The 1996–97 Meistriliiga was the sixth season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Lantana won their second title.
Season | 1996–97 |
---|---|
Champions | Lantana (2nd title) |
Top goalscorer | Sergei Bragin (18) |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → |
Preliminary round
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lantana | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 35 | Qualification for Championship Tournament |
2 | Flora | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 29 | |
3 | Marlekor | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 22 | |
4 | Lelle | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 21 | |
5 | Narva Trans | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 20 | |
6 | Tallinna Sadam | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 16 | |
7 | Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 13 | Qualification for Meistriliiga Transition Tournament |
8 | Vall | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 44 | −35 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
editChampionship Tournament
editThe points obtained during the preliminary round were carried over halved and rounded up.
League table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lantana (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 18 | 41 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Flora | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 15 | 38 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Tallinna Sadam | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 8 | 24 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
4 | Lelle | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 11 | 20 | |
5 | Marlekor | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 11 | 19 | |
6 | Narva Trans | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 10 | 17 |
Results
editMeistriliiga Transition Tournament
editEesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi and PVall, the teams finishing in the last two positions in the preliminary round, faced four best teams of the 1996-97 Esiliiga in the play-off for two places in the 1997-98 Meistriliiga.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 25 | Promotion to Meistriliiga |
2 | Vall | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 22 | |
3 | Pärnu JK | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 13 | Relegation to Esiliiga |
4 | FC Lelle | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 12 | |
5 | TJK | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 8 | |
6 | Sillamäe Kalev | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 6 |
Source: [citation needed]
Top scorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergei Bragin | Lantana | 18 |
2 | Andres Oper | Flora | 13 |
3 | Maksim Gruznov | Lantana | 12 |
4 | Jonatan Johansson | Flora | 9 |
Stanislav Kitto | Narva Trans |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
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