2014 Esiliiga B

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Esiliiga B
Season2014
Champions Infonet II Tallinn
Promoted Infonet II Tallinn
Santos Tartu
Relegated Ararat TTÜ Tallinn
Flora III Tallinn
Legion Tallinn
Matches played180
Goals scored750 (4.17 per match)
Top goalscorer Yuriy Vereshchak (43 goals)
Biggest home win Santos Tartu 13–1 HÜJK Emmaste
(18 September 2014)
Biggest away win Elva 0–7 Santos Tartu
(1 June 2014)
Highest scoring Santos Tartu 13–1 HÜJK Emmaste
(18 September 2014)
Santos Tartu 12–2 Sillamäe Kalev II
(28 September 2014)
Longest winning run Santos Tartu (24 games)
Longest unbeaten run Santos Tartu (24 games)
Longest winless run Järve Kohtla-Järve
Ararat TTÜ Tallinn
Flora III Tallinn
Legion Tallinn (8 games)
Longest losing run Järve Kohtla-Järve (7 games)
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The 2014 Esiliiga was the 2nd season of the Esiliiga B. The season started on Friday 28 February 2014, and concluded on Sunday 9 November 2014. [1] Infonet II Tallinn won the Esiliiga B, finishing with 99 points.

Contents

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Ararat TTÜ Tallinn Tallinn Sportland Arena 800
Elva Elva Elva Stadium 1,500
Flora III Tallinn Tallinn Sportland Arena 800
HÜJK Emmaste Tallinn Männiku Stadium 1,000
Infonet II Tallinn Tallinn Sportland Arena 800
Järve Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve SPK Stadium 780
Legion Tallinn Tallinn Sportland Arena 800
Santos Tartu Tartu Tamme Stadium 2000
Sillamäe Kalev II Sillamäe Sillamäe Kalev Stadium 500
Starbunker Maardu Maardu Maardu Stadium 1500

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.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Ararat TTÜ Tallinn Flag of Estonia.svg Vaagn Arutjunjan Flag of Estonia.svg Nikolai Pulkkinen Nike
Elva Flag of Estonia.svg Kaido Koppel Nike Sportland
Flora III Tallinn Flag of Estonia.svg Pelle Pohlak Nike
HÜJK Emmaste Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Pärnpuu Flag of Estonia.svg Vahur Vahtramäe Hummel
Infonet II Tallinn Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Bragin Joma Infonet
Järve Kohtla-Järve Flag of Estonia.svg Andrei Škaleta
Legion Tallinn Flag of Estonia.svg Viktor Passikuta
Santos Tartu Flag of Lithuania.svg Algimantas Liubinskas Flag of Estonia.svg Taavi Vellemaa Uhlsport
Sillamäe Kalev II Flag of Lithuania.svg Algimantas Briaunys Uhlsport Alexela
Starbunker Maardu Flag of Estonia.svg Andrei Borissov

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointment
Flora III Tallinn Flag of Estonia.svg Dmitri Ustritski Mutual agreement7 January 2014Pre-season Flag of Estonia.svg Pelle Pohlak 8 January 2014
Elva Flag of Estonia.svg Marek Naaris Mutual agreement29 January 2014 Flag of Estonia.svg Kaido Koppel29 January 2014 [2]
Santos Tartu Flag of Estonia.svg Mikk Laas Mutual agreement21 April 20142nd Flag of Lithuania.svg Algimantas Liubinskas 21 April 2014 [3]

Results

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Infonet II Tallinn (C, P)36323112434+9099Promotion to Esiliiga
2 Santos Tartu (P)36320416127+13496Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round and promotion to Esiliiga
3 HÜJK Emmaste (E)36185137181−1059Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Sillamäe Kalev II 36173167464+1054
5 Starbunker Maardu 36162187085−1550
6 Elva 36125194579−3441
7 Järve Kohtla-Järve 36114215377−2437
8 Ararat TTÜ Tallinn (R)3695225580−2532Qualification for the relegation play-offs
9 Flora III Tallinn (R)36832544112−6827Relegation to II liiga
10 Legion Tallinn (R)36762353111−5827
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) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promotion play-off

HÜJK Emmaste voluntarily declined joining Esiliiga and remained in Esiliiga B. [4]

Relegation play-offs

Ararat TTÜ Tallinn, who finished 8th, faced Joker 1993 Raasiku, the II liiga play-off winners, for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2015 Esiliiga B. Joker 1993 Raasiku won 7–7 on aggregate.

16 November 2014 Joker 1993 Raasiku 3–1 Ararat TTÜ Tallinn Raasiku
13:00 (UTC+3) Võsar Soccerball shade.svg31'
Lill Soccerball shade.svg53'
Randjõe Soccerball shade.svg66'		 Report Antonov Soccerball shade.svg14'Stadium: Raasiku Stadium
Attendance: 135
Referee: Mart Martin
22 November 2014 Ararat TTÜ Tallinn 6–4 Joker 1993 Raasiku Tallinn
13:00 (UTC+3)Antonov Soccerball shade.svg16', 45+1'
Novikov Soccerball shade.svg24'
Parkala Soccerball shade.svg35'
Belozjorov Soccerball shade.svg73'
Arutjunjan Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report Võsar Soccerball shade.svg29'
Lill Soccerball shade.svg31', 34', 74'		Stadium: Sportland Arena
Attendance: 62
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 9 November 2014. [5] [6]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Vereshchak Santos Tartu 43
2 Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksandr Volkov Sillamäe Kalev II 30
3 Flag of Estonia.svg Taavi Vellemaa Santos Tartu 25
4 Flag of Estonia.svg Timo Teniste Santos Tartu 20
5 Flag of Estonia.svg Reimo Oja HÜJK Emmaste 19
6 Flag of Estonia.svg Eduard Golovljov Infonet II Tallinn 17
Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Kuresoo Elva 17
8 Flag of Ukraine.svg Klimentiy Boldyrev Starbunker Maardu 14
9 Flag of Estonia.svg Jevgeni Gurtšioglujants Infonet II Tallinn 12
10 Flag of Estonia.svg Rain Aasmäe Starbunker Maardu 10
Flag of Estonia.svg Rauf-Roman Mikailov Legion Tallinn 10
Flag of Estonia.svg Margo Parkala Ararat TTÜ Tallinn 10
Flag of Estonia.svg Juhan Jograf Siim Flora III Tallinn 10

Awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
March [7] Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Bragin Infonet II Tallinn Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksandr Volkov Sillamäe Kalev II
April [8] Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Bragin Infonet II Tallinn Flag of Estonia.svg Rauf-Roman Mikailov Legion Tallinn
May [9] Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Bragin Infonet II Tallinn Flag of Estonia.svg Timo Teniste Santos Tartu
June [10] Flag of Estonia.svg Andrei Borissov Starbunker Maardu Flag of Estonia.svg Taavi Vellemaa Santos Tartu
July [11] Flag of Estonia.svg Andrei Škaleta Järve Kohtla-Järve Flag of Estonia.svg Ilja Zelentsov Starbunker Maardu
August [12] Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Pärnpuu HÜJK Emmaste Flag of Estonia.svg Eduard Golovljov Infonet II Tallinn
September [13] Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Bragin Infonet II Tallinn Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Vereshchak Santos Tartu
October [14] Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleh Boychyshyn Santos Tallinn Flag of Russia.svg Viktor Gusev Järve Kohtla-Järve

See also

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