2008 Meistriliiga

Estonian national championships in football Meistriliiga 2008 Levadia(6th title) VaprusTVMK Champions League Levadia Europa League FloraNarva TransKalju Ingemar Teever (23) TVMK 8–0 Tallinna Kalev Tulevik 0–8 Flora Vaprus 3–10 TVMK 639 180 2007 2009 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 Estonia 310 Location of teams in Meistriliiga 2008 Estonia 59.4333 24.7500 FloraKaljuLevadiaTallinna KalevTVMK left Estonia 59.4000 27.7500 Sillamäe Kalev left Estonia 58.3833 26.7166 Maag Tammeka top Estonia 58.3666 25.6000 Tulevik bottom Estonia 58.3833 24.5000 Vaprus left Estonia 59.3833 28.2000 Trans bottom TeamLocationStadium CapacityManagerFloraTallinnA. Le Coq Arena9300FIN Pasi RautiainenKaljuTallinnHiiu Stadium500BRA Getúlio FredoLevadiaTallinnKadriorg Stadium5000Kadrioru Staadion http://www.spordiregister.ee/ehitised.php?eh=593 Eesti Spordiregister etEST Igor PrinsMaag TammekaTartuTartu Tamme Stadium1500Tartu Tamme staadion http://jalgpall.ee/ejl/staadionid/115 Estonian Football Association etEST Sergei ZamogilnõiSillamäe KalevSillamäeSillamäe Kalev Stadium800UKR Vadym DobizhaTallinna KalevTallinnKalev Keskstaadion11500Kalevi Keskstaadion http://jalgpall.ee/ejl/staadionid/5 Estonian Football Association etEST Aavo SarapNarva TransNarvaKreenholm Stadium1065Narva Kreenholmi staadion http://jalgpall.ee/ejl/staadionid/12 Estonian Football Association etRUS Aleksei YagudinTulevikViljandiViljandi linnastaadion1084Viljandi linnastaadion http://jalgpall.ee/ejl/staadionid/10 Estonian Football Association etEST Marko LelovTVMKTallinnKadriorg Stadium5000EST Sergei RatnikovVaprusPärnuPärnu Kalev Stadium1,900EST Ants Kommussaar League table main WDL QR LEV Levadia FLO Flora NAR Narva Trans NÕM Kalju SIL Sillamäe Kalev TUL Tulevik M-T Maag Tammeka T.K Tallinna Kalev VPR Vaprus TVM TVMK 29 6 1 105 22 C 28 7 1 113 28 16 8 12 62 54 16 7 13 65 64 13 6 17 49 79 9 4 23 31 74 9 4 23 45 76 6 8 22 37 70 5 2 29 41 125 R 20 6 10 91 47 R On 6 November 2008, the Estonian Football Association decided not to grant TVMK a license to play in Meistriliiga or Esiliiga, due to financial difficulties during the season. The Estonian Football Association allowed them to play until the end of the season and as they finished in third place, the players and coaches received bronze medals, but the club itself was dropped to 10th place.FC TVMK meeskonnad langesid Meistri- ja Esiliigast välja. https://web.archive.org/web/20090621203234/http://jalgpall.struktuur.ee/4391 2009-06-21 ethttps://soccernet.ee/404 Viga Soccernet.ee July 15, 2026 TVMK were eventually disbanded. TUL: 6 pts, 7–5; M-T: 6 pts, 5–7 TUL green1 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round CL2 blue1 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round Flora won the 2008–09 Estonian Cup and qualified for second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Therefore, Nõmme Kalju, fourth-placed team and cup runners-up, earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. EL2 blue2 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round EL1 EL1 red2 Qualification for relegation play-off RP red1 Relegation to Esiliiga R 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) head-to-head goals scored; 6) goal difference; 7) number of goals scored. complete Estonian Football Association et 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). 20 November 2008 13:00 EET Paide Linnameeskond 2–1 Reportet Vaprus Polyansky 22 o.g.Ellram 67 Kovalenko 90 Paide Ühisgümnaasiumi stadium 150 Ainar Kuusk 23 November 2008 12:00 EET Vaprus 4–3 Reportet Paide Linnameeskond Joost 48 Pakk 70 75Polyansky 72 Saar 13Voolaid 43Ellram 65 Pärnu Kalevi Stadium 100 Jaan Roos 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 main FBR grey FLO NÕM LEV M-T SIL T.K NAR TUL TVM VPR Flora 1–1 0–2 3–1 4–0 4–1 3–3 3–1 3–1 7–0 Nõmme Kalju 1–7 0–4 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–5 3–1 Levadia 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 7–0 Maag Tammeka 1–3 2–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 4–1 Sillamäe Kalev 0–3 2–1 0–5 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–0 1–3 1–4 Tallinna Kalev 0–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–5 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 Narva Trans 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–1 3–1 0–0 4–1 1–1 1–0 Tulevik 0–8 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–3 0–1 TVMK 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 5–1 5–2 1–1 6–1 2–1 Vaprus 1–6 0–2 0–4 2–4 1–3 2–0 0–6 2–4 1–5 complete Matchday 1–9 results Matchday 10–18 results et Second half of season main FBR grey FLO NÕM LEV M-T SIL T.K NAR TUL TVM VPR Flora 4–0 0–0 6–2 7–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 4–2 3–0 Nõmme Kalju 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–2 3–2 7–3 2–0 2–0 5–1 Levadia 0–0 1–0 4–1 5–1 2–1 7–2 5–0 1–1 4–0 Maag Tammeka 1–2 2–3 1–3 0–2 1–0 1–4 2–1 2–3 1–0 Sillamäe Kalev 0–1 2–1 1–4 2–1 2–1 4–4 0–1 0–1 3–2 Tallinna Kalev 0–1 2–3 1–5 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 Narva Trans 0–2 1–1 0–1 4–1 0–3 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 Tulevik 1–2 1–4 0–5 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 TVMK 1–3 2–1 1–2 6–2 1–2 8–0 0–1 2–1 6–2 Vaprus 1–6 5–5 0–4 1–2 2–4 0–1 2–4 0–2 3–10 complete Matchday 19–27 results Matchday 28–36 results et Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoalshttp://vana.jalgpall.ee/statistics.php?b=ML&year=2008 MÄNGUDE AJALUGU Estonian Estonian Football Association1EST Ingemar TeeverKalju232RUS Nikita AndreevLevadia223EST Sander PostFlora194EST Jarmo AhjuperaFlora17BRA Felipe NunesKalju6EST Tarmo KinkLevadia167EST Henri AnierFlora15EST Indrek ZelinskiLevadia9UKR Irfan AmetovSillamäe Kalev13EST Artjom DmitrijevTVMKEST Vladislav GussevTVMKEST Nikolai LõsanovNarva Trans Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthManagerClubPlayerClubMarchBRA Getúlio FredoKaljuEST Sander PostFloraAprilEST Igor PrinsLevadiaEST Ingemar TeeverKaljuMayFIN Pasi RautiainenFloraEST Konstantin NahkLevadiaJuneEST Igor PrinsLevadiaEST Vjatšeslav ZahovaikoFloraJulyFIN Pasi RautiainenFloraEST Mihhail StarodubtsevSillamäe KalevAugustEST Igor PrinsLevadiaFIN Juha HakolaFloraSeptemberUKR Vadym DobizhaSillamäe KalevEST Tarmo KinkLevadiaOctoberhttps://epl.delfi.ee/sport/oktoobri-parimad-lemsalu-ja-jagudin?id=51264326 Oktoobri parimad Lemsalu ja Jagudin et Eesti Päevaleht 31 October 2008RUS Aleksei YagudinNarva TransEST Marek LemsaluLevadia Attendances No. Club Average 1 Kalju 329 2 Levadia 289 3 Tammeka 220 4 Flora 214 5 Pärnu 166 6 Kalev 152 7 TVMK 131 8 Sillamäe 115 9 Tulevik 112 10 Trans 110 Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/est/aveest08.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk July 15, 2026 See also 2008 Esiliiga References External links soccernet.ee et soccerassociation.com Category:Meistriliiga seasons 1 Estonia