2011 Meistriliiga


The 2011 Meistriliiga was the 21st season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 5 March 2011 and concluded on 5 November 2011. The defending champions Flora won their ninth league title.

Teams

finished the 2010 season in last place and were relegated to the 2011 Esiliiga as a result, ending their one-year stay in the Estonian top flight. Taking their place were Ajax, who finished the 2010 Esiliiga first among promotion-eligible clubs and third overall. They returned to the top flight after a three-year absence.
Tulevik terminated their affiliation with Flora and continued with their as an independent club in the II Liiga. FC Viljandi was created to ensure top level football would remain in the city of Viljandi.
In addition, the 9th place Meistriliiga club, Kuressaare, faced the 4th placed Esiliiga club, Kiviõli Tamme Auto in a two-legged play-off for a place in the Meistriliiga. Kuressaare won the play-off, 4–2 on aggregate, and thus retained their place in the league.

Stadia

TeamLocationStadiumCapacityManager
AjaxTallinnAjax Stadium1,500 Boriss Dugan
FloraTallinnA. Le Coq Arena9,692 Martin Reim
KuressaareKuressaareKuressaare Linnastaadion2,000 Sergei Zamogilnõi
LevadiaTallinnKadriorg Stadium5,000 Sergei Hohlov-Simson
Narva TransNarvaKreenholm Stadium3,000 Aleksei Yagudin
Nõmme KaljuTallinnHiiu Stadium500 Igor Prins
Paide LinnameeskondPaidePaide Linnastaadion500 Meelis Rooba
Sillamäe KalevSillamäeSillamäe Kalev Stadium2,000 Vladimir Kazachyonok
TammekaTartuTamme Stadium2,000 Kristjan Tiirik
ViljandiViljandiViljandi Linnastaadion2,500 Zaur Tšilingarašvili

League table

Results

Each team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 games.

First half of season

Second half of season

Relegation play-off

At season's end, the 9th place club in the Meistriliiga participated in a two-legged playoff with the runners-up of the 2011 Esiliiga for one place in the following year's competition.
Kuressaare retained their place in the league, winning 5–1 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 5 November 2011.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Aleksandrs ČekulajevsNarva Trans46
2 Tarmo NeemeloNõmme Kalju22
2 Albert ProsaTammeka22
4 Henri AnierFlora21
5 Vitali LeitanLevadia20
6 Maksim GruznovNarva Trans17
7 Jüri JevdokimovNõmme Kalju16
7 Kristen ViikmäeNõmme Kalju16
9 Aleksei AlekseevSillamäe Kalev14
9 Aleksandr NikulinSillamäe Kalev14

Awards

Monthly awards

Meistriliiga Player of the Year

was named Meistriliiga Player of the Year.