Season | 2009 |
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Champions | Levadia (7th title) |
Relegated | Tallinna Kalev |
Champions League | Levadia |
Europa League | Sillamäe Kalev Trans |
Baltic League | Levadia Sillamäe Kalev Trans Flora Nõmme Kalju |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 590 (3.28 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Vitali Gussev (26) |
Biggest home win | Kalju 10–0Paide Trans 10–0Kuressaare |
Biggest away win | Tammeka 0–8Sillamäe Kalev |
Highest scoring | Kalju 10–0Paide Trans 10–0Kuressaare |
←2008 2010 → |
The2009 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.
TVMK were disbanded after the end ofthe previous season.[1] HenceVaprus, who originally were to be directly relegated, facedEsiliiga sidePaide Linnameeskond in arelegation play-off series for one spot in Meistriliiga 2009. With an aggregate 5–5, Paide Linnameeskond won the promotion play-off against Vaprus on theaway 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; championsLevadia II were not eligible to be promoted.
Maag Tammeka changed their name toTammeka following the loss of a major sponsor.[2]
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 forChampions League second qualifying round |
2 | Sillamäe Kalev | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 85 | 40 | +45 | 76 | Qualification forEuropa League second qualifying round |
3 | Trans | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 82 | 29 | +53 | 76 | Qualification forEuropa 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 forrelegation play-offs |
10 | Tallinna Kalev(R) | 36 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 89 | −57 | 16 | Relegation toEsiliiga |
The ninth placed team of Meistriliiga and the runners-up ofEsiliiga will compete in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in2010 Meistriliiga.
Warrior | 0–1 | Paide Linnameeskond |
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Report | Pebre![]() |
Paide Linnameeskond wins 2–1 on aggregate and retains their spot in next season's Meistriliiga.
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[edit]
Source:Estonian Football Association(in Estonian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes:
| Second half of season[edit]
Source:Estonian Football Association(in Estonian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes:
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Rank | Player | Club | Goals[6] |
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1 | ![]() | Levadia | 26 |
2 | ![]() | Kalju | 20 |
3 | ![]() | Levadia | 17 |
4 | ![]() | Tulevik | 14 |
5 | ![]() | Flora | 13 |
![]() | Levadia | ||
![]() | Sillamäe Kalev | ||
![]() | Trans | ||
![]() | Flora | ||
10 | ![]() | Levadia | 12 |
Club | Average attendance[7] |
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Nõmme JK Kalju | 368 |
JK Sillamäe Kalev | 232 |
Tartu JK Tammeka | 221 |
FC Kuressaare | 193 |
Tallinna FC Levadia | 193 |
Paide Linnameeskond | 182 |
Tallinna FC Flora | 162 |
Viljandi JK Tulevik | 124 |
JK Narva Trans | 111 |
JK Tallinna Kalev | 110 |
League average | 190 |
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
March[8] | ![]() | Levadia | ![]() | Tulevik |
April[8] | ![]() | Levadia | ![]() | Levadia |
May[8] | ![]() | Sillamäe Kalev | ![]() | Flora |
June[8] | ![]() | Levadia | ![]() | Sillamäe Kalev |
July[8] | ![]() | Flora | ![]() | Levadia |
August[8] | ![]() | Levadia | ![]() | Trans |
September[8] | ![]() | Levadia | ![]() | Levadia |
October[8] | ![]() | Levadia | ![]() | Trans |