2012 Esiliiga

The 2012 season of the Esiliiga, the second level in the Estonian football system, is the twenty-third season in the league's history. The season officially began on 11 March 2012 and concluded on 4 November 2013.[1] The previous league champions Tallinna Kalev were promoted to the Meistriliiga while Legion and Warrior were relegated to the II Liiga. For this season those three teams were replaced by Rakvere Tarvas from II liiga East/North division and Tartu SK 10 and Tammeka II from II liiga West/South division.

Esiliiga
Season2012
ChampionsInfonet
PromotedInfonet
RelegatedTammeka II
Pärnu Linnameeskond
Lootus
Matches played180
Goals scored639 (3.55 per match)
Top goalscorerManucho (31 goals)
Biggest home winKiviõli Tamme Auto 8–0 Puuma
(8 September 2012)
Biggest away winTarvas 0–5 Levadia II
(29 July 2012)
Tammeka II 0–5 Levadia II
(26 August 2012)
Highest scoringLevadia II 8–2 Pärnu Linnameeskond
(19 August 2012)
← 2011
2013 →

Teams

Stadiums and locations
Flora II
Levadia II
Puuma
Infonet
Tartu SK 10
Tammeka II
Kiviõli Tamme Auto
Lootus
Locations of the 2012 Esiliiga teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Flora II Tallinn Sportland Arena 600
Infonet Tallinn Lasnamäe KHJ Stadium 1,000
Kiviõli Tamme Auto Kiviõli Kiviõli Stadium 255
Levadia II Tallinn Maarjamäe Stadium 1,000
Lootus Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve Stadium 780
Pärnu Linnameeskond Pärnu Pärnu Kalev Stadium 1,900
Puuma Tallinn Lasnamäe SPK Stadium 666
Tammeka II Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,500
Tartu SK 10 Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,500
Tarvas Rakvere Rakvere linnastaadion 2,500

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
Flora II Norbert Hurt Ragnar Piir Nike KH Energia Konsult
Infonet Aleksandr Puštov Jevgeni Gurtšioglujants Joma Infonet
Kiviõli Tamme Auto Erik Šteinberg Dmitri Kirilov Adidas
Levadia II Argo Arbeiter Kristjan Tamme Adidas Viimsi Keevitus
Lootus Anatoli Šuganov Igor Tomaševski Uhlsport
Pärnu Linnameeskond Kalev Pajula Robert Kirss Uhlsport
Puuma Dmitri Krasilnikov Kert Haavistu Adidas
Tammeka II Ivan O'Konnel-Bronin Mikk Valtna Nike Mäe-kodu
Tartu SK 10 Andrei Borissov Rodion Aleksejev Adidas
Tarvas Reijo Kuusik Alari Tovstik Joma Hotell Wesenbergh

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Infonet (C, P) 36 26 5 5 94 33 +61 83 Promotion to Meistriliiga
2 Flora II[lower-alpha 1] 36 20 9 7 66 32 +34 69
3 Tarvas 36 21 5 10 66 58 +8 68 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Tartu SK 10 36 15 9 12 65 58 +7 54
5 Levadia II 36 15 8 13 77 56 +21 53
6 Kiviõli Tamme Auto 36 12 8 16 78 83 −5 44
7 Puuma 36 12 7 17 55 61 −6 43
8 Tammeka II[lower-alpha 1] (O) 36 10 7 19 55 83 −28 37 Qualification for relegation play-offs
9 Pärnu Linnameeskond (R) 36 9 9 18 43 72 −29 36 Relegation to Esiliiga B
10 Lootus (R) 36 6 1 29 40 103 −63 19
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 number 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; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

Promotion play-off

At season's end, the runners-up of the 2013 Esiliiga will participate in a two-legged play-off with the ninth place club of the 2013 Meistriliiga for the spot in next year's competition.

Tarvas1–2Tallinna Kalev
Hang  23' vana.jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_m.css&news_id=4463 Tomson  70'
Kase  74'
Rakvere kunstmurustaadion, Rakvere
Referee: Jaan Roos
Tallinna Kalev1–0Tarvas
Ratnikov  38' vana.jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=4478
Referee: Hannes Kaasik

Relegation play-off
Tulevik1–1Tammeka II
Kübar  48' vana.jalgpall.ee/lprotocol.php?st=&proto_id=46123&b=%C3%9Cleminek.meeste Peedo  22'
Viljandi kunstmuru, Viljandi
Referee: Mart Martin
Tammeka II1–2Tulevik
Paju  59' vana.jalgpall.ee/lprotocol.php?st=&proto_id=46139&b=%C3%9Cleminek.meeste Kübar  76'
Roman  117'
Annelinna Stadium, Tartu
Referee: Toomas Nõmmiste

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Team Goals[2]
1 Manucho Infonet 31
2 Maksim Lipin Infonet 21
Tõnis Starkopf Kiviõli Tamme Auto
4 Nikita Koger Levadia II 14
Joonas Ljaš Tarvas
Aleksei Mamontov Tartu SK 10
7 Henri Hang Tarvas 13
Georgi Ivanov Tammeka II/Tartu SK 10
9 Marten Saarlas Levadia II 12
Marek Šatov Kiviõli Tamme Auto

Awards

Monthly awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
March[3] Norbert Hurt Flora II Sander Susi Tarvas
April[3] Aleksandr Puštov Infonet Aleksandr Pruttšenko Tartu SK 10
May[3] Argo Arbeiter Levadia II Aleksandr Tarassenkov Kiviõli Tamme Auto
June[3] Aleksandr Puštov Infonet Maksim Lipin Infonet
July[3] Reijo Kuusik Tarvas Argo Aava Tarvas
August[3] Aleksandr Puštov Infonet Georgi Ivanov Tartu SK 10
September[3] Aleksandr Puštov Infonet Tõnis Starkopf Kiviõli Tamme Auto
October[3] Kalev Pajula Pärnu Linnameeskond Sander Lepik Flora II

Esiliiga Player of the Year

Manucho was named Esiliiga Player of the Year.

See also

References
  1. "EL MÄNGUDE KALENDER (2012)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  2. "EL VÄRAVALÖÖJATE EDETABEL (2012)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  3. "Meistriliiga oktoobri parimad on Kristal ja Beglarishvili" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
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