2015 Esiliiga B
Season | 2015 |
---|---|
Champions |
Starbunker (1st title) |
Promoted |
Starbunker Järve |
Relegated |
Puuma Ararat TTÜ Flora III |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 629 (3.49 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Klimentiy Boldyrev (25 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Starbunker 10–0 Ararat TTÜ (20 September 2015) |
Biggest away win |
Ararat TTÜ 0–6 Järve (5 April 2015) |
Highest scoring |
Sillamäe Kalev II 9–3 Ararat TTÜ (4 October 2015) |
Longest winning run |
7 games Starbunker |
Longest unbeaten run |
9 games Joker Järve |
Longest winless run |
10 games Tallinna Kalev II Flora III Ararat TTÜ |
Longest losing run |
7 games Ararat TTÜ |
← 2014 2016 → |
The 2015 Esiliiga B was the 3rd season of the Esiliiga B, the third-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2013. The season started on 4 March 2015 and concluded on 8 November 2015.[1]
Starbunker won the league, finishing with 81 points and were promoted to the Esiliiga. It was their first Esiliiga B title in history.
Järve finished 2nd and were promoted to the Esiliiga. Sillamäe Kalev II finished 3rd and qualified to the promotion play-offs but subsequently withdrew.
Puuma finished 8th and qualified to the relegation play-offs but were beaten by Welco 2–5 on aggregate and relegated to the II liiga. Ararat TTÜ and Flora III were the bottom two teams and were relegated to the II liiga.
Teams
Stadia
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Ararat TTÜ | Tallinn | Sportland Arena | 540[2] |
Elva | Elva | Elva Stadium | 30[3] |
Emmaste | Tallinn | A. Le Coq Arena I | 150[4] |
Flora III | Tallinn | Sportland Arena | 540[2] |
Järve | Kohtla-Järve | Kohtla-Järve Stadium | 150[5] |
Joker | Raasiku | Raasiku Stadium | 200[6] |
Puuma | Tallinn | Wismar Stadium | 0[7] |
Sillamäe Kalev II | Sillamäe | Sillamäe Kalev Stadium | 0[8] |
Starbunker | Maardu | Maardu Stadium | 500[9] |
Tallinna Kalev II | Tallinn | Kalev Central Stadium | 270[10] |
Personnel and kits
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ararat TTÜ | Ruben Arutjunov | Nikolai Pulkkinen | Nike | |
Elva | Kaido Koppel | Jürgen Kuresoo | Nike | Sportland |
Emmaste | Urmas Kirs | Hummel | ||
Flora III | Pelle Pohlak | Nike | Tele2[11] | |
Järve | Andrei Škaleta | Adidas | ||
Joker | Andre Ilves | Rene Lill | Joma | Unibox |
Puuma | Vitali Kobashov | Marko Truusalu | Adidas | |
Sillamäe Kalev II | Algimantas Briaunys | Uhlsport | Alexela | |
Starbunker | Andrei Borissov | Maksim Krivošein | Adidas | |
Tallinna Kalev II | Daniel Meijel | Jako | Viking Line |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emmaste | Marko Pärnpuu | Signed by Tallinna Kalev | 25 November 2014[12] | Pre-season | Urmas Kirs | 1 January 2015 |
Ararat TTÜ | Vaagn Arutjunjan | Mutual consent | 31 December 2014 | Ruben Arutjunov | 1 January 2015 | |
Results
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Starbunker (C, P) | 36 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 92 | 38 | +54 | 81 | Promotion to Esiliiga |
2 | Järve (P) | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 66 | 29 | +37 | 72 | |
3 | Sillamäe Kalev II | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 73 | 57 | +16 | 63 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
4 | Elva | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 54 | |
5 | Joker | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 53 | |
6 | Tallinna Kalev II | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 50 | |
7 | Emmaste | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 46 | |
8 | Puuma (R) | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 60 | 89 | −29 | 44 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
9 | Ararat TTÜ (R) | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 51 | 114 | −63 | 25 | Relegation to II liiga |
10 | Flora III (R) | 36 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 43 | 81 | −38 | 18 |
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.[13]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Result tables
First half of the season
Source: Esiliiga B |
Second half of the season
Source: Esiliiga B |
Play-offs
Promotion play-offs
Sillamäe Kalev II, who finished 3rd, were supposed to face Santos, the 8th-placed 2015 Esiliiga 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.[14]
Relegation play-offs
Puuma, who finished 8th, faced Welco, the II liiga play-offs winner. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2016 Esiliiga B. Welco won 5–2 on aggregate.
First leg
Second leg
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of matches played on 8 November 2015.[15]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Klimentiy Boldyrev | Starbunker | 25 |
2 | Jürgen Kuresoo | Elva | 23 |
3 | Nikita Brõlin | Starbunker | 18 |
4 | Sergei Bilinski | Puuma | 14 |
5 | Kert Jõeäär | Tallinna Kalev II | 12 |
Rene Lill | Joker | 12 | |
Aleksandr Volkov | Sillamäe Kalev II | 12 | |
8 | Emmanuel Gurtckaia | Sillamäe Kalev II | 11 |
Ats Joandi | Elva | 11 | |
Ilja Zelentsov | Starbunker | 11 | |
Awards
Monthly awards
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
March[16] | Kaido Koppel | Elva | Jürgen Kuresoo | Elva |
April[17] | Andrei Borissov | Starbunker | Kevin Kaivoja | Järve |
May[18] | Andre Ilves | Joker | Jürgen Kuresoo | Elva |
June[19] | Andrei Borissov | Starbunker | Vlasi Sinyavski | Puuma |
July[20] | Urmas Kirs | Emmaste | Nikita Brõlin | Starbunker |
August[21] | Daniel Meijel | Tallinna Kalev II | Aleksei Tihhonov | Järve |
September[22] | Andrei Borissov | Starbunker | Rene Lill | Joker |
October[23] | Aleksei Tikhomirov | Järve | Ott Reinike | Joker |
Annual awards
Player of the Season
Jürgen Kuresoo was named Player of the Season.[24]
See also
References
- ↑ "ELB" MÄNGUDE KALENDER (2015)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- 1 2 "Sportland Arena" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
- ↑ "Elva linna staadion" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
- ↑ "A. Le Coq Arena I ja II muruväljak" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
- ↑ "Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskuse staadion" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
- ↑ "Raasiku Põhikooli staadion ja palliväljakud" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
- ↑ "Wismari jalgpallistaadion" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
- ↑ "Spordikompleks "Kalev" kunstmurukattega jalgpalliväljak" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
- ↑ "Maardu Linna staadion" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
- ↑ "Kalevi Keskstaadion" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
- ↑ "Flora sai koondisega sama sponsori". Soccernet.ee. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ↑ "Pärnpuust saab Kalevi peatreener" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 25 November 2014.
- ↑ "Eesti 2015. a meistrivõistluste Premium ja Esiliiga juhend" (PDF) (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 25 November 2014. p. 12. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ "Tartu FC Santos mängib Esiliigas ka uuel hooajal" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 10 November 2015.
- ↑ "MÄNGUDE AJALUGU" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimad on Hurt ja Kallaste" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Premium liiga parimateks valiti Terehhov ja Zahovaiko" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 May 2015.
- ↑ "Premium liiga maikuu parimateks valiti Lillevere ja Teever" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 June 2015.
- ↑ "Juuni parimateks valiti Marko Kristal ja Jevgeni Harin" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 1 July 2015.
- ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimateks valiti Terehhov ja Luts" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parima tiitli said Kristal ja Teever" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 9 September 2015.
- ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimad tulevad Transist ja Levadiast" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "Hurt ja Sappinen teenisid kuu parima autasu" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 November 2015.
- ↑ "Premium liiga parimaks mängijaks valiti Ingemar Teever" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 22 November 2015.