Season 2009 Dates 7 Mar 2009 – 10 Nov 2009 Goals scored 590 | Champions League Levadia !Levadia Location Estonia Matches played 180 | |
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Champions Levadia !Levadia(7th title) Baltic League Levadia !LevadiaSillamäe Kalev !Sillamäe KalevNarva Trans !Narva TransFlora !FloraNõmme Kalju !Nõmme Kalju People also search for 2008 Meistriliiga, 2011 Meistriliiga | ||
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.
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Changes from the previous season
TVMK were disbanded after the end of the previous season. Hence Vaprus, who originally were to be directly relegated, faced Esiliiga side Paide LM in a relegation play-off series for one spot in Meistriliiga 2009. With an aggregate 5–5, Paide LM 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.
JK Maag Tammeka Tartu changed their name to JK Tammeka Tartu following the retreat of a major sponsor.
League table
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
1The 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.
(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 and the runners-up of Esiliiga will compete in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in 2010 Meistriliiga.
Paide Linnameeskond wins 2–1 on aggregate and retains their spot in next season's Meistriliiga.
Results
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
Source: Estonian Football Association (Estonian)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match was declared 3–0 for Narva Trans because Paide LM used ineligible players.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second half of season
Source: Estonian Football Association (Estonian)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The 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.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
Last updated: 10 November 2009; Source: Estonian Football Association Soccernet.ee (Estonian)