The 2015 Esiliiga was the 25th season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 8 March 2015 and concluded on 8 November 2015.
Flora II won the league on the last day of the season, finishing with 72 points. It was their second league title.
Tarvas finished 4th and were promoted to the Meistriliiga for the first time in their history. Tallinna Kalev finished 6th and qualified to the promotion play-offs but were beaten by Tammeka 2–4 on aggregate.
Santos finished 8th but avoided the relegation play-offs after Sillamäe Kalev II withdrew. Vaprus and Kuressaare were the bottom two teams and were relegated to the Esiliiga B.
Teams
Stadia TeamLocationStadiumCapacityFlora IITallinnA. Le Coq ArenaInfonet IITallinnLasnamäe KJH StadiumIrbisKiviõliKiviõli StadiumKuressaareKuressaareKuressaare linnastaadionLevadia IITallinnMaarjamäe StadiumNõmme Kalju IITallinnHiiu StadiumSantosTartuTamme StadiumTallinna KalevTallinnKalev Central StadiumTarvasRakvereRakvere linnastaadionVaprusVändraVändra Stadium
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorFlora II Jürgen Henn Sten SinisaluNikeTele2Infonet II Sergei Bragin Jevgeni GurtšioglujantsJomaInfonetIrbis Erik Šteinberg Sergei KostinAdidasKuressaare Pelle Pohlak Sander ViiraJomaSaaremaa LihatööstusLevadia II Argo Arbeiter Kaspar MutsoAdidasViimsi KeevitusNõmme Kalju II Zaur TšilingarašviliAdidasOptibetSantos Siim Säesk Taavi VellemaaUhlsportVärskaTallinna Kalev Marko Pärnpuu Ando HausenbergJakoTarvas Valeri Bondarenko Kaarel SaarJomaAqvaVaprus Ranet Lepik Karel OttoMacronMøller Auto Pärnu
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTallinna Kalev Sergei ZamogilnõiContract expired8 November 2014Pre-season Marko Pärnpuu25 November 2014Santos Algimantas LiubinskasContract expired31 December 2014 Siim Säesk1 January 2015
Results
League table
Result tables
First half of the season
Second half of the season
Play-offs
Promotion play-offs Tallinna Kalev, who finished 6th, faced Tammeka, the 9th-placed 2015 Meistriliiga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2016 Meistriliiga. Tammeka won 4–2 on aggregate.
First leg
Second leg
Relegation play-offs Santos, who finished 8th, were supposed to face Sillamäe Kalev II, the 3rd-placed 2015 Esiliiga B 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.
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Eduard GolovljovInfonet II412 Mark Oliver RoosnuppLevadia II21 Juhan Jograf SiimFlora II214 Nikita KogerLevadia II19 Henry RohtlaLevadia II196 Sergei AkimovTarvas16 Vitali GussevIrbis168 Sander LahtKuressaare14 Aleksei MamontovIrbis1410 Jevgeni GurtšioglujantsInfonet II13 Silver Alex KelderTallinna Kalev13
Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthManagerClubPlayerClubMarch Argo ArbeiterLevadia II Joonas LjašTarvasApril Marko PärnpuuTallinna Kalev Sergei AkimovTarvasMay Erik ŠteinbergIrbis Mark Oliver RoosnuppLevadia IIJune Pelle PohlakKuressaare Hans NaanoVaprusJuly Marko PärnpuuTallinna Kalev Herol RiibergFlora IIAugust Argo ArbeiterLevadia II Eduard GolovljovInfonet IISeptember Argo ArbeiterLevadia II Taavi VellemaaSantosOctober Jürgen HennFlora II Karel OttoVaprus
Annual awards Player of the Season Eduard Golovljov was named Player of the Season.
See also 2014–15 Estonian Cup 2015–16 Estonian Cup 2015 Meistriliiga 2015 Esiliiga B
References