2009 in Estonian football

2009 in Estonian football
Meistriliiga winners
TBD
Estonian Cup winners
FC Flora Tallinn
SuperCup winners
FC Flora Tallinn
Champions League
FC Levadia Tallinn (1Q)
Europa League
FC Flora Tallinn (2Q)
FC Trans Narva (1Q)
JK Kalju Nõmme (1Q)
Estonian national team
2010 World Cup qualification
Estonian Footballer of the Year
Raio Piiroja

The 2009 season is the 18th competitive football season in Estonia.

National Leagues

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Levadia (C) 36 31 4 1 121 23 +98 97 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Sillamäe Kalev 36 24 4 8 85 40 +45 76 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round
3 Trans 36 23 7 6 82 29 +53 76 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round[a]
4 Flora 36 22 6 8 79 31 +48 72
5 Kalju 36 15 9 12 65 47 +18 54
6 Tulevik 36 15 6 15 55 49 +6 51
7 Tammeka 36 7 3 26 29 86 −57 24
8 Kuressaare 36 7 3 26 21 99 −78 24
9 Paide Linnameeskond (O) 36 6 4 26 21 97 −76 22 Qualification for relegation play-offs
10 Tallinna Kalev (R) 36 4 4 28 32 89 −57 16 Relegation to Esiliiga
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd least withdrawals or annulled matches; 3rd overall wins; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored.
If two or more teams on the top have the same number of points by the end of the season, the aforementioned rules will not apply and additional game(s) will be played to determine the champions[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The winner of the 2009–10 Estonian Cup, Levadia have already qualified for Champions League, that means Flora will qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League 1st qualifying round as cup runners-up.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Levadia II[a] (C) 36 26 8 2 96 21 +75 86
2 Lootus (P) 36 24 2 10 88 48 +40 74 Promotion to Meistriliiga
3 Warrior 36 21 2 13 68 63 +5 65 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Lasnamäe Ajax 36 20 4 12 75 53 +22 64
5 Tamme Auto[b] 36 17 2 17 77 77 0 50
6 TJK Legion 36 13 5 18 63 76 −13 44
7 Vaprus 36 11 6 19 64 77 −13 39
8 Tulevik II 36 10 6 20 49 79 −30 36 Qualification for relegation play-offs
9 Flora U21[a] (R) 36 9 5 22 35 64 −29 32 Relegation to II Liiga
10 Rakvere[b] (R) 36 8 2 26 48 105 −57 20
Source: Jalgpall.ee Soccernet.ee
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
  2. ^ a b Three points deducted from Kiviõli Tamme Auto and six from FC Flora Rakvere before season because of licensing problems.[2]

Estonian FA Cup

Flora Tallinn, playing in their 6th final, successfully defended the title, winning the cup for the 4th time overall. The normal and the extra time ended 0–0. The match went to a penalty shootout, where Flora 4–3. Kalju Nõmme played in their first ever cup final, defeating three Meistriliiga sides on the way. The final was played on 12 May at Kadrioru Stadium.

Final

Flora0–0 (a.e.t.)Nõmme Kalju
Report
Penalties
Zahovaiko soccer ball with check mark
Kasimir soccer ball with check mark
Vunk soccer ball with red X
Vanna soccer ball with check mark
Dupikov soccer ball with check mark
4–3 soccer ball with check mark Smirnov
soccer ball with check mark Rõškevitš
soccer ball with check mark Pimentel
soccer ball with red X Hurt
soccer ball with red X Nunes
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kristo Tohver

National Teams

The Estonia national football team played a total number of thirteen matches, and did not qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

References

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  2. ^ "Litsentsikomisjon andis mitmele klubile ajapikendust". jalgpall.struktuur.ee (in Estonian). EJL. 6 March 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Eesti Jalgpalli Liit. Kasahstan – Eesti 2:0 (1:0)". EJL. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "FIFA.com. Armenia – Estonia 2:2 (1:1)". FIFA. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
  5. ^ "FIFA.com. Estonia – Armenia 1:0 (0:0)". FIFA. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
  6. ^ "Kaheldav penalti tõi Eestile Walesist kaotuse". Soccernet.ee. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
  7. ^ "Eesti – Ekvatoriaal-Guinea". EJL. Retrieved June 6, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ^ "Eesti – FC Flora 0:6 (0:1)". EJL. Retrieved June 1, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)