2010 Meistriliiga
| Season | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Flora (8th title) |
| Relegated | Lootus |
| Champions League | Flora |
| Europa League | Levadia Narva Trans Nõmme Kalju |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 576 (3.2 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Sander Post(24 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Levadia 6–0 Paide (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 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 LM (15 games) (13 March–12 June) |
| Longest losing run | Kuressaare (11 games) (5 June–21 August) |
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← 2009
2011 →
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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
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flora | Tallinn | A. Le Coq Arena | 9,692 | Martin Reim |
| Kalju | Tallinn | Hiiu staadion | 500 | Igor Prins |
| Kuressaare | Kuressaare | K. linnastaadion | 2,000 | Sergei Zamogilnõi |
| Levadia | Tallinn | Maarjamäe staadion | 500 | Aleksandr Puštov |
| Lootus | Kohtla-Järve | SPK staadion | 500 | Andrei Škaleta |
| Paide LM | Paide | ÜG stadium | 500 | Meelis Rooba |
| Sillamäe Kalev | Sillamäe | Kalevi staadion | 2,000 |  Vladimir Kazachyonok |
| Tammeka | Tartu | Tamme staadion | 2,000 | Marko Kristal |
| Trans | Narva | Kreenholmi staadion | 3,000 | Valeri Bondarenko |
| Tulevik | Viljandi | V. linnastaadion | 2,500 | Marko Lelov |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flora (C) | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 104 | 32 | +72 | 91 | 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 2 | Levadia | 36 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 100 | 16 | +84 | 86 | 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round |
| 3 | Narva Trans | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 76 | 2011–12 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1 |
| 4 | Nõmme Kalju | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 62 | |
| 5 | Sillamäe Kalev | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 79 | 52 | +27 | 59 | |
| 6 | Tammeka | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 40 | |
| 7 | Tulevik | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 29 | |
| 8 | Paide | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 79 | −49 | 25 | |
| 9 | Kuressaare | 36 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 32 | 93 | −61 | 24 | Promotion/Relegation play-off |
| 10 | Lootus (R) | 36 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 22 | 103 | −81 | 20 | Relegation to Esiliiga |
Source: Estonian Football Association (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 amount 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]
1Champions-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.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Relegation play-off
The 9th placed team of Meistriliiga, Kuressaare, and the fourth place team of Esiliiga, 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.
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14 November 2010
12:00 CET |
| Tamme Auto | 2–1 | Kuressaare |
|---|---|---|
Šteinberg  60'Kirilov 79' |
Aljas 15' |
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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.
First half of season
| Home ╲ Away | FLO | NÕM | KUR | LEV | LOT | PAI | SIL | TAM | NAR | TUL |
| Flora | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Nõmme Kalju | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Kuressaare | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–7 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
| Levadia | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Lootus | 0–4 | 0–5 | 5–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–1 | |
| Paide | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | |
| Sillamäe Kalev | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–02 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Tammeka | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Narva Trans | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Tulevik | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
Source: Estonian Football Association
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match was awarded as won for Kuressaare, with no goals being counted, because Sillamäe Kalev used an ineligible player. The original result was 6–0.[2][3][4]
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second half of season
| Home ╲ Away | FLO | NÕM | KUR | LEV | LOT | PAI | SIL | TAM | NAR | TUL |
| Flora | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 6–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| Nõmme Kalju | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |
| Kuressaare | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | |
| Levadia | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Lootus | 0–8 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | |
| Paide | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–8 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Sillamäe Kalev | 2–5 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–2 | |
| Tammeka | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Narva Trans | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 0–02 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Tulevik | 1–6 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 |
Source: Estonian Football Association
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match was awarded as won for Trans, with no goals being counted, because Paide LM used an ineligible player. The original result was 0–0.[5]
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season Statistic
Miscellaneous
- Oldest player: 45 years, 117 days – Aleksey Zhukov (Lootus v Kuressaare on 08/05/2010)
- Youngest player: 16 years, 66 days – Alexey Cherkasov (Sillamäe Kalev v Trans on 06/11/2010)
- Oldest goalscorer: 38 years, 207 days – Aleksey Naumov (Sillamäe Kalev v Flora on 28 August 2010)
- Youngest goalscorer: 16 years, 216 days – Andreas Raudsepp (JK Viljandi Tulevik v Trans on 06/11/2010)
Top goalscorers
Correct as of 6 November 2010.[6][7]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sander Post |
Flora | 24 |
| 2 | Jüri Jevdokimov |
Nõmme Kalju | 21 |
| 3 | Tarmo Neemelo |
Nõmme Kalju | 20 |
| 4 | Vitali Leitan |
Levadia | 16 |
| 5 | Deniss Malov |
Levadia | 14 |
| 6 | Henri Anier |
Flora | 13 |
 Marius Bezykornovas |
Narva Trans | 13 | |
| 8 | Konstantin Nahk |
Levadia | 12 |
| Albert Prosa |
Tammeka | 12 | |
| 10 | Maksim Gruznov |
Sillamäe Kalev / Narva Trans | 9 |
| Nikita Kolyaev |
Sillamäe Kalev | 9 | |
| Aleksandr Nikulin |
Sillamäe Kalev | 9 | |
 Felipe Nunes |
Nõmme Kalju / Levadia | 9 | |
| Dmitri Skiperski |
Kuressaare | 9 | |
| Nerijus Vasiliauskas |
Sillamäe Kalev | 9 |
See also
References
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External links
- Soccernet.ee (Estonian)
