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2016 Esiliiga

The 2016 Esiliiga is the 26th season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 25 February 2016 and concluded on 6 November 2016.[1]

Esiliiga
Season2016
ChampionsTulevik
(1st title)
PromotedTulevik
RelegatedNõmme Kalju U21
Vaprus
Järve
Matches played180
Goals scored717 (3.98 per match)
Top goalscorerEduard Golovljov (39 goals)
Biggest home winLevadia U21 10–0 Vaprus
(21 August 2016)
Infonet II 10–0 Järve
(18 September 2016)
Biggest away winVaprus 1–6 Levadia U21
(22 May 2016)
Flora U21 0–5 Levadia U21
(9 September 2016)
Highest scoringLevadia U21 10–0 Vaprus
(21 August 2016)
Infonet II 10–0 Järve
(18 September 2016)
Longest winning run9 matches
Tulevik
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Tulevik
Longest winless run11 matches
Nõmme Kalju U21
Longest losing run8 matches
Nõmme Kalju U21
← 2015
2017 →

Tulevik won the league, finishing with 89 points and were promoted to the Meistriliiga. It was their first Esiliiga title in history.

Teams

Stadia

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Locations of the 2016 Esiliiga teams
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Flora U21TallinnA. Le Coq Arena10,340[2]
Infonet IITallinnInfonet Lasnamäe Stadium400[3]
JärveKohtla-JärveKohtla-Järve SPK Stadium150[4]
Levadia U21TallinnMaarjamäe Stadium30[5]
Maardu LinnameeskondMaarduMaardu Stadium500[6]
Nõmme Kalju U21TallinnHiiu Stadium330[7]
SantosTartuTamme Stadium1,750[8]
Tallinna KalevTallinnKalev Keskstaadion11,500[9]
TulevikViljandiViljandi Stadium1,068[10]
VaprusVändraVändra Stadium307[11]

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Flora U21 Joel Indermitte Tõnu PaavoNikeTele2[12]
Infonet II Sergei BraginJomaInfonet
Järve Aleksei Tikhomirov Mikhail KharitanovichAdidasEuronics
Levadia U21 Vladimir VassiljevAdidasViimsi Keevitus
Maardu Linnameeskond Andrei Borissov Maksim KrivošeinAdidas
Nõmme Kalju U21 Zaur TšilingarašviliAdidasOptibet[13]
Santos Siim Säesk Taavi VellemaaUhlsportVärska
Tallinna Kalev Marko Pärnpuu Ando HausenbergJakoViisTek Media[14]
Tulevik Aivar Lillevere Tanel LangJomaViljandi Aken ja Uks
Vaprus Ranet Lepik Karel OttoMacronMøller Auto Pärnu

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Flora U21 Jürgen HennSigned by Flora21 December 2015Pre-season Joel Indermitte21 December 2015[15]
Järve Andrei ŠkaletaMutual consent31 December 2015 Aleksei Tikhomirov1 January 2016
Levadia U21 Argo ArbeiterSigned by Flora13 July 2016[16]5th Vladimir Vassiljev14 July 2016

Results

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Tulevik (C, P)36285310638+6889Promotion to Meistriliiga
2Flora U21[a]3620887847+3168
3Infonet II[a]36182169881+1756
4Maardu Linnameeskond36166148375+854Qualification for the promotion play-offs
5Levadia U21[a]36155168169+1250
6Santos36161196370−749
7Tallinna Kalev36136175658−245
8Nõmme Kalju U21[a] (R)36125196286−2441Qualification for the relegation play-offs
9Vaprus (R)3688204896−4832Relegation to the Esiliiga B
10Järve (R)3686224297−5530
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Esiliiga (in Estonian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Less matches awarded against; 4) Matches won; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Away goals scored; 10) Fairplay ranking.[17]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Result tables

Source: Esiliiga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of the season

Home \ AwayFLOINFJÄRLEVMAAKLJSANKLVTULVÄN
Flora U212–43–10–54–12–12–02–20–27–1
Infonet II3–32–21–31–52–13–25–02–310–0
Järve1–24–22–02–21–23–21–20–21–3
Levadia U211–30–210–02–50–01–31–12–31–3
Maardu1–34–25–01–20–40–12–12–64–1
Nõmme Kalju U213–24–31–23–21–12–13–10–48–1
Santos1–03–22–03–24–02–32–00–22–2
Tallinna Kalev1–23–21–00–11–02–34–00–24–0
Tulevik1–34–16–02–26–15–02–03–04–0
Vaprus0–01–20–02–52–33–11–30–03–6
Source: Esiliiga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Promotion play-offs

Maardu Linnameeskond, who finished 4th, faced Pärnu Linnameeskond, the 9th-placed 2016 Meistriliiga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2017 Meistriliiga.

First leg

Maardu Linnameeskond1–5Pärnu Linnameeskond
Zelentsov 59' (pen.)ReportAristov 8' (o.g.)
Saarts 30', 54'
Tutk 45'
Vihmoja 71'
Maardu artificial turf, Maardu
Referee: Juri Frischer

Second leg

Pärnu Linnameeskond4–3Maardu Linnameeskond
Saarts 22'
Boldyrev 37' (o.g.)
Pärnat 43'
Vunk 88'		ReportAbdullajev 27'
Krivošein 53'
Zelentsov 89'
Pärnu artificial turf, Pärnu
Referee: Kristo Tohver
Pärnu Linnameeskond won 9–4 on aggregate and retained their Meistriliiga spot for the 2017 season.

Relegation play-offs

Nõmme Kalju U21, who finished 8th, faced Welco, 3rd-placed 2016 Esiliiga B side for a two-legged play-off. The first leg originally ended 3–2 to Nõmme Kalju U21 but they were later ruled to have forfeited the match after fielding an ineligible player Henrik Pürg. According to the rules, the second leg was cancelled and Welco earned entry into the 2017 Esiliiga.

First leg

Welco2–0
Awarded		Nõmme Kalju U21
Reinberg 10'
Kaasik 52'		Report
Annelinn Stadium, Tartu
Referee: Kristo Külljastinen

Second leg

Nõmme Kalju U21Match cancelledWelco

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[18]
1 Eduard GolovljovInfonet II39
2 Vitali GussevMaardu Linnameeskond31
3 Kristen KährTulevik22
4 Peeter KleinNõmme Kalju U2120
5 Erik SorgaFlora U2117
6 Sander PostTulevik16
7 Alex MeinhardSantos14
8 Aleksei BelovTallinna Kalev13
Indrek IlvesTulevik
Nikita KogerLevadia U21
Edgar TurInfonet II

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
March[19] Joel IndermitteFlora U21 Daniil SavitskiTallinna Kalev
April[20] Sergei BraginInfonet II Ranet LepikVaprus
May[21] Aivar LillevereTulevik Nikita BrõlinMaardu Linnameeskond
June/July[22] Aivar LillevereTulevik Vitali GussevMaardu Linnameeskond
August[23] Zaur TšilingarašviliNõmme Kalju U21 Peeter KleinNõmme Kalju U21
September[24] Aivar LillevereTulevik Kristen KährTulevik
October[25] Aivar LillevereTulevik Robert KirssNõmme Kalju U21

Esiliiga Player of the Year

Eduard Golovljov was named Esiliiga Player of the Year.[26]

See also

References

External links

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