2009 Meistriliiga

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Meistriliiga
Season2009
Champions Levadia
(7th title)
Relegated Tallinna Kalev
Champions League Levadia
Europa League Sillamäe Kalev
Trans
Baltic League Levadia
Sillamäe Kalev
Trans
Flora
Nõmme Kalju
Matches played180
Goals scored590 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorer Vitali Gussev (26)
Biggest home win Kalju 10–0 Paide
Trans 10–0 Kuressaare
Biggest away win Tammeka 0–8 Sillamäe Kalev
Highest scoring Kalju 10–0 Paide
Trans 10–0 Kuressaare
← 2008
2010 →

The 2009 Meistriliiga was the 19th season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. It started on 7 March 2009 and ended on 10 November 2009. Levadia won their seventh title.

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Changes from the previous season

TVMK were disbanded after the end of the previous season. [1] Hence Vaprus, who originally were to be directly relegated, faced Esiliiga side Paide Linnameeskond in a relegation play-off series for one spot in Meistriliiga 2009. With an aggregate 5–5, Paide Linnameeskond won the promotion play-off against Vaprus on the away goals rule and play their first season in Estonian top division. Tallinna Kalev, who originally were to participate in the relegation series, were spared.

Kuressaare earned promotion to the 2009 Meistriliiga after finishing in second place in the 2008 Esiliiga; champions Levadia II were not eligible to be promoted.

Maag Tammeka changed their name to Tammeka following the loss of a major sponsor. [2]

Overview

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Location of teams in Meistriliiga 2009
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityManager
Flora Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena 9,300 Flag of Estonia.svg Tarmo Rüütli
Kalju Tallinn Hiiu Stadium 500 Flag of Brazil.svg Getúlio Fredo
Kuressaare Kuressaare Kuressaare Linnastaadion 2,000 Flag of Estonia.svg Jan Važinski
Levadia Tallinn Kadrioru Stadium 4,750 Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins
Paide Linnameeskond Paide ÜG Stadium 268 Flag of Estonia.svg Viktor Mets
Sillamäe Kalev Sillamäe Kalevi Stadium 2,000 Flag of Russia.svg Anatoli Ushanov
Tallinna Kalev Tallinn Kalevi Keskstaadion 12,000 Flag of Estonia.svg Daniel Meijel
Tammeka Tartu Tamme Stadium 2,000 Flag of Estonia.svg Norbert Hurt
Trans Narva Kreenholmi Stadium 3,000 Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Ratnikov
Tulevik Viljandi Viljandi Linnastaadion 2,500 Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Lelov

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Levadia (C)36314112123+9897Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Sillamäe Kalev 3624488540+4576Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round
3 Trans 3623768229+5376Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round [lower-alpha 1]
4 Flora 3622687931+4872
5 Kalju 36159126547+1854
6 Tulevik 36156155549+651
7 Tammeka 3673262986−5724
8 Kuressaare 3673262199−7824
9 Paide Linnameeskond (O)3664262197−7622Qualification for relegation play-offs
10 Tallinna Kalev (R)3644283289−5716Relegation to Esiliiga
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd least withdrawals or annulled matches; 3rd overall wins; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th goal difference; 7th 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 [3]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ The winner of the 2009–10 Estonian Cup, Levadia have already qualified for Champions League, that means Flora will qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League 1st qualifying round as cup runners-up.

Relegation play-off

The ninth placed team of Meistriliiga and the runners-up of Esiliiga will compete in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in 2010 Meistriliiga.

Warrior 0–1 Paide Linnameeskond
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Sportland Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 110
Referee: Roomer Tarajev
Paide Linnameeskond 1–1 Warrior
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Paide kunstmuruväljak, Paide
Attendance: 170
Referee: Jaan Roos

Paide Linnameeskond wins 2–1 on aggregate and retains their spot in next season's Meistriliiga.

Results

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

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [6]
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Vitali Gussev Levadia26
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nunes Kalju20
3 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Andreev Levadia17
4 Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Jevdokimov Tulevik14
5 Flag of Estonia.svg Alo Dupikov Flora13
Flag of Estonia.svg Vitali LeitanLevadia
Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Naumov Sillamäe Kalev
Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksandr Tarassenkov Trans
Flag of Estonia.svg Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Flora
10 Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Nahk Levadia12

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
March [7] Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Jevdokimov Tulevik
April [7] Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg Vitali Gussev Levadia
May [7] Flag of Russia.svg Anatoli Ushanov Sillamäe Kalev Flag of Estonia.svg Alo Dupikov Flora
June [7] Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Levadia Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Naumov Sillamäe Kalev
July [7] Flag of Estonia.svg Tarmo Rüütli Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Puri Levadia
August [7] Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Ratnikov Levadia Flag of Lithuania.svg Tomas RimasTrans
September [7] Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Nahk Levadia
October [7] Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg Eduard Ratnikov Trans

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Maag Tammekast saab lihtsalt Tammeka". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 30 October 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  3. ↑ "Eesti 2009.a. meistrivõistluste juhend Meistri- ja Esiliigale" (PDF). jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). EJL. 20 February 2009. p. Page 10. Retrieved 8 July 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Tulemuse tühistamine Meistriliiga avavoorus". jalgpall.struktuur.ee (in Estonian). EJL. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
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  6. ↑ "MÄNGUDE AJALUGU" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Meistriliiga oktoobrikuu parimad on Igor Prins ja Eduard Ratnikov" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 2 November 2009.
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