2014 Esiliiga


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.

Teams

A total of 10 teams contested the league, including 7 teams from the 2013 season. 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.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Flora II TallinnTallinnSportland Arena600
Irbis KiviõliKiviõliKiviõli Stadium255
KuressaareKuressaareKuressaare linnastaadion2,000
Levadia II TallinnTallinnMaarjamäe Stadium1,000
Nõmme Kalju IITallinnHiiu Stadium300
Pärnu LinnameeskondPärnuPärnu Kalev Stadium1,000
Puuma TallinnTallinnLasnamäe SPK Stadium666
Tarvas RakvereRakvereRakvere linnastaadion2,500
Tulevik ViljandiViljandiViljandi linnastaadion2,506
Vaprus VändraVändraVändra Stadium277

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.
TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Flora II Tallinn Jürgen Henn Ragnar PiirNikeTele2
Irbis Kiviõli Erik Šteinberg Dmitri KirilovAdidas
Kuressaare Pelle Pohlak Sander ViiraJomaSaaremaa Lihatööstus
Levadia II Tallinn Argo Arbeiter Kristjan TammeAdidasViimsi Keevitus
Nõmme Kalju II Zaur Tšilingarašvili Martin MägiAdidasOptibet
Pärnu Linnameeskond Gert Olesk Taavi KitselAdidas
Puuma Tallinn Aivar Tiidus Vitas MališauskasAdidas
Tarvas Rakvere Valeri Bondarenko Alari TovstikJomaAqva
Tulevik Viljandi Aivar Lillevere Raiko MutleJoma
Vaprus Vändra Ranet Lepik Karel OttoMacron

Managerial changes

League table

Promotion play-offs

, 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

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

Season statistics

Top scorers

Awards

Monthly awards