2016 Esiliiga

Estonian football league season for second division Esiliiga 2016 Tulevik(1st title) Tulevik Nõmme Kalju U21VaprusJärve 180 717 Eduard Golovljov (39 goals) Levadia U21 10–0 Vaprus(21 August 2016)Infonet II 10–0 Järve(18 September 2016) Vaprus 1–6 Levadia U21(22 May 2016)Flora U21 0–5 Levadia U21(9 September 2016) Levadia U21 10–0 Vaprus(21 August 2016)Infonet II 10–0 Järve(18 September 2016) 9 matchesTulevik 14 matchesTulevik 11 matchesNõmme Kalju U21 8 matchesNõmme Kalju U21 2015 2017 The 2016 Esiliiga is the 26th season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 25 February 2016 and concluded on 6 November 2016.Koduse jalgpallihooaja avamäng toimub Esiliigas http://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=9629 2 February 2016 Estonian Football Association Tulevik won the league, finishing with 89 points and were promoted to the Meistriliiga. It was their first Esiliiga title in history. Teams Stadia Estonia 325 Locations of the 2016 Esiliiga teams Estonia 59.4333 24.7500 left Flora U21Infonet IILevadia U21Nõmme Kalju U21Kalev Estonia 58.654 25.03 right Vaprus Estonia 58.3833 26.7166 bottom Santos Estonia 59.47 25.02 top Maardu Estonia 59.39 27.27 top Järve Estonia 58.3666 25.6000 left Tulevik TeamLocationStadiumCapacityFlora U21TallinnA. Le Coq Arena10340https://www.spordiregister.ee/ehitised.php?eh=3144 A. Le Coq Arena staadion ja tribüünihoone Estonian Spordiregister.eeInfonet IITallinnInfonet Lasnamäe Stadium400https://www.spordiregister.ee/ehitised.php?eh=620 Lasnamäe Kergejõustikuhalli spordiväljakud Estonian Spordiregister.eeJärveKohtla-JärveKohtla-Järve SPK Stadium150https://www.spordiregister.ee/ehitised.php?eh=841 Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskuse staadion Estonian Spordiregister.eeLevadia U21TallinnMaarjamäe Stadium30https://www.spordiregister.ee/ehitised.php?eh=3122 Maarjamäe jalgpallikeskus Estonian Spordiregister.eeMaardu LinnameeskondMaarduMaardu Stadium500https://www.spordiregister.ee/ehitised.php?eh=1363 Maardu Linna staadion Estonian Spordiregister.eeNõmme Kalju U21TallinnHiiu Stadium330https://www.spordiregister.ee/ehitised.php?eh=3122 Hiiu Staadion ja palliväljakud Estonian Spordiregister.eeSantosTartuTamme Stadium1750Tamme staadion http://www.spordiregister.ee/ehitised.php?eh=1196 Eesti Spordiregister EstonianTallinna KalevTallinnKalev Keskstaadion11500Kalevi Keskstaadion http://www.spordiregister.ee/ehitised.php?eh=1124 Eesti Spordiregister EstonianTulevikViljandiViljandi Stadium1068Viljandi linnastaadion http://www.spordiregister.ee/ehitised.php?eh=2426 Eesti Spordiregister EstonianVaprusVändraVändra Stadium307Vändra alevi staadion http://www.spordiregister.ee/ehitised.php?eh=180 Eesti Spordiregister Estonian Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorFlora U21EST Joel IndermitteEST Tõnu PaavoNikeTele2Flora sai koondisega sama sponsori http://soccernet.ee/flora-sai-koondisega-sama-sponsori/ 3 October 2014 25 September 2014 Soccernet.eeInfonet IIEST Sergei BraginJomaInfonetJärveRUS Aleksei TikhomirovRUS Mikhail KharitanovichAdidasEuronicsLevadia U21EST Vladimir VassiljevAdidasViimsi KeevitusMaardu LinnameeskondEST Andrei BorissovEST Maksim KrivošeinAdidasNõmme Kalju U21EST Zaur TšilingarašviliAdidasOptibetNõmme Kalju sõlmis Eesti klubijalgpalli ühe suurima lepingu http://www.jkkalju.ee/nomme-kalju-solmis-eesti-klubijalgpalli-uhe-suurima-lepingu 14 February 2014 7 February 2014 jkkalju.eeSantosEST Siim SäeskEST Taavi VellemaaUhlsportVärskaTallinna KalevEST Marko PärnpuuEST Ando HausenbergJakoViisTek MediaTallinna Kalev särgisponsoriks saab ViisTek Media OÜ http://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=9623 1 February 2016 Estonian Football AssociationTulevikEST Aivar LillevereEST Tanel LangJomaViljandi Aken ja UksVaprusEST Ranet LepikEST Karel OttoMacronMøller Auto Pärnu Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentFlora U21EST Jürgen HennSigned by Flora21 December 2015Pre-seasonEST Joel Indermitte21 December 2015Flora duubel saab noore peatreeneri Estonian 21 December 2015 Soccernet.ee http://soccernet.ee/flora-duubel-saab-noore-peatreeneriJärveEST Andrei ŠkaletaMutual consent31 December 2015RUS Aleksei Tikhomirov1 January 2016Levadia U21EST Argo ArbeiterSigned by Flora13 July 2016Flora nimetas uueks peatreeneriks Argo Arbeiteri http://soccernet.ee/artikkel/flora-nimetas-uueks-peatreeneriks-argo-arbeiteri Estonian 13 July 2016 Soccernet.ee5thEST Vladimir Vassiljev14 July 2016 Results League table main WDL Esiliiga et ML MLPO ELBPO ELB ELB TUL FLO INF MAA LEV SAN KLV KLJ VÄN JÄR 28 5 3 106 38 20 8 8 78 47 18 2 16 98 81 16 6 14 83 75 15 5 16 81 69 16 1 19 63 70 13 6 17 56 58 12 5 19 62 86 8 8 20 48 96 8 6 22 42 97 CP R R R Flora U21 Infonet II Järve Levadia U21 Maardu Linnameeskond Nõmme Kalju U21 Santos Tallinna Kalev Tulevik Vaprus Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion. FLO FLO FLO 5 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Less matches awarded against; 4) Matches won; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Away goals scored; 10) Fairplay ranking.http://jalgpall.ee/league.php?b=EL&page_id=49 Esiliiga Estonian Football Association 2 February 2016 Estonian PQR green1 Promotion to Meistriliiga green2 Qualification for the promotion play-offs red2 Qualification for the relegation play-offs red1 Relegation to the Esiliiga B Result tables First half of the season main FBR grey FLO INF JÄR LEV MAA KLJ SAN KLV TUL VÄN Flora U21 2–1 6–0 4–1 5–2 3–2 0–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 Infonet II 2–4 6–1 2–1 5–0 2–0 6–2 2–3 1–5 4–1 Järve 0–1 0–4 3–4 1–0 3–5 1–2 3–2 1–2 2–2 Levadia U21 0–3 2–0 4–0 1–3 2–0 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–5 Maardu 1–1 5–1 7–1 3–4 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 Nõmme Kalju U21 2–2 2–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–1 1–2 1–3 0–3 Santos 1–0 5–2 0–1 1–5 4–5 4–1 1–3 2–3 2–0 Tallinna Kalev 1–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 0–0 6–0 1–3 1–2 2–0 Tulevik 0–0 1–2 0–1 3–2 3–2 6–1 4–1 3–3 2–1 Vaprus 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–6 2–2 2–0 1–0 3–2 0–1 complete Esiliiga Second half of the season main FBR grey FLO INF JÄR LEV MAA KLJ SAN KLV TUL VÄN Flora U21 2–4 3–1 0–5 4–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 7–1 Infonet II 3–3 2–2 1–3 1–5 2–1 3–2 5–0 2–3 10–0 Järve 1–2 4–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 3–2 1–2 0–2 1–3 Levadia U21 1–3 0–2 10–0 2–5 0–0 1–3 1–1 2–3 1–3 Maardu 1–3 4–2 5–0 1–2 0–4 0–1 2–1 2–6 4–1 Nõmme Kalju U21 3–2 4–3 1–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–4 8–1 Santos 1–0 3–2 2–0 3–2 4–0 2–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 Tallinna Kalev 1–2 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–3 4–0 0–2 4–0 Tulevik 1–3 4–1 6–0 2–2 6–1 5–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 Vaprus 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–5 2–3 3–1 1–3 0–0 3–6 complete Esiliiga Play-offs Promotion play-offs Maardu Linnameeskond, who finished 4th, faced Pärnu Linnameeskond, the 9th-placed 2016 Meistriliiga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2017 Meistriliiga. First leg 12 November 2016 13:00 (UTC+2) Maardu Linnameeskond 1–5 https://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/protocol/67026 Pärnu Linnameeskond Zelentsov 59 pen. Aristov 8 o.g.Saarts 30 54Tutk 45Vihmoja 71 Maardu artificial turf Maardu Juri Frischer Second leg 19 November 2016 13:00 (UTC+2) Pärnu Linnameeskond 4–3 https://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/protocol/67065 Maardu Linnameeskond Saarts 22Boldyrev 37 o.g.Pärnat 43Vunk 88 Abdullajev 27Krivošein 53Zelentsov 89 Pärnu artificial turf Pärnu Kristo Tohver Pärnu Linnameeskond won 9–4 on aggregate and retained their Meistriliiga spot for the 2017 season. Relegation play-offs Nõmme Kalju U21, who finished 8th, faced Welco, 3rd-placed 2016 Esiliiga B side for a two-legged play-off. The first leg originally ended 3–2 to Nõmme Kalju U21 but they were later ruled to have forfeited the match after fielding an ineligible player Henrik Pürg. According to the rules, the second leg was cancelled and Welco earned entry into the 2017 Esiliiga. First leg 12 November 2016 14:00 (UTC+2) Welco 2–0Awarded https://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/protocol/67027 Nõmme Kalju U21 Reinberg 10Kaasik 52 Annelinn Stadium Tartu Kristo Külljastinen Second leg 19 November 2016 13:00 (UTC+2) Nõmme Kalju U21 Match cancelled Welco Hiiu Stadium Tallinn Season statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoalsEsiliiga» VÄRAVALÖÖJATE EDETABEL (2016) http://jalgpall.ee/top10.php?b=EL&year=2016 Estonian Estonian Football Association1EST Eduard GolovljovInfonet II392EST Vitali GussevMaardu Linnameeskond313EST Kristen KährTulevik224EST Peeter KleinNõmme Kalju U21205EST Erik SorgaFlora U21176EST Sander PostTulevik167EST Alex MeinhardSantos148EST Aleksei BelovTallinna Kalev13EST Indrek IlvesTulevikEST Nikita KogerLevadia U21EST Edgar TurInfonet II Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthManagerClubPlayerClubMarchhttp://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=9969 Esiliigades riisusid koore noored peatreenerid Estonian Estonian Football Association 31 March 2016EST Joel IndermitteFlora U21EST Daniil SavitskiTallinna KalevAprilhttp://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=10147 Esiliiga aprillikuu parimaks mängijaks valiti Vändra Vapruse raudvara Estonian Estonian Football Association 4 May 2016EST Sergei BraginInfonet IIEST Ranet LepikVaprusMayhttp://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=10394 Esiliigades said kuu parimate autasud Lillevere, Brõlin, Viira ja Esop Estonian Estonian Football Association 13 June 2016EST Aivar LillevereTulevikEST Nikita BrõlinMaardu LinnameeskondJune/Julyhttp://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=10726 Esiliiga parimad tulevad Viljandist, Maardust, Elvast ja Kuressaarest Estonian Estonian Football Association 5 August 2016EST Aivar LillevereTulevikEST Vitali GussevMaardu LinnameeskondAugusthttp://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=10937 Esiliiga kuu parima auhinnad teenisid Kalju U21 ja Elva Estonian Estonian Football Association 12 September 2016EST Zaur TšilingarašviliNõmme Kalju U21EST Peeter KleinNõmme Kalju U21Septemberhttp://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=11136 Esiliiga kuu parimad tulevad Viljandist Estonian Estonian Football Association 13 October 2016EST Aivar LillevereTulevikEST Kristen KährTulevikOctoberhttp://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=11270 Esiliiga kuu parimad on Lillevere ja Kirss Estonian Estonian Football Association 4 November 2016EST Aivar LillevereTulevikEST Robert KirssNõmme Kalju U21 Esiliiga Player of the Year Eduard Golovljov was named Esiliiga Player of the Year.http://www.jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=11377 Esiliiga parimaks mängijaks valiti Eduard Golovljov Estonian Football Association 27 November 2016 See also 2015–16 Estonian Cup 2016–17 Estonian Cup 2016 Meistriliiga 2016 Esiliiga B References 30em External links Official website Category:Esiliiga seasons 2 Estonia Estonia