| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Flora (3rd title) |
| Top goalscorer | Konstantin Nahk (18) |
1998 → | |
The1997–98 Meistriliiga was the seventh season of theMeistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league.Flora won their third title.
The preliminary round was played in the autumn. The top six teams continued the title play-off in the spring, taking half their points obtained in the preliminary round. The last two teams faced the top four of theEsiliiga in the Meistriliiga transition tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flora | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 6 | +33 | 37 | Qualification forChampionship Tournament |
| 2 | Tallinna Sadam | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 31 | |
| 3 | Tulevik | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 20 | |
| 4 | Lantana | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 19 | |
| 5 | Narva Trans | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 15 | |
| 6 | TVMK | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 14 | |
| 7 | Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 11 | Qualification forMeistriliiga Transition Tournament |
| 8 | Lelle | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 34 | −23 | 10 |
| Home \ Away | JEP | FLO | LAN | LEL | SAD | TRS | TUL | TVM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Flora | 4–0 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Lantana | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Lelle | 3–0 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Tallinna Sadam | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 7–1 | |
| Narva Trans | 1–0 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Tulevik | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
| TVMK | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
The points obtained during the preliminary round were carried over halved and rounded up.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flora(C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 10 | +24 | 19 | 42 | Qualification forChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Tallinna Sadam | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 16 | 32 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Lantana | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 | 25 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Narva Trans | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 8 | 24 | |
| 5 | Tulevik | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 10 | 19 | Qualification forIntertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | TVMK | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 7 | 13 |
| Home \ Away | FLO | LAN | SAD | TRS | TUL | TVM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flora | 2–3 | 5–0 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
| Lantana | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Tallinna Sadam | 2–5 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | |
| Narva Trans | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Tulevik | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | |
| TVMK | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi and Lelle, the teams finishing in the last two positions in the preliminary round, faced four best teams of the1997–98 Esiliiga in the play-off for two places in the1998 Meistriliiga.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lelle | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 10 | +42 | 26 | Promotion toMeistriliiga |
| 2 | Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 19 | |
| 3 | Vall | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 17 | Relegation toEsiliiga |
| 4 | Dokker | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 8 | |
| 5 | Olümpia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | |
| 6 | Merkuur | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 29 | −20 | 4 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Konstantin Kolbasenko | Tallinna Sadam | 18 |
| 2 | Andres Oper | Flora | 15 |
| 3 | Indrek Zelinski | Flora | 13 |
| 4 |  Pål Christian Alsaker | Flora | 12 |
| 5 | Toomas Krõm | Flora | 13 |
| 6 | Argo Arbeiter | Tulevik | 9 |
| Andrei Krõlov | Tallinna Sadam | ||
| Vitali Leitan | Lantana | ||
| 9 | Marko Kristal | Flora | 8 |
 Dmitri Lipartov | Narva Trans |
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