktor Passikuta
Santos Tartu Lithuania Algimantas Liubinskas Estonia Taavi Vellemaa Uhlsport
Sillamäe Kalev II Lithuania Algimantas Briaunys Uhlsport Alexela
Starbunker Maardu Estonia Andrei Borissov

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Flora III Tallinn Estonia Dmitri Ustritski Mutual agreement 7 January 2014 Pre-season Estonia Pelle Pohlak 8 January 2014
Elva Estonia Marek Naaris Mutual agreement 29 January 2014 Estonia Kaido Koppel 29 January 2014[2]
Santos Tartu Estonia Mikk Laas Mutual agreement 21 April 2014 2nd Lithuania Algimantas Liubinskas 21 April 2014[3]

Results

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Infonet II Tallinn (C) (P) 36 32 3 1 124 34 +90 99 2015 Esiliiga
2 Santos Tartu (P) 36 32 0 4 161 27 +134 96
3 HÜJK Emmaste (E) 36 18 5 13 71 81 −10 59 Promotion play-off
4 Sillamäe Kalev II 36 17 3 16 74 64 +10 54
5 Starbunker Maardu 36 16 2 18 70 85 −15 50
6 Elva 36 12 5 19 45 79 −34 41
7 Järve Kohtla-Järve 36 11 4 21 53 77 −24 37
8 Ararat TTÜ Tallinn (R) 36 9 5 22 55 80 −25 32 Relegation play-off
9 Flora III Tallinn (R) 36 8 3 25 44 112 −68 27 2015 II Liiga
10 Legion Tallinn (R) 36 7 6 23 53 111 −58 27

Updated to games played on 9 November 2014.
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Rules for classification: Points; Least withdrawals or annulled matches; Overall wins; Head-to-head points; Head-to-head goal difference; Goal difference; Goals scored.
If two or more teams on the top have the same amount of points by the end of the season, the aforementioned rules will not apply and additional game(s) will be played to determine the champions.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Promotion play-off

HÜJK Emmaste voluntarily declined joining Esiliiga and remained in Esiliiga B.[4]

Relegation play-offs

Ararat TTÜ Tallinn, who finished 8th, faced Joker 1993 Raasiku, the II liiga play-off winners, for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2015 Esiliiga B. Joker 1993 Raasiku won 7–7 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 9 November 2014.[5][6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ukraine Yuriy VereshchakSantos Tartu43
2 Estonia Aleksandr VolkovSillamäe Kalev II30
3 Estonia Taavi VellemaaSantos Tartu25
4 Estonia Timo TenisteSantos Tartu20
5 Estonia Reimo OjaHÜJK Emmaste19
6 Estonia Eduard GolovljovInfonet II Tallinn17
Estonia Jürgen KuresooElva17
8 Ukraine Klimentiy BoldyrevStarbunker Maardu14
9 Estonia Jevgeni GurtšioglujantsInfonet II Tallinn12
10 Estonia Rain AasmäeStarbunker Maardu10
Estonia Rauf-Roman MikailovLegion Tallinn10
Estonia Margo ParkalaArarat TTÜ Tallinn10
Estonia Juhan Jograf SiimFlora III Tallinn10

Awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
March[7] Estonia Sergei Bragin Infonet II Tallinn Estonia Aleksandr Volkov Sillamäe Kalev II
April[8] Estonia Sergei Bragin Infonet II Tallinn Estonia Rauf-Roman Mikailov Legion Tallinn
May[9] Estonia Sergei Bragin Infonet II Tallinn Estonia Timo Teniste Santos Tartu
June[10] Estonia Andrei Borissov Starbunker Maardu Estonia Taavi Vellemaa Santos Tartu
July[11] Estonia Andrei Škaleta Järve Kohtla-Järve Estonia Ilja Zelentsov Starbunker Maardu
August[12] Estonia Marko Pärnpuu HÜJK Emmaste Estonia Eduard Golovljov Infonet II Tallinn
September[13] Estonia Sergei Bragin Infonet II Tallinn Ukraine Yuriy Vereshchak Santos Tartu
October[14] Ukraine Oleh Boychyshyn Santos Tallinn Russia Viktor Gusev Järve Kohtla-Järve

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ELB MÄNGUDE KALENDER (2014)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  2. ↑ "Kaido Koppel sai FC Elva peatreeneriks". Soccernet.ee. 29 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Santos sõlmis lepingu endise Leedu koondise peatreeneriga" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Emmaste loobus Esiliiga üleminekumängudest" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 12 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "ELB VÄRAVALÖÖJATE EDETABEL (2014)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  6. ↑ "MÄNGUDE AJALUGU" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  7. ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimad on Prosa ja Ratnikov" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimad on Prins ja Reintam" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Maikuu parimateks tunnistati Hurt ja Ratnikov" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 10 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Premium liiga parimateks valiti Marko Kristal ja Lasha Omanidze" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Juulikuu parimad olid Puštov ja Luigend" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimad tulevad Sillamäelt" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimad on Prins ja Smishko" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimad on Manucho ja Frantsev" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
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