The 2011 season of the Esiliiga, the second level in the Estonian football system, is the 21st season in the league's history. It starts in March and ends in November. The defending champions are Levadia II, who were ineligible for promotion as they are the reserve team for Meistriliiga side Levadia.
Overview
Location of the 2011 Esiliiga teams
| Club | Location | Stadium | Current manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flora II | Tallinn | Sportland Arena |  Norbert Hurt
|
| Infonet | Tallinn | Lasnamäe kergejõustikuhalli kunstmuru | Aleksandr Puštov
|
| Puuma | Tallinn | Lasnamäe SPK kunstmuruväljak | Vitaly Kobashov
|
| Levadia II | Tallinn | Maarjamäe kunstmuru | Argo Arbeiter
|
| Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn | Kalevi Keskstaadion | Sergei Ratnikov
|
| FC Lootus | Kohtla-Järve | Spordikeskuse Staadion | Andrei Škaleta
|
| Tamme Auto | Kiviõli | Kiviõli staadion | Erik Steinberg
|
| TJK Legion | Tallinn | Wismari staadion | Viktor Passikuta
|
| Warrior | Valga | Sportland Arena | Meelis Kuivits
|
| Pärnu LM | Pärnu | Pärnu Kalevi staadion | Kalev Pajula
|
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JK Tallinna Kalev (C) | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 102 | 39 | +63 | 73 | Promotion to Meistriliiga |
| 2 | FC Infonet | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 101 | 47 | +54 | 68 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Kiviõli Tamme Auto | 36 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 73 | 61 | +12 | 67 | |
| 4 | FC Levadia II[a] | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 60 | |
| 5 | Tallinna FC Flora II[a] | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 58 | |
| 6 | FC Puuma | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 81 | 72 | +9 | 54 | |
| 7 | Kohtla-Järve FC Lootus | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 75 | −16 | 38 | |
| 8 | Pärnu Linnameeskond | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 35 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Tallinna JK Legion (R) | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 44 | 104 | −60 | 27 | Relegation to II liiga |
| 10 | Valga FC Warrior (R) | 36 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 131 | −97 | 16 |
Results
Each team plays every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.
First half of season
Second half of season
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maksim Rõtškov
|
Infonet | 40 |
| 2 | Rimo Hunt
|
Tallinna Kalev | 35 |
| 3 | Aleksei Mamontov
|
Kiviõli Tamme Auto | 17 |
| 4 | Trevor Elhi
|
Levadia II | 14 |
| Tõnis Starkopf
|
Kiviõli Tamme Auto | 14 | |
| Sten Teino
|
Puuma | 14 | |
| 7 | Ilja Antonov
|
Puuma | 13 |
| Nikita Tšernei
|
Puuma | 13 | |
| 9 |  Ionel Armean
|
Tallinna Kalev | 12 |
| Andrei Jõgi
|
Kohtla-Järve Lootus | 12 | |
| Rasmus Tomson
|
Tallinna Kalev | 12 |
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month[1] | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| March | Argo Arbeiter
|
Levadia II | Trevor Elhi
|
Levadia II |
| April | Aivar Lillevere
|
Flora II | Rimo Hunt
|
Tallinna Kalev |
| May | Sergei Ratnikov
|
Tallinna Kalev | Rasmus Tomson
|
Tallinna Kalev |
| June | Andrei Borissov
|
Infonet | Hannes Anier
|
Flora II |
| July | Sergei Ratnikov
|
Tallinna Kalev | Maksim Rõtškov
|
Infonet |
| August | Sergei Ratnikov
|
Tallinna Kalev | Ilja Antonov
|
Puuma |
| September | Argo Arbeiter Mati Pari
|
Levadia II | Igor Koroljov
|
Tallinna Kalev |
| October | Erik Šteinberg
|
Kiviõli Tamme Auto | Rimo Hunt
|
Tallinna Kalev |
Esiliiga Player of the Year
Rimo Hunt was named Esiliiga Player of the Year.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Oktoobri parimad Meistriliigas: Meelis Rooba ja Markus Jürgenson" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Meistriliiga treenerid valisid esimest korda parimat mängijat". Estonian Football Association. 22 November 2011.
External links
- soccernet.ee (in Estonian)
- jalgpall.ee (in Estonian)