2013 Esiliiga
# 2013 Esiliiga

The 2013 season of the Esiliiga, the second level in the Estonian football system, is the twenty-third season in the league's history. The season officially began on 3 March 2013 and ended on 10 November 2013. However, on 3 March the Estonian Football Association announced that all matches scheduled for 3 March 2013 would be postponed due to heavy snowfall. The previous league champions Infonet were promoted to Meistriliiga while Pärnu Linnameeskond and Kohtla-Järve Lootus were relegated to Esiliiga B division. For this season those three teams are replaced by Jõhvi Lokomotiv from II Liiga East/North division and Viljandi Tulevik and Vändra Vaprus from II Liiga West/South division.

## Teams

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Flora II | Tallinn | Sportland Arena | 600 |
| Kiviõli Irbis | Kiviõli | Kiviõli Stadium | 255 |
| Levadia II | Tallinn | Maarjamäe Stadium | 1,000 |
| Jõhvi Lokomotiv | Jõhvi | Jõhvi Stadium | 500 |
| Puuma | Tallinn | Lasnamäe SPK Stadium | 666 |
| Tartu SK 10 | Tartu | Tamme Stadium | 1,500 |
| Tammeka II | Tartu | Tamme Stadium | 1,500 |
| Rakvere Tarvas | Rakvere | Rakvere Stadium | 2,500 |
| Viljandi Tulevik | Viljandi | Viljandi Stadium | 2,506 |
| Vändra Vaprus | Vändra | Vändra Stadium | 277 |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Flora II | Jürgen Henn | Erkki Kubber | Nike | |
| Kiviõli Irbis | Erik Šteinberg | Tõnis Starkopf | Adidas | |
| Levadia II | Argo Arbeiter | Kristjan Tamme | Adidas | Viimsi Keevitus |
| Jõhvi Lokomotiv | Viktors Ņesterenko | Boriss Gritsjuk | Uhlsport | Spacecom |
| Puuma | Dmitri Krasilnikov | Aleksandr Boldõrev | Adidas | Kruze Disain |
| Tartu SK 10 | Andrei Borissov | Aleksandr Pruttšenko | Adidas | Ha Serv |
| Tammeka II | Indrek Koser | Ander Paabut | Nike | Metec |
| Rakvere Tarvas | Reijo Kuusik | Alari Tovstik | Joma | Aqva |
| Viljandi Tulevik | Aivar Lillevere | Raiko Mutle | Hummel | kalameister.ee |
| Vändra Vaprus | Ranet Lepik | Karel Otto | Macron | 4teams |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viljandi Tulevik | Raiko Mutle | Resigned | 31 December 2012 | Pre-season | Aivar Lillevere | 8 January 2013 |
| Tammeka II | Ivan O'Konnel-Bronin | Replaced | 18 February 2013 | Pre-season | Indrek Koser | 18 February 2013 |
| Flora II | Norbert Hurt | Signed by Flora | 21 July 2013 | 7th | Jürgen Henn | 21 July 2013 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Levadia II (C) | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 94 | 41 | +53 | 70 | |
| 2 | Jõhvi Lokomotiv (P) | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 69 | Promotion to Meistriliiga |
| 3 | Flora II | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 57 | |
| 4 | Rakvere Tarvas | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 56 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Tartu SK 10 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 54 | |
| 6 | Tammeka II | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 52 | |
| 7 | Vändra Vaprus | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 46 | |
| 8 | Viljandi Tulevik (O) | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 46 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Puuma (R) | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 40 | 91 | −51 | 29 | Relegation to Esiliiga B |
| 10 | Kiviõli Irbis (R) | 36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 60 | 114 | −54 | 25 | Relegation to Esiliiga B |

* 1 2 Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

### Promotion play-off

At season's end, the runners-up of the 2013 Esiliiga will participate in a two-legged play-off with the 9th place club of the 2013 Meistriliiga for the spot in next year's competition.

### Relegation play-off

At season's end, the 8th place club of the 2013 Esiliiga will participate in a two-legged play-off with the 3rd place club of the 2013 Esiliiga B for the spot in next year's competition.

## Season statistics

### Top goalscorers

    As of 10 November 2013.

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tõnis Starkopf | Kiviõli Irbis | 28 |
| 2 | Nikita Kolyaev | Levadia II | 24 |
| 3 | Andrei Jõgi | Jõhvi Lokomotiv | 13 |
| 3 | Henry Rohtla | Levadia II | 13 |
| 3 | Hannes Tiru | Tammeka II | 13 |
| 6 | Maksim Bazyukin | Jõhvi Lokomotiv | 12 |
| 7 | Henri Hang | Rakvere Tarvas | 11 |
| 7 | Toomas Mangusson | Vändra Vaprus | 11 |
| 7 | Aleksandr Pruttšenko | Tartu SK 10 | 11 |
| 7 | Rasmus Tauts | Tammeka II | 11 |

## Awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| March | Aivar Lillevere | Viljandi Tulevik | Maksim Bazyukin | Jõhvi Lokomotiv |
| April | Argo Arbeiter | Levadia II | Eero Eessaar | Tartu SK 10 |
| May | Viktors Ņesterenko | Jõhvi Lokomotiv | Raido Leokin | Flora II |
| June | Viktors Ņesterenko | Jõhvi Lokomotiv | Karli Kütt | Tammeka II |
| July | Norbert Hurt | Flora II | Alari Tovstik | Rakvere Tarvas |
| August | Indrek Koser | Tammeka II | Joonas Ljaš | Rakvere Tarvas |
| September | Ranet Lepik | Vändra Vaprus | Martin Kase | Flora II |
| October | Erik Šteinberg | Kiviõli Irbis | Silvio Philips | Tammeka II |
