2015 Esiliiga

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.

Esiliiga
Season2015
ChampionsFlora II
(2nd title)
PromotedTarvas
RelegatedVaprus
Kuressaare
Matches played180
Goals scored658 (3.66 per match)
Top goalscorerEduard Golovljov (41 goals)
Biggest home winLevadia II 13–1 Kuressaare
(20 September 2015)
Biggest away winVaprus 0–9 Infonet II
(20 September 2015)
Highest scoringLevadia II 13–1 Kuressaare
(20 September 2015)
Longest winning run10 games
Levadia II
Longest unbeaten run12 games
Levadia II
Longest winless run9 games
Tallinna Kalev
Longest losing run6 games
Santos
Tallinna Kalev
← 2014
2016 →

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.

Teams
Flora II
Infonet II
Levadia II
Nõmme Kalju II
Tallinna Kalev
Vaprus
Locations of the 2015 Esiliiga teams

Stadia
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Flora II Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena 10,340[1]
Infonet II Tallinn Lasnamäe KJH Stadium 400[2]
Irbis Kiviõli Kiviõli Stadium 180[3]
Kuressaare Kuressaare Kuressaare linnastaadion 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 linnastaadion 1,785[9]
Vaprus Vändra Vändra Stadium 307[10]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
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
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 Tallinna Kalev 36 13 7 16 47 59 −12 46 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
6 Nõmme Kalju II[lower-alpha 1] 36 14 4 18 50 56 −6 46
7 Irbis 36 13 5 18 60 87 −27 44
8 Santos (O) 36 12 6 18 56 83 −27 42 Qualification for the 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
Source: Estonian Football Association (in 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.[14]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

Result tables

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
Tammeka4–1Tallinna Kalev
Kiidron  55'
Tiirik  59'
Hurt  64'
Paju  89'		 Report Larin  54'
Attendance: 151
Referee: Kristo Tohver

Second leg
Tallinna Kalev1–0Tammeka
Wahl  50' Report
Attendance: 54
Referee: Eiko Saar

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 scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[16]
1 Eduard GolovljovInfonet II41
2 Mark Oliver RoosnuppLevadia II21
Juhan Jograf SiimFlora II21
4 Nikita KogerLevadia II19
Henry RohtlaLevadia II19
6 Sergei AkimovTarvas16
Vitali GussevIrbis16
8 Sander LahtKuressaare14
Aleksei MamontovIrbis14
10 Jevgeni GurtšioglujantsInfonet II13
Silver Alex KelderTallinna Kalev13

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
  1. "A. Le Coq Arena staadion ja tribüünihoone" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
  2. "Lasnamäe Kergejõustikuhalli spordiväljakud" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
  3. "Kiviõli linna staadion" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
  4. "Kuressaare Linnastaadion" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
  5. "Maarjamäe jalgpallikeskus" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
  6. "Hiiu Staadion ja palliväljakud" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
  7. "Tamme staadion" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister.
  8. "Kalevi Keskstaadion" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister.
  9. "Rakvere staadion" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister.
  10. "Vändra alevi staadion" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister.
  11. "Flora sai koondisega sama sponsori". Soccernet.ee. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  12. "Nõmme Kalju sõlmis Eesti klubijalgpalli ühe suurima lepingu". jkkalju.ee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  13. "Pärnpuust saab Kalevi peatreener" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 25 November 2014.
  14. "Eesti 2015. a meistrivõistluste Premium ja Esiliiga juhend" (PDF) (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 25 November 2014. p. 12. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  15. "Tartu FC Santos mängib Esiliigas ka uuel hooajal" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 10 November 2015.
  16. "MÄNGUDE AJALUGU" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  17. "Premium liiga kuu parimad on Hurt ja Kallaste" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 2 April 2015.
  18. "Premium liiga parimateks valiti Terehhov ja Zahovaiko" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 May 2015.
  19. "Premium liiga maikuu parimateks valiti Lillevere ja Teever" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 June 2015.
  20. "Juuni parimateks valiti Marko Kristal ja Jevgeni Harin" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 1 July 2015.
  21. "Premium liiga kuu parimateks valiti Terehhov ja Luts" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 August 2015.
  22. "Premium liiga kuu parima tiitli said Kristal ja Teever" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 9 September 2015.
  23. "Premium liiga kuu parimad tulevad Transist ja Levadiast" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 2 October 2015.
  24. "Hurt ja Sappinen teenisid kuu parima autasu" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 November 2015.
  25. "Premium liiga parimaks mängijaks valiti Ingemar Teever" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 22 November 2015.
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