2011 Meistriliiga

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Meistriliiga
Season2011
Champions Flora
9th title
Relegated Ajax
Champions League Flora
Europa League Nõmme Kalju
Narva Trans
Levadia
Baltic League Flora
Nõmme Kalju
Narva Trans
Levadia
Sillamäe Kalev
Matches played180
Goals scored615 (3.42 per match)
Top goalscorer Aleksandrs Čekulajevs (46 goals)
Biggest home win Narva Trans 14–0 Ajax
Biggest away win Ajax 0–12 Narva Trans
Highest scoring Flora 13–1 Ajax
Narva Trans 14–0 Ajax
Longest winning run Nõmme Kalju
(9 games) [1]
Longest unbeaten run Flora
(21 games) [1]
Longest winless run Ajax
(36 games) [1]
Longest losing run Ajax
(11 games) [1]
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The 2011 Meistriliiga was the 21st season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 5 March 2011 and concluded on 5 November 2011. The defending champions Flora won their ninth league title.

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Teams

Lootus finished the 2010 season in last place and were relegated to the 2011 Esiliiga as a result, ending their one-year stay in the Estonian top flight. Taking their place were Ajax, who finished the 2010 Esiliiga first among promotion-eligible clubs and third overall. They returned to the top flight after a three-year absence.

Tulevik terminated their affiliation with Flora and continued as an independent club in the II Liiga. FC Viljandi was created to ensure top level football would remain in the city of Viljandi. [2]

In addition, the 9th place Meistriliiga club, Kuressaare, faced the 4th placed Esiliiga club, Kiviõli Tamme Auto in a two-legged play-off for a place in the Meistriliiga. Kuressaare won the play-off, 4–2 on aggregate, and thus retained their place in the league.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacityManager
Ajax Tallinn Ajax Stadium 500 Flag of Estonia.svg Boriss Dugan
Flora A. Le Coq Arena 9,692 Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Reim
Kuressaare Kuressaare Kuressaare linnastaadion 1,000 Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Zamogilnõi
Levadia Tallinn Kadriorg Stadium 1,300 Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Hohlov-Simson
Narva Trans Narva Narva Kreenholm Stadium 1,065 Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Yagudin
Nõmme Kalju Tallinn Hiiu Stadium 300 Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins
Paide Linnameeskond Paide Paide linnastaadion 500 Flag of Estonia.svg Meelis Rooba
Sillamäe Kalev Sillamäe Sillamäe Kalev Stadium 800 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kazachyonok
Tammeka Tartu Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,500 Flag of Estonia.svg Kristjan Tiirik
Viljandi Viljandi Viljandi linnastaadion 384 Flag of Estonia.svg Zaur Tšilingarašvili

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Flora (C)36268210024+7686Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Nõmme Kalju 3624758223+5979Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round [lower-alpha 1]
3 Narva Trans 36227710729+7873
4 Levadia 36211057625+5173
5 Sillamäe Kalev 36173167759+1854
6 Paide 36136174051−1145
7 Tammeka 36116195775−1839
8 Viljandi 3686223769−3230
9 Kuressaare (O)3675242868−4026Qualification for relegation play-offs
10 Ajax (R)36043211192−1814Relegation to Esiliiga
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Rules for classification: 1st - points; 2nd - fewest 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 winners of the 2011–12 Estonian Cup competition (Levadia) will qualify for the first qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.

Results

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

Relegation play-off

At season's end, the 9th place club in the Meistriliiga participated in a two-legged playoff with the runners-up of the 2011 Esiliiga for one place in the following year's competition.

13 November 2011 Infonet 0–1 Kuressaare Tallinn
13:00 EET (GMT+2) Report Borissov Soccerball shade.svg2' (o.g.)Stadium: Lasnamäe KJH artificial turf
Attendance: 187
Referee: Jaan Roos
19 November 2011 Kuressaare 4–1 Infonet Kuressaare
13:00 EET (GMT+2) Pukk Soccerball shade.svg41'
Valmas Soccerball shade.svg60'
Viira Soccerball shade.svg85'
Pajunurm Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Timofejev Soccerball shade.svg61'Stadium: Kuressaare linnastaadion
Attendance: 135
Referee: Eiko Saar

Kuressaare retained their place in the league, winning 5–1 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [5] [6]
1 Flag of Latvia.svg Aleksandrs Čekulajevs Narva Trans46
2 Flag of Estonia.svg Tarmo Neemelo Nõmme Kalju22
Flag of Estonia.svg Albert Prosa Tammeka
4 Flag of Estonia.svg Henri Anier Flora21
5 Flag of Estonia.svg Vitali Leitan Levadia20
6 Flag of Estonia.svg Maksim Gruznov Narva Trans17
7 Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Jevdokimov Nõmme Kalju16
Flag of Estonia.svg Kristen Viikmäe Nõmme Kalju
9 Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Alekseev Sillamäe Kalev14
Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Nikulin Sillamäe Kalev

Awards

Monthly awards

Month [7] Manager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
March Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Reim Flora Flag of Lithuania.svg Marius Bezykornovas Narva Trans
April Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksandr Puštov Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Mošnikov Flora
May Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Zamogilnõi Kuressaare Flag of Estonia.svg Gert Kams
June Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Nõmme Kalju Flag of Latvia.svg Aleksandrs Čekulajevs Narva Trans
July Flag of Estonia.svg Vitali Leitan Levadia
August Flag of Japan.svg Hidetoshi Wakui Nõmme Kalju
September Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Reim Flora Flag of Latvia.svg Aleksandrs Čekulajevs Narva Trans
October Flag of Estonia.svg Meelis Rooba Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Estonia.svg Markus Jürgenson Flora

Meistriliiga Player of the Year

Sergei Mošnikov was named Meistriliiga Player of the Year. [8]

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Viljandi Tulevik läheb kohalike pallurite kätte ja hakkab mängima II liigas" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Eesti 2011.a meistrivõistluste Meistri- ja Esiliiga juhend" (PDF). jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). EJL. 5 January 2011. p. 9. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  4. ↑ "Levadia nädalalõpp värvus mustaks" [Levadia's weekend turned black] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
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  6. ↑ "VÄRAVALÖÖJATE EDETABEL (2011)" (in Estonian). EJL. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "Oktoobri parimad Meistriliigas: Meelis Rooba ja Markus Jürgenson" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "Meistriliiga treenerid valisid esimest korda parimat mängijat". Estonian Football Association. 22 November 2011.
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