2012 Meistriliiga

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Meistriliiga
Season2012
Champions Nõmme Kalju
Champions League Nõmme Kalju
Europa League Levadia
Flora
Narva Trans
Matches played180
Goals scored536 (2.98 per match)
Top goalscorer Vladislav Ivanov (23 goals)
Biggest home win Levadia 7–0 Kuressaare
(30 July)
Nõmme Kalju 7–0 Tallinna Kalev
(4 September)
Biggest away win Kuressaare 0–9 Nõmme Kalju
(28 August)
Highest scoring Viljandi 1–9 Nõmme Kalju
(2 October)
← 2011
2013 →

The 2012 season of the Meistriliiga the first level in the Estonian football system is the 22nd season in the league's history. The competition started on 10 March 2012 and will end on 3 November 2012. [1] The defending champions are Flora, who won their ninth league championship last year.

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Teams

Ajax finished the 2011 season in 10th place and were directly relegated to the Esiliiga, ending a one-year stay in the Estonian top flight. They were replaced by Tallinna Kalev, who return to the league after a two-year absence.

In addition, the 9th-placed Meistriliiga club, Kuressaare, faced the runners-up of the Esiliiga, Infonet, in a two-legged play-off for a spot in this season's competition. Kuressaare won the play-off, 5–1 on aggregate, retaining their spot in the league.

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2012 Meistriliiga teams
ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
Flora Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena 9,692
Nõmme Kalju Tallinn Kadriorg Stadium 5,000
Kuressaare Kuressaare Kuressaare linnastaadion 2,000
Levadia Tallinn Maarjamäe Stadium 1,000
Paide Linnameeskond Paide Paide linnastaadion 368
Sillamäe Kalev Sillamäe Sillamäe Kalev Stadium 2,000
Tallinna Kalev Tallinn Kalev Keskstaadion 12,000
Tammeka Tartu Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,600
Narva Trans Narva Narva Kreenholm Stadium 3,000
Viljandi Viljandi Viljandi linnastaadion 1,006

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Lelov Flag of Estonia.svg Andre Frolov Nike KH Energia Konsult
Nõmme Kalju Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Flag of Estonia.svg Alo Bärengrub Adidas Maxima
Kuressaare Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Zamogilnõi Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Viira Joma —
Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Kristal Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Morozov AdidasViimsi Keevitus
Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Estonia.svg Meelis Rooba Flag of Estonia.svg Carl Tubarik NikeVerston
Sillamäe Kalev Flag of Lithuania.svg Algimantas Briaunys Flag of Estonia.svg Mihhail Starodubtsev Uhlsport Alexela
Tallinna Kalev Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Ratnikov Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksei Savitski Jako —
Tammeka Flag of Greece.svg Joti Stamatopoulos Flag of Estonia.svg Kaspar Kaldoja NikeMäe-kodu
Narva Trans Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Yagudin Flag of Estonia.svg Stanislav Kitto NikeSportland
Viljandi Flag of Estonia.svg Zaur Tšilingarašvili Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Ottis JomaExpress Hotline

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointment
Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Hohlov-Simson End of contract30 November 2011Pre-season Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Kristal 1 December 2011 [2]
Narva Trans Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Yagudin End of contract9 January 2012Pre-season Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Prikhodko 10 January 2012 [3]
Narva Trans Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Prikhodko SackedJune? Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Yagudin June
Tammeka Flag of Estonia.svg Kristjan TiirikSacked18 July 201210th Flag of Greece.svg Joti Stamatopoulos 19 July 2012 [4]
Sillamäe Kalev Flag of Estonia.svg Valeri Bondarenko Sacked7 September 20124th Flag of Lithuania.svg Algimantas Briaunys 8 September 2012 [5]
Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Reim Mutual agreement14 October 20122nd Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Lelov 15 October 2012 [6]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Nõmme Kalju (C)36295210617+8992Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Levadia 3625838522+6383Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round [lower-alpha 1]
3 Flora 3626378724+6381
4 Narva Trans 36167135244+855
5 Sillamäe Kalev 361510115143+855
6 Paide 36119163452−1842
7 Viljandi 3668223388−5526Dissolved at the end of the season
8 Kuressaare 36511203180−4926
9 Tallinna Kalev (O)3649232787−6021Qualification for relegation play-offs
10 Tammeka 3648243079−4920Relegation to Esiliiga [lower-alpha 2]
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 [7]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner
Notes:
  1. ↑ Narva Trans qualified for the UEFA Europa League since 3rd-placed Flora qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League as Cup winner and Cup finalist Kalju had qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League.
  2. ↑ Tammeka escaped relegation due to dissolving of seventh placed Viljandi at the end of season

Relegation play-off

At season's end, the ninth place club in the Meistriliiga will participate in a two-legged playoff with the runners-up of the 2012 Esiliiga for one spot in next year's competition.

Tarvas 1–2 Tallinna Kalev
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Rakvere artificial turf , Rakvere
Attendance: 324
Referee: Jaan Roos
Tallinna Kalev 1–0 Tarvas
Ratnikov Soccerball shade.svg38' Report
Kalev Keskstaadion , Tallinn
Attendance: 377
Referee: Hannes Kaasik

Tallinna Kalev retains their place in the league, winning 3–1 on aggregate.

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 [8]
1 Flag of Russia.svg Vladislav Ivanov Sillamäe Kalev/Narva Trans23
2 Flag of Estonia.svg Tarmo Neemelo Nõmme Kalju22
3 Flag of Georgia.svg Zakaria Beglarishvili Flora17
4 Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Jevdokimov Nõmme Kalju13
5 Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Morozov Levadia12
6 Flag of Estonia.svg Rimo Hunt Levadia11
7 Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Alekseev Narva Trans10
Flag of Estonia.svg Andre Frolov Flora
Flag of Estonia.svg Artur Rättel Levadia
Flag of Japan.svg Hidetoshi Wakui Nõmme Kalju

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Estonia.svg Vitali Leitan Levadia Kuressaare 5–0 10 April 2012
Flag of Estonia.svg Artur Rättel Levadia Paide Linnameeskond 1–5 28 April 2012
Flag of Georgia.svg Zakaria Beglarishvili Flora Paide Linnameeskond 0–5 12 May 2012
Flag of Georgia.svg Zakaria Beglarishvili Flora Tallinna Kalev 5–0 19 May 2012
Flag of Estonia.svg Artur Rättel Levadia Tallinna Kalev 0–6 23 July 2012
Flag of Estonia.svg Albert Taar Levadia Kuressaare 7–0 30 July 2012
Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Morozov Levadia Flora 5–4 20 August 2012
Flag of Estonia.svg Tarmo Neemelo Nõmme Kalju Kuressaare 0–9 28 August 2012
Flag of Estonia.svg Rauno Alliku Flora Viljandi 5–0 18 September 2012
Flag of Russia.svg Vladislav Ivanov Narva Trans Kuressaare 0–3 22 September 2012
Flag of Estonia.svg Tarmo Neemelo 5 Nõmme Kalju Viljandi 1–9 2 October 2012
Flag of Guinea.svg Ousmane Barry Tammeka Tallinna Kalev 1–4 20 October 2012
Flag of Italy.svg Damiano Quintieri Nõmme Kalju Tammeka 5–1 3 November 2012
Flag of Estonia.svg Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Sillamäe Kalev Viljandi 0–5 3 November 2012

Awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
March [9] Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Zamogilnõi Kuressaare Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Morozov Levadia
April [10] Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Nõmme Kalju Flag of Estonia.svg Janar Toomet Levadia
May [11] Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Reim Flora Flag of Georgia.svg Zakaria Beglarishvili Flora
June [12] Flag of Estonia.svg Meelis Rooba Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Japan.svg Hidetoshi Wakui Nõmme Kalju
July [10] Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Nõmme Kalju Flag of Estonia.svg Joel Indermitte Viljandi
August [13] Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Yagudin Narva Trans Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Terehhov Nõmme Kalju
September [14] Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Nõmme Kalju Flag of Estonia.svg Carl Tubarik Paide Linnameeskond
October [15] Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Kristal Levadia Flag of Georgia.svg Zakaria Beglarishvili Flora

See also

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