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.
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
Stadia TeamLocationStadiumCapacityArarat TTÜTallinnSportland ArenaElvaElvaElva StadiumHÜJK EmmasteTallinnA. Le Coq Arena IFlora IIITallinnSportland ArenaJärveKohtla-JärveKohtla-Järve StadiumJokerRaasikuRaasiku StadiumPuumaTallinnWismar StadiumSillamäe Kalev IISillamäeSillamäe Kalev StadiumStarbunkerMaarduMaardu StadiumTallinna Kalev IITallinnKalev Keskstaadion
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorArarat TTÜ Ruben Arutjunov Nikolai PulkkinenNike Elva Kaido Koppel Jürgen KuresooNikeSportlandHÜJK Emmaste Urmas KirsHummelFlora III Pelle PohlakNikeTele2 Järve Andrei ŠkaletaAdidasJoker Andre Ilves Rene LillJomaUniboxPuuma Vitali Kobashov Marko TruusaluAdidasSillamäe Kalev II Algimantas BriaunysUhlsportAlexelaStarbunker Andrei Borissov Maksim KrivošeinAdidasTallinna Kalev II Daniel MeijelJakoViking Line
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentHÜJK Emmaste Marko PärnpuuSigned by Tallinna Kalev25 November 2014Pre-season Urmas Kirs1 January 2015Ararat TTÜ Vaagn ArutjunjanMutual consent31 December 2014 Ruben Arutjunov1 January 2015
Results League table
Result tables
First half of the season
Second half of the season
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.
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
Second leg
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Klimentiy BoldyrevStarbunker252 Jürgen KuresooElva233 Nikita BrõlinStarbunker184 Sergei BilinskiPuuma145 Kert JõeäärTallinna Kalev II12 Rene LillJoker Aleksandr VolkovSillamäe Kalev II8 Emmanuel GurtckaiaSillamäe Kalev II11 Ats JoandiElva Ilja ZelentsovStarbunker
Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthManagerClubPlayerClubMarch Kaido KoppelElva Jürgen KuresooElvaApril Andrei BorissovStarbunker Kevin KaivojaJärveMay Andre IlvesJoker Jürgen KuresooElvaJune Andrei BorissovStarbunker Vlasiy SinyavskiyPuumaJuly Urmas KirsHÜJK Emmaste Nikita BrõlinStarbunkerAugust Daniel MeijelTallinna Kalev II Aleksei TihhonovJärveSeptember Andrei BorissovStarbunker Rene LillJokerOctober Aleksei TikhomirovJärve Ott ReinikeJoker
Annual awards Player of the Season Jürgen Kuresoo was named Player of the Season.
See also 2014–15 Estonian Cup 2015–16 Estonian Cup 2015 Meistriliiga 2015 Esiliiga
References