1997–98 Meistriliiga
The 1997–98 Meistriliiga was the seventh season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Flora won their third title.
| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Flora (3rd title) |
| Top goalscorer | Konstantin Nahk (18) |
← 1996–97 1998 → | |
Preliminary round
The preliminary round was played in the autumn. The top six teams continued the title play-off in the spring, taking half their points obtained in the preliminary round. The last two teams faced the top four of the Esiliiga in the Meistriliiga transition tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flora | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 6 | +33 | 37 | Qualification for Championship Tournament |
| 2 | Tallinna Sadam | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 31 | |
| 3 | Tulevik | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 20 | |
| 4 | Lantana | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 19 | |
| 5 | Narva Trans | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 15 | |
| 6 | TVMK | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 14 | |
| 7 | Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 11 | Qualification for Meistriliiga Transition Tournament |
| 8 | Lelle | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 34 | −23 | 10 |
Source: rsssf.com
Championship Tournament
The points obtained during the preliminary round were carried over halved and rounded up.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flora (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 10 | +24 | 19 | 42 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Tallinna Sadam | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 16 | 32 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Lantana | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 | 25 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Trans | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 8 | 24 | |
| 5 | Tulevik | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 10 | 19 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | TVMK | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 7 | 13 |
Meistriliiga Transition Tournament
Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi and Lelle, the teams finishing in the last two positions in the preliminary round, faced four best teams of the 1997–98 Esiliiga in the play-off for two places in the 1998 Meistriliiga.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lelle | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 10 | +42 | 26 | Promotion to Meistriliiga |
| 2 | Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 19 | |
| 3 | Vall | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 17 | Relegation to Esiliiga |
| 4 | Dokker | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 8 | |
| 5 | Olümpia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | |
| 6 | Merkuur | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 29 | −20 | 4 |
Source: rsssf.com
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Tallinna Sadam | 18 |
| 2 | | Flora | 15 |
| 3 | | Flora | 13 |
| 4 |  | Flora | 12 |
| 5 | | Flora | 13 |
| 6 | | Tulevik | 9 |
| Tallinna Sadam | ||
| Lantana | ||
| 9 | | Flora | 8 |
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References
- "Estonia - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
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