Estonia - 2017 Meistriliiga

The 2017 Meistriliiga (known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) is the 27th season of the Meistriliiga, the top level of the Estonian football system. The season began on 3 March 2017 and ends on 4 November 2017.

FCI Tallinn are the defending champions. The champions underwent a name change between the seasons having been known as Infonet from 2011 to 2016.

Teams

A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 8 teams from the 2016 season. Tarvas were relegated after a winless season. Their spot was taken by Esiliiga champions Tulevik, making an immediate return after their 2015 relegation.

In the relegation play-off Pärnu Linnameeskond successfully defended their league spot by defeating challengers Maardu Linnameeskond, but on 11 January 2017 Pärnu Linnameeskond, a union of football clubs from Pärnu, broke up. Vaprus, one of the three clubs that had formed Linnameeskond, took over the league spot.

Each team plays every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away. A total of 180 matches will be played, with 36 matches played by each team.

Source: Estonian Football Asociation

Estonia - Esiliiga B 2014

Esiliiga B is the third division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded in 2013 and the current, 2014 Esiliiga B season is the league's 2nd season. As of 2014 it is not fully professional.

The 2014 Esiliiga was the 2nd season of the Esiliiga B. The season started on Friday 28 February 2014, and concluded on Sunday 9 November 2014. Infonet II Tallinn won the Esiliiga B, finishing with 99 points.

The league consists of 10 clubs, all teams play each other four times. Both the winning team and the runner-ups are promoted to Esiliiga directly, whereas the third place club will participate in a two-legged play-off with the 8th place club of the Esiliiga for the spot in next year's competition. Same way the 2 bottom placed teams are relegated to II Liiga. The third bottom team can avoid relegation by winning a two-leg play-off against the II Liiga play-off round winners.

The following clubs are competing in Esiliiga B during the 2014 season.
- Ararat TTÜ Tallinn
- FC Elva
- HÜJK Emmaste
- Flora III Tallinn
- Infonet II Tallinn   
- Järve Kohtla-Järve   
- Sillamäe Kalev II   
- Legion Tallinn       
- Santos Tartu       
- Starbunker Maardu

Tallinna FC Infonet II and Tartu Santos promoted to 2015 Esiliiga
Tallina FC Flora III and Tallina JK Legion relegated to 2015 II Liiga

Promotion play-off

HÜJK Emmaste remained in Esiliiga B after failing to meet requirements for joining the Esiliiga.^[4]

	HÜJK Emmaste	v	Tarvas Rakvere

	Tarvas Rakvere	v	HÜJK Emmaste

Relegation play-offs

Ararat TTÜ Tallinn, who finished 8th, faced Joker 1993 Raasiku, the II liiga play-off winners, for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2015 Esiliiga B. Joker 1993 Raasiku won 8–8 on aggregate.

16 November 2014	Joker 1993 Raasiku	3–1	Ararat TTÜ Tallinn	Raasiku

22 November 2014	Ararat TTÜ Tallinn	6–4	Joker 1993 Raasiku	Tallinn

Source:  Estonian Football Federation
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Estonia - Esiliiga 2014

Esiliiga is the second division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. Esiliiga features several amateur clubs and reserve teams of Meistriliiga clubs of which reserve teams can not get promoted according to the rules set by the Estonian Football Association. As in most countries with low temperatures in winter time, the season starts around March and ends in late November. As of 2014 it is not fully professional.

The 2014 Esiliiga was the 24th season of the Esiliiga. The season started on Sunday 2 March 2014, and concluded on Sunday 9 November 2014. Flora II Tallinn won the Esiliiga, finishing with 78 points.

The following clubs are competing in Esiliiga during the 2014 season.
- Tallinna FC Flora II
- Kiviõli FC Irbis  
- Nõmme Kalju FC II      
- Levadia II Tallinn   
- Pärnu Linnameeskond    
- Tallinna FC Puuma   
- FC Kuressaare   

- Rakvere JK Tarvas
- Viljandi JK Tulevik   
- Vändra JK Vaprus

 

Flora II Tallinn, Levadia II Tallinn and Nõmme Kalju II could not be promoted as they are reserve teams.

Puuma Tallinn were deducted 3 points for not filling licensing criteria

Pärnu Linnameeskond promoted to Meistriliiga
Vaprus Vändra and Puuma Tallinn relegated to Esiliiga B

Promotion play-offs

Tulevik Viljandi, who finished 5th, faced Lokomotiv Jõhvi, the 9th-placed 2014 Meistriliiga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2015 Meistriliiga. Tulevik Viljandi won 1–1 on aggregate.

16 November 2014	Tulevik Viljandi	0–0	Lokomotiv Jõhvi	Viljandi

22 November 2014	Lokomotiv Jõhvi	1–1	Tulevik Viljandi	Kohtla-Järve

 
Tulevik Viljandi will play 2015 Meistriliiga

Relegation play-offs

Tarvas Rakvere remained in Esiliiga after HÜJK Emmaste failed to meet requirements for joining the league.

	HÜJK Emmaste	v	Tarvas Rakvere

	Tarvas Rakvere	v	HÜJK Emmaste

Source:  Estonian Football League

Estonia - Meistriliiga 2014

Meistriliiga (known as the A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded in 1992 and the current, 2014 season, is the league's 24th. As of 2014 it is not fully professional with semi-professional and amateur clubs allowed to compete. In 2013 six of the ten teams were professional.

As in most countries with low temperatures in winter time, the season starts around March and ends in late November. Meistriliiga consists of ten clubs, all teams play each other four times. After each season the bottom team is relegated and the second last team plays a two-legged playoff for a place in the Meistriliiga.

In February 2013, A. Le Coq, a brewery, signed a five-year cooperation agreement with the Estonian Football Association, which included Meistriliiga naming rights.

The season runs from 1 March 2014 to 8 November 2014. Levadia are the defending champions.

Kuressaare were relegated to the 2014 Esiliiga after finishing in the bottom of the table at the end of the 2013 season, ending their five-year tenure in the top flight. They were replaced by Jõhvi Lokomotiv, Esiliiga runners-up and first among promotion-eligible teams. Lokomotiv will make their first appearance in the top division.

One spot in the league was decided in a two-legged play-off between Esiliiga's 4th Rakvere Tarvas and Meistriliiga's 9th-placed team Tammeka. Tammeka won 6–2 on aggregate and therefore retained its place in Meistriliiga.

Tammeka hit financial trouble on the second half of 2013 season, but refused the reorganization plan set by Estonian Football Association. In February Tammeka were stripped of their Meistriliiga license.

Tammeka entry was later granted for 2014 season to Football School Tammeka, financially independent part of the club run by former employees of football club Tammeka.

The 2014 Meistriliiga (known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of the Meistriliiga, the first level in the Estonian football system. The season ran from 1 March 2014 to 8 November 2014. Levadia successfully defended the title, securing the championship in the last round.

Source:  Estonian Football Asociation
             http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Meistriliiga