| Season | 2009 |
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| Champions | Levadia 7th league title |
| Relegated | Tallinna Kalev |
| Champions League | Levadia |
| Europa League | Sillamäe Kalev Trans TBD (via dom. cup) |
| Baltic League | Levadia Sillamäe Kalev Trans Flora Kalju |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 590 (3.28 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Vitali Gussev (26) |
| Biggest home win | Kalju 10–0 Paide LM Trans 10–0 Kuressaare |
| Biggest away win | Tammeka 0–8 Sillamäe Kalev |
| Highest scoring | Kalju 10–0 Paide LM Trans 10–0 Kuressaare |
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2010 →
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The 2009 season of the Meistriliiga, the first level in the Estonian football system, is the 19th season in the league's history. It started on 7 March 2009 and will end on 10 November 2009. The defending champions are Levadia.
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TVMK were disbanded after the end of the previous season.[1] Hence Vaprus, who originally were to be directly relegated, faced Esiliiga side Paide LM in a relegation play-off series for one spot in Meistriliiga 2009. With an aggregate 5–5, Paide LM won the promotion play-off against Vaprus on the away goals rule and play their first season in Estonian top division. Tallinna Kalev, who originally were to participate in the relegation series, were spared.
Kuressaare earned promotion to the 2009 Meistriliiga after finishing in second place in the 2008 Esiliiga; champions Levadia II were not eligible to be promoted.
JK Maag Tammeka Tartu changed their name to JK Tammeka Tartu following the retreat of a major sponsor.[2]
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Current manager |
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| Flora | Tallinn | A. Le Coq Arena | 9,300 | Tarmo Rüütli |
| Kalju | Tallinn | Hiiu Stadium | 500 | Fredo Getulio |
| Kuressaare | Kuressaare | Kuressaare Linnastaadion | 2,000 | Jan Važinski |
| Levadia | Tallinn | Kadrioru Stadium | 4,750 | Igor Prins |
| Paide LM | Paide | ÜG Stadium | 268 | Viktor Mets |
| Sillamäe Kalev | Sillamäe | Kalevi Stadium | 2,000 | Anatoly Ushanov |
| Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn | Kalevi Keskstaadion | 12,000 | Daniel Meijel |
| Tammeka | Tartu | Tamme Stadium | 2,000 | Norbert Hurt |
| Trans | Narva | Kreenholmi Stadium | 3,000 | Sergei Ratnikov |
| Tulevik | Viljandi | Viljandi Linnastaadion | 2,500 | Marko Lelov |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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Head-to-head |
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| 1 | Levadia (C) | 36 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 121 | 23 | +98 | 97 | 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round | |
| 2 | Sillamäe Kalev | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 85 | 40 | +45 | 76 | 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round | |
| 3 | Trans | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 82 | 29 | +53 | 76 | 2010–11 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round | |
| 4 | Flora | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 79 | 31 | +48 | 72 | 2010–11 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1 | |
| 5 | Kalju | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 54 | ||
| 6 | Tulevik | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 51 | ||
| 7 | Tammeka | 36 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 86 | −57 | 24 | ||
| 8 | Kuressaare | 36 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 99 | −78 | 24 | ||
| 9 | Paide LM (O) | 36 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 97 | −76 | 22 | Promotion/Relegation play-off | |
| 10 | Tallinna Kalev (R) | 36 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 89 | −57 | 16 | Relegation to the Esiliiga |
Source: Estonian Football Association (Estonian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd least withdrawals or annulled matches; 3rd overall wins; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored.
If two or more teams on the top have the same amount of points by the end of the season, the aforementioned rules will not apply and additional game(s) will be played to determine the champions[3].
1The winner of the 2009–10 Estonian Cup, Levadia have already qualified for Champions League, that means Flora will qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League 1st qualifying round as cup runners-up.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
The 9th placed team of Meistriliiga and the runners-up of Esiliiga will compete in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in 2010 Meistriliiga.
| November 15 13:00 |
Warrior | 0 – 1 | Paide LM | Sportland Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 110 Referee: Roomer Tarajev |
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| Report | 48' Pebre |
| November 21 13:00 |
Paide LM | 1 – 1 | Warrior | Paide kunstmuruväljak, Paide Attendance: 170 Referee: Jaan Roos |
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| Leetma 8' | Report | 75' Danelson |
Paide Linnameeskond wins 2–1 on aggregate and retains their spot in next season's Meistriliiga.
Each team plays every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.
| Home \ Away1 | FLO | KLJ | KUR | LEV | PAI | S.K | T.K | TAM | TRN | TUL |
| Flora | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Kalju | 0–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Kuressaare | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–7 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 0–3 | |
| Levadia | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 8–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| Paide LM | 0–6 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | |
| Sillamäe Kalev | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Tallinna Kalev | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–1 | |
| Tammeka | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–8 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | |
| Trans | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–02 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Tulevik | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–7 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
Source: Estonian Football Association (Estonian)
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match was declared 3–0 for Narva Trans because Paide LM used ineligible players.[4]
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Home \ Away1 | FLO | KLJ | KUR | LEV | PAI | S.K | T.K | TAM | TRN | TUL |
| Flora | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | |
| Kalju | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 10–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Kuressaare | 0–3 | 0–02 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–7 | 0–4 | |
| Levadia | 1–0 | 5–0 | 8–0 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Paide LM | 0–6 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| Sillamäe Kalev | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Tallinna Kalev | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–6 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| Tammeka | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Trans | 0–0 | 0–0 | 10–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Tulevik | 0–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Source: Estonian Football Association (Estonian)
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match was awarded as lost for both teams with no goals counted, because both Kuressaare and Kalju used an ineligible player. The original result was 2–3.[5]
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Last updated: 10 November 2009; Source: Estonian Football Association Soccernet.ee (Estonian)
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month |
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| March[6] | Igor Prins (Levadia) | Jüri Jevdokimov (Tulevik) |
| April[7] | Igor Prins (Levadia) | Vitali Gussev (Levadia) |
| May[8] | Anatoly Ushanov (Sillamäe Kalev) | Alo Dupikov (Flora) |
| June[9] | Igor Prins (Levadia) | Aleksey Naumov (Sillamäe Kalev) |
| July[9] | Tarmo Rüütli (Flora) | Sander Puri (Levadia) |
| August[10] | Sergei Ratnikov (Trans) | Tomas Rimas (Trans) |
| September[10] | Igor Prins (Levadia) | Konstantin Nahk (Levadia) |
| October[11] | Igor Prins (Levadia) | Eduard Ratnikov (Trans) |
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