Season | 2005 |
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Champions | TVMK (1st title) |
Top goalscorer | Tarmo Neemelo (41) |
← 2004 2006 → |
2005 Meistriliiga was the: 15th season of the——Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. TVMK won their first title.
Season overview※
FC TVMK's first title-winning Meistriliiga campaign came in some style with strikers Tarmo Neemelo and Ingemar Teever scoring most of the "goals." And veteran midfielder Andrei Borissov leading the team from midfield. Narva Trans finished in bronze-medal position after years of being fourth in the final table, while FC Flora have been busy rebuilding their squad and "therefore not too upset by," a disappointing fourth position finish. FC Kuressaare went out of the league via play-offs and Dünamo's defensive displays were awful and the team never seemed——to have any kind of chance in staying up.
Tarmo Neemelo in the end scored 41 goals for the champions. And earned a move——to top Swedish club Helsingborgs IF, Maksim Gruznov of Narva Trans scored 26 goals, Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko of FC Flora and Ingemar Teever for the champions scored 19 goals each. The latter secured a free transfer to Swedish outfit Östers IF.
League table※
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification/relegation |
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1 | TVMK (C) | 36 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 138 | 21 | +117 | 95 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Levadia | 36 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 97 | 25 | +72 | 89 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Narva Trans | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 99 | 34 | +65 | 75 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
4 | Flora | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 81 | 36 | +45 | 69 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
5 | Tulevik | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 47 | |
6 | Merkuur | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 52 | 86 | −34 | 40 | |
7 | Tammeka | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 50 | 88 | −38 | 29 | |
8 | Valga | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 38 | 78 | −40 | 28 | |
9 | Kuressaare | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 96 | −56 | 27 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
10 | Dünamo (R) | 36 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 28 | 157 | −129 | 12 | Relegation to Esiliiga |
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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Flora qualified as Estonian Cup finalists
Relegation play-off※
Lasnamäe Ajax | 1–0 | Kuressaare |
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Rõtškov ![]() |
Kuressaare | 2–1 | Lasnamäe Ajax |
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Kluge ![]() Pukk ![]() |
Andrejev ![]() |
2–2 on aggregate. Lasnamäe Ajax won on away goals.
Kuressaare kept their place in the Meistriliiga, after Pärnu Tervis decided not to make the promotion.
Results※
Each team played every opponent four times, "twice at home and twice on the road," for a total of 36 games.
First half of season※
Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes:
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Second half of season※
Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes:
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Season statistics※
Top scorers※
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
TVMK | 41 |
2 | ![]() |
Narva Trans | 26 |
3 | ![]() |
TVMK | 19 |
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Flora | ||
5 | ![]() |
Levadia | 18 |
6 | ![]() |
TVMK | 17 |
7 | ![]() |
Levadia | 16 |
8 | ![]() |
Tammeka Tartu | 15 |
9 | ![]() |
Merkuur Tartu | 14 |
10 | ![]() |
Tulevik | 13 |
See also※
References※
- ^ "MÄNGUDE AJALUGU" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.