2016 Meistriliiga
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Infonet (1st title) |
| Relegated | Tarvas |
| Champions League | Infonet |
| Europa League | Levadia Nõmme Kalju Flora |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 582 (3.23 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Yevgeni Kabaev (25 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Sergei Lepmets (18 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Paide 7–0 Tarvas (23 August 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Tarvas 0–6 Trans (1 October 2016) Pärnu 1–7 Trans (29 October 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Levadia 7–1 Paide (24 July 2016) Pärnu 1–7 Trans (29 October 2016) |
| Longest winning run | 10 matches Infonet |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches Infonet |
| Longest winless run | 36 matches Tarvas |
| Longest losing run | 16 matches Tarvas |
← 2015 2017 → | |
The 2016 Meistriliiga (known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons[1]) was the 26th season of the Meistriliiga, the highest division of Estonian football system. The season began on 4 March 2016 and concluded on 5 November 2016.[2][3]
Infonet won the league on the last matchday of the season, finishing with 80 points. It was their first league title.[4]
Teams
A total of 10 teams will contest the league. These include 9 teams from the 2015 season and one promoted team from the 2015 Esiliiga: Tarvas, making their debut in the top flight. Tarvas replaces Tulevik who were relegated from the Meistriliiga after a single season. In the relegation play-off Tammeka successfully defended their league spot by defeating challengers Tallinna Kalev.
Stadia
| Team | Location | Stadium | Seating capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flora | Tallinn | A. Le Coq Arena | 9,692[5] |
| Infonet | Tallinn | Infonet Lasnamäe Stadium | 400[6] |
| Levadia | Tallinn | Kadriorg Stadium | 5,000[7] |
| Narva Trans | Narva | Kreenholm Stadium | 1,065[8] |
| Nõmme Kalju | Tallinn | Hiiu Stadium | 300[9] |
| Paide Linnameeskond | Paide | Paide linnastaadion | 268[10] |
| Pärnu Linnameeskond | Pärnu | Pärnu Rannastaadion | 1,501 |
| Sillamäe Kalev | Sillamäe | Sillamäe Kalev Stadium | 800[11] |
| Tammeka | Tartu | Tamme Stadium | 1,750[12] |
| Tarvas | Rakvere | Rakvere linnastaadion | 1,785[13] |
Personnel and kits
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 |  Argo Arbeiter | Gert Kams | Nike | Tele2[14] |
| Infonet | Aleksandr Puštov | Andrei Kalimullin | Joma | Infonet |
| Levadia | Igor Prins | Rimo Hunt | Adidas | Viimsi Keevitus |
| Narva Trans |  Adyam Kuzyaev | Roman Nesterovski | Nike | Sportland |
| Nõmme Kalju | Sergei Frantsev | Vitali Teleš | Adidas | Optibet[15] |
| Paide Linnameeskond | Meelis Rooba | Lauri Varendi | Nike | Enemat |
| Pärnu Linnameeskond | Marko Lelov | Karl Palatu | Hummel | Wendre[16] |
| Sillamäe Kalev |  Algimantas Briaunys Vadym Dobizha | Mihhail Starodubtsev | Uhlsport | Alexela |
| Tammeka | Indrek Koser | Kaarel Kiidron | Nike | Sportland |
| Tarvas | Urmas Kirs | Kaarel Saar | Nike | Aqva Hotel & Spa |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levadia | Marko Kristal | Sacked | 7 November 2015[17] | Pre-season | Sergei Ratnikov | 7 November 2015[17] |
| Nõmme Kalju |  Getúlio Fredo | Caretaker spell over | 7 November 2015[18] | Sergei Frantsev | 7 November 2015[18] | |
| Sillamäe Kalev | Denis Ugarov | Sacked | 24 May 2016[19] | 8th | Algimantas Briaunys (caretaker) Vadym Dobizha (caretaker) | 24 May 2016 |
| Tarvas | Valeri Bondarenko | Sacked | 4 June 2016[20] | 10th | Urmas Kirs | 4 June 2016 |
| Flora | Norbert Hurt | Resigned | 8 July 2016[21] | 4th | Jürgen Henn (caretaker) | 8 July 2016 |
| Levadia | Sergei Ratnikov | Sacked | 11 July 2016 [22] | 2nd | Igor Prins | 11 July 2016[23] |
| Flora | Jürgen Henn | Caretaker spell over | 13 July 2016 | 4th | Argo Arbeiter | 13 July 2016[24] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infonet Tallinn (C) | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 74 | 33 | +41 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Levadia Tallinn | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 30 | +47 | 78 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Nõmme Kalju | 36 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 70 | 28 | +42 | 75 | |
| 4 | Flora Tallinn | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 96 | 31 | +65 | 73 | |
| 5 | Sillamäe Kalev | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 51 | |
| 6 | Paide Linnameeskond | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 48 | |
| 7 | Tartu Tammeka | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 41 | |
| 8 | Narva Trans | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 60 | 68 | −8 | 41 | |
| 9 | Pärnu Linnameeskond (O) | 36 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 24 | 98 | −74 | 17 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Rakvere Tarvas (R) | 36 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 113 | −98 | 3 | Relegation to the Esiliiga |
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian), UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Less matches awarded against; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Away goals scored; 10) Fairplay ranking.[25][26]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Less matches awarded against; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Away goals scored; 10) Fairplay ranking.[25][26]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Since the winner of the 2016–17 Estonian Cup FCI Tallinn had qualified to Champions League, the cup winners' spot was inherited by fourth-placed club Flora.
Relegation play-offs
At season's end Pärnu, the ninth place club, participated in a two-legged play-off with Maardu Linnameeskond, the runners-up (of independent teams) of the 2016 Esiliiga, for the spot in 2017 Meistriliiga.[27]
| 12 November 2016 | Maardu Linnameeskond | 1–5 | Pärnu Linnameeskond | Maardu |
| 13:00 UTC+2 | Zelentsov  59' (pen.) | Report | Aristov 8' (o.g.) Saarts 30', 54'Tutk 45'Vihmoja 71' | Stadium: Maardu artificial turf Attendance: 86 Referee: Juri Frischer |
| 19 November 2016 | Pärnu Linnameeskond | 4–3 | Maardu Linnameeskond | Pärnu |
| 13:00 UTC+2 | Saarts 22' Boldyrev 37' (o.g.)Pärnat 43'Vunk 88' | Report | Abdullajev 27' Krivošein 53'Zelentsov 89' | Stadium: Pärnu artificial turf Attendance: 135 Referee: Kristo Tohver |
- Pärnu Linnameeskond won 9–4 on aggregate and retained their Meistriliiga spot for the 2017 season.
Results
Each team plays every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 games.
First half of season | Second half of season
|
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[28] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yevgeni Kabaev | Sillamäe Kalev | 25 |
| 2 | Rauno Sappinen | Flora | 19 |
| Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko | Paide Linnameeskond | ||
| 4 | Rauno Alliku | Flora | 15 |
| 5 | Anton Miranchuk | Levadia | 14 |
| Dmitri Proshin | Narva Trans | ||
| Ats Purje | Nõmme Kalju | ||
 Sakari Tukiainen | Flora | ||
| 9 | Kristjan Tiirik | Tammeka | 12 |
| Vladimir Voskoboinikov | Infonet |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakari Tukiainen5 | Flora | Tarvas | 6–0 | 8 March 2016[29] |
| Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko | Paide Linnameeskond | Tarvas | 4–2 | 13 May 2016[30] |
| Albert Prosa | Flora | Sillamäe Kalev | 4–2 | 13 May 2016[31] |
| Rauno Alliku4 | Flora | Tarvas | 5–0 | 19 June 2016[32] |
 Rizvan Umarov | Narva Trans | Tammeka | 4–1 | 19 June 2016[33] |
| Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko | Paide Linnameeskond | Tammeka | 3–0 | 9 July 2016[34] |
| Ats Purje | Nõmme Kalju | Tarvas | 6–1 | 10 July 2016[35] |
| Anton Miranchuk | Levadia | Paide Linnameeskond | 7–1 | 24 July 2016[36] |
| Sakari Tukiainen | Flora | Paide Linnameeskond | 3–0 | 29 July 2016[37] |
| Yevgeni Kabaev4 | Sillamäe Kalev | Tammeka | 5–1 | 30 July 2016[38] |
| Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko | Paide Linnameeskond | Pärnu Linnameeskond | 4–1 | 9 September 2016[39] |
| Kaspar Paur | Tammeka | Tarvas | 5–0 | 9 September 2016[40] |
| Andrei Sidorenkov | Nõmme Kalju | Pärnu Linnameeskond | 4–0 | 17 September 2016[41] |
| Rauno Alliku | Flora | Pärnu Linnameeskond | 6–1 | 1 October 2016[42] |
| Dmitri Barkov | Narva Trans | Pärnu Linnameeskond | 7–1 | 29 October 2016[43] |
4 Player scored 4 goals.
5 Player scored 5 goals.
Average attendance
| Club | Average attendance[44] |
|---|---|
| Tallinna FC Flora | 388 |
| Nõmme JK Kalju | 321 |
| Tartu JK Tammeka | 297 |
| Pärnu Linnameeskond | 285 |
| Tallinna FC Levadia | 234 |
| Tallinna FC Infonet | 222 |
| Paide Linnameeskond | 206 |
| Rakvere JK Tarvas | 205 |
| JK Sillamäe Kalev | 174 |
| JK Narva Trans | 144 |
| League average | 248 |
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| March[45] | Aleksandr Puštov | Infonet |  Ofosu Appiah | Infonet |
| April[46] | Meelis Rooba | Paide Linnameeskond | Andrei Sidorenkov | Nõmme Kalju |
| May[47] | Aleksandr Puštov | Infonet | Anton Miranchuk | Levadia |
| June/July[48] | Algimantas Briaunys | Sillamäe Kalev | Dmitri Kruglov | Infonet |
| August[49] | Argo Arbeiter | Flora | Gert Kams | Flora |
| September[50] | Igor Prins | Levadia | Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko | Paide Linnameeskond |
| October[51] | Sergei Frantsev | Nõmme Kalju | Yevgeni Kabaev | Sillamäe Kalev |
Meistriliiga Player of the Year
Yevgeni Kabaev was named Meistriliiga Player of the Year.[52]
See also
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