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.

Esiliiga B
Season2014
ChampionsInfonet II Tallinn
PromotedInfonet II Tallinn
Santos Tartu
RelegatedArarat TTÜ Tallinn
Flora III Tallinn
Legion Tallinn
Matches180
Goals750 (4.17 per match)
Top goalscorerYuriy Vereshchak (43 goals)
Biggest home winSantos Tartu 13–1 HÜJK Emmaste
(18 September 2014)
Biggest away winElva 0–7 Santos Tartu
(1 June 2014)
Highest scoringSantos Tartu 13–1 HÜJK Emmaste
(18 September 2014)
Santos Tartu 12–2 Sillamäe Kalev II
(28 September 2014)
Longest winning runSantos Tartu (24 games)
Longest unbeaten runSantos Tartu (24 games)
Longest winless runJärve Kohtla-Järve
Ararat TTÜ Tallinn
Flora III Tallinn
Legion Tallinn (8 games)
Longest losing runJärve Kohtla-Järve (7 games)
2013
2015

Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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Personnel and kits

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

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Flora III Tallinn Estonia Dmitri Ustritski Mutual agreement 7 January 2014 Pre-season Estonia Pelle Pohlak 8 January 2014
Elva Estonia Marek Naaris Mutual agreement 29 January 2014 Estonia Kaido Koppel 29 January 2014[2]
Santos Tartu Estonia Mikk Laas Mutual agreement 21 April 2014 2nd Lithuania Algimantas Liubinskas 21 April 2014[3]

Results

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Infonet II Tallinn (C, P) 36 32 3 1 124 34 +90 99 Promotion to Esiliiga
2 Santos Tartu (P) 36 32 0 4 161 27 +134 96
3 HÜJK Emmaste (E) 36 18 5 13 71 81 10 59 Not playing in the promotion play-offs as they were denied a license
4 Sillamäe Kalev II 36 17 3 16 74 64 +10 54
5 Starbunker Maardu 36 16 2 18 70 85 15 50
6 Elva 36 12 5 19 45 79 34 41
7 Järve Kohtla-Järve 36 11 4 21 53 77 24 37
8 Ararat TTÜ Tallinn (R) 36 9 5 22 55 80 25 32 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
9 Flora III Tallinn (R) 36 8 3 25 44 112 68 27 Relegation to II liiga
10 Legion Tallinn (R) 36 7 6 23 53 111 58 27
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

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Relegation play-offs

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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 31'
Lill 53'
Randjõe 66'
Report Antonov 14' 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 16', 45+1'
Novikov 24'
Parkala 35'
Belozjorov 73'
Arutjunjan 81'
Report Võsar 29'
Lill 31', 34', 74'
Stadium: Sportland Arena
Attendance: 62
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits

Season statistics

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Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. "ELB MÄNGUDE KALENDER (2014)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  2. "Kaido Koppel sai FC Elva peatreeneriks". Soccernet.ee. 29 January 2014.
  3. "Santos sõlmis lepingu endise Leedu koondise peatreeneriga" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  4. "Emmaste loobus Esiliiga üleminekumängudest" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 12 November 2014.
  5. "ELB VÄRAVALÖÖJATE EDETABEL (2014)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  6. "MÄNGUDE AJALUGU" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  7. "Premium liiga kuu parimad on Prosa ja Ratnikov" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  8. "Premium liiga kuu parimad on Prins ja Reintam" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  9. "Maikuu parimateks tunnistati Hurt ja Ratnikov" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 10 June 2014.
  10. "Premium liiga parimateks valiti Marko Kristal ja Lasha Omanidze" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 July 2014.
  11. "Juulikuu parimad olid Puštov ja Luigend" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  12. "Premium liiga kuu parimad tulevad Sillamäelt" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  13. "Premium liiga kuu parimad on Prins ja Smishko" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  14. "Premium liiga kuu parimad on Manucho ja Frantsev" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.