Season 2012 Dates 10 Mar 2012 – 3 Nov 2012 Location Estonia Matches played 180 | Europa League LevadiaFloraTrans Champion Nõmme Kalju FC Goals scored 536 | |
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Top goalscorer Vladislav Ivanov (23 goals) Biggest home win Levadia !Levadia 7–0 Kuressaare !Kuressaare (30 July)Nõmme Kalju !Nõmme Kalju 7–0 Tallinna Kalev !Tallinna Kalev (4 September) People also search for 2013 Meistriliiga, 2011 Meistriliiga | ||
The 2012 season of the Meistriliiga the first level in the Estonian football system is the 22nd season in the league's history. The competition started on 10 March 2012 and will end on 3 November 2012. The defending champions are Flora, who won their ninth league championship last year.
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Teams
Lasnamäe Ajax finished in 10th place in the league last year and were directly relegated to the Esiliiga as a result, ending a one year stay in the Estonian top flight. They are replaced for this season by Tallinna Kalev, who return to the league after a two-year absence.
In addition, the 9th place Meistriliiga club, Kuressaare, faced the runners up of the Esiliiga, Infonet, in a two-legged playoff for a spot in this year's competition. Kuressaare won the playoff, 5–1 on aggregate, and thus retained their spot in the league.
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
League table
Updated to games played on 3 November 2012.
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
1Narva Trans qualified for the UEFA Europa League since 3rd-placed Flora qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League as Cup winner and Cup finalist Kalju had qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League.
2Tammeka escaped relegation due to dissolving of seventh placed Viljandi at the end of season
(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
At season's end, the 9th place club in the Meistriliiga will participate in a two-legged playoff with the runners-up of the 2012 Esiliiga for one spot in next year's competition.
Tallinna Kalev retains their place in the league, winning 3–1 on aggregate.
Results
Each team plays every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.
Top goalscorers
As of 3 November 2012.Note: Vladislav Ivanov scored 10 goals for Sillamäe Kalev before moving to Trans.