2015 Esiliiga B
# 2015 Esiliiga B

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

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ararat TTÜ | Tallinn | Sportland Arena | 540 |
| Elva | Elva | Elva Stadium | 30 |
| HÜJK Emmaste | Tallinn | A. Le Coq Arena I | 150 |
| Flora III | Tallinn | Sportland Arena | 540 |
| Järve | Kohtla-Järve | Kohtla-Järve Stadium | 150 |
| Joker | Raasiku | Raasiku Stadium | 200 |
| Puuma | Tallinn | Wismar Stadium | 0 |
| Sillamäe Kalev II | Sillamäe | Sillamäe Kalev Stadium | 0 |
| Starbunker | Maardu | Maardu Stadium | 500 |
| Tallinna Kalev II | Tallinn | Kalev Keskstaadion | 270 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ararat TTÜ | Ruben Arutjunov | Nikolai Pulkkinen | Nike | |
| Elva | Kaido Koppel | Jürgen Kuresoo | Nike | Sportland |
| HÜJK Emmaste | Urmas Kirs | | Hummel | |
| Flora III | Pelle Pohlak | | Nike | Tele2 |
| Järve | Andrei Škaleta | | Adidas | |
| Joker | Andre Ilves | Rene Lill | Joma | Unibox |
| Puuma | Vitali Kobashov | Marko Truusalu | Adidas | |
| Sillamäe Kalev II | Algimantas Briaunys | | Uhlsport | Alexela |
| Starbunker | Andrei Borissov | Maksim Krivošein | Adidas | |
| Tallinna Kalev II | Daniel Meijel | | Jako | Viking Line |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| HÜJK Emmaste | Marko Pärnpuu | Signed by Tallinna Kalev | 25 November 2014 | Pre-season | Urmas Kirs | 1 January 2015 |
| Ararat TTÜ | Vaagn Arutjunjan | Mutual consent | 31 December 2014 | Pre-season | Ruben Arutjunov | 1 January 2015 |

## Results

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Starbunker (C, P) | 36 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 92 | 38 | +54 | 81 | Promotion to Esiliiga |
| 2 | Järve (P) | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 66 | 29 | +37 | 72 | Promotion to Esiliiga |
| 3 | Sillamäe Kalev II | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 73 | 57 | +16 | 63 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Elva | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 54 | |
| 5 | Joker | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 53 | |
| 6 | Tallinna Kalev II | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 50 | |
| 7 | HÜJK Emmaste | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 46 | |
| 8 | Puuma (R) | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 60 | 89 | −29 | 44 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Ararat TTÜ (R) | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 51 | 114 | −63 | 25 | Relegation to II liiga |
| 10 | Flora III (R) | 36 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 43 | 81 | −38 | 18 | Relegation to II liiga |

## 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.

## Season statistics

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Klimentiy Boldyrev | Starbunker | 25 |
| 2 | Jürgen Kuresoo | Elva | 23 |
| 3 | Nikita Brõlin | Starbunker | 18 |
| 4 | Sergei Bilinski | Puuma | 14 |
| 5 | Kert Jõeäär | Tallinna Kalev II | 12 |
| 5 | Rene Lill | Joker | 12 |
| 5 | Aleksandr Volkov | Sillamäe Kalev II | 12 |
| 8 | Emmanuel Gurtckaia | Sillamäe Kalev II | 11 |
| 8 | Ats Joandi | Elva | 11 |
| 8 | Ilja Zelentsov | Starbunker | 11 |

## 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 | Kaido Koppel | Elva | Jürgen Kuresoo | Elva |
| April | Andrei Borissov | Starbunker | Kevin Kaivoja | Järve |
| May | Andre Ilves | Joker | Jürgen Kuresoo | Elva |
| June | Andrei Borissov | Starbunker | Vlasiy Sinyavskiy | Puuma |
| July | Urmas Kirs | HÜJK Emmaste | Nikita Brõlin | Starbunker |
| August | Daniel Meijel | Tallinna Kalev II | Aleksei Tihhonov | Järve |
| September | Andrei Borissov | Starbunker | Rene Lill | Joker |
| October | Aleksei Tikhomirov | Järve | Ott Reinike | Joker |

### Annual awards

**Player of the Season**

Jürgen Kuresoo was named Player of the Season.

