2010 Meistriliiga

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Meistriliiga
Season2010
Champions Flora
(8th title)
Relegated Lootus
Champions League Flora
Europa League Levadia
Narva Trans
Kalju
Matches played180
Goals scored576 (3.2 per match)
Top goalscorer Sander Post
(24 goals)
Biggest home win Levadia 6–0 Paide Linnameeskond (23 March)
Flora 6–0 Kuressaare (17 July)
Levadia 6–0 Tammeka (6 November)
Biggest away win Lootus 0–8 Flora (15 September)
Highest scoring Paide Linnameeskond 1–8 Sillamäe Kalev (10 July)
Flora 6–3 Tammeka (31 July)
Longest winning run Flora (11 games)
(31 July–25 September)
Longest unbeaten run Flora (24 games)
(10 April–25 September)
Longest winless run Paide Linnameeskond (15 games)
(13 March–12 June)
Longest losing run Kuressaare (11 games)
(5 June–21 August)
2009
2011

The 2010 season of the Meistriliiga , the first level in the Estonian football system, was the 20th season in the league's history. It started in March and ended in November. The defending champions were Levadia.

Contents

Overview

ClubLocationStadiumCapacityManager
Flora Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena 9,692 Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Reim
Kalju Tallinn Hiiu Stadium 500 Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins
Kuressaare Kuressaare Kuressaare linnastaadion 2,000 Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Zamogilnõi
Levadia Tallinn Maarjamäe Stadium 500 Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksandr Puštov
Lootus Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve Sports Centre Stadium 500 Flag of Estonia.svg Andrei Škaleta
Paide Linnameeskond Paide ÜG Stadium 500 Flag of Estonia.svg Meelis Rooba
Sillamäe Kalev Sillamäe Sillamäe Kalev Stadium 2,000 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kazachyonok
Tammeka Tartu Tartu Tamme Stadium 2,000 Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Kristal
Narva Trans Narva Kreenholm Stadium 3,000 Flag of Estonia.svg Valeri Bondarenko
Tulevik Viljandi Viljandi linnastaadion 2,500 Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Lelov

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Flora (C)36294310432+7291Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Levadia 36268210016+8486Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round
3 Narva Trans 3623766731+3676Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round [a]
4 Kalju 36188105942+1762
5 Sillamäe Kalev 36185137952+2759
6 Tammeka 361171850661640
7 Tulevik 36852333622929
8 Paide Linnameeskond 36672330794925
9 Kuressaare 36732632936124Qualification for relegation play-offs
10 Lootus (R)366228221038120Relegated 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. [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Champions-League qualified Flora won the cup against Trans, so Levadia will qualify for the second qualifying round. Trans and Kalju took the first qualifying round spots.

Relegation play-off

The 9th placed team of Meistriliiga, Kuressaare, and the fourth place team of Esiliiga, Kiviõli Tamme Auto competed in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in 2011 Meistriliiga. Kuressaare won the play-off 4–2 on aggregate and retained their spot in the league.

Kiviõli Tamme Auto 2–1 Kuressaare
Šteinberg Soccerball shade.svg60'
Kirilov Soccerball shade.svg79'
Aljas Soccerball shade.svg15'
Kiviõli Stadium, Kiviõli
Attendance: 70

Results

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

Season Statistic

Miscellaneous

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [6]
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Post Flora24
2 Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Jevdokimov Kalju21
3 Flag of Estonia.svg Tarmo Neemelo Kalju20
4 Flag of Estonia.svg Vitali LeitanLevadia16
5 Flag of Estonia.svg Deniss MalovLevadia14
6 Flag of Estonia.svg Henri Anier Flora13
Flag of Lithuania.svg Marius Bezykornovas Narva Trans
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Nahk Levadia12
Flag of Estonia.svg Albert Prosa Tammeka
10 Flag of Estonia.svg Maksim Gruznov Sillamäe Kalev/Narva Trans9
Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Kolyaev Sillamäe Kalev
Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Nikulin Sillamäe Kalev
Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nunes Kalju/Levadia
Flag of Russia.svg Dmitri Skiperski Kuressaare
Flag of Lithuania.svg Nerijus Vasiliauskas Sillamäe Kalev

Average attendance

ClubAverage attendance [7]
Tallinna FC Levadia 291
Tallinna FC Flora 203
Nõmme JK Kalju 194
JK Sillamäe Kalev 183
Tartu JK Tammeka 156
Paide Linnameeskond 130
JK Narva Trans 128
Kohtla-Järve FC Lootus 124
FC Kuressaare 116
Viljandi JK Tulevik 83
League average161

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
March Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Reim Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Tarmo Neemelo Levadia
April Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Kristal Tammeka Flag of Estonia.svg Andrei KalimullinLevadia
May Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Reim Flora Flag of Russia.svg Maksim BazyukinNarva Trans
June Flag of Estonia.svg Karel Voolaid Kalju Flag of Estonia.svg Vitali LeitanLevadia
July Flag of Estonia.svg Meelis Rooba Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Post Flora
August Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Reim Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksandr Tarassenkov Sillamäe Kalev

Meistriliiga Player of the Year

Sander Post was named Meistriliiga Player of the Year. [8]

See also

References

  1. "Eesti 2010.a meistrivõistluste Meistri- ja Esiliiga juhend" (PDF). jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). EJL. 1 February 2010. p. 8. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  2. Техническое поражение (in Russian). JK Sillamäe Kalev. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  3. "Flora võitis Levadiat ja säilitas liidrikoha (täiend. 31. mail)" (in Estonian). EJL. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  4. "Sillamäe rikkus reglementi, meeskond saab võidu!" (in Estonian). FC Kuressaare. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  5. Sillamäe võitis, Paide kaotas viigi ja Tulevik lõi iluvärava (video) (in Estonian)
  6. "MÄNGUDE AJALUGU" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  7. https://www.jalgpall.ee/voistlused/52/premium-liiga
  8. "Jalgpalligalal autasustati aasta parimaid" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 21 November 2010.