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2015 Esiliiga

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Season
  
2015

Promoted
  
Champion
  
FC Flora U21

End date
  
November 21, 2015

Matches played
  
180

Champions
  
Flora II(2nd title)

Start date
  
2015

Location
  
Estonia

Goals scored
  
658

2015 Esiliiga

Top goalscorer
  
Eduard Golovljov (41 goals)

Biggest home win
  
Levadia II 13–1 Kuressaare(20 September 2015)

Biggest away win
  
Vaprus 0–9 Infonet II(20 September 2015)

Relegated
  
JK Vändra Vaprus, FC Kuressaare

The 2015 Esiliiga was the 25th season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 8 March 2015 and concluded on 8 November 2015.

Contents

Flora II won the league on the last day of the season, finishing with 72 points. It was their second league title.

Tarvas finished 4th and were promoted to the Meistriliiga for the first time in their history. Tallinna Kalev finished 6th and qualified to the promotion play-offs but were beaten by Tammeka 2–4 on aggregate.

Santos finished 8th but avoided the relegation play-offs after Sillamäe Kalev II withdrew. Vaprus and Kuressaare were the bottom two teams and were relegated to the Esiliiga B.

Promotion play-offs

Tallinna Kalev, who finished 6th, faced Tammeka, the 9th-placed 2015 Meistriliiga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2016 Meistriliiga. Tammeka won 4–2 on aggregate.

Relegation play-offs

Santos, who finished 8th, were supposed to face Sillamäe Kalev II, the 3rd-placed 2015 Esiliiga B side for a two-legged play-off. However, the play-offs were abandoned after Sillamäe Kalev II withdrew and Santos retained their Esiliiga spot for the 2016 season.

Top goalscorers

As of matches played on 8 November 2015.

Player of the Season

Eduard Golovljov was named Player of the Season.

References

2015 Esiliiga Wikipedia


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