2014 Esiliiga B
# 2014 Esiliiga B

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 | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ararat TTÜ Tallinn | Tallinn | Sportland Arena | 800 |
| Elva | Elva | Elva Stadium | 1,500 |
| Flora III Tallinn | Tallinn | Sportland Arena | 800 |
| HÜJK Emmaste | Tallinn | Männiku Stadium | 1,000 |
| Infonet II Tallinn | Tallinn | Sportland Arena | 800 |
| Järve Kohtla-Järve | Kohtla-Järve | Kohtla-Järve SPK Stadium | 780 |
| Legion Tallinn | Tallinn | Sportland Arena | 800 |
| Santos Tartu | Tartu | Tamme Stadium | 2000 |
| Sillamäe 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 Pulkkinen | Nike | |
| Elva | Kaido Koppel | | Nike | Sportland |
| Flora III Tallinn | Pelle Pohlak | | Nike | |
| HÜJK Emmaste | Marko Pärnpuu | Vahur Vahtramäe | Hummel | |
| Infonet II Tallinn | Sergei Bragin | | Joma | Infonet |
| Järve Kohtla-Järve | Andrei Škaleta | | | |
| Legion Tallinn | Viktor Passikuta | | | |
| Santos Tartu | Algimantas Liubinskas | Taavi Vellemaa | Uhlsport | |
| Sillamäe Kalev II | Algimantas Briaunys | | Uhlsport | Alexela |
| Starbunker Maardu | Andrei Borissov | | | |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flora III Tallinn | Dmitri Ustritski | Mutual agreement | 7 January 2014 | Pre-season | Pelle Pohlak | 8 January 2014 |
| Elva | Marek Naaris | Mutual agreement | 29 January 2014 | Pre-season | Kaido Koppel | 29 January 2014 |
| Santos Tartu | Mikk Laas | Mutual agreement | 21 April 2014 | 2nd | Algimantas Liubinskas | 21 April 2014 |

## Results

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Infonet II Tallinn (C, P) | 36 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 124 | 34 | +90 | 99 | Promotion to Esiliiga |
| 2 | Santos Tartu (P) | 36 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 161 | 27 | +134 | 96 | Promotion to Esiliiga |
| 3 | HÜJK Emmaste (E) | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 71 | 81 | −10 | 59 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Sillamäe Kalev II | 36 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 54 | |
| 5 | Starbunker Maardu | 36 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 70 | 85 | −15 | 50 | |
| 6 | Elva | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 45 | 79 | −34 | 41 | |
| 7 | Järve Kohtla-Järve | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 53 | 77 | −24 | 37 | |
| 8 | Ararat TTÜ Tallinn (R) | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 55 | 80 | −25 | 32 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Flora III Tallinn (R) | 36 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 44 | 112 | −68 | 27 | Relegation to II liiga |
| 10 | Legion Tallinn (R) | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 53 | 111 | −58 | 27 | Relegation to II liiga |

### 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.

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yuriy Vereshchak | Santos Tartu | 43 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Volkov | Sillamäe Kalev II | 30 |
| 3 | Taavi Vellemaa | Santos Tartu | 25 |
| 4 | Timo Teniste | Santos Tartu | 20 |
| 5 | Reimo Oja | HÜJK Emmaste | 19 |
| 6 | Eduard Golovljov | Infonet II Tallinn | 17 |
| 6 | Jürgen Kuresoo | Elva | 17 |
| 8 | Klimentiy Boldyrev | Starbunker Maardu | 14 |
| 9 | Jevgeni Gurtšioglujants | Infonet II Tallinn | 12 |
| 10 | Rain Aasmäe | Starbunker Maardu | 10 |
| 10 | Rauf-Roman Mikailov | Legion Tallinn | 10 |
| 10 | Margo Parkala | Ararat TTÜ Tallinn | 10 |
| 10 | Juhan Jograf Siim | Flora III Tallinn | 10 |

## Awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| March | Sergei Bragin | Infonet II Tallinn | Aleksandr Volkov | Sillamäe Kalev II |
| April | Sergei Bragin | Infonet II Tallinn | Rauf-Roman Mikailov | Legion Tallinn |
| May | Sergei Bragin | Infonet II Tallinn | Timo Teniste | Santos Tartu |
| June | Andrei Borissov | Starbunker Maardu | Taavi Vellemaa | Santos Tartu |
| July | Andrei Škaleta | Järve Kohtla-Järve | Ilja Zelentsov | Starbunker Maardu |
| August | Marko Pärnpuu | HÜJK Emmaste | Eduard Golovljov | Infonet II Tallinn |
| September | Sergei Bragin | Infonet II Tallinn | Yuriy Vereshchak | Santos Tartu |
| October | Oleh Boychyshyn | Santos Tallinn | Viktor Gusev | Järve Kohtla-Järve |
