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2008 Meistriliiga
Estonian national championships in football
Estonian national championships in football
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Meistriliiga |
| season | 2008 |
| winners | Levadia |
| (6th title) | |
| relegated | Vaprus |
| TVMK | |
| continentalcup1 | Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Levadia |
| continentalcup2 | Europa League |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Flora |
| Narva Trans | |
| Kalju | |
| league topscorer | Ingemar Teever (23) |
| biggest home win | TVMK 8–0 Tallinna Kalev |
| biggest away win | Tulevik 0–8 Flora |
| highest scoring | Vaprus 3–10 TVMK |
| total goals | 639 |
| matches | 180 |
| prevseason | 2007 |
| nextseason | 2009 |
(6th title) TVMK Narva Trans Kalju
The 2008 season of Meistriliiga, the first level in the Estonian football system, was the 18th season in the league's history. It began on 8 March 2008 and ended on 15 November 2008. The defending champions were Levadia.
Promotion and relegation
10th placed Ajax were directly relegated after the end of the previous season. Since reserve squads are not allowed to be promoted to Meistriliiga, third placed Esiliiga team Sillamäe Kalev were directly promoted to 2008 Meistriliiga.
Kuressaare (9th placed Meistriliiga team) and Kalju (6th placed Esiliiga team) competed in promotion/relegation play-offs for one spot in 2008 Meistriliiga. The aggregate score was 2–2 and Nõmme Kalju were promoted due to scoring more away goals.
Clubs and venues
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flora | Tallinn | A. Le Coq Arena | FIN Pasi Rautiainen | |
| Kalju | Tallinn | Hiiu Stadium | BRA Getúlio Fredo | |
| Levadia | Tallinn | Kadriorg Stadium | EST Igor Prins | |
| Maag Tammeka | Tartu | Tartu Tamme Stadium | EST Sergei Zamogilnõi | |
| Sillamäe Kalev | Sillamäe | Sillamäe Kalev Stadium | UKR Vadym Dobizha | |
| Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn | Kalev Keskstaadion | EST Aavo Sarap | |
| Narva Trans | Narva | Kreenholm Stadium | RUS Aleksei Yagudin | |
| Tulevik | Viljandi | Viljandi linnastaadion | EST Marko Lelov | |
| TVMK | Tallinn | Kadriorg Stadium | EST Sergei Ratnikov | |
| Vaprus | Pärnu | Pärnu Kalev Stadium | 1,900 | EST Ants Kommussaar |
League table
|win_M-T=9|draw_M-T=4|loss_M-T=23|gf_M-T=45|ga_M-T=76 |win_T.K=6|draw_T.K=8|loss_T.K=22|gf_T.K=37|ga_T.K=70
|hth_M-T=TUL
Relegation play-off
Vaprus and Esiliiga side Paide Linnameeskond competed in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in 2009 Meistriliiga. Aggregate score was 5–5 and Paide Linnameeskond secured their place in 2009 Meistriliiga because they scored more away goals (3–1).
Ellram
Pakk Polyansky Voolaid Ellram
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
|match_FLO_M-T=3–1 |match_FLO_T.K=4–1
|match_NÕM_M-T=2–1 |match_NÕM_T.K=2–1
|match_LEV_M-T=1–1 |match_LEV_T.K=3–1
|name_M-T=Maag Tammeka |match_M-T_FLO=1–3 |match_M-T_NÕM=2–1 |match_M-T_LEV=1–3 |match_M-T_SIL=2–0 |match_M-T_T.K=0–2 |match_M-T_NAR=0–1 |match_M-T_TUL=2–0 |match_M-T_TVM=1–2 |match_M-T_VPR=4–1
|match_SIL_M-T=1–1 |match_SIL_T.K=2–1
|name_T.K=Tallinna Kalev |match_T.K_FLO=0–3 |match_T.K_NÕM=2–0 |match_T.K_LEV=0–2 |match_T.K_M-T=2–0 |match_T.K_SIL=2–5 |match_T.K_NAR=1–2 |match_T.K_TUL=2–1 |match_T.K_TVM=1–1 |match_T.K_VPR=1–2
|match_NAR_M-T=1–1 |match_NAR_T.K=0–0
|match_TUL_M-T=3–1 |match_TUL_T.K=3–2
|match_TVM_M-T=1–0 |match_TVM_T.K=5–2
|match_VPR_M-T=2–4 |match_VPR_T.K=2–0
Second half of season
|match_FLO_M-T=6–2 |match_FLO_T.K=1–1
|match_NÕM_M-T=2–1 |match_NÕM_T.K=3–2
|match_LEV_M-T=4–1 |match_LEV_T.K=2–1
|name_M-T=Maag Tammeka |match_M-T_FLO=1–2 |match_M-T_NÕM=2–3 |match_M-T_LEV=1–3 |match_M-T_SIL=0–2 |match_M-T_T.K=1–0 |match_M-T_NAR=1–4 |match_M-T_TUL=2–1 |match_M-T_TVM=2–3 |match_M-T_VPR=1–0
|match_SIL_M-T=2–1 |match_SIL_T.K=2–1
|name_T.K=Tallinna Kalev |match_T.K_FLO=0–1 |match_T.K_NÕM=2–3 |match_T.K_LEV=1–5 |match_T.K_M-T=1–1 |match_T.K_SIL=0–0 |match_T.K_NAR=2–0 |match_T.K_TUL=1–2 |match_T.K_TVM=2–2 |match_T.K_VPR=1–1
|match_NAR_M-T=4–1 |match_NAR_T.K=1–0
|match_TUL_M-T=3–0 |match_TUL_T.K=0–0
|match_TVM_M-T=6–2 |match_TVM_T.K=8–0
|match_VPR_M-T=1–2 |match_VPR_T.K=0–1
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EST Ingemar Teever | Kalju | 23 |
| 2 | RUS Nikita Andreev | Levadia | 22 |
| 3 | EST Sander Post | Flora | 19 |
| 4 | EST Jarmo Ahjupera | Flora | 17 |
| BRA Felipe Nunes | Kalju | ||
| 6 | EST Tarmo Kink | Levadia | 16 |
| 7 | EST Henri Anier | Flora | 15 |
| EST Indrek Zelinski | Levadia | ||
| 9 | UKR Irfan Ametov | Sillamäe Kalev | 13 |
| EST Artjom Dmitrijev | TVMK | ||
| EST Vladislav Gussev | TVMK | ||
| EST Nikolai Lõsanov | Narva Trans |
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | BRA Getúlio Fredo | Kalju | EST Sander Post | Flora | ||||||
| April | EST Igor Prins | Levadia | EST Ingemar Teever | Kalju | ||||||
| May | FIN Pasi Rautiainen | Flora | EST Konstantin Nahk | Levadia | ||||||
| June | EST Igor Prins | Levadia | EST Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko | Flora | ||||||
| July | FIN Pasi Rautiainen | Flora | EST Mihhail Starodubtsev | Sillamäe Kalev | ||||||
| August | EST Igor Prins | Levadia | FIN Juha Hakola | Flora | ||||||
| September | UKR Vadym Dobizha | Sillamäe Kalev | EST Tarmo Kink | Levadia | ||||||
| url=https://epl.delfi.ee/sport/oktoobri-parimad-lemsalu-ja-jagudin?id=51264326 | title=Oktoobri parimad Lemsalu ja Jagudin | language=et | work=Eesti Päevaleht | date=31 October 2008}} | RUS Aleksei Yagudin | Narva Trans | EST Marek Lemsalu | Levadia |
References
References
- "Kadrioru Staadion". Eesti Spordiregister.
- "Tartu Tamme staadion". Estonian Football Association.
- "Kalevi Keskstaadion". Estonian Football Association.
- "Narva Kreenholmi staadion". Estonian Football Association.
- "Viljandi linnastaadion". Estonian Football Association.
- [http://jalgpall.struktuur.ee/4391 FC TVMK meeskonnad langesid Meistri- ja Esiliigast välja.] {{Webarchive. link. (2009-06-21 {{in lang). et
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- "MÄNGUDE AJALUGU". Estonian Football Association.
- (31 October 2008). "Oktoobri parimad Lemsalu ja Jagudin". Eesti Päevaleht.
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