| Season | 2008 |
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| Champions | Levadia Tallinn 6th Meistriliiga title |
| Relegated | Vaprus (via play-off) TVMK |
| Champions League | Levadia Tallinn |
| Europa League | Flora Tallinn Narva Trans Nõmme Kalju |
| Goals scored | 639 |
| Average goals/game | 3.55 |
| Top goalscorer | Ingemar Teever (23) |
| Biggest home win | TVMK 8–0 Tallinna Kalev |
| Biggest away win | Tulevik 0–8 Flora |
| Highest scoring | Vaprus 3–10 TVMK |
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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 Tallinn.
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10th placed Ajax Lasnamäe 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 Nõmme 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.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Current manager |
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| Flora | Tallinn | A. Le Coq Arena | 9,300 | Pasi Rautiainen |
| Kalju | Tallinn | Hiiu Stadium | 500 | Fredo Getulio |
| Levadia | Tallinn | Kadrioru Stadium | 4,750 | Igor Prins |
| Maag Tammeka | Tartu | Tamme Stadium | 2,000 | Sergei Zamogilnõi |
| Sillamäe Kalev | Sillamäe | Sillamäe Kalevi Stadium | 2,000 | Vadym Dobizha |
| Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn | Kalevi Keskstaadion | 12,000 | Aavo Sarap |
| Trans | Narva | Kreenholmi Stadium | 3,000 | Aleksei Jagudin |
| Tulevik | Viljandi | Viljandi linnastaadion | 2,500 | Marko Lelov |
| TVMK | Tallinn | Kadrioru Stadium | 4,750 | Sergei Ratnikov |
| Vaprus | Pärnu | Pärnu Kalevi Stadium | 1,900 | Ants Kommussaar |
| 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 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 105 | 22 | +83 | 93 | 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round | |
| 2 | Flora | 36 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 113 | 28 | +85 | 91 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1 | |
| 3 | Trans | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 56 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round | |
| 4 | Kalju | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 55 | ||
| 5 | Sillamäe Kalev | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 49 | 79 | −30 | 45 | ||
| 6 | Tulevik | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 31 | 74 | −43 | 31 | TUL: 6 pts, 7–5 M-T: 6 pts, 5–7 |
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| 7 | Maag Tammeka | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 45 | 76 | −31 | 31 | ||
| 8 | Tallinna Kalev | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 70 | −33 | 26 | ||
| 9 | Vaprus (R) | 36 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 41 | 125 | −84 | 17 | relegation play-off | |
| 10 | TVMK (R) | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 91 | 47 | +44 | 662 | Relegation to the Esiliiga |
Source: Estonian Football Association (Estonian)
Rules for classification: 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.
1Flora 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.
2On 6 November 2008 Estonian Football Association License Commission decided not to grant TVMK a license to play in Meistriliiga or Esiliiga, due to financial difficulties during the season. The Estonian Football Association helped them to play until the end of the season and as they finished in 3rd place, the players and coaches got bronze medals, but the club itself was demoted to 10th spot.[1][2] TVMK were eventually disbanded.
(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.
Vaprus and Esiliiga side Paide LM competed in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in 2009 Meistriliiga. Aggregate score was 5–5 and Paide LM secured their place in 2009 Meistriliiga because they scored more away goals (3–1).
| 20 November 2008 13:00 EET |
Paide LM | 2 – 1 | Vaprus | Paide Ühisgümnaasiumi stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Ainar Kuusk |
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| Polyansky 22' (o.g.) Ellram 67' |
Report (Estonian) |
Kovalenko 90' |
| 23 November 2008 12:00 EET |
Vaprus | 4 – 3 | Paide LM | Pärnu Kalevi Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Jaan Roos |
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| Joost 48' Pakk 70', 75' Polyansky 72' |
Report (Estonian) |
Saar 13' Voolaid 43' Ellram 65' |
Each team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.
| Home \ Away1 | FLO | KLJ | LEV | M-T | S.K | T.K | TRN | TUL | TVM | VPR |
| Flora | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 7–0 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Source: Matchday 1–9 results Matchday 10–18 results (Estonian)
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Home \ Away1 | FLO | KLJ | LEV | M-T | S.K | T.K | TRN | TUL | TVM | VPR |
| Flora | 4–0 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Source: Matchday 19–27 results Matchday 28–36 results (Estonian)
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Source: Estonian Football Association (Estonian)
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month |
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| March 2008[3] | Fredo Getulio (Kalju) | Sander Post (Flora) |
| April 2008[4] | Igor Prins (Levadia) | Ingemar Teever (Kalju) |
| May 2008[5] | Pasi Rautiainen (Flora) | Konstantin Nahk (Levadia) |
| June 2008[6] | Igor Prins (Levadia) | Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko (Flora) |
| July 2008[7] | Pasi Rautiainen (Flora) | Mihhail Starodubtsev (Sillamäe Kalev) |
| August 2008[8] | Igor Prins (Levadia) | Juha Hakola (Flora) |
| September 2008[9] | Vadym Dobizha (Sillamäe Kalev) | Tarmo Kink (Levadia) |
| October 2008[10] | Aleksei Jagudin (Trans) | Marek Lemsalu (Levadia) |
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