2009 Meistriliiga

Estonian national championships in football

Football league season

MeistriliigaSeason| 2009

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Champions| Levadia
(7th title)
Relegated| Tallinna Kalev
Champions League| Levadia
Europa League| Sillamäe Kalev
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Baltic League| Levadia
Sillamäe Kalev
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Flora
Nõmme Kalju
Matches played| 180
Goals scored| 590 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorer| Vitali Gussev (26)
Biggest home win| Kalju 10–0 Paide
Trans 10–0 Kuressaare
Biggest away win| Tammeka 0–8 Sillamäe Kalev
Highest scoring| Kalju 10–0 Paide
Trans 10–0 Kuressaare

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2010 →

The 2009 Meistriliiga was the 19th season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. It started on 7 March 2009 and ended on 10 November 2009. Levadia won their seventh title.

## Changes from the previous season

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TVMK were disbanded after the end of the previous season.[1] Hence Vaprus, who originally were to be directly relegated, faced Esiliiga side Paide Linnameeskond in a relegation play-off series for one spot in Meistriliiga 2009. With an aggregate 5–5, Paide Linnameeskond won the promotion play-off against Vaprus on the away goals rule and play their first season in Estonian top division. Tallinna Kalev, who originally were to participate in the relegation series, were spared.

Kuressaare earned promotion to the 2009 Meistriliiga after finishing in second place in the 2008 Esiliiga; champions Levadia II were not eligible to be promoted.

Maag Tammeka changed their name to Tammeka following the loss of a major sponsor.[2]

## Overview

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Flora
Kalju
Levadia
Tallinna Kalev

Kuressaare

Sillamäe Kalev

Tammeka

Tulevik

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Paide

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Location of teams in Meistriliiga 2009

Club  | Location  | Stadium  | Capacity  | Manager

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Flora | Tallinn | A. Le Coq Arena | 9,300  |  Tarmo Rüütli
Kalju | Tallinn  | Hiiu Stadium | 500  |  Getúlio Fredo
Kuressaare | Kuressaare | Kuressaare Linnastaadion | 2,000  |  Jan Važinski
Levadia | Tallinn  | Kadrioru Stadium | 4,750  |  Igor Prins
Paide Linnameeskond | Paide | ÜG Stadium | 268  |  Viktor Mets
Sillamäe Kalev | Sillamäe | Kalevi Stadium | 2,000  |  Anatoli Ushanov
Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn  | Kalevi Keskstaadion | 12,000  |  Daniel Meijel
Tammeka | Tartu | Tamme Stadium | 2,000  |  Norbert Hurt
Trans | Narva | Kreenholmi Stadium | 3,000  |  Sergei Ratnikov
Tulevik | Viljandi | Viljandi Linnastaadion | 2,500  |  Marko Lelov

## League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Levadia (C) | 36  | 31  | 4  | 1  | 121  | 23  | +98  | 97  | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2  | Sillamäe Kalev | 36  | 24  | 4  | 8  | 85  | 40  | +45  | 76  | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round
3  | Trans | 36  | 23  | 7  | 6  | 82  | 29  | +53  | 76  | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round[a]
4  | Flora | 36  | 22  | 6  | 8  | 79  | 31  | +48  | 72
5  | Kalju | 36  | 15  | 9  | 12  | 65  | 47  | +18  | 54  |
6  | Tulevik | 36  | 15  | 6  | 15  | 55  | 49  | +6  | 51
7  | Tammeka | 36  | 7  | 3  | 26  | 29  | 86  | −57  | 24
8  | Kuressaare | 36  | 7  | 3  | 26  | 21  | 99  | −78  | 24
9  | Paide Linnameeskond (O) | 36  | 6  | 4  | 26  | 21  | 97  | −76  | 22  | Qualification for relegation play-offs
10  | Tallinna Kalev (R) | 36  | 4  | 4  | 28  | 32  | 89  | −57  | 16  | Relegation to Esiliiga

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[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ The winner of the 2009–10 Estonian Cup, Levadia have already qualified for Champions League, that means Flora will qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League 1st qualifying round as cup runners-up.

### Relegation play-off

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The ninth placed team of Meistriliiga and the runners-up of Esiliiga will compete in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in 2010 Meistriliiga.

15 November 2009

13:00

Warrior| 0–1| Paide Linnameeskond

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| Report | Pebre  48'

Sportland Arena, Tallinn

Attendance: 110

Referee: Roomer Tarajev

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21 November 2009

13:00

Paide Linnameeskond| 1–1| Warrior

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Leetma 8' | Report | Danelson 75'

Paide kunstmuruväljak, Paide

Attendance: 170

Referee: Jaan Roos

Paide Linnameeskond wins 2–1 on aggregate and retains their spot in next season's Meistriliiga.

## Results

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Each team plays every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.

### First half of season

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| Home \ Away  | FLO | NÕM | KUR | LEV | PAI | SIL | T.K | TAM | TRA | TUL

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Flora |  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 4–0  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–0
Nõmme Kalju | 0–1  |  | 6–1  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 4–0  | 1–2  | 1–1
Kuressaare | 1–0  | 1–2  |  | 1–7  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–5  | 0–3
Levadia | 3–2  | 3–1  | 3–0  |  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 4–1  | 8–0  | 2–0  | 5–0
Paide | 0–6  | 0–3  | 0–0  | 0–3  |  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 0–5  | 0–1
Sillamäe Kalev | 3–2  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 6–0  |  | 2–0  | 5–0  | 2–1  | 1–0
Tallinna Kalev | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  |  | 0–4  | 2–4  | 0–1
Tammeka | 0–4  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 0–8  | 0–3  |  | 1–4  | 1–1
Trans | 1–2  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 0–3  | 3–0[a] | 1–2  | 3–1  | 3–1  |  | 1–1
Tulevik | 1–1  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 0–7  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 1–2  |

Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

1. ^ The match was declared 3–0 for Narva Trans because Paide LM used ineligible players.[4]

### Second half of season

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| Home \ Away  | FLO | NÕM | KUR | LEV | PAI | SIL | T.K | TAM | TRA | TUL

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Flora |  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 4–0  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 4–1
Nõmme Kalju | 3–2  |  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 10–0  | 1–1  | 3–4  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–1
Kuressaare | 0–3  | 0–0[a] |  | 1–3  | 4–1  | 0–3  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 0–7  | 0–4
Levadia | 1–0  | 5–0  | 8–0  |  | 4–2  | 6–1  | 5–1  | 6–1  | 1–1  | 3–0
Paide | 0–6  | 0–3  | 2–0  | 1–5  |  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–4
Sillamäe Kalev | 1–3  | 1–1  | 5–1  | 0–1  | 3–0  |  | 7–0  | 3–0  | 0–2  | 3–1
Tallinna Kalev | 1–2  | 0–2  | 1–4  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 2–6  |  | 1–6  | 0–2  | 0–2
Tammeka | 0–4  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  |  | 0–1  | 0–3
Trans | 0–0  | 0–0  | 10–0  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  |  | 3–1
Tulevik | 0–1  | 3–2  | 6–0  | 0–0  | 4–0  | 1–3  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  |

Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

1. ^ The match was awarded as lost for both teams with no goals counted, because both Kuressaare and Kalju used an ineligible player. The original result was 2–3.[5]

## Season statistics

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### Top scorers

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals[6]

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1  |  Vitali Gussev | Levadia | 26
2  |  Felipe Nunes | Kalju | 20
3  |  Nikita Andreev | Levadia | 17
4  |  Jüri Jevdokimov | Tulevik | 14
5  |  Alo Dupikov | Flora | 13
Vitali Leitan | Levadia
Aleksei Naumov | Sillamäe Kalev
Aleksandr Tarassenkov | Trans
Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko | Flora
10  |  Konstantin Nahk | Levadia | 12

## Awards

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### Monthly awards

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Month  | Manager of the Month  | Player of the Month

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Manager | Club  | Player | Club
March[7] |  Igor Prins | Levadia  |  Jüri Jevdokimov | Tulevik
April[7] |  Igor Prins | Levadia  |  Vitali Gussev | Levadia
May[7] |  Anatoli Ushanov | Sillamäe Kalev  |  Alo Dupikov | Flora
June[7] |  Igor Prins | Levadia  |  Aleksei Naumov | Sillamäe Kalev
July[7] |  Tarmo Rüütli | Flora  |  Sander Puri | Levadia
August[7] |  Sergei Ratnikov | Levadia  |  Tomas Rimas | Trans
September[7] |  Igor Prins | Levadia  |  Konstantin Nahk | Levadia
October[7] |  Igor Prins | Levadia  |  Eduard Ratnikov | Trans

## See also

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* 2009 Esiliiga

## References

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1. ^ "TVMK kadumine ulatas Vaprusele õlekõrre" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
2. ^ "Maag Tammekast saab lihtsalt Tammeka". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 30 October 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
3. ^ "Eesti 2009.a. meistrivõistluste juhend Meistri- ja Esiliigale" (PDF). jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). EJL. 20 February 2009. p. Page 10. Retrieved 8 July 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
4. ^ "Tulemuse tühistamine Meistriliiga avavoorus". jalgpall.struktuur.ee (in Estonian). EJL. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
5. ^ "Meistriliiga 19. vooru mängud" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
6. ^ "MÄNGUDE AJALUGU" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Meistriliiga oktoobrikuu parimad on Igor Prins ja Eduard Ratnikov" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 2 November 2009.

## External links

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