2010 Meistriliiga
Appearance
Season | 2010 |
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Champions | Flora (8th title) |
Relegated | Lootus |
Champions League | Flora |
Europa League | Levadia Narva Trans Kalju |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 576 (3.2 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Sander Post (24 goals) |
Biggest home win | Levadia6–0Paide Linnameeskond(23 March) Flora6–0Kuressaare(17 July) Levadia6–0Tammeka(6 November) |
Biggest away win | Lootus0–8Flora(15 September) |
Highest scoring | Paide Linnameeskond1–8Sillamäe Kalev(10 July) Flora6–3Tammeka(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 Linnameeskond(15 games) (13 March–12 June) |
Longest losing run | Kuressaare(11 games) (5 June–21 August) |
←2009 2011→ |
The2010 seasonof theMeistriliiga,the first level in theEstonianfootball system, was the 20th season in the league's history. It started in March and ended in November. The defending champions wereLevadia.
Overview
[edit]Location of the Meistriliiga 2010 teams
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
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Flora | Tallinn | A. Le Coq Arena | 9,692 | ![]() |
Kalju | Tallinn | Hiiu Stadium | 500 | ![]() |
Kuressaare | Kuressaare | Kuressaare linnastaadion | 2,000 | ![]() |
Levadia | Tallinn | Maarjamäe Stadium | 500 | ![]() |
Lootus | Kohtla-Järve | Kohtla-Järve Sports Centre Stadium | 500 | ![]() |
Paide Linnameeskond | Paide | ÜG Stadium | 500 | ![]() |
Sillamäe Kalev | Sillamäe | Sillamäe Kalev Stadium | 2,000 | ![]() |
Tammeka | Tartu | Tartu Tamme Stadium | 2,000 | ![]() |
Narva Trans | Narva | Kreenholm Stadium | 3,000 | ![]() |
Tulevik | Viljandi | Viljandi linnastaadion | 2,500 | ![]() |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Flora(C) | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 104 | 32 | +72 | 91 | Qualification forChampions League second qualifying round |
2 | Levadia | 36 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 100 | 16 | +84 | 86 | Qualification forEuropa League second qualifying round |
3 | Narva Trans | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 76 | Qualification forEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
4 | 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 Linnameeskond | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 79 | −49 | 25 | |
9 | Kuressaare | 36 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 32 | 93 | −61 | 24 | Qualification forrelegation play-offs |
10 | Lootus(R) | 36 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 22 | 103 | −81 | 20 | Relegated toEsiliiga |
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.[1]
(C)Champions;(R)Relegated
Notes:
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.[1]
(C)Champions;(R)Relegated
Notes:
- ^Champions-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.
Relegation play-off
[edit]The 9th placed team of Meistriliiga,Kuressaare,and the fourth place team ofEsiliiga,Kiviõli Tamme Autocompeted in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in2011 Meistriliiga.Kuressaarewon the play-off 4–2 on aggregate and retained their spot in the league.
Kiviõli Tamme Auto | 2–1 | Kuressaare |
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Šteinberg![]() Kirilov ![]() |
Aljas![]() |
Attendance: 70
Results
[edit]Each team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.
Season Statistic
[edit]Miscellaneous
[edit]- Oldest player:45 years, 117 days–Aleksei Zhukov(LootusvKuressaareon 08/05/2010)
- Youngest player:16 years, 66 days–Alexei Cherkasov(Sillamäe KalevvTranson 06/11/2010)
- Oldest goalscorer:38 years, 207 days–Aleksei Naumov(Sillamäe KalevvFloraon 28 August 2010)
- Youngest goalscorer:16 years, 216 days–Andreas Raudsepp(JK Viljandi TulevikvTranson 06/11/2010)
Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[6] |
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1 | ![]() |
Flora | 24 |
2 | ![]() |
Kalju | 21 |
3 | ![]() |
Kalju | 20 |
4 | ![]() |
Levadia | 16 |
5 | ![]() |
Levadia | 14 |
6 | ![]() |
Flora | 13 |
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Narva Trans | ||
8 | ![]() |
Levadia | 12 |
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Tammeka | ||
10 | ![]() |
Sillamäe Kalev/Narva Trans | 9 |
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Sillamäe Kalev | ||
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Sillamäe Kalev | ||
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Kalju/Levadia | ||
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Kuressaare | ||
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Sillamäe Kalev |
Awards
[edit]Monthly awards
[edit]Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
March | ![]() |
Flora | ![]() |
Levadia |
April | ![]() |
Tammeka | ![]() |
Levadia |
May | ![]() |
Flora | ![]() |
Narva Trans |
June | ![]() |
Kalju | ![]() |
Levadia |
July | ![]() |
Paide Linnameeskond | ![]() |
Flora |
August | ![]() |
Flora | ![]() |
Sillamäe Kalev |
Meistriliiga Player of the Year
[edit]Sander Postwas namedMeistriliiga Player of the Year.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Eesti 2010.a meistrivõistluste Meistri- ja Esiliiga juhend"(PDF).jalgpall.ee(in Estonian).EJL.1 February 2010. p. 8.Retrieved9 March2010.
- ^Техническое поражение(in Russian).JK Sillamäe Kalev.1 June 2010.Retrieved4 June2010.
- ^"Flora võitis Levadiat ja säilitas liidrikoha (täiend. 31. mail)"(in Estonian).EJL.29 May 2010.Retrieved4 June2010.
- ^"Sillamäe rikkus reglementi, meeskond saab võidu!"(in Estonian).FC Kuressaare.1 June 2010.Retrieved4 June2010.
- ^Sillamäe võitis, Paide kaotas viigi ja Tulevik lõi iluvärava (video)(in Estonian)
- ^"MÄNGUDE AJALUGU"(in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ^"Jalgpalligalal autasustati aasta parimaid"(in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 21 November 2010.
External links
[edit]- Soccernet.ee(in Estonian)