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2014 Esiliiga

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Season
  
2014

Start date
  
2014

Location
  
Estonia

Goals scored
  
731

Champions
  
Flora II Tallinn

Champion
  
FC Flora U21

End date
  
November 9, 2014

Matches played
  
180

2014 Esiliiga

Promoted
  
Pärnu Linnameeskond Tulevik Viljandi

Top goalscorer
  
Kristen Saarts (31 goals)

Biggest home win
  
Vaprus Vändra 13–1 Puuma Tallinn (9 November 2014)

Biggest away win
  
Puuma Tallinn 0–5 Flora II Tallinn (6 July 2014) Puuma Tallinn 2–7 Levadia II Tallinn (27 July 2014) Kuressaare 2–7 Levadia II Tallinn (20 August 2014) Puuma Tallinn 1–6 Pärnu Linnameeskond (21 September 2014) Pärnu Linnameeskond 0–5 Levadia II Tallinn (27 September 2014) Puuma Tallinn 0–5 Nõmme Kalju II (2 November 2014)

Relegated
  
JK Vändra Vaprus, FC Puuma Tallinn

The 2014 Esiliiga was the 24th season of the Esiliiga. The season started on Sunday 2 March 2014, and concluded on Sunday 9 November 2014. Flora II Tallinn won the Esiliiga, finishing with 78 points.

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Teams

Of the 10 participating teams 7 remain following the 2013 Esiliiga. The 2013 runners-up Lokomotiv Jõhvi were promoted to Meistriliiga, while 9th place Puuma Tallinn and 10th place Irbis Kiviõli escaped relegation due to dissolving of 5th place Tartu SK 10 and 6th place Tammeka II Tartu. For this season those three teams will be replaced by the Meistriliiga relegated Kuressaare and Esiliiga B promoted Nõmme Kalju II and Pärnu Linnameeskond. The previous runners-up Tarvas Rakvere failed to win a promotion, losing the promotion play-off, while 8th placed Tulevik Viljandi managed to avoid relegation by winning the relegation play-off.

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.

Promotion play-offs

Tulevik Viljandi, who finished 5th, faced Lokomotiv Jõhvi, the 9th-placed 2014 Meistriliiga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2015 Meistriliiga. Tulevik Viljandi won 1–1 on aggregate.

Relegation play-offs

Tarvas Rakvere remained in Esiliiga after HÜJK Emmaste voluntarily declined joining the league.

Top goalscorers

As of 9 November 2014.

References

2014 Esiliiga Wikipedia