2008 Meistriliiga

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Meistriliiga
Season2008
Champions Levadia
(6th title)
Relegated Vaprus
TVMK
Champions League Levadia
Europa League Flora
Narva Trans
Kalju
Matches played180
Goals scored639 (3.55 per match)
Top goalscorer Ingemar Teever (23)
Biggest home win TVMK 8–0 Tallinna Kalev
Biggest away win Tulevik 0–8 Flora
Highest scoring Vaprus 3–10 TVMK
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The 2008 season of Meistriliiga , the first level in the Estonian football system, was the 18th season in the league's history. It began on 8 March 2008 and ended on 15 November 2008. The defending champions were Levadia.

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Promotion and relegation

10th placed Ajax were directly relegated after the end of the previous season. Since reserve squads are not allowed to be promoted to Meistriliiga, third placed Esiliiga team Sillamäe Kalev were directly promoted to 2008 Meistriliiga.

Kuressaare (9th placed Meistriliiga team) and Kalju (6th placed Esiliiga team) competed in promotion/relegation play-offs for one spot in 2008 Meistriliiga. The aggregate score was 2–2 and Nõmme Kalju were promoted due to scoring more away goals.

Clubs and venues

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Location of teams in Meistriliiga 2008
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityManager
Flora Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena 9,300 Flag of Finland.svg Pasi Rautiainen
Kalju Tallinn Hiiu Stadium 500 Flag of Brazil.svg Getúlio Fredo
Levadia Tallinn Kadriorg Stadium 5,000 [1] Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins
Maag Tammeka Tartu Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,500 [2] Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Zamogilnõi
Sillamäe Kalev Sillamäe Sillamäe Kalev Stadium 800 Flag of Ukraine.svg Vadym Dobizha
Tallinna Kalev Tallinn Kalev Keskstaadion 11,500 [3] Flag of Estonia.svg Aavo Sarap
Narva Trans Narva Kreenholm Stadium 1,065 [4] Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Yagudin
Tulevik Viljandi Viljandi linnastaadion 1,084 [5] Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Lelov
TVMK TallinnKadriorg Stadium5,000 [1] Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Ratnikov
Vaprus Pärnu Pärnu Kalev Stadium 1,900 Flag of Estonia.svg Ants Kommussaar

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Levadia (C)36296110522+8393Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Flora 36287111328+8591Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round [lower-alpha 1]
3 Narva Trans 36168126254+856Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
4 Kalju 36167136564+155
5 Sillamäe Kalev 36136174979−3045
6 Tulevik 3694233174−4331 [lower-alpha 2]
7 Maag Tammeka 3694234576−3131 [lower-alpha 2]
8 Tallinna Kalev 3668223770−3326
9 Vaprus (R)36522941125−8417Qualification for relegation play-off
10 TVMK [lower-alpha 3] (R)36206109147+4466Relegation to Esiliiga
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) head-to-head goals scored; 6) goal difference; 7) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Flora won the 2008–09 Estonian Cup and qualified for second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Therefore, Nõmme Kalju, fourth-placed team and cup runners-up, earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
  2. 1 2 TUL: 6 pts, 7–5; M-T: 6 pts, 5–7
  3. ↑ On 6 November 2008, the Estonian Football Association decided not to grant TVMK a license to play in Meistriliiga or Esiliiga, due to financial difficulties during the season. The Estonian Football Association allowed them to play until the end of the season and as they finished in third place, the players and coaches received bronze medals, but the club itself was dropped to 10th place. [6] [7] TVMK were eventually disbanded.

Relegation play-off

Vaprus and Esiliiga side Paide Linnameeskond competed in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in 2009 Meistriliiga. Aggregate score was 5–5 and Paide Linnameeskond secured their place in 2009 Meistriliiga because they scored more away goals (3–1).

Paide Linnameeskond 2–1 Vaprus
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(in Estonian)		 Kovalenko Soccerball shade.svg90'
Paide Ühisgümnaasiumi stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ainar Kuusk
Vaprus 4–3 Paide Linnameeskond
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Pakk Soccerball shade.svg70', 75'
Polyansky Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report
(in Estonian)		 Saar Soccerball shade.svg13'
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Ellram Soccerball shade.svg65'
Pärnu Kalevi Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Jaan Roos

Results

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

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [8]
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Ingemar Teever Kalju23
2 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Andreev Levadia22
3 Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Post Flora19
4 Flag of Estonia.svg Jarmo Ahjupera Flora17
Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nunes Kalju
6 Flag of Estonia.svg Tarmo Kink Levadia16
7 Flag of Estonia.svg Henri Anier Flora15
Flag of Estonia.svg Indrek Zelinski Levadia
9 Flag of Ukraine.svg Irfan AmetovSillamäe Kalev13
Flag of Estonia.svg Artjom Dmitrijev TVMK
Flag of Estonia.svg Vladislav Gussev TVMK
Flag of Estonia.svg Nikolai LõsanovNarva Trans

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
March [9] Flag of Brazil.svg Getúlio Fredo Kalju Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Post Flora
April [9] Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg Ingemar Teever Kalju
May [9] Flag of Finland.svg Pasi Rautiainen Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Nahk Levadia
June [9] Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Flora
July [9] Flag of Finland.svg Pasi Rautiainen Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Mihhail StarodubtsevSillamäe Kalev
August [9] Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Levadia Flag of Finland.svg Juha Hakola Flora
September [9] Flag of Ukraine.svg Vadym Dobizha Sillamäe Kalev Flag of Estonia.svg Tarmo Kink Levadia
October [9] Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Yagudin Narva Trans Flag of Estonia.svg Marek Lemsalu Levadia

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kadrioru Staadion" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister.
  2. ↑ "Tartu Tamme staadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  3. ↑ "Kalevi Keskstaadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  4. ↑ "Narva Kreenholmi staadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  5. ↑ "Viljandi linnastaadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  6. ↑ FC TVMK meeskonnad langesid Meistri- ja Esiliigast välja. Archived 2009-06-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Estonian)
  7. ↑ TVMK kadumine ulatas Vaprusele õlekõrre (in Estonian)
  8. ↑ "MÄNGUDE AJALUGU" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Oktoobri parimad Lemsalu ja Jagudin". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). 31 October 2008.
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