2011 Esiliiga

The 2011 season of the Esiliiga, the second level in the Estonian football system, is the 21st season in the league's history. It starts in March and ends in November. The defending champions are Levadia II, who were ineligible for promotion as they are the reserve team for Meistriliiga side Levadia.

Esiliiga
Season2011
ChampionsJK Tallinna Kalev
RelegatedTallinna JK Legion,
Valga Warrior
Matches played180
Goals scored686 (3.81 per match)
Top goalscorer Maksim Rõtškov
(40 goals)
← 2010
2012 →

Overview
Flora II
Levadia II
Puuma
Infonet
Tallinna Kalev
TJK Legion
Kiviõli Tamme Auto
Warrior
FC Lootus
Location of the 2011 Esiliiga teams
Club Location Stadium Current manager
Flora II Tallinn Sportland Arena Norbert Hurt
Infonet Tallinn Lasnamäe kergejõustikuhalli kunstmuru Aleksandr Puštov
Puuma Tallinn Lasnamäe SPK kunstmuruväljak Vitaly Kobashov
Levadia II Tallinn Maarjamäe kunstmuru Argo Arbeiter
Tallinna Kalev Tallinn Kalevi Keskstaadion Sergei Ratnikov
FC Lootus Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskuse Staadion Andrei Škaleta
Tamme Auto Kiviõli Kiviõli staadion Erik Steinberg
TJK Legion Tallinn Wismari staadion Viktor Passikuta
Warrior Valga Sportland Arena Meelis Kuivits
Pärnu LM Pärnu Pärnu Kalevi staadion Kalev Pajula

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 JK Tallinna Kalev (C) 36 21 10 5 102 39 +63 73 Promotion to Meistriliiga
2 FC Infonet 36 19 11 6 101 47 +54 68 Qualification for promotion play-offs
3 Kiviõli Tamme Auto 36 21 4 11 73 61 +12 67
4 FC Levadia II[lower-alpha 1] 36 16 12 8 67 43 +24 60
5 Tallinna FC Flora II[lower-alpha 1] 36 17 7 12 70 51 +19 58
6 FC Puuma 36 15 9 12 81 72 +9 54
7 Kohtla-Järve FC Lootus 36 9 11 16 59 75 −16 38
8 Pärnu Linnameeskond 36 8 11 17 55 63 −8 35 Qualification for relegation play-offs
9 Tallinna JK Legion (R) 36 7 6 23 44 104 −60 27 Relegation to II liiga
10 Valga FC Warrior (R) 36 3 7 26 34 131 −97 16
Source:
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

Results

Each team plays every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.

First half of season

Second half of season

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Maksim Rõtškov Infonet 40
2 Rimo Hunt Tallinna Kalev 35
3 Aleksei Mamontov Kiviõli Tamme Auto 17
4 Trevor Elhi Levadia II 14
Tõnis Starkopf Kiviõli Tamme Auto 14
Sten Teino Puuma 14
7 Ilja Antonov Puuma 13
Nikita Tšernei Puuma 13
9 Ionel Armean Tallinna Kalev 12
Andrei Jõgi Kohtla-Järve Lootus 12
Rasmus Tomson Tallinna Kalev 12

Awards

Monthly awards
Month[1] Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
March Argo Arbeiter Levadia II Trevor Elhi Levadia II
April Aivar Lillevere Flora II Rimo Hunt Tallinna Kalev
May Sergei Ratnikov Tallinna Kalev Rasmus Tomson Tallinna Kalev
June Andrei Borissov Infonet Hannes Anier Flora II
July Sergei Ratnikov Tallinna Kalev Maksim Rõtškov Infonet
August Sergei Ratnikov Tallinna Kalev Ilja Antonov Puuma
September Argo Arbeiter
Mati Pari		 Levadia II Igor Koroljov Tallinna Kalev
October Erik Šteinberg Kiviõli Tamme Auto Rimo Hunt Tallinna Kalev

Esiliiga Player of the Year

Rimo Hunt was named Esiliiga Player of the Year.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Oktoobri parimad Meistriliigas: Meelis Rooba ja Markus Jürgenson" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 November 2011.
  2. "Meistriliiga treenerid valisid esimest korda parimat mängijat". Estonian Football Association. 22 November 2011.
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