Meistriliiga 2016

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Meistriliiga 2016
Meistriliiga logo
master FC Infonet Tallinn
Champions League
qualification		 FC Infonet Tallinn
Europa League
qualification		 FC Levadia Tallinn
FC Nõmme Kalju
FC Flora Tallinn
Cup winners FC Flora Tallinn
Relegation ↓ Pärnu Linnameeskond
Relegated JK Tarvas Rakvere
Teams 10
Games 180 + 2 relegation games
Gates 564  (ø 3.13 per game)
spectator 44,559  (ø 248 per game)
Top scorer RussiaRussia Yevgeny Kabayev
(25 goals, JK Kalev Sillamäe )
← Meistriliiga 2015

The Meistriliiga was held for the 26th time in 2016 as the highest Estonian football division of men. The Estonian championship, which was officially held as A. Le Coq Premium liiga , began on March 4, 2016 and ended on November 5, 2016 with the 36th matchday. FC Flora Tallinn started the season as defending champions .

Season course

As in the previous season, the league comprised ten teams. The defending champion was FC Flora Tallinn . Direct climbers from the Esiliiga was the JK Tarvas Rakvere . The last starting place was determined in the relegation games in November 2015 between the first division club JK Tammeka Tartu and JK Tallinna Kalev , with last year's first division club winning.

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

Attendees

Location of the Meistriliiga clubs in 2016
society city Stadion capacity
FC Flora Tallinn Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena 9,692
FC Infonet Tallinn Tallinn Lasnamäe kergejõustikuhalli kunstmuru 0.200
FC Levadia Tallinn Tallinn Kadrioru stadium 5,000
FC Nõmme Kalju Tallinn- Nõmme Hiiu stadium 0.300
JK Kalev Sillamäe Sillamae Sillamae Kalevi Stadium 3,000
JK Tammeka Tartu Tartu Tamme stadium 2,000
JK Tarvas Rakvere Rakvere Rakvere Linnastaadion 2,500
JK Trans Narva Narva Narva Kreenholmi stadium 1,065
Paide Linnameeskond Paide Paide linnastaadion 0.268
Pärnu Linnameeskond Parnu Beach stadium 1,500

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. FC Infonet Tallinn  36  24  8th  4th 074:330 +41 80
 2. FC Levadia Tallinn  36  24  6th  6th 077:300 +47 78
 3. FC Nõmme Kalju (P)  36  22nd  9  5 070:280 +42 75
 4th FC Flora Tallinn (M)  36  21st  10  5 096:310 +65 73
 5. JK Kalev Sillamäe  36  14th  9  13 065:550 +10 51
 6th Paide Linnameeskond  36  14th  6th  16 058:610  −3 48
 7th JK Tammeka Tartu  36  12  5  19th 043:650 −22 41
 8th. JK Trans Narva  36  11  8th  17th 060:680  −8 41
 9. Pärnu Linnameeskond  36  5  2  29 024:980 −74 17th
10. JK Tarvas Rakvere (N)  36  0  3  33 015: 113 −98 03

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd less awarded wins - 3rd wins - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 5th goal difference - 6th goals scored - 7th fair play

  • Estonian champions and participation in the first qualifying round for the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round of the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the relegation game
  • Relegated to the Esiliiga 2017
    • (M) reigning master
    (P) reigning cup winner
    (N) New (newcomer)

    Relegation

    At the end of the regular season, the Meistriliiga placed ninth against the Esiliiga placed second in the relegation. The games took place in November 2016, with the second division first having home rights; Pärnu Linnameeskond claimed the place in the Meistriliiga.

    date home Result guest
    November 12, 2016 Maardu Linnameeskond 1: 5 Pärnu Linnameeskond
    19th November 2016 Pärnu Linnameeskond 4: 3 Maardu Linnameeskond

    List of goalscorers

    space player team Gates
    01. RussiaRussia Yevgeny Kabayev JK Kalev Sillamäe 25th
    02. EstoniaEstonia Rauno Sappinen Flora Tallinn 19th
    EstoniaEstonia Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Paide Linnameeskond
    04th EstoniaEstonia Rauno Alliku Flora Tallinn 15th
    05. RussiaRussia Anton Miranchuk FC Levadia Tallinn 14th
    RussiaRussia Dmitri Proshin JK Trans Narva
    EstoniaEstonia Ats Purje FC Nõmme Kalju
    FinlandFinland Sakari Tukiainen FC Flora Tallinn
    09. EstoniaEstonia Kristjan Tiirik JK Tammeka Tartu 12
    EstoniaEstonia Vladimir Voskoboinikov FC Infonet Tallinn

    See also

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ MÄNGUDE CALENDAR (2016) jalgpall.ee (Estonian)
    2. ↑ Season Rules. In: scoresway.com. Retrieved February 6, 2017 .