Meistriliiga 1995-96
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The 1995-1996 season
in the premier Estonia
n league, named Meistriliiga
, was the fifth domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence
from the Soviet Union
on 1991-08-20. Eight teams competed in this edition, with FC Lantana Tallinn
winning the title.
A win was rewarded with three instead of two points; one point for a draw. After the first round, played in the autumn of 1995, the top six teams played off for title, taking half their points with them to the second round, which was staged in the spring of 1996. The bottom two entered a Premier Division promotion tournament with the top four of the First Division, named Esiliiga
.
1996 in football (soccer)
The following are the football events of the year 1996 throughout the world.-Events:*Copa Libertadores 1996: Won by River Plate after defeating América de Cali on an aggregate score of 2-1....
in the premier Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n league, named Meistriliiga
Meistriliiga
Meistriliiga is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded in 1991 and the current, 2011 is the league's 21st season...
, was the fifth domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence
Independence
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from the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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on 1991-08-20. Eight teams competed in this edition, with FC Lantana Tallinn
FC Lantana Tallinn
FC Lantana Tallinn is a defunct Estonian football club. Lantana won the Estonian Meistriliiga in 1996 and 1997. The club was dissolved after the 1999 season.-History:...
winning the title.
A win was rewarded with three instead of two points; one point for a draw. After the first round, played in the autumn of 1995, the top six teams played off for title, taking half their points with them to the second round, which was staged in the spring of 1996. The bottom two entered a Premier Division promotion tournament with the top four of the First Division, named Esiliiga
Esiliiga 1995–96
-Main tournament:Four best teams qualify to the Premier Division promotion play-off, other four to First Division promotion play-off.-Table:-Premier Division promotion play-off:JK Vall Tallinn promoted to Premier Division, Pärnu JK relegated to First Division....
.
First round
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Lantana Tallinn FC Lantana Tallinn FC Lantana Tallinn is a defunct Estonian football club. Lantana won the Estonian Meistriliiga in 1996 and 1997. The club was dissolved after the 1999 season.-History:... |
14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 33 → 17 |
| 2 | FC Narva Trans | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 22 → 11 |
| 3 | FC Flora Tallinn FC Flora Tallinn MTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990. FC Flora are a multiple winner of the Meistriliiga title and the Estonian Cup. They have for years been raising the most number of players for the national team, and have also grown players from their successful youth system... |
14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 22 → 11 |
| 4 | Sadam Tallinn | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 21 → 11 |
| 5 | Tevalte-Marlekor Tallinn | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 20 → 10 |
| 6 | JK Tervis Pärnu JK Tervis Pärnu JK Tervis Pärnu is a now defunct Estonian football team from Pärnu, that used to play in various Estonian divisions, including Meistriliiga. Its club colors were white, black, and blue... |
14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 17 → 9 |
| 7 | JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi is a now defunct Estonian football club based in Jõhvi and was founded in 1974.EP Jõhvi became the first Estonian second place owner after the Soviet Union collapse and also they get second place in the Estonian Cup 1996.... |
14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
| 8 | Pärnu JK | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 61 | 2 |
Championship
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Lantana Tallinn FC Lantana Tallinn FC Lantana Tallinn is a defunct Estonian football club. Lantana won the Estonian Meistriliiga in 1996 and 1997. The club was dissolved after the 1999 season.-History:... |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 20 + 17 = 37 |
| 2 | FC Flora Tallinn FC Flora Tallinn MTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990. FC Flora are a multiple winner of the Meistriliiga title and the Estonian Cup. They have for years been raising the most number of players for the national team, and have also grown players from their successful youth system... |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 20 + 11 = 31 |
| 3 | Tevalte Tallinn KSK Vigri Tallinn Vigri Tallinn was an Estonian professional football club active between 1980 and 2000.-History:The club was renamed Tevalte Tallinn at the start of the 1993–94 season. In its first season under the new name, the club had all but almost secured the Meistriliiga title, when the Estonian FA... |
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 21 + 10 = 31 |
| 4 | Sadam Tallinn | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 13 + 11 = 24 |
| 5 | FC Narva Trans | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 8 + 11 = 19 |
| 6 | JK Tervis Pärnu JK Tervis Pärnu JK Tervis Pärnu is a now defunct Estonian football team from Pärnu, that used to play in various Estonian divisions, including Meistriliiga. Its club colors were white, black, and blue... |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 4 + 9 = 13 |
Promotion/Relegation
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi is a now defunct Estonian football club based in Jõhvi and was founded in 1974.EP Jõhvi became the first Estonian second place owner after the Soviet Union collapse and also they get second place in the Estonian Cup 1996.... |
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | JK Vall Tallinn | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Norma Tallinn FC Norma Tallinn Norma Tallinn is a now defunct Estonian football club. Norma Tallinn became the first Estonian champions after the Soviet Union collapse, they went on to defend their title next year, in 1993. Norma also won the Estonian Cup in 1994. The club was relegated to the second division in 1995 and to the... |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 17 |
| 4 | Pärnu JK | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 14 |
| 5 | FC Dünamo Tallinn FC Dünamo Tallinn Tallinna Dünamo is an Estonian football club from Tallinn. The club was formed in 1940 and won ten Estonian SSR championships. In 2004 the club won a surprising return to Estonian top flight – Meistriliiga, when Tervis Pärnu turned out to be ineligible for promotion, but then the club suffered... |
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 |
| 6 | Tallinna Jalgpalliklubi Tallinna Jalgpalliklubi Tallinna JK or simply TJK is a defunct Estonian football club, based in Tallinn. The club was founded in 1921 and later re-established in 2002. Wismari Staadion is their home stadium... |
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 5 |
Topscorers
| Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lembit Rajala Lembit Rajala Lembit Rajala is a former Estonian professional footballer. He was playing the position of striker. He won a total of 26 international caps for the Estonia national football team.-External links:*... |
FC Flora Tallinn FC Flora Tallinn MTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990. FC Flora are a multiple winner of the Meistriliiga title and the Estonian Cup. They have for years been raising the most number of players for the national team, and have also grown players from their successful youth system... |
16 |
| 2 | Maksim Gruznov Maksim Gruznov Maksim Gruznov is an Estonian football striker. He plays for FC Trans Narva.Gruznov became the Meistriliiga top goalscorer in 1993/94 and then repeated his success in 2001 and 2006 seasons.... |
FC Lantana Tallinn FC Lantana Tallinn FC Lantana Tallinn is a defunct Estonian football club. Lantana won the Estonian Meistriliiga in 1996 and 1997. The club was dissolved after the 1999 season.-History:... |
12 |
| 3 | Ivan O'Konnel-Bronin Ivan O'Konnel-Bronin Ivan O'Konnel-Bronin is a retired Estonian football forward, who became a football manager after his professional career... |
JK Tervis Pärnu JK Tervis Pärnu JK Tervis Pärnu is a now defunct Estonian football team from Pärnu, that used to play in various Estonian divisions, including Meistriliiga. Its club colors were white, black, and blue... / FC Flora Tallinn FC Flora Tallinn MTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990. FC Flora are a multiple winner of the Meistriliiga title and the Estonian Cup. They have for years been raising the most number of players for the national team, and have also grown players from their successful youth system... |
8 |
| Andrei Borissov Andrei Borissov Andrei Borissov is an Estonian professional footballer. He plays the position of midfielder and is 1.77 m tall and weighs 76 kg. Borissov is the former member of the Estonia national football team, with 14 caps to his name.-External links:* *... |
FC Lantana Tallinn FC Lantana Tallinn FC Lantana Tallinn is a defunct Estonian football club. Lantana won the Estonian Meistriliiga in 1996 and 1997. The club was dissolved after the 1999 season.-History:... |
8 | |
| Aleksandr Olerski Aleksandr Olerski Aleksandr Olerski was a football forward from Estonia. His last club was FC Puuma Tallinn.-International career:... |
Tevalte-Marlekor Tallinn | 8 | |
| Boriss Nejolov | FC Narva Trans | 8 | |
| Dmitri Ustritski Dmitri Ustritski Dmitri Ustritski is a former Estonian professional footballer. He was playing the position of striker. He spent the prime years of his career playing for JK Viljandi Tulevik. He won a total of 17 international caps for the Estonia national football team.-External links:* *... |
Sadam Tallinn | 8 |