2009 Esiliiga

Esiliiga
Season 2009
Champions Levadia II
Relegated Flora II, Flora Rakvere
Matches played 175
Goals scored 643 (3.67 per match)
Top goalscorer Tõnis Stakopf (32)
Biggest home win Levadia 7–0 Lasnamäe Ajax
Biggest away win Warrior 0–12 Levadia
Highest scoring Warrior 0–12 Levadia
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The 2009 season of the Esiliiga (the second league of the Estonian football system).

Overview

Club Location Stadium Current manager
Flora II Tallinn Sportland Arena Estonia Erki Kesküla
Flora Rakvere Rakvere Linnastaadion Estonia Urmas Kirs
Lasnamäe Ajax Tallinn FC Ajax Stadium Estonia Aleksandr Puštov
Levadia II Tallinn Maarjamäe kunstmuru Estonia Urmas Hepner
Lootus Kohtla-Järve SK Stadium Estonia Andrei Škaleta
Tamme Auto Kiviõli Kiviõli Stadium Estonia Erik Šteinberg
TJK Legion Tallinn Wismari Stadium Estonia Viktor Passikuta
Tulevik II Viljandi Linnastaadion Estonia Aivar Lillevere
Warrior Valga Sportland Arena Estonia Zaur Tšilingarašvili
Vaprus Pärnu Kalevi Stadium Estonia Ants Kommussaar

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Levadia II (C) 36 26 8 2 96 21+75 86Ineligible for Promotion
2 Lootus (P) 36 24 2 10 88 48+40 74 Promotion to Meistriliiga
3 Warrior 36 21 2 13 68 63+5 65 Promotion/Relegation play-off
4 Lasnamäe Ajax 36 20 4 12 75 53+22 64
5 Tamme Auto 36 17 2 17 77 770 0501
6 TJK Legion 36 13 5 18 63 76−13 44
7 Vaprus 36 11 6 19 64 77−13 39
8 Tulevik II 36 10 6 20 49 79−30 36 Qualification to Promotion/Relegation play-off
9 Flora II (R) 36 9 5 22 35 64−29 32 Relegation to II Liiga
10 Rakvere (R) 36 8 2 26 48 105−57 0201

Updated to games played on 11 November 2009.
Source: Jalgpall.ee Soccernet.ee
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd least withdrawals or annulled matches; 3rd wins; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th overall goal difference; 7th goals scored [1]
1 Three points deducted from Kiviõli Tamme Auto and six from FC Flora Rakvere before season because of licensing problems.[2]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Promotion play-off

Results

Each team will play every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.

First half of season

Home ╲ Away FLO RAK AJXLEVLOTTMATJKTUL 2VPRWAR
Flora II 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 4–2 1–2 0–3 0–1
Rakvere 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–4 2–1 3–4 1–3 1–5 1–0
Lasnamäe Ajax 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–2 7–3 1–1 3–0 4–0 2–1
Levadia II 4–0 5–0 7–0 0–0 2–4 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1
Lootus 5–1 2–1 3–2 0–2 2–4 0–2 4–1 2–0 3–1
Tamme Auto 1–0 5–0 4–1 1–1 1–3 3–0 4–0 4–3 0–1
TJK Legion 4–2 3–1 1–1 0–6 0–1 3–3 3–1 5–1 6–2
Tulevik II 2–1 4–3 4–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–4 0–0
Vaprus 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–2
Warrior 3–0 2–4 2–0 0–12 1–0 5–0 2–1 3–2 1–3

Updated to games played on 5 July 2009.
Source: Jalgpall.ee
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season

Home ╲ Away FLO RAK AJXLEVLOTTMATJKTUL 2VPRWAR
Flora II 1–3 1–1 0–3 3–0 0–1 0–1 4–2 0–1
Rakvere 1–0 2–3 2–3 0–5 0–6 3–1 0–2 2–2 1–3
Lasnamäe Ajax 5–0 3–1 1–2 2–0 4–1 4–1 3–0 4–0 0–2
Levadia II 1–1 5–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 2–1
Lootus 3–4 7–2 2–1 3–1 4–1 3–1 4–1 4–2 2–3
Tamme Auto 4–0 4–1 0–2 1–6 0–2 3–1 1–2 0–1
TJK Legion 0–1 3–0 0–3 0–1 1–2 2–3 1–1 2–1 2–4
Tulevik II 1–0 2–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–1 2–8 0–2
Vaprus 0–1 3–3 1–2 1–2 4–1 3–4 3–4 3–3
Warrior 2–1 4–1 1–2 0–2 0–3 4–3 7–2 2–5 1–1

Updated to games played on 2 November 2009.
Source: Jalgpall.ee
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 11 November 2009.[3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Estonia Tõnis StarkopfKiviõli Tamme Auto32
2 Estonia Anton SemjonovLootus19
3 Estonia Sander RõivasseppWarrior18
4 Estonia Vitali BolšakovLootus17
Russia Yaroslav DmitrievLevadia II17
Estonia Maksim KisseljovTJK Legion17
Estonia Jaan LeimannWarrior17
8 Russia Aleksandr PavlikhinTJK Legion16
9 Estonia Šahrijar AbdullajevLasnamäe Ajax15
10 Estonia Sergei TassoLasnamäe Ajax12

Monthly awards

Month Manager Club Player Club
03/09[4] Zaur Tšilingarašvili Warrior Tõnis Starkopf Tamme Auto
04/09[5] Aleksey Zhukov Lootus Yaroslav Dmitriev Levadia II
05/09[6] Aleksandr Puštov Levadia II Sergei Popov Lootus
06/09[7] Aleksandr Puštov Levadia II Konstantin Karin Lootus
07/09[8] Andrei Borissov Lasnamäe Ajax Maksim Kisseljov TJK Legion
08/09[9] Aleksandr Puštov Levadia II Sergei Tasso Lasnamäe Ajax
09/09[10] Aleksey Zhukov Lootus Sander Rõivassepp Warrior

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eesti 2009.a. meistrivõistluste juhend Meistri- ja Esiliigale" (PDF). jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). EJL. 20 February 2009. p. 9. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "Litsentsikomisjon andis mitmele klubile ajapikendust". jalgpall.struktuur.ee (in Estonian). EJL. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  3. ↑ "EL VÄRAVALÖÖJATE EDETABEL (2009)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  4. ↑ "Meistriliiga märtsikuu parimateks tunnistati Prins ja Jevdokimov". jalgpall.struktuur.ee (in Estonian). EJL. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "Meistriliiga kuu parimate auhinnad läksid Levadiale". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). EJL. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  6. ↑ "Maikuu parimaks valiti Alo Dupikov". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 14 June 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  7. ↑ "Meistriliiga septembri parimad on Prins ja Nahk". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). EJL. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  8. ↑ "Juulikuu parimad olid Rüütli ja Puri". postimees.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  9. ↑ "Meistriliiga septembri parimad on Prins ja Nahk". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). EJL. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  10. ↑ "Meistriliiga septembri parimad on Prins ja Nahk". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). EJL. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
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