2011 Meistriliiga
| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| 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 played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 615 (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] |
← 2010 2012 → | |
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.
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
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | Tallinn | Ajax Stadium | 500 |  Boriss Dugan
|
| Flora | A. Le Coq Arena | 9,692 | Martin Reim
| |
| Kuressaare | Kuressaare | Kuressaare linnastaadion | 1,000 | Sergei Zamogilnõi
|
| Levadia | Tallinn | Kadriorg Stadium | 1,300 | Sergei Hohlov-Simson
|
| Narva Trans | Narva | Narva Kreenholm Stadium | 1,065 |  Aleksei Yagudin
|
| Nõmme Kalju | Tallinn | Hiiu Stadium | 300 | Igor Prins
|
| Paide Linnameeskond | Paide | Paide linnastaadion | 500 | Meelis Rooba
|
| Sillamäe Kalev | Sillamäe | Sillamäe Kalev Stadium | 800 | Vladimir Kazachyonok
|
| Tammeka | Tartu | Tartu Tamme Stadium | 1,500 | Kristjan Tiirik
|
| Viljandi | Viljandi | Viljandi linnastaadion | 384 | Zaur Tšilingarašvili
|
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flora (C) | 36 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 100 | 24 | +76 | 86 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Nõmme Kalju | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 82 | 23 | +59 | 79 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Narva Trans | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 107 | 29 | +78 | 73 | |
| 4 | Levadia | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 76 | 25 | +51 | 73 | |
| 5 | Sillamäe Kalev | 36 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 77 | 59 | +18 | 54 | |
| 6 | Paide | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 45 | |
| 7 | Tammeka | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 57 | 75 | −18 | 39 | |
| 8 | Viljandi | 36 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 37 | 69 | −32 | 30 | |
| 9 | Kuressaare (O) | 36 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 68 | −40 | 26 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Ajax (R) | 36 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 192 | −181 | 4 | Relegation to Esiliiga |
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ 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.
First half of season |
Second half of season
|
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  2' (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 41' Valmas 60'Viira 85'Pajunurm 87' |
Report | Timofejev 61' |
Stadium: Kuressaare linnastaadion Attendance: 135 Referee: Eiko Saar |
Kuressaare retained their place in the league, winning 5–1 on aggregate.
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[5][6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Aleksandrs Čekulajevs
|
Narva Trans | 46 |
| 2 | Tarmo Neemelo
|
Nõmme Kalju | 22 |
| Albert Prosa
|
Tammeka | ||
| 4 | Henri Anier
|
Flora | 21 |
| 5 | Vitali Leitan
|
Levadia | 20 |
| 6 | Maksim Gruznov
|
Narva Trans | 17 |
| 7 | Jüri Jevdokimov
|
Nõmme Kalju | 16 |
| Kristen Viikmäe
|
Nõmme Kalju | ||
| 9 | Aleksei Alekseev
|
Sillamäe Kalev | 14 |
| Aleksandr Nikulin
|
Sillamäe Kalev |
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month[7] | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| March | Martin Reim
|
Flora |  Marius Bezykornovas
|
Narva Trans |
| April | Aleksandr Puštov
|
Levadia | Sergei Mošnikov
|
Flora |
| May | Sergei Zamogilnõi
|
Kuressaare | Gert Kams
| |
| June | Igor Prins
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Nõmme Kalju | Aleksandrs Čekulajevs
|
Narva Trans |
| July | Vitali Leitan
|
Levadia | ||
| August |  Hidetoshi Wakui
|
Nõmme Kalju | ||
| September | Martin Reim
|
Flora | Aleksandrs Čekulajevs
|
Narva Trans |
| October | Meelis Rooba
|
Paide Linnameeskond | Markus Jürgenson
|
Flora |
Meistriliiga Player of the Year
Sergei Mošnikov was named Meistriliiga Player of the Year.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Meistriliiga - 2011". WhoScored.com. WhoScored.com. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Eesti 2011.a meistrivõistluste Meistri- ja Esiliiga juhend" (PDF). jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). EJL. 5 January 2011. p. 9. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ "Levadia nädalalõpp värvus mustaks" [Levadia's weekend turned black] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Meistriliiga 2011 statistika – Väravalööjad" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ "VÄRAVALÖÖJATE EDETABEL (2011)" (in Estonian). EJL. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ "Oktoobri parimad Meistriliigas: Meelis Rooba ja Markus Jürgenson" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Meistriliiga treenerid valisid esimest korda parimat mängijat". Estonian Football Association. 22 November 2011.
External links
- Soccernet.ee (in Estonian)