Meistriliiga 1997/98

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Meistriliiga 1997/98
Meistriliiga logo
master FC Flora Tallinn
Champions League
qualification		 FC Flora Tallinn
UEFA Cup
qualification		 Tallinna Sadam
UI cup Tulevik Viljandi
Cup winners FC Flora Tallinn
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 FC Lantana Tallinn
Relegated none
Teams 8th
Games 86
Gates 276  (ø 3.21 per game)
Top scorer Konstantin Nahk
(Tallinna Sadam)
← Meistriliiga 1996/97

The Meistriliiga 1997/98 was the seventh season of the highest Estonian football division of men. The first round was played from July 19, 1997 to October 26, 1997, the championship round from April 11, 1998 to June 17, 1998.

mode

The league consisted of eight teams and was conducted in a two-tier format. In the first round, each team competed against each other twice; once at home and once away.

After this phase, the six best teams qualified for the championship round, the last two played together with the four best teams in Esiliiga for the two remaining places for the next season.

Teams

society city Stadion capacity
Tallinna Sadam Tallinn Kalevi Keskstaadion 12,0000
FC Flora Tallinn Tallinn Kadrioru stadium 5,000
FC Lantana Tallinn Tallinn Kadrioru stadium 5,000
Tulevik Viljandi Viljandi Viljandi Linnastaadion 2,500
FC TVMK Tallinn Tallinn Viimsi stadium 2,000
JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi Kohtla-Järve Linnastaadion 2,000
JK Trans Narva Narva Kreenholmi stadium 2,000
SK Lelle Lelle Kehtna stadium 1,500

1 round

Location of the Meistriliiga clubs in 1997/98
Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. FC Flora Tallinn  14th  12  1  1 039: 600 +33 37
 2. Tallinna Sadam (P)  14th  9  4th  1 042:150 +27 31
 3. Tulevik Viljandi (N)  14th  6th  2  6th 021:200  +1 20th
 4th FC Lantana Tallinn (M)  14th  5  4th  5 020:170  +3 19th
 5. JK Trans Narva  14th  4th  3  7th 013:260 −13 15th
 6th FC TVMK Tallinn  14th  4th  2  8th 013:290 −16 14th
 7th JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi  14th  2  5  7th 011:230 −12 11
 8th. SK Lelle  14th  3  1  10 011:340 −23 10

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored

  • Participation in the championship round
  • Participation in the relegation round
    • (M) reigning master
    (P) reigning cup winner
    (N) Newcomers

    Championship round

    Half of the points (rounded up) from the 1st round have been included

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points bonus total
     1. FC Flora Tallinn  10  7th  2  1 034:100 +24 23 19th 42
     2. Tallinna Sadam (P)  10  5  1  4th 026:220  +4 16 16 32
     3. FC Lantana Tallinn (M)  10  4th  3  3 022: 600 +16 15th 10 25th
     4th JK Trans Narva  10  5  1  4th 008:190 −11 16  8th 24
     5. Tulevik Viljandi (N)  10  2  3  5 006:210 −15 09 10 19th
     6th FC TVMK Tallinn  10  2  0  8th 004:230 −19 06th  7th 13

    Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored

  • Estonian champions and participation in the first qualifying round for the 1998/99 UEFA Champions League
  • Estonian Cup Winner and participation in the qualifying round of the 1998/99 European Cup Winners' Cup
  • Participation in the qualifying round of the 1998/99 UEFA Cup
  • Participant in the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup
    • (M) reigning master
    (P) reigning cup winner
    (N) Newcomers

    Relegation round

    The two bottom of the table of the 1st round played two places for the Meistriliiga 1996/97 with the best four teams of the Esiliiga.

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. SK Lelle  10  8th  2  0 052:100 +42 26th
     2. JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi  10  5  4th  1 023: 900 +14 19th
     3. JK Vall **  10  4th  5  1 014: 300 +11 17th
     4th JK Dokker Tallinn **  10  2  2  6th 011:280 −17 08th
     5. Olümpia Maardu **  10  2  1  7th 007:100  −3 07th
     6th JK Merkuur Tartu **  10  0  4th  6th 009:290 −20 04th
  • Remain in the Meistriliiga
    • (**) Participants from the Esiliiga

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ^ Estonia 1997/98 - results and tables. In: rsssf.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017 .