2012 Esiliiga
Season | 2012 |
---|---|
Champions | Infonet |
Promoted | Infonet |
Relegated | Tammeka II Pärnu Linnameeskond Lootus |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 639 (3.55 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Manucho (31 goals) |
Biggest home win | Kiviõli Tamme Auto 8–0 Puuma (8 September 2012) |
Biggest away win | Tarvas 0–5 Levadia II (29 July 2012) Tammeka II 0–5 Levadia II (26 August 2012) |
Highest scoring | Levadia II 8–2 Pärnu Linnameeskond (19 August 2012) |
← 2011 2013 → |
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
[edit]Stadiums and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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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
[edit]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 |
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Flora II | Nike | KH Energia Konsult | ||
Infonet | Joma | Infonet | ||
Kiviõli Tamme Auto | Adidas | |||
Levadia II | Adidas | Viimsi Keevitus | ||
Lootus | Uhlsport | |||
Pärnu Linnameeskond | Uhlsport | |||
Puuma | Adidas | |||
Tammeka II | Nike | Mäe-kodu | ||
Tartu SK 10 | Adidas | |||
Tarvas | Joma | Hotell Wesenbergh |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 |
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:
Promotion play-off
[edit]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.
Tarvas | 1–2 | Tallinna Kalev |
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Hang |
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Tallinna Kalev | 1–0 | Tarvas |
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Ratnikov |
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Relegation play-off
[edit]Tulevik | 1–1 | Tammeka II |
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Kübar |
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Tammeka II | 1–2 | Tulevik |
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Paju |
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Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Team | Goals[2] |
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1 | Infonet | 31 | |
2 | Infonet | 21 | |
Kiviõli Tamme Auto | |||
4 | Levadia II | 14 | |
Tarvas | |||
Tartu SK 10 | |||
7 | Tarvas | 13 | |
Tammeka II/Tartu SK 10 | |||
9 | Levadia II | 12 | |
Kiviõli Tamme Auto |
Awards
[edit]Monthly awards
[edit]Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
March[3] | Flora II | Tarvas | ||
April[3] | Infonet | Tartu SK 10 | ||
May[3] | Levadia II | Kiviõli Tamme Auto | ||
June[3] | Infonet | Infonet | ||
July[3] | Tarvas | Tarvas | ||
August[3] | Infonet | Tartu SK 10 | ||
September[3] | Infonet | Kiviõli Tamme Auto | ||
October[3] | Pärnu Linnameeskond | Flora II |
Esiliiga Player of the Year
[edit]Manucho was named Esiliiga Player of the Year.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "EL MÄNGUDE KALENDER (2012)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "EL VÄRAVALÖÖJATE EDETABEL (2012)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Meistriliiga oktoobri parimad on Kristal ja Beglarishvili" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.