Meistriliiga 1999

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Meistriliiga 1999
Meistriliiga logo
master Levadia Maardu FC
Champions League
qualification		 Levadia Maardu FC
UEFA Cup
qualification		 JK Tulevik Viljandi
FC Flora Tallinn
UI cup JK Trans Narva
Cup winners Levadia Maardu FC
Relegation ↓ Lelle SK
Relegated JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi
Teams 8th
Games 112 + 2 relegation games
 (2 of which are criminally verified)
Gates 324  (ø 2.95 per game)
(excluding penalty-verified games)
Top scorer EstoniaEstonia Toomas Krõm
( FC Levadia Maardu )
← Meistriliiga 1998
Esiliiga (II) ↓

The Meistriliiga 1999 was the ninth season of the highest Estonian football league of men, the Meistriliiga . The regular games were played from April 14th to October 27th, 1999; the two relegation games took place on November 6th and 14th, 1999.

season

The champions from the 1999 season, FC Levadia Maardu from Maardu , became champions in their first year of existence. With the Estonian Cup victory in the final against JK Tulevik Viljandi you could even win the double . As reigning Estonian champions, Levadia failed in the following Champions League season 2000/01 in the second qualifying round to Shakhtar Donetsk .

The Lelle SK went at the end of the season in the relegation against FC Lootus Kohtla-Jarve and was able to decide for themselves. Due to the dissolution of FC Lantana Tallinn at the end of the season, FC Lootus Kohtla-Järve rose to the Meistriliiga. The JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi had to relegate.

The championship was played in a regular season in two first and two second round matches. Each team competed four times against every other team. The bottom of the table was relegated directly to the second-rate Esiliiga, the seventh-placed player played in the relegation.

Teams

society city Stadion capacity
FC Flora Tallinn Tallinn Kadrioru stadium 5,000
FC Lantana Tallinn Tallinn Kadrioru stadium 5,000
Tulevik Viljandi Viljandi Viljandi Linnastaadion 2,500
Levadia Maardu FC Maardu Linnastaadion 2,000
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

Closing table

Location of the Meistriliiga clubs in 1999
Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Levadia Maardu FC  28  23  4th  1 077:120 +65 73
 2. Tulevik Viljandi  28  16  5  7th 057:340 +23 53
 3. FC Flora Tallinn (M, P)  28  13  8th  7th 060:330 +27 47
 4th JK Trans Narva  28  11  7th  10 040:280 +12 40
 5. FC TVMK Tallinn  28  7th  9  12 016:330 −17 30th
 6th FC Lantana Tallinn  28  6th  9  13 031:520 −21 27
 7th SK Lelle  28  5  9  14th 025:450 −20 24
 8th. JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi  28  2  7th  19th 012:810 −69 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 2000/01 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the qualifying round of the 2000/01 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2000
  • Withdrawal and dissolution
  • Participation in the relegation game
  • Relegated to the Esiliiga 2000
    • (M) reigning master
    (P) reigning cup winner

    Relegation

    total First leg Return leg
    FC Lootus Kohtla-Järve 2: 4 Lelle SK 0: 3 2: 1

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Nat. player society Gates
    1 EstoniaEstonia Toomas Krõm Levadia Maardu FC 19th
    2 EstoniaEstonia Andrei Krõlov Levadia Maardu FC 18th
    3 EstoniaEstonia Dmitry Ustritsky JK Viljandi Tulevik 16
    4th EstoniaEstonia Vitali Leitan FC Lantana Tallinn 15th
    5 EstoniaEstonia Indrek Zelinski FC Flora Tallinn 14th
    6th RussiaRussia Maksim Gruznov JK Trans Narva 13
    7th EstoniaEstonia Kristen Viikmäe FC Flora Tallinn 12
    8th RussiaRussia Aleksandr Marashov JK Trans Narva 10

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