The 2012 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 11 March 2012 and concluded on 4 November 2013.[1] The previous league champions Tallinna Kalev were promoted to the Meistriliiga while Legion and Warrior were relegated to the II Liiga. For this season those three teams were replaced by Rakvere Tarvas from II liiga East/North division and Tartu SK 10 and Tammeka II from II liiga West/South division.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2012 Esiliiga teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Flora II Tallinn Sportland Arena 600
Infonet Tallinn Lasnamäe KHJ Stadium 1,000
Kiviõli Tamme Auto Kiviõli Kiviõli Stadium 255
Levadia II Tallinn Maarjamäe Stadium 1,000
Lootus Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve Stadium 780
Pärnu Linnameeskond Pärnu Pärnu Kalev Stadium 1,900
Puuma Tallinn Lasnamäe SPK Stadium 666
Tammeka II Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,500
Tartu SK 10 Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,500
Tarvas Rakvere Rakvere linnastaadion 2,500

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 Estonia Norbert Hurt Estonia Ragnar Piir Nike KH Energia Konsult
Infonet Estonia Aleksandr Puštov Estonia Jevgeni Gurtšioglujants Joma Infonet
Kiviõli Tamme Auto Estonia Erik Šteinberg Estonia Dmitri Kirilov Adidas
Levadia II Estonia Argo Arbeiter Estonia Kristjan Tamme Adidas Viimsi Keevitus
Lootus Estonia Anatoli Šuganov Estonia Igor Tomaševski Uhlsport
Pärnu Linnameeskond Estonia Kalev Pajula Estonia Robert Kirss Uhlsport
Puuma Russia Dmitri Krasilnikov Estonia Kert Haavistu Adidas
Tammeka II Estonia Ivan O'Konnel-Bronin Estonia Mikk Valtna Nike Mäe-kodu
Tartu SK 10 Estonia Andrei Borissov Estonia Rodion Aleksejev Adidas
Tarvas Estonia Reijo Kuusik Estonia Alari Tovstik Joma Hotell Wesenbergh

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Infonet (C, P) 36 26 5 5 94 33 +61 83 Promotion to Meistriliiga
2 Flora II[a] 36 20 9 7 66 32 +34 69
3 Tarvas 36 21 5 10 66 58 +8 68 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Tartu SK 10 36 15 9 12 65 58 +7 54
5 Levadia II 36 15 8 13 77 56 +21 53
6 Kiviõli Tamme Auto 36 12 8 16 78 83 −5 44
7 Puuma 36 12 7 17 55 61 −6 43
8 Tammeka II[a] (O) 36 10 7 19 55 83 −28 37 Qualification for relegation play-offs
9 Pärnu Linnameeskond (R) 36 9 9 18 43 72 −29 36 Relegation to Esiliiga B
10 Lootus (R) 36 6 1 29 40 103 −63 19
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Rules for classification: Points; Least withdrawals or annulled matches; Overall wins; Head-to-head points; Head-to-head goal difference; Goal difference; Goals scored. If two or more teams on the top have the same number of points by the end of the season, the aforementioned rules will not apply and additional game(s) will be played to determine the champions.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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 ninth place club of the 2013 Meistriliiga for the spot in next year's competition.

Tarvas1–2Tallinna Kalev
Hang 23' vana.jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_m.css&news_id=4463 Tomson 70'
Kase 74'
Referee: Jaan Roos
Tallinna Kalev1–0Tarvas
Ratnikov 38' vana.jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=4478
Referee: Hannes Kaasik

Relegation play-off

Tulevik1–1Tammeka II
Kübar 48' vana.jalgpall.ee/lprotocol.php?st=&proto_id=46123&b=%C3%9Cleminek.meeste Peedo 22'
Referee: Mart Martin
Tammeka II1–2Tulevik
Paju 59' vana.jalgpall.ee/lprotocol.php?st=&proto_id=46139&b=%C3%9Cleminek.meeste Kübar 76'
Roman 117'

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Goals[2]
1 Ivory Coast Manucho Infonet 31
2 Estonia Maksim Lipin Infonet 21
Estonia Tõnis Starkopf Kiviõli Tamme Auto
4 Estonia Nikita Koger Levadia II 14
Estonia Joonas Ljaš Tarvas
Estonia Aleksei Mamontov Tartu SK 10
7 Estonia Henri Hang Tarvas 13
Estonia Georgi Ivanov Tammeka II/Tartu SK 10
9 Estonia Marten Saarlas Levadia II 12
Estonia Marek Šatov Kiviõli Tamme Auto

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
March[3] Estonia Norbert Hurt Flora II Estonia Sander Susi Tarvas
April[3] Estonia Aleksandr Puštov Infonet Estonia Aleksandr Pruttšenko Tartu SK 10
May[3] Estonia Argo Arbeiter Levadia II Estonia Aleksandr Tarassenkov Kiviõli Tamme Auto
June[3] Estonia Aleksandr Puštov Infonet Estonia Maksim Lipin Infonet
July[3] Estonia Reijo Kuusik Tarvas Estonia Argo Aava Tarvas
August[3] Estonia Aleksandr Puštov Infonet Estonia Georgi Ivanov Tartu SK 10
September[3] Estonia Aleksandr Puštov Infonet Estonia Tõnis Starkopf Kiviõli Tamme Auto
October[3] Estonia Kalev Pajula Pärnu Linnameeskond Estonia Sander Lepik Flora II

Esiliiga Player of the Year

Manucho was named Esiliiga Player of the Year.

See also

References

  1. ^ "EL MÄNGUDE KALENDER (2012)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  2. ^ "EL VÄRAVALÖÖJATE EDETABEL (2012)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Meistriliiga oktoobri parimad on Kristal ja Beglarishvili" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Esiliiga
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