2015 Esiliiga B

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]

Esiliiga B
Season2015
ChampionsStarbunker
(1st title)
PromotedStarbunker
Järve
RelegatedPuuma
Ararat TTÜ
Flora III
Matches played180
Goals scored629 (3.49 per match)
Top goalscorerKlimentiy Boldyrev (25 goals)
Biggest home winStarbunker 10–0 Ararat TTÜ
(20 September 2015)
Biggest away winArarat TTÜ 0–6 Järve
(5 April 2015)
Highest scoringSillamäe Kalev II 9–3 Ararat TTÜ
(4 October 2015)
Longest winning run7 games
Starbunker
Longest unbeaten run9 games
Joker
Järve
Longest winless run10 games
Tallinna Kalev II
Flora III
Ararat TTÜ
Longest losing run7 games
Ararat TTÜ
← 2014
2016 →

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
Locations of the 2015 Esiliiga B teams

Stadia
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Ararat TTÜ Tallinn Sportland Arena 540[2]
Elva Elva Elva Stadium 30[3]
HÜJK 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 Keskstaadion 270[10]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Ararat TTÜ Estonia Ruben Arutjunov Estonia Nikolai Pulkkinen Nike
Elva Estonia Kaido Koppel Estonia Jürgen Kuresoo Nike Sportland
HÜJK Emmaste Estonia Urmas Kirs Hummel
Flora III Estonia Pelle Pohlak Nike Tele2[11]
Järve Estonia Andrei Škaleta Adidas
Joker Estonia Andre Ilves Estonia Rene Lill Joma Unibox
Puuma Russia Vitali Kobashov Estonia Marko Truusalu Adidas
Sillamäe Kalev II Lithuania Algimantas Briaunys Uhlsport Alexela
Starbunker Estonia Andrei Borissov Estonia Maksim Krivošein Adidas
Tallinna Kalev II Estonia Daniel Meijel Jako Viking Line

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
HÜJK Emmaste Estonia Marko Pärnpuu Signed by Tallinna Kalev 25 November 2014[12] Pre-season Estonia Urmas Kirs 1 January 2015
Ararat TTÜ Estonia Vaagn Arutjunjan Mutual consent 31 December 2014 Estonia 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 HÜJK 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
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.[13]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Result tables

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
Welco5–0Puuma
Savikink 16'
Lubi 23'
Kaasik 39'
Sillaots 49'
Valtna 71'		 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Marko Liiva

Second leg
Puuma2–0Welco
Tšernei 44'
Kartau 85'		 Report
Wismar Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 62

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[15]
1 Ukraine Klimentiy BoldyrevStarbunker25
2 Estonia Jürgen KuresooElva23
3 Estonia Nikita BrõlinStarbunker18
4 Estonia Sergei BilinskiPuuma14
5 Estonia Kert JõeäärTallinna Kalev II12
Estonia Rene LillJoker
Estonia Aleksandr VolkovSillamäe Kalev II
8 Russia Emmanuel GurtckaiaSillamäe Kalev II11
Estonia Ats JoandiElva
Estonia Ilja ZelentsovStarbunker

Awards

Monthly awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
March[16] Estonia Kaido Koppel Elva Estonia Jürgen Kuresoo Elva
April[17] Estonia Andrei Borissov Starbunker Estonia Kevin Kaivoja Järve
May[18] Estonia Andre Ilves Joker Estonia Jürgen Kuresoo Elva
June[19] Estonia Andrei Borissov Starbunker Russia Vlasiy Sinyavskiy Puuma
July[20] Estonia Urmas Kirs HÜJK Emmaste Estonia Nikita Brõlin Starbunker
August[21] Estonia Daniel Meijel Tallinna Kalev II Estonia Aleksei Tihhonov Järve
September[22] Estonia Andrei Borissov Starbunker Estonia Rene Lill Joker
October[23] Russia Aleksei Tikhomirov Järve Estonia Ott Reinike Joker

Player of the Season

Jürgen Kuresoo was named Player of the Season.[24]

See also

References
  1. "ELB" MÄNGUDE KALENDER (2015)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  2. "Sportland Arena" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
  3. "Elva linna staadion" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
  4. "A. Le Coq Arena I ja II muruväljak" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
  5. "Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskuse staadion" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
  6. "Raasiku Põhikooli staadion ja palliväljakud" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
  7. "Wismari jalgpallistaadion" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
  8. "Spordikompleks "Kalev" kunstmurukattega jalgpalliväljak" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
  9. "Maardu Linna staadion" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
  10. "Kalevi Keskstaadion" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
  11. "Flora sai koondisega sama sponsori". Soccernet.ee. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  12. "Pärnpuust saab Kalevi peatreener" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 25 November 2014.
  13. "Eesti 2015. a meistrivõistluste Premium ja Esiliiga juhend" (PDF) (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 25 November 2014. p. 12. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  14. "Tartu FC Santos mängib Esiliigas ka uuel hooajal" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 10 November 2015.
  15. "MÄNGUDE AJALUGU" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  16. "Premium liiga kuu parimad on Hurt ja Kallaste" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 2 April 2015.
  17. "Premium liiga parimateks valiti Terehhov ja Zahovaiko" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 May 2015.
  18. "Premium liiga maikuu parimateks valiti Lillevere ja Teever" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 June 2015.
  19. "Juuni parimateks valiti Marko Kristal ja Jevgeni Harin" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 1 July 2015.
  20. "Premium liiga kuu parimateks valiti Terehhov ja Luts" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 August 2015.
  21. "Premium liiga kuu parima tiitli said Kristal ja Teever" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 9 September 2015.
  22. "Premium liiga kuu parimad tulevad Transist ja Levadiast" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 2 October 2015.
  23. "Hurt ja Sappinen teenisid kuu parima autasu" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 November 2015.
  24. "Premium liiga parimaks mängijaks valiti Ingemar Teever" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 22 November 2015.
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