2015 Esiliiga B

Esiliiga B
Season 2015
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The 2015 Esiliiga will be the 3rd season of the Esiliiga B. The season started on 4 March 2015, and will conclude on 8 November 2015.[1]

Teams

A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 7 sides from the 2014 season, one relegated from the Esiliiga and two promoted from the II Liiga. Puuma Tallinn were relegated from Esiliiga after finishing 10th, ending their four-year spell in the league. Tallinna Kalev II and Joker Raasiku earned promotion to the Esiliiga B from the II Liiga. The three teams replace Infonet II Tallinn and Santos Tartu, who were promoted to the Esiliiga and Legion Tallinn, who were relegated to the II Liiga. Ararat Tallinn escaped relegation after Paide Linnameeskond II failed to meet requirements for joining the Esiliiga B.[2]

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Ararat Tallinn Tallinn Sportland Arena 800
Elva Elva Elva Stadium 1,500
Emmaste Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena I 200
Flora III Tallinn Tallinn Sportland Arena 800
Järve Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve Stadium 780
Joker Raasiku Raasiku Raasiku Stadium 1,000
Puuma Tallinn Tallinn Wismar Stadium 500
Sillamäe Kalev II Sillamäe Sillamäe Kalev Stadium 500
Starbunker Maardu Maardu Maardu Stadium 1,500
Tallinna Kalev II Tallinn Kalev Central Stadium 1,360

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 Tallinn Estonia Ruben Arutjunov Nike
Elva Estonia Kaido Koppel Nike Sportland
Emmaste Estonia Urmas Kirs Hummel
Flora III Tallinn Estonia Pelle Pohlak Nike Tele2[3]
Järve Kohtla-Järve Estonia Andrei Škaleta Adidas
Joker Raasiku Estonia Andre Ilves Estonia Rene Lill Joma Unibox
Puuma Tallinn Russia Vitali Kobashov Adidas
Sillamäe Kalev II Lithuania Algimantas Briaunys Uhlsport Alexela
Starbunker Maardu Estonia Andrei Borissov Adidas
Tallinna Kalev II Estonia Daniel Meijel Jako Viking Line

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Emmaste Estonia Marko Pärnpuu Signed by Tallinna Kalev 25 November 2014[4] Pre-season Estonia Urmas Kirs 1 January 2015
Ararat Tallinn Estonia Vaagn Arutjunjan Mutual consent 31 December 2014 Estonia Ruben Arutjunov 1 January 2015

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Elva 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9 Qualification to Esiliiga
2 Puuma Tallinn 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
3 Starbunker Maardu 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 9 Qualification to Esiliiga play-offs
4 Järve Kohtla-Järve 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
5 Joker Raasiku 4 1 0 3 6 10 −4 3
6 Tallinna Kalev II 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
7 Ararat Tallinn 3 1 0 2 7 9 −2 3
8 Sillamäe Kalev II 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3 Qualification to II Liiga play-offs
9 Emmaste 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3 Relegation to II Liiga
10 Flora III Tallinn 3 0 0 3 4 12 −8 0

Updated to games played on 1 April 2015.
Source: Esiliiga B (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.

Results table

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

First half of season

Home \ Away ARA ELV EMM FLO JÄR JOK PUU SKA STA TKA
Ararat Tallinn 0–3 0–2
Elva
Emmaste 0–2 1–2
Flora III Tallinn 4–7 0–3
Järve Kohtla-Järve 2–0
Joker Raasiku 1–3 4–2
Puuma Tallinn 2–0 1–0
Sillamäe Kalev II 1–5 3–2
Starbunker Maardu 0–2 3–1
Tallinna Kalev II 1–3

Updated to games played on 1 April 2015.
Source: Esiliiga B
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season

Home \ Away ARA ELV EMM FLO JÄR JOK PUU SKA STA TKA
Ararat Tallinn
Elva
Emmaste
Flora III Tallinn
Järve Kohtla-Järve
Joker Raasiku
Puuma Tallinn
Sillamäe Kalev II
Starbunker Maardu
Tallinna Kalev II

Updated to games played on 8 March 2015.
Source: Esiliiga B
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Promotion play-offs

Relegation play-offs

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of matches played on 1 April 2015.[5]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Estonia Jürgen Kuresoo Elva 5
2 Estonia Ats Joandi Elva 3
Estonia Martin Nurmsaar Flora III Tallinn 3
Estonia Sten Teino Joker Raasiku 3
Estonia Ilja Zelentsov Starbunker Maardu 3

Awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
March[6] Estonia Kaido Koppel Elva Estonia Jürgen Kuresoo Elva
April
May
June
July
August
September
October

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ELB" MÄNGUDE ARAENDER (2015)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  2. ↑ "Jõhvi Eesti tippjalgpalli ei mängi" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 9 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Flora sai koondisega sama sponsori". Soccernet.ee. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Pärnpuust saab Kalevi peatreener" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 25 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "MÄNGUDE AJALUGU" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  6. ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimad on Hurt ja Kallaste" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 2 April 2015.

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