# 2015 Esiliiga

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

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Flora II | Tallinn | A. Le Coq Arena | 10,340 |
| Infonet II | Tallinn | Lasnamäe KJH Stadium | 400 |
| Irbis | Kiviõli | Kiviõli Stadium | 180 |
| Kuressaare | Kuressaare | Kuressaare linnastaadion | 1,000 |
| Levadia II | Tallinn | Maarjamäe Stadium | 30 |
| Nõmme Kalju II | Tallinn | Hiiu Stadium | 330 |
| Santos | Tartu | Tamme Stadium | 1,750 |
| Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn | Kalev Central Stadium | 11,500 |
| Tarvas | Rakvere | Rakvere linnastaadion | 1,785 |
| Vaprus | Vändra | Vändra Stadium | 307 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Flora II | Jürgen Henn | Sten Sinisalu | Nike | Tele2 |
| Infonet II | Sergei Bragin | Jevgeni Gurtšioglujants | Joma | Infonet |
| Irbis | Erik Šteinberg | Sergei Kostin | Adidas | |
| Kuressaare | Pelle Pohlak | Sander Viira | Joma | Saaremaa Lihatööstus |
| Levadia II | Argo Arbeiter | Kaspar Mutso | Adidas | Viimsi Keevitus |
| Nõmme Kalju II | Zaur Tšilingarašvili | | Adidas | Optibet |
| Santos | Siim Säesk | Taavi Vellemaa | Uhlsport | Värska |
| Tallinna Kalev | Marko Pärnpuu | Ando Hausenberg | Jako | |
| Tarvas | Valeri Bondarenko | Kaarel Saar | Joma | Aqva |
| Vaprus | Ranet Lepik | Karel Otto | Macron | Møller Auto Pärnu |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Tallinna Kalev | Sergei Zamogilnõi | Contract expired | 8 November 2014 | Pre-season | Marko Pärnpuu | 25 November 2014 |
| Santos | Algimantas Liubinskas | Contract expired | 31 December 2014 | Pre-season | Siim Säesk | 1 January 2015 |

## Results
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Flora II (C) | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 72 | |
| 2 | Levadia II | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 118 | 57 | +61 | 71 | |
| 3 | Infonet II | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 108 | 48 | +60 | 66 | |
| 4 | Tarvas (P) | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 47 | Promotion to Meistriliiga |
| 5 | Tallinna Kalev | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 46 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Nõmme Kalju II | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 46 | |
| 7 | Irbis | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 60 | 87 | −27 | 44 | |
| 8 | Santos (O) | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 56 | 83 | −27 | 42 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Vaprus (R) | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 43 | 80 | −37 | 38 | Relegation to Esiliiga B |
| 10 | Kuressaare (R) | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 48 | 95 | −47 | 37 | Relegation to Esiliiga B |
* 1 2 3 4 Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

### Result tables
## 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.

#### 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

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Eduard Golovljov | Infonet II | 41 |
| 2 | Mark Oliver Roosnupp | Levadia II | 21 |
| 2 | Juhan Jograf Siim | Flora II | 21 |
| 4 | Nikita Koger | Levadia II | 19 |
| 4 | Henry Rohtla | Levadia II | 19 |
| 6 | Sergei Akimov | Tarvas | 16 |
| 6 | Vitali Gussev | Irbis | 16 |
| 8 | Sander Laht | Kuressaare | 14 |
| 8 | Aleksei Mamontov | Irbis | 14 |
| 10 | Jevgeni Gurtšioglujants | Infonet II | 13 |
| 10 | Silver Alex Kelder | Tallinna Kalev | 13 |

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| March | Argo Arbeiter | Levadia II | Joonas Ljaš | Tarvas |
| April | Marko Pärnpuu | Tallinna Kalev | Sergei Akimov | Tarvas |
| May | Erik Šteinberg | Irbis | Mark Oliver Roosnupp | Levadia II |
| June | Pelle Pohlak | Kuressaare | Hans Naano | Vaprus |
| July | Marko Pärnpuu | Tallinna Kalev | Herol Riiberg | Flora II |
| August | Argo Arbeiter | Levadia II | Eduard Golovljov | Infonet II |
| September | Argo Arbeiter | Levadia II | Taavi Vellemaa | Santos |
| October | Jürgen Henn | Flora II | Karel Otto | Vaprus |

### Annual awards
#### Player of the Season

Eduard Golovljov was named Player of the Season.