2010 Esiliiga

Esiliiga
Season2010
Matches played60
Goals scored189 (3.15 per match)
Biggest home winTJK Legion 8–0 Rakvere
Biggest away winRakvere 1–6 Flora U21
Highest scoringTJK Legion 8–0 Rakvere
Flora U21 6–2 Rakvere
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The 2010 season of the Esiliiga, the second level in the Estonian football system, is the 20th season in the league's history. It starts in March and ends in November. The defending champions are Levadia II, who are unable for promotion as they are the reserve team for Meistriliiga side Levadia.

Overview

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Location of the 2010 Esiliiga teams
Club Location Stadium Current manager
Flora II Tallinn Sportland Arena Estonia Zaur Tšilingarašvili
Flora Rakvere Rakvere Rakvere linnastaadion Estonia Urmas Kirs
Ajax Tallinn FC Ajax Stadium Estonia Aleksandr Puštov
Levadia II Tallinn Maarjamäe kunstmuru Estonia Urmas Hepner
Tallinna Kalev Tallinn Kalev Keskstaadion artificial turf Estonia Sergei Ratnikov
Orbiit Jõhvi Jõhvi linnastaadion Estonia Valeri Kulatšenko
Kiviõli Tamme Auto Kiviõli Kiviõli Stadium Estonia Erik Šteinberg
TJK Legion Tallinn Wismar Stadium Estonia Viktor Passikuta
Warrior Valga Sportland Arena Estonia Zaur Tšilingarašvili
Vaprus Pärnu Pärnu Kalev Stadium Estonia Ants Kommussaar

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Levadia II[a] (C) 36 28 5 3 107 28 +79 89
2 Flora U21[a] 36 22 6 8 93 45 +48 72
3 Lasnamäe Ajax (P) 36 20 9 7 71 38 +33 69 Promotion to Meistriliiga
4 Tamme Auto 36 17 6 13 85 72 +13 57 Qualification for promotion play-offs
5 Tallinna Kalev[b] 36 17 6 13 67 65 +2 53
6 TJK Legion 36 11 6 19 57 81 −24 39
7 Vaprus 36 10 7 19 57 78 −21 37
8 Warrior 36 10 6 20 57 90 −33 36 Qualification for relegation play-offs
9 Rakvere[b] (R) 36 10 3 23 45 95 −50 31 Relegation to II Liiga
10 Orbiit (R) 36 6 4 26 35 82 −47 22
Source: jalgpall.ee (in Estonian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd least withdrawals or annulled matches; 3rd wins; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th overall goal difference; 7th goals scored[3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
  2. ^ a b Before the start of the season Flora Rakvere were docked two points and Tallinna Kalev were docked five points, both because of licensing problems.[1] After the appeal, Kalev's deduction was reduced to four points.[2]

Results

Each team plays every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.

First half of season

Home \ Away FLO RAK AJX LEV TK ORB TMA TJK WAR VPR
Flora U21 6–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 6–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0
Rakvere 1–6 0–0 0–4 2–1 0–2 2–0[a] 3–4 0–0 1–4
Lasnamäe Ajax 2–1 3–2 2–2 2–1 3–0 3–2 1–0 6–0 1–0
Levadia II 0–1 6–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 4–0 4–0 2–0
Tallinna Kalev 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 4–3 3–0 4–1 4–0
Orbiit 2–1 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–2 0–0
Tamme Auto 2–2 3–0 3–3 1–4 1–3 3–1 3–1 3–2 4–3
TJK Legion 1–3 8–0 1–2 1–4 0–2 1–0 0–2 3–0 1–2
Warrior 0–2 4–0 0–3 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–4 2–2 0–3
Vaprus 3–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 5–0 2–2 2–3 1–1
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match was declared 2–x for Rakvere because Tamme Auto used ineligible player. The original result was 2–1.[4]

Second half of season

Home \ Away FLO RAK AJX LEV TK ORB TMA TJK WAR VPR
Flora U21 1–2 0–3 1–0 7–0 5–0 3–7 8–0 3–1 5–1
Rakvere 1–2 1–3 2–3 2–3 2–1 0–0 3–2 1–3 1–2
Lasnamäe Ajax 0–2 3–0 0–1 1–3 5–0 3–2 3–1 1–3 1–2
Levadia II 1–1 3–2 4–2 0–0 2–1 6–0 8–2 5–2 6–0
Tallinna Kalev 2–3 3–1 1–1 1–6 2–2 0–2 0–1 3–5 4–3
Orbiit 0–6 1–2 1–2 0–4 0–1 1–2 4–0 4–1 1–2
Tamme Auto 2–5 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–3 6–3 4–1 4–0 4–0
TJK Legion 3–2 4–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–3 0–3 5–1
Warrior 4–1 2–4 1–3 3–5 3–4 2–2 4–3 0–2 2–2
Vaprus 0–3 2–3 0–4 2–3 0–1 4–1 2–3 2–2 2–3
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Estonia Tõnis Starkopf Kiviõli Tamme Auto 28
2 Estonia Sergei Tasso Lasnamäe Ajax 24
3 Estonia Artur Rättel Levadia II 18
4 Estonia Jaan Leimann Flora II 15
5 Estonia Dmitri Kirilov Kiviõli Tamme Auto 14
Estonia Maksim Kisseljov TJK Legion
7 Estonia Hannes Anier Flora II 13
Estonia Taavi Laurits Vaprus
Estonia Marten Mütt Flora II
10 Estonia Sergei Akimov Rakvere Flora 12
Russia Yaroslav Dmitriev Levadia II
Estonia Raiko Karpov Warrior
Estonia Ilja Monakov Tallinna Kalev

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
March Estonia Sergei Ratnikov Tallinna Kalev Estonia Sergei Tasso Ajax
April Estonia Andrei Borissov Ajax Estonia Artjom Dmitrijev Levadia II
May Russia Aleksandr Pushtov Levadia II Estonia Andrei Borissov Ajax
June Russia Aleksandr Pushtov Levadia II Estonia Andrei Veis Flora II
July Estonia Zaur Tšilingarašvili Flora II Estonia Tõnis Starkopf Kiviõli Tamme Auto
August Estonia Vitali Bolšakov Orbiit Estonia Aleksandr Marašov Orbiit

See also

References

  1. ^ Kõik jalgpalli Esiliiga klubid said litsentsi (in Estonian)
  2. ^ JK Tallinna Kalevi karistust vähendati (in Estonian)
  3. ^ Eesti 2010.a meistrivõistluste Meistri- ja Esiliiga juhend (in Estonian)
  4. ^ Diskvalifitseeritud mängija kasutamine (in Estonian)