2013 Esiliiga

{{Short description|Estonian football league season for second division}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Esiliiga

| season = 2013

| winners = Levadia II

| promoted = Lokomotiv

| relegated = Puuma
Irbis

| league topscorer = Tõnis Starkopf
(28 goals)

| biggest home win = Tammeka II 10–0 Puuma
(10 November)

| biggest away win = Tulevik 0–7 Levadia II
(28 July)

| highest scoring = Irbis 5-7 Lokomotiv
(18 September)

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

| longest losses =

| matches = 180

| total goals = 633

| prevseason = 2012

| nextseason = 2014

}}

The 2013 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 3 March 2013 and ended on 10 November 2013.{{cite web|title=EL MÄNGUDE KALENDER (2013)|language=Estonian|accessdate=2 March 2013|publisher=Estonian Football Association|url=http://jalgpall.ee/league.php?b=EL&page_id=49}} However, on 3 March the Estonian Football Association announced that all matches scheduled for 3 March 2013 would be postponed due to heavy snowfall.{{cite web|title=Tänased Esiliiga kohtumised lükati edasi|trans-title=Today's Esiliiga fixtures postponed|language=Estonian|date=3 March 2013|accessdate=3 March 2013|publisher=Estonian Football Association|url=http://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=4643}} The previous league champions Infonet were promoted to Meistriliiga while Pärnu Linnameeskond and Kohtla-Järve Lootus were relegated to Esiliiga B division. For this season those three teams are replaced by Jõhvi Lokomotiv from II Liiga East/North division and Viljandi Tulevik and Vändra Vaprus from II Liiga West/South division.

Teams

=Stadiums and locations=

{{Location map+ |Estonia |width=325 |caption=Location of the 2013 Esiliiga teams |places=

{{Location map~ |Estonia |lat=59.43 |long=24.75 |position=left |label=

Flora II
Levadia II
Puuma
}}

{{Location map~ |Estonia |lat=58.38 |long=26.72 |position=top|label=

Tartu SK 10
Tammeka II
}}

{{Location map~ |Estonia |lat=59.35 |long=26.96 |position=bottom |label=

Irbis
}}

{{Location map~ |Estonia |lat=59.36 |long=27.42 |position=top |label=

Jõhvi Lokomotiv
}}

{{Location map~ |Estonia |lat=59.35 |long=26.35 |position=left |label=

Tarvas
}}

{{Location map~ |Estonia |lat=58.36 |long=25.60 |position=left |label=

Tulevik
}}

{{Location map~ |Estonia |lat=58.65 |long=25.03 |position=right |label=

Vaprus
}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! Team

! Location

! Stadium

! Capacity

Flora II

| Tallinn

| Sportland Arena

| align="center" | 600

Kiviõli Irbis

| Kiviõli

| Kiviõli Stadium

| align="center" | 255

Levadia II

| Tallinn

| Maarjamäe Stadium

| align="center" | 1,000

Jõhvi Lokomotiv

| Jõhvi

| Jõhvi Stadium

| align="center" | 500

Puuma

| Tallinn

| Lasnamäe SPK Stadium

| align="center" | 666

Tartu SK 10

| Tartu

| Tamme Stadium

| align="center" | 1,500

Tammeka II

| Tartu

| Tamme Stadium

| align="center" | 1,500

Rakvere Tarvas

| Rakvere

| Rakvere Stadium

| align="center" | 2,500

Viljandi Tulevik

| Viljandi

| Viljandi Stadium

| align="center" | 2,506

Vändra Vaprus

| Vändra

| Vändra Stadium

| align="center" | 277

=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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"

! Team

! Manager

! Captain

! Kit manufacturer

! Shirt sponsor

Flora II

|{{flagicon|EST}} Jürgen Henn

|{{flagicon|EST}} Erkki Kubber

|Nike

|

Kiviõli Irbis

|{{flagicon|EST}} Erik Šteinberg

|{{flagicon|EST}} Tõnis Starkopf

|Adidas

|

Levadia II

|{{flagicon|EST}} Argo Arbeiter

|{{flagicon|EST}} Kristjan Tamme

|Adidas

|Viimsi Keevitus

Jõhvi Lokomotiv

|{{flagicon|LAT}} Viktors Ņesterenko

|{{flagicon|EST}} Boriss Gritsjuk

|Uhlsport

|Spacecom

Puuma

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitri Krasilnikov

|{{flagicon|EST}} Aleksandr Boldõrev

|Adidas

|Kruze Disain

Tartu SK 10

|{{flagicon|EST}} Andrei Borissov

|{{flagicon|EST}} Aleksandr Pruttšenko

|Adidas

|Ha Serv

Tammeka II

|{{flagicon|EST}} Indrek Koser

|{{flagicon|EST}} Ander Paabut

|Nike

|Metec

Rakvere Tarvas

|{{flagicon|EST}} Reijo Kuusik

|{{flagicon|EST}} Alari Tovstik

|Joma

|Aqva

Viljandi Tulevik

|{{flagicon|EST}} Aivar Lillevere

|{{flagicon|EST}} Raiko Mutle

|Hummel

|kalameister.ee

Vändra Vaprus

|{{flagicon|EST}} Ranet Lepik

|{{flagicon|EST}} Karel Otto

|Macron

|4teams

=Managerial changes=

class="wikitable"
Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Position in table

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

Viljandi Tulevik

|{{flagicon|EST}} Raiko Mutle

|Resigned

|31 December 2012

|rowspan=2|Pre-season

|{{flagicon|EST}} Aivar Lillevere

|8 January 2013{{cite web|title=Tuleviku meeskond vahetab peatreenerit|trans-title=Tulevik to change the manager|language=Estonian|date=7 January 2013|accessdate=9 January 2013|publisher=Sakala|url=http://www.sakala.ajaleht.ee/1095270/tuleviku-meeskond-vahetab-peatreenerit}}

Tammeka II

|{{flagicon|EST}} Ivan O'Konnel-Bronin

|Replaced

|18 February 2013

|{{flagicon|EST}} Indrek Koser

|18 February 2013{{cite web|title=Tammeka duubli peatreeneriks saab Indrek Koser|trans-title=Indrek Koser becomes the new manager of Tammeka II|language=Estonian|date=18 February 2013|accessdate=19 February 2013|publisher=Tammeka|url=http://www.jktammeka.ee/uudised/933}}

Flora II

|{{flagicon|EST}} Norbert Hurt

|Signed by Flora

|21 July 2013

|7th

|{{flagicon|EST}} Jürgen Henn

|21 July 2013{{cite web|title=Marko Lelov vabastati ametist, peatreeneri kohusetäitjaks Norbert Hurt|trans-title=Marko Lelov relieved of duty, Norbert Hurt appointed as caretaker manager|language=Estonian|date=21 July 2013|accessdate=29 October 2013|publisher=Flora|url=http://fcflora.ee/marko-lelov-vabastati-ametist-peatreeneri-kohusetaitjaks-norbert-hurt}}

League table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=PR

|team1=LEV|name_LEV=Levadia II

|team2=LOK|name_LOK=Jõhvi Lokomotiv

|team3=FLO|name_FLO=Flora II

|team4=TAR|name_TAR=Rakvere Tarvas

|team5=T10|name_T10=Tartu SK 10

|team6=TAM|name_TAM=Tammeka II

|team7=VAP|name_VAP=Vändra Vaprus

|team8=TUL|name_TUL=Viljandi Tulevik

|team9=PUU|name_PUU=Puuma

|team10=IRB|name_IRB=Kiviõli Irbis

|win_LEV=20|draw_LEV=10|loss_LEV=6|gf_LEV=94|ga_LEV=41|status_LEV=C

|win_LOK=20|draw_LOK=9|loss_LOK=7|gf_LOK=80|ga_LOK=39|status_LOK=P

|win_FLO=17|draw_FLO=6|loss_FLO=13|gf_FLO=56|ga_FLO=54

|win_TAR=16|draw_TAR=8|loss_TAR=12|gf_TAR=68|ga_TAR=58

|win_T10=17|draw_T10=3|loss_T10=16|gf_T10=58|ga_T10=67

|win_TAM=15|draw_TAM=7|loss_TAM=14|gf_TAM=70|ga_TAM=57

|win_VAP=12|draw_VAP=10|loss_VAP=14|gf_VAP=61|ga_VAP=55

|win_TUL=12|draw_TUL=10|loss_TUL=14|gf_TUL=46|ga_TUL=57|status_TUL=O

|win_PUU=8|draw_PUU=5|loss_PUU=23|gf_PUU=40|ga_PUU=91|status_PUU=R

|win_IRB=7|draw_IRB=4|loss_IRB=25|gf_IRB=60|ga_IRB=114|status_IRB=R

|note_LEV=Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

|note_FLO=LEV

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to Meistriliiga

|result2=P

|col_PP=green2|text_PP=Qualification for promotion play-offs

|result4=PP

|col_RP=red2|text_RP=Qualification for relegation play-offs

|result8=RP

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Esiliiga B

|result9=R|result10=R

|class_rules=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.

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.jalgpall.ee/league.php?b=EL&page_id=49 Estonian Football Association] {{in lang|et}}

}}

=Promotion play-off=

At season's end, the runners-up of the 2013 Esiliiga will participate in a two-legged play-off with the 9th place club of the 2013 Meistriliiga for the spot in next year's competition.

{{Football box collapsible

| bg =

| nobars = 1

| date = 17 November 2013

| time = 13:00 EET (GMT+2)

| team1 = Rakvere Tarvas

| score = 1–2

| report = [http://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=5935 Report]

| team2 = Tammeka

| goals1 = Rebane {{goal|80}}

| goals2 = Tekko {{goal|26}}
Tomson {{goal|68}}

| stadium = Rakvere Kunstmurustaadion

| location = Rakvere

| attendance = 350

| referee = Jaan Roos

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| bg = EFEFEF

| nobars = 1

| date = 23 November 2013

| time = 13:00 EET (GMT+2)

| team1 = Tammeka

| score = 4–1

| report = [http://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=5954 Report]

| team2 = Rakvere Tarvas

| goals1 = Tamm {{goal|10}}, {{goal|63}}
Tovstik {{goal|13|o.g.}}
Tomson {{goal|21}}

| goals2 = Hang {{goal|51}}

| stadium = Valga Keskstaadion

| location = Valga

| attendance = 174

| referee = Kristo Külljastinen

}}

=Relegation play-off=

At season's end, the 8th place club of the 2013 Esiliiga will participate in a two-legged play-off with the 3rd place club of the 2013 Esiliiga B for the spot in next year's competition.

{{Football box collapsible

| bg =

| nobars = 1

| date = 17 November 2013

| time = 13:00 EET (GMT+2)

| team1 = Sillamäe Kalev II

| score = 1–4

| report = [http://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=5935 Report]

| team2 = Viljandi Tulevik

| goals1 = Rando Leokin {{goal|72}}

| goals2 = Laansoo {{goal|19}}
Peips {{goal|39}}
Teor {{goal|48}}, {{goal|54}}

| stadium = Sillamäe Kalev Kunstmurustaadion

| location = Sillamäe

| attendance = 65

| referee = Mart Martin

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| bg = EFEFEF

| nobars = 1

| date = 23 November 2013

| time = 13:00 EET (GMT+2)

| team1 = Viljandi Tulevik

| score = 3–2

| report = [http://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=5954 Report]

| team2 = Sillamäe Kalev II

| goals1 = Teor {{goal|7}}, {{goal|20}}
Luhakooder {{goal|13}}

| goals2 = Rando Leokin {{goal|40}}
Mukhin {{goal|62}}

| stadium = Viljandi Kunstmurustaadion

| location = Viljandi

| attendance = 65

| referee = Miko Pupart

}}

Season statistics

=Top goalscorers=

{{updated|10 November 2013.}}{{cite web |url=http://www.jalgpall.ee/top10.php?b=EL&year=2013 |title=EL VÄRAVALÖÖJATE EDETABEL (2013) |language=Estonian |publisher=Estonian Football Association}}{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.ee/eesti-esiliiga-a-2013/statistika?varavaloojad |title=Esiliiga A 2013 statistika – väravalööjad |language=Estonian |publisher=soccernet.ee}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Team

!Goals

rowspan="1"|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Tõnis Starkopf

|align="left"|Kiviõli Irbis

|align="center"|28

rowspan="1"|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Kolyaev

|align="left"|Levadia II

|align="center"|24

rowspan="3"|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Andrei Jõgi

|align="left"|Jõhvi Lokomotiv

|align="center"|13

align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Henry Rohtla

|align="left"|Levadia II

|align="center"|13

align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Hannes Tiru

|align="left"|Tammeka II

|align="center"|13

rowspan="1"|6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Maksim Bazyukin

|align="left"|Jõhvi Lokomotiv

|align="center"|12

rowspan="4"|7

|align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Henri Hang

|align="left"|Rakvere Tarvas

|align="center"|11

align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Toomas Mangusson

|align="left"|Vändra Vaprus

|align="center"|11

align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Aleksandr Pruttšenko

|align="left"|Tartu SK 10

|align="center"|11

align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Rasmus Tauts

|align="left"|Tammeka II

|align="center"|11

Awards

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2"|Month

!colspan="2"|Manager of the Month

!colspan="2"|Player of the Month

Manager

!Club

!Player

!Club

March{{cite web |url=http://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=4757 |title=Pärast 5. vooru asus Esiliiga tippu Jõhvi Lokomotiv|language=Estonian |publisher=Estonian Football Association}}

|{{flagicon|EST}} Aivar Lillevere

|Viljandi Tulevik

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Maksim Bazyukin

|Jõhvi Lokomotiv

April{{cite web |url=http://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=4842 |title=Esiliiga IX vooru tulemused

|language=Estonian |publisher=Estonian Football Association}}

|{{flagicon|EST}} Argo Arbeiter

|Levadia II

|{{flagicon|EST}} Eero Eessaar

|Tartu SK 10

May{{cite web|title=Premium liiga parimateks Bondarenko ja Voskoboinikov |language=Estonian|accessdate=14 June 2013|publisher=Estonian Football Association|url=http://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_m.css&news_id=5100}}

|{{flagicon|LAT}} Viktors Ņesterenko

|Jõhvi Lokomotiv

|{{flagicon|EST}} Raido Leokin

|Flora II

June|June{{cite web|title=Premium liiga kuu parimad olid Mašitšev ja Erkenbrecher |language=Estonian|accessdate=3 July 2013|publisher=Estonian Football Association|url=http://www.jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=5183}}

|{{flagicon|LAT}} Viktors Ņesterenko

|Jõhvi Lokomotiv

|{{flagicon|EST}} Karli Kütt

|Tammeka II

July{{cite web|title=Premium liiga juulikuu parimad Sergei Ratnikov ja Lauri Varendi |language=Estonian|date=21 August 2013|accessdate=21 August 2013|publisher=Estonian Football Association|url=http://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=5441}}

|{{flagicon|EST}} Norbert Hurt

|Flora II

|{{flagicon|EST}} Alari Tovstik

|Rakvere Tarvas

August{{cite web|title=Premium liiga kuu parimad olid Kristal ja Aidara |language=Estonian|date=4 September 2013|accessdate=5 September 2013|publisher=Estonian Football Association|url=http://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=5530}}

|{{flagicon|EST}} Indrek Koser

|Tammeka II

|{{flagicon|EST}} Joonas Ljaš

|Rakvere Tarvas

September{{cite web|title=Premium liiga kuu parimad olid Kimbaloula ja Prins |language=Estonian|date=1 October 2013|accessdate=1 October 2013|publisher=Estonian Football Association|url=http://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=5697}}

|{{flagicon|EST}} Ranet Lepik

|Vändra Vaprus

|{{flagicon|EST}} Martin Kase

|Flora II

October{{cite web|title=Kuu parimad tulid meistermeeskonnast |language=Estonian|date=29 October 2013|accessdate=29 October 2013|publisher=Estonian Football Association|url=http://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=5833}}

|{{flagicon|EST}} Erik Šteinberg

|Kiviõli Irbis

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Silvio Philips

|Tammeka II

See also

References

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{{Estonian Esiliiga Seasons}}

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