2010 Meistriliiga

Estonian national championships in football

Football league season
Meistriliiga
Season2010
ChampionsFlora
(8th title)
RelegatedLootus
Champions LeagueFlora
Europa LeagueLevadia
Narva Trans
Kalju
Matches played180
Goals scored576 (3.2 per match)
Top goalscorerSander Post
(24 goals)
Biggest home winLevadia 6–0 Paide Linnameeskond (23 March)
Flora 6–0 Kuressaare (17 July)
Levadia 6–0 Tammeka (6 November)
Biggest away winLootus 0–8 Flora (15 September)
Highest scoringPaide Linnameeskond 1–8 Sillamäe Kalev (10 July)
Flora 6–3 Tammeka (31 July)
Longest winning runFlora (11 games)
(31 July–25 September)
Longest unbeaten runFlora (24 games)
(10 April–25 September)
Longest winless runPaide Linnameeskond (15 games)
(13 March–12 June)
Longest losing runKuressaare (11 games)
(5 June–21 August)
← 2009
2011 →

The 2010 season of the Meistriliiga, the first level in the Estonian football system, was the 20th season in the league's history. It started in March and ended in November. The defending champions were Levadia.

Overview

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Location of the Meistriliiga 2010 teams
Club Location Stadium Capacity Manager
Flora Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena 9,692 Estonia Martin Reim
Kalju Tallinn Hiiu Stadium 500 Estonia Igor Prins
Kuressaare Kuressaare Kuressaare linnastaadion 2,000 Estonia Sergei Zamogilnõi
Levadia Tallinn Maarjamäe Stadium 500 Estonia Aleksandr Puštov
Lootus Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve Sports Centre Stadium 500 Estonia Andrei Škaleta
Paide Linnameeskond Paide ÜG Stadium 500 Estonia Meelis Rooba
Sillamäe Kalev Sillamäe Sillamäe Kalev Stadium 2,000 Russia Vladimir Kazachyonok
Tammeka Tartu Tartu Tamme Stadium 2,000 Estonia Marko Kristal
Narva Trans Narva Kreenholm Stadium 3,000 Estonia Valeri Bondarenko
Tulevik Viljandi Viljandi linnastaadion 2,500 Estonia Marko Lelov

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flora (C) 36 29 4 3 104 32 +72 91 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Levadia 36 26 8 2 100 16 +84 86 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round
3 Narva Trans 36 23 7 6 67 31 +36 76 Qualification for Europa 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 for relegation play-offs
10 Lootus (R) 36 6 2 28 22 103 −81 20 Relegated 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.[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ 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

The 9th placed team of Meistriliiga, Kuressaare, and the fourth place team of Esiliiga, Kiviõli Tamme Auto competed in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in 2011 Meistriliiga. Kuressaare won the play-off 4–2 on aggregate and retained their spot in the league.

Kiviõli Tamme Auto2–1Kuressaare
Šteinberg 60'
Kirilov 79'		 Aljas 15'
Kiviõli Stadium, Kiviõli
Attendance: 70
Kuressaare3–0Kiviõli Tamme Auto
Skiperski 27'
Viira 31'
Pukk 36'

Results

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

First half of season

Home \ Away FLO KAL KUR LEV LOT PAI SIL TAM NAR TUL
Flora 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–2 3–2 1–1 1–1
Kalju 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0
Kuressaare 1–2 1–2 0–7 1–2 1–0 0–4 2–3 0–1 3–2
Levadia 2–1 0–0 1–1 5–1 6–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0
Lootus 0–4 0–5 5–2 0–3 2–1 0–1 1–3 0–5 0–1
Paide 0–2 0–3 1–2 0–4 1–0 0–1 1–3 0–4 2–0
Sillamäe Kalev 1–2 2–2 0–0[a] 1–1 3–1 4–0 4–0 1–2 2–1
Tammeka 0–1 2–3 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–4 1–2 2–0
Narva Trans 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–2 0–1 4–1 2–2 0–0 2–0
Tulevik 0–1 1–4 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–3 0–1
Source: Estonian Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match was awarded as won for Kuressaare, with no goals being counted, because Sillamäe Kalev used an ineligible player. The original result was 6–0.[2][3][4]

Second half of season

Home \ Away FLO KAL KUR LEV LOT PAI SIL TAM NAR TUL
Flora 3–0 6–0 2–0 5–0 6–2 3–0 6–3 4–0 1–0
Kalju 3–3 1–0 1–5 2–0 0–0 0–2 3–1 0–2 3–0
Kuressaare 0–2 1–5 0–4 0–1 2–3 2–2 3–2 1–4 4–2
Levadia 2–2 1–1 4–0 5–0 4–0 2–0 6–0 1–1 3–0
Lootus 0–8 0–6 2–0 0–5 1–2 0–5 1–3 0–4 0–0
Paide 1–4 0–1 3–0 1–4 1–1 1–8 3–4 1–1 1–1
Sillamäe Kalev 2–5 4–1 2–0 0–4 4–0 0–0 2–0 1–3 5–2
Tammeka 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 5–1 1–2 2–3 0–1 2–2
Narva Trans 1–2 1–0 5–1 0–3 4–1 0–0[a] 2–1 1–1 2–0
Tulevik 1–6 0–1 4–1 0–1 4–0 1–0 3–2 4–0 0–3
Source: Estonian Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match was awarded as won for Trans, with no goals being counted, because Paide LM used an ineligible player. The original result was 0–0.[5]

Season Statistic

Miscellaneous

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[6]
1 Estonia Sander Post Flora 24
2 Estonia Jüri Jevdokimov Kalju 21
3 Estonia Tarmo Neemelo Kalju 20
4 Estonia Vitali Leitan Levadia 16
5 Estonia Deniss Malov Levadia 14
6 Estonia Henri Anier Flora 13
Lithuania Marius Bezykornovas Narva Trans
8 Estonia Konstantin Nahk Levadia 12
Estonia Albert Prosa Tammeka
10 Estonia Maksim Gruznov Sillamäe Kalev/Narva Trans 9
Russia Nikita Kolyaev Sillamäe Kalev
Russia Aleksandr Nikulin Sillamäe Kalev
Brazil Felipe Nunes Kalju/Levadia
Russia Dmitri Skiperski Kuressaare
Lithuania Nerijus Vasiliauskas Sillamäe Kalev

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
March Estonia Martin Reim Flora Estonia Tarmo Neemelo Levadia
April Estonia Marko Kristal Tammeka Estonia Andrei Kalimullin Levadia
May Estonia Martin Reim Flora Russia Maksim Bazyukin Narva Trans
June Estonia Karel Voolaid Kalju Estonia Vitali Leitan Levadia
July Estonia Meelis Rooba Paide Linnameeskond Estonia Sander Post Flora
August Estonia Martin Reim Flora Estonia Aleksandr Tarassenkov Sillamäe Kalev

Meistriliiga Player of the Year

Sander Post was named Meistriliiga Player of the Year.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Eesti 2010.a meistrivõistluste Meistri- ja Esiliiga juhend" (PDF). jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). EJL. 1 February 2010. p. 8. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  2. ^ Техническое поражение (in Russian). JK Sillamäe Kalev. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Flora võitis Levadiat ja säilitas liidrikoha (täiend. 31. mail)" (in Estonian). EJL. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Sillamäe rikkus reglementi, meeskond saab võidu!" (in Estonian). FC Kuressaare. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  5. ^ Sillamäe võitis, Paide kaotas viigi ja Tulevik lõi iluvärava (video) (in Estonian)
  6. ^ "MÄNGUDE AJALUGU" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  7. ^ "Jalgpalligalal autasustati aasta parimaid" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 21 November 2010.

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