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. Infonet II Tallinn won the Esiliiga B, finishing with 99 points.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium CapacityArarat TTÜ Tallinn Tallinn Sportland Arena 800Elva Elva Elva Stadium 1,500Flora III Tallinn Tallinn Sportland Arena 800HÜJK Emmaste Tallinn Männiku Stadium 1,000Infonet II Tallinn Tallinn Sportland Arena 800Järve Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve SPK Stadium 780Legion Tallinn Tallinn Sportland Arena 800Santos TartuTartuTamme Stadium 2000Sillamäe 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. Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Ararat TTÜ Tallinn Vaagn Arutjunjan Nikolai PulkkinenNike Elva Kaido KoppelNikeSportlandFlora III Tallinn Pelle PohlakNikeHÜJK Emmaste Marko Pärnpuu Vahur VahtramäeHummelInfonet II Tallinn Sergei BraginJomaInfonetJärve Kohtla-Järve Andrei ŠkaletaLegion Tallinn Viktor Passikuta Santos Tartu Algimantas Liubinskas Taavi VellemaaUhlsportSillamäe Kalev II Algimantas BriaunysUhlsportAlexelaStarbunker Maardu Andrei Borissov
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointmentFlora III Tallinn Dmitri UstritskiMutual agreement7 January 2014Pre-season Pelle Pohlak8 January 2014Elva Marek NaarisMutual agreement29 January 2014 Kaido Koppel29 January 2014Santos Tartu Mikk LaasMutual agreement21 April 20142nd Algimantas Liubinskas21 April 2014
Results League table
Promotion play-off HÜJK Emmaste voluntarily declined joining Esiliiga and remained in Esiliiga B.
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.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers As of 9 November 2014.
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Yuriy VereshchakSantos Tartu 432 Aleksandr VolkovSillamäe Kalev II303 Taavi VellemaaSantos Tartu254 Timo TenisteSantos Tartu205 Reimo OjaHÜJK Emmaste196 Eduard GolovljovInfonet II Tallinn17 Jürgen KuresooElva178 Klimentiy BoldyrevStarbunker Maardu149 Jevgeni GurtšioglujantsInfonet II Tallinn1210 Rain AasmäeStarbunker Maardu10 Rauf-Roman MikailovLegion Tallinn10 Margo ParkalaArarat TTÜ Tallinn10 Juhan Jograf SiimFlora III Tallinn10
Awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthManagerClubPlayerClubMarch Sergei BraginInfonet II Tallinn Aleksandr VolkovSillamäe Kalev IIApril Sergei BraginInfonet II Tallinn Rauf-Roman MikailovLegion TallinnMay Sergei BraginInfonet II Tallinn Timo TenisteSantos TartuJune Andrei BorissovStarbunker Maardu Taavi VellemaaSantos TartuJuly Andrei ŠkaletaJärve Kohtla-Järve Ilja ZelentsovStarbunker MaarduAugust Marko PärnpuuHÜJK Emmaste Eduard GolovljovInfonet II TallinnSeptember Sergei BraginInfonet II Tallinn Yuriy VereshchakSantos TartuOctober Oleh BoychyshynSantos Tallinn Viktor GusevJärve Kohtla-Järve
See also 2013–14 Estonian Cup 2014–15 Estonian Cup 2014 Meistriliiga 2014 Esiliiga
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