2008 Esiliiga

Esiliiga

Season	2008
← 2007 2009 →

The 2008 season of the Esiliiga (the second league of the Estonian football system).

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	FC Levadia II [a] (C)	36	22	6	8	83	33	+50	72
2	FC Kuressaare (P)	36	21	8	7	67	35	+32	71	Promotion to Meistriliiga
3	FC Flora II [a]	36	18	8	10	62	41	+21	62
4	FC Flora Paide LM (O, P)	36	14	11	11	58	44	+14	53	Qualification for promotion play-offs
5	Valga Warrior	36	13	9	14	46	56	−10	48
6	Kiviõli Tamme Auto	36	11	11	14	51	66	−15	44
7	JK Maag Tammeka II [a]	36	11	10	15	60	63	−3	43
8	FC Flora Rakvere	36	10	7	19	53	82	−29	37
9	Lasnamäe Ajax	36	8	9	19	59	79	−20	33	Qualification for relegation play-offs
10	FC TVMK II [b] (R)	36	11	3	22	58	98	−40	36	Relegation to II liiga

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
2. On 6 November Estonian Football Association License Commission decided to take TVMK's license to play in Meistriliiga or Esiliiga, due to financial difficulties during the season. The Estonian Football Association helped them to play until the end of the season and as they finished in 3rd place, the players and coaches got bronze medals, but the club itself was demoted to 10th spot. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Relegation play-off

Ajax Lasnamäe and II Liiga Ida/Põhi side TJK Legion will compete in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in 2009 Esiliiga.

20 November 2008

17:00

TJK Legion	2 – 0	Ajax Lasnamäe
Kisseljov 2' Kutuzov 77'	Report

Wismari Stadium

Attendance: 90

Referee: Mart Martin

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23 November 2008

12:00

Ajax Lasnamäe	1 – 1	TJK Legion
Kirpu 3'	Report	Kisseljov 67'

Sportland Arena

Attendance: 23

Referee: Martin Salong

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 16 November 2008. ^[4]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Sergei Jegorov	TVMK II	20
2	Alar Petrovits	Rakvere Flora	17
3	Tõnis Starkopf	Kiviõli Tamme Auto	15
4	Martti Pukk	Kuressaare	14
5	Albert Prosa	Maag Tammeka II	13
6	Dmitri Skiperski	Kuressaare	11
	Erik Šteinberg	Kiviõli Tamme Auto	11
8	Sergei Akimov	Rakvere Flora	10
	Jevgeni Gurtšioglujants	Levadia II	10
	Sander Rõivassepp	Flora II	10
	Janar Toomet	Flora II	10

See also

• 2008 Meistriliiga
• 2008 Estonian Lower Leagues

References

1. "FC TVMK meeskonnad langesid Meistri- ja Esiliigast välja". EJL . Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
2. "FC TVMK meeskonnad langesid Meistri- ja Esiliigast välja". fcflora.ee. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
3. "TVMK kadumine ulatas Vaprusele õlekõrre". Soccernet.ee. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
4. "EL VÄRAVALÖÖJATE EDETABEL (2008)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.