| Season | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Champions | TVMK (1st title) |
| Top goalscorer | Tarmo Neemelo (41) |
←2004 2006 → | |
2005 Meistriliiga was the 15th season of theMeistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league.TVMK won their first title.
FC TVMK's first title-winningMeistriliiga campaign came in some style with strikersTarmo Neemelo andIngemar Teever scoring most of the goals and veteran midfielderAndrei Borissov leading the team from midfield.Narva Trans finished in bronze-medal position after years of being fourth in the final table, whileFC Flora have been busy rebuilding their squad and therefore not too upset by a disappointing fourth position finish.FC Kuressaare went out of the league via play-offs andDünamo's defensive displays were awful and the team never seemed to have any kind of chance in staying up.
Tarmo Neemelo in the end scored 41 goals for the champions, and earned a move to top Swedish clubHelsingborgs IF,Maksim Gruznov ofNarva Trans scored 26 goals,Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko ofFC Flora andIngemar Teever for the champions scored 19 goals each. The latter secured a free transfer to Swedish outfitÖsters IF.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TVMK(C) | 36 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 138 | 21 | +117 | 95 | Qualification forChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Levadia | 36 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 97 | 25 | +72 | 89 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Narva Trans | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 99 | 34 | +65 | 75 | Qualification forIntertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Flora | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 81 | 36 | +45 | 69 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Tulevik | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 47 | |
| 6 | Merkuur | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 52 | 86 | −34 | 40 | |
| 7 | Tammeka | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 50 | 88 | −38 | 29 | |
| 8 | Valga | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 38 | 78 | −40 | 28 | |
| 9 | Kuressaare | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 96 | −56 | 27 | Qualification forrelegation play-offs |
| 10 | Dünamo(R) | 36 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 28 | 157 | −129 | 12 | Relegation toEsiliiga |
| Kuressaare | 2–1 | Lasnamäe Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Kluge Pukk | Andrejev |
2–2 on aggregate. Lasnamäe Ajax won on away goals.
Kuressaare kept their place in the Meistriliiga, afterPärnu Tervis decided not to make the promotion.
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[edit]
| Second half of season[edit]
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TVMK | 41 | |
| 2 | Narva Trans | 26 | |
| 3 | TVMK | 19 | |
| Flora | |||
| 5 | Levadia | 18 | |
| 6 | TVMK | 17 | |
| 7 | Levadia | 16 | |
| 8 | Tammeka Tartu | 15 | |
| 9 | Merkuur Tartu | 14 | |
| 10 | Tulevik | 13 |