2018 Naiste Meistriliiga

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Naiste Meistriliiga
Season2018
Champions Flora
(1st title)
Relegated Ajax Tallinn
Champions League FC Flora
2017
2019
All statistics correct as of 15 August 2019.

The 2018 Naiste Meistriliiga was the 26th season of women's league football in Estonia. The season was played between 31 March 2018 and 10 November 2018. Flora won their first Estonian league title [1] and qualified for the Champions League. [2]

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Estonia adm location map.svg
Locations of the 2018 Naiste Meistriliiga teams

Format

The eight teams played each other twice, for a total of 14 matches, with the top four teams qualifying for a championship round and the bottom four teams playing a relegation round.

Regular season

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flora 141400832+8142Championship group
2 Pärnu 1412027711+6636
3 Levadia 1410045028+2230
4 Tallinna Kalev 145362126518
5 SK 10 Premium 1433815463112Relegation group
6 Tammeka 142391358459
7 Ajax Tallinn 1422101362498
8 Põlva FC Lootos 1421111150397
Source: Soccerway

Championship round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flora (C, Q)2018111078+9955Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2 Pärnu 20171210413+9152
3 Levadia 20100105255330
4 Tallinna Kalev 20731028512324
Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Relegation round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 SK 10 Premium 20641022523022
2 Põlva FC Lootos 20611321563519
3 Tammeka 20531221654418Relegation Playoff
4 Ajax Tallinn (R)20331420755512Relegation to Esiliiga
Source: Soccerway
(R) Relegated

Playoff

First leg

Tulevik ja Suure-Jaani United 1–2 Tammeka
Report
Viljandi linnastaadion kunstmuru, Viljandi

Second leg

Tammeka 3–0 Tulevik ja Suure-Jaani United
Report
Tartu Sepa tänava staadion, Tartu

Tammeka won 5–1 on aggregate and remain in the Naiste Meistriliiga.

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References

  1. "Meistriliiga Women". int.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. "#UWCL qualifying round report". uefa.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.