The 1997-1998 season

1998 in football (soccer)

The following are the football events of the year 1998 throughout the world.-Events:*1998 World Cup – France wins 3–0 over Brazil in Saint-Denis, France, winning their first cup. More than a million delirious fans jammed the Champs-Élysées, dancing through the night.*UEFA Champions League: Real...

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 seventh 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 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...

 claiming the title.

After the first round, played in the autumn of 1997, 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 1998. The bottom two entered a Premier Division Promotion Tournament with the top four of the First Division, named Esiliiga

Esiliiga 1997–98

-Main tournament:Four best teams qualify to the Premier Division promotion play-off, other four to First Division promotion play-off.-Table:‡ Three points deducted for match fixing-Top scorers:-Premier Division promotion play-off:...

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First round

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	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	12	1	1	39	6	37 → 19
2	Sadam Tallinn	14	9	4	1	42	15	31 → 16
3	JK Viljandi Tulevik JK Viljandi Tulevik Viljandi Tulevik is an Estonian football club, playing in the town of Viljandi.The club was originally founded in 1912. They play their home games at Viljandi linnastaadion. Tulevik was not a fully independent club, but rather a part of FC Flora's system in 1992-2010...	14	6	2	6	21	20	20 → 10
4	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	5	4	5	20	17	19 → 10
5	FC Narva Trans	14	4	3	7	13	26	15 → 8
6	FC TVMK Tallinn FC TVMK Tallinn FC TVMK is a defunct Estonian football club. TVMK won the Estonian Meistriliiga in 2005. They are also multiple winners of the Estonian Cup.-Name History:*TVMK Tallinn *TVMV Tallinn *Tevalte-Marlekor...	14	4	2	8	13	29	14 → 7
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	2	5	7	11	23	11
8	Lelle SK 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	3	1	10	11	34	10

Championship

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	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	7	2	1	34	10	23 + 19 = 42
2	Sadam Tallinn	10	5	1	4	26	22	16 + 16 = 32
3	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	4	3	3	17	17	15 + 10 = 25
4	FC Narva Trans	10	5	1	4	14	19	16 + 8 = 24
5	JK Viljandi Tulevik JK Viljandi Tulevik Viljandi Tulevik is an Estonian football club, playing in the town of Viljandi.The club was originally founded in 1912. They play their home games at Viljandi linnastaadion. Tulevik was not a fully independent club, but rather a part of FC Flora's system in 1992-2010...	10	2	3	5	11	15	9 + 10 = 29
6	FC TVMK Tallinn FC TVMK Tallinn FC TVMK is a defunct Estonian football club. TVMK won the Estonian Meistriliiga in 2005. They are also multiple winners of the Estonian Cup.-Name History:*TVMK Tallinn *TVMV Tallinn *Tevalte-Marlekor...	10	2	0	8	4	23	6 +7 = 21

Topscorers

Pos	Name	Team	Goals
1	Konstantin Kolbasenko Konstantin Nahk Konstantin Nahk is an Estonian footballer who plays for Meistriliiga side FC Levadia Tallinn. He is a central midfielder, and is known for his set-piece ability. He had a spell abroad in the Veikkausliiga with FC Jokerit.-Individual:...	Sadam Tallinn	18
2	Andres Oper Andres Oper Andres Oper is an Estonian footballer who plays as a striker. He played in AEK Larnaca. He has set the goalscoring record for the Estonian national team, by scoring 36 goals in 117 matches.-Early career:...	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...	15
3	Indrek Zelinski Indrek Zelinski Indrek Zelinski is an Estonian football manager and retired football striker.-Club career:When he was 12 years old, he started his career under a youth coach, Märt Siigur, in his hometown...	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...	13
4	Pål Christian Alsaker	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...	12
5	Toomas Krõm Toomas Krõm Toomas Krõm is a former professional footballer from Estonia, playing as a forward. Born in Tallinn, he twice became topscorer of the Premier Estonian League, named Meistriliiga: in 1999 and 2000. Krõm obtained a total number of 11 caps for the Estonia national football team during his...	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...	11
6	Argo Arbeiter Argo Arbeiter Argo Arbeiter is a retired professional Estonian football striker. He is currently playing in Estonian IV league in club FC Eston Villa.-International career:...	JK Viljandi Tulevik JK Viljandi Tulevik Viljandi Tulevik is an Estonian football club, playing in the town of Viljandi.The club was originally founded in 1912. They play their home games at Viljandi linnastaadion. Tulevik was not a fully independent club, but rather a part of FC Flora's system in 1992-2010...	9
–	Andrei Krõlov	Sadam Tallinn	9
–	Vitali Leitan	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:...	9
9	Marko Kristal Marko Kristal Marko Kristal is a former football midfielder with an outstanding career for the Estonian national team.-Club career:...	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
–	Dmitry Lipartov	FC Narva Trans	8
11	Kristen Viikmäe Kristen Viikmäe Kristen Viikmäe is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for JK Nõmme Kalju. He plays the position of striker.-Club career:...	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...	7