Season | 2012 |
---|---|
Champions | Nõmme Kalju |
Champions League | Nõmme Kalju |
Europa League |
Levadia Flora Narva Trans |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 536 (2.98 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Vladislav Ivanov (23 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Levadia 7–0
Kuressaare (30 July) Nõmme Kalju 7–0 Tallinna Kalev (4 September) |
Biggest away win |
Kuressaare 0–9
Nõmme Kalju (28 August) |
Highest scoring |
Viljandi 1–9
Nõmme Kalju (2 October) |
←
2011
2013 → |
The 2012 season of the Meistriliiga the first level in the Estonian football system is the 22nd season in the league's history. The competition started on 10 March 2012 and will end on 3 November 2012. [1] The defending champions are Flora, who won their ninth league championship last year.
Ajax finished the 2011 season in 10th place and were directly relegated to the Esiliiga, ending a one-year stay in the Estonian top flight. They were replaced by Tallinna Kalev, who return to the league after a two-year absence.
In addition, the 9th-placed Meistriliiga club, Kuressaare, faced the runners-up of the Esiliiga, Infonet, in a two-legged play-off for a spot in this season's competition. Kuressaare won the play-off, 5–1 on aggregate, retaining their spot in the league.
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Flora | Tallinn | A. Le Coq Arena | 9,692 |
Nõmme Kalju | Tallinn | Kadriorg Stadium | 5,000 |
Kuressaare | Kuressaare | Kuressaare linnastaadion | 2,000 |
Levadia | Tallinn | Maarjamäe Stadium | 1,000 |
Paide Linnameeskond | Paide | Paide linnastaadion | 368 |
Sillamäe Kalev | Sillamäe | Sillamäe Kalev Stadium | 2,000 |
Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn | Kalev Keskstaadion | 12,000 |
Tammeka | Tartu | Tartu Tamme Stadium | 1,600 |
Narva Trans | Narva | Narva Kreenholm Stadium | 3,000 |
Viljandi | Viljandi | Viljandi linnastaadion | 1,006 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Flora |
![]() |
![]() |
Nike | KH Energia Konsult |
Nõmme Kalju |
![]() |
![]() |
Adidas | Maxima |
Kuressaare |
![]() |
![]() |
Joma | — |
Levadia |
![]() |
![]() |
Adidas | Viimsi Keevitus |
Paide Linnameeskond |
![]() |
![]() |
Nike | Verston |
Sillamäe Kalev |
![]() |
![]() |
Uhlsport | Alexela |
Tallinna Kalev |
![]() |
![]() |
Jako | — |
Tammeka |
![]() |
![]() |
Nike | Mäe-kodu |
Narva Trans |
![]() |
![]() |
Nike | Sportland |
Viljandi |
![]() |
![]() |
Joma | Express Hotline |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Levadia |
![]() |
End of contract | 30 November 2011 | Pre-season |
![]() |
1 December 2011 [2] |
Narva Trans |
![]() |
End of contract | 9 January 2012 | Pre-season |
![]() |
10 January 2012 [3] |
Narva Trans |
![]() |
Sacked | June | ? |
![]() |
June |
Tammeka |
![]() |
Sacked | 18 July 2012 | 10th |
![]() |
19 July 2012 [4] |
Sillamäe Kalev |
![]() |
Sacked | 7 September 2012 | 4th |
![]() |
8 September 2012 [5] |
Flora |
![]() |
Mutual agreement | 14 October 2012 | 2nd |
![]() |
15 October 2012 [6] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nõmme Kalju (C) | 36 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 106 | 17 | +89 | 92 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Levadia | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 85 | 22 | +63 | 83 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round [a] |
3 | Flora | 36 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 87 | 24 | +63 | 81 | |
4 | Narva Trans | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 55 | |
5 | Sillamäe Kalev | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 55 | |
6 | Paide | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 42 | |
7 | Viljandi | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 88 | −55 | 26 | Dissolved at the end of the season |
8 | Kuressaare | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 80 | −49 | 26 | |
9 | Tallinna Kalev (O) | 36 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 87 | −60 | 21 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
10 | Tammeka | 36 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 79 | −49 | 20 | Relegation to Esiliiga [b] |
At season's end, the ninth place club in the Meistriliiga will participate in a two-legged playoff with the runners-up of the 2012 Esiliiga for one spot in next year's competition.
Tarvas | 1–2 | Tallinna Kalev |
---|---|---|
Hang ![]() |
Report | Tomson ![]() Kase ![]() |
Tallinna Kalev | 1–0 | Tarvas |
---|---|---|
Ratnikov ![]() |
Report |
Tallinna Kalev retains their place in the league, winning 3–1 on aggregate.
Each team plays every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [8] |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
![]() |
Sillamäe Kalev/Narva Trans | 23 |
2 |
![]() |
Nõmme Kalju | 22 |
3 |
![]() |
Flora | 17 |
4 |
![]() |
Nõmme Kalju | 13 |
5 |
![]() |
Levadia | 12 |
6 |
![]() |
Levadia | 11 |
7 |
![]() |
Narva Trans | 10 |
![]() |
Flora | ||
![]() |
Levadia | ||
![]() |
Nõmme Kalju |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
Levadia | Kuressaare | 5–0 | 10 April 2012 |
![]() |
Levadia | Paide Linnameeskond | 1–5 | 28 April 2012 |
![]() |
Flora | Paide Linnameeskond | 0–5 | 12 May 2012 |
![]() |
Flora | Tallinna Kalev | 5–0 | 19 May 2012 |
![]() |
Levadia | Tallinna Kalev | 0–6 | 23 July 2012 |
![]() |
Levadia | Kuressaare | 7–0 | 30 July 2012 |
![]() |
Levadia | Flora | 5–4 | 20 August 2012 |
![]() |
Nõmme Kalju | Kuressaare | 0–9 | 28 August 2012 |
![]() |
Flora | Viljandi | 5–0 | 18 September 2012 |
![]() |
Narva Trans | Kuressaare | 0–3 | 22 September 2012 |
![]() |
Nõmme Kalju | Viljandi | 1–9 | 2 October 2012 |
![]() |
Tammeka | Tallinna Kalev | 1–4 | 20 October 2012 |
![]() |
Nõmme Kalju | Tammeka | 5–1 | 3 November 2012 |
![]() |
Sillamäe Kalev | Viljandi | 0–5 | 3 November 2012 |
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
March [9] |
![]() |
Kuressaare |
![]() |
Levadia |
April [10] |
![]() |
Nõmme Kalju |
![]() |
Levadia |
May [11] |
![]() |
Flora |
![]() |
Flora |
June [12] |
![]() |
Paide Linnameeskond |
![]() |
Nõmme Kalju |
July [10] |
![]() |
Nõmme Kalju |
![]() |
Viljandi |
August [13] |
![]() |
Narva Trans |
![]() |
Nõmme Kalju |
September [14] |
![]() |
Nõmme Kalju |
![]() |
Paide Linnameeskond |
October [15] |
![]() |
Levadia |
![]() |
Flora |