Competition: | Meistriliiga |
Season: | 2017 |
Winners: | Flora 11th title |
Relegated: | Sillamäe Kalev |
Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Flora |
Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Levadia Nõmme Kalju Narva Trans |
League Topscorer: | Albert Prosa Rauno Sappinen (27 goals) |
Best Goalkeeper: | Sergei Lepmets (21 clean sheets) |
Biggest Home Win: | FCI Tallinn 11–1 Vaprus (22 May 2017) |
Biggest Away Win: | Vaprus 0–10 Flora (16 June 2017) |
Highest Scoring: | FCI Tallinn 11–1 Vaprus (22 May 2017) |
Longest Wins: | 15 matches Flora |
Longest Unbeaten: | 26 matches Flora |
Longest Winless: | 21 matches Vaprus |
Longest Losses: | 17 matches Vaprus |
Matches: | 180 |
Total Goals: | 658 |
Prevseason: | 2016 |
Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2017 Meistriliiga (known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons[1]) was the 27th season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 3 March 2017 and concluded on 4 November 2017.[2] FCI Tallinn began the season as defending champions of the 2016 season.
Flora won their 11th Meistriliiga title following a 2–0 home win over Tammeka on 28 October 2017.
A total of 10 teams contested 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.[3]
Defending champions Infonet underwent a name change due to the UEFA restrictions regarding sponsorship names and became FCI Tallinn.[4]
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
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FCI Tallinn | Aleksandar Rogić | Andrei Kalimullin | Joma | Infonet | |
Flora | Arno Pijpers | Brent Lepistu | Nike | Tele2[15] | |
Levadia | Igor Prins | Rimo Hunt | Adidas | Viimsi Keevitus | |
Narva Trans | Adyam Kuzyaev | Irié | Nike | Sportland | |
Nõmme Kalju | Sergei Frantsev | Vitali Teleš | Adidas | help.ee | |
Paide Linnameeskond | Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko | Andre Frolov | Nike | Enemat | |
Sillamäe Kalev | Irfan Ametov | Mihhail Starodubtsev | Uhlsport | Alexela | |
Tammeka | Mario Hansi Kaido Koppel | Kaarel Kiidron | Nike | Metec[16] | |
Tulevik | Aivar Lillevere | Indrek Ilves | Joma | Viljandi Aken ja Uks[17] | |
Vaprus | Marko Lelov | Karl Palatu | Nike | Coolbet[18] |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
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Paide Linnameeskond | Meelis Rooba | Mutual consent | 5 November 2016[19] | Pre-season | Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko | 7 November 2016 | |
Flora | Argo Arbeiter | Sacked | 10 November 2016[20] | Arno Pijpers | 2 January 2017[21] | ||
Tammeka | Indrek Koser | Mutual consent | 29 November 2016[22] | Mario Hansi Kaido Koppel | 29 November 2016 | ||
Sillamäe Kalev | Algimantas Briaunys | Resigned | 11 April 2017[23] | 8th | Vadym Dobizha (caretaker) | 11 April 2017 | |
FCI Tallinn | Aleksandr Puštov | Mutual consent | 30 June 2017[24] | 4th | Sergei Bragin (caretaker) | 30 June 2017 | |
FCI Tallinn | Sergei Bragin | End of caretaker spell | 29 July 2017[25] | 4th | Aleksandar Rogić | 29 July 2017 | |
Sillamäe Kalev | Vadym Dobizha | Resigned due to ill health | 12 September 2017 | 7th | Irfan Ametov (caretaker) | 12 September 2017[26] |
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.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[27] | ||
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align=center rowspan=2 | 1 | Albert Prosa | FCI Tallinn | align=center rowspan=2 | 27 |
Rauno Sappinen | Flora | ||||
3 | Rimo Hunt | Levadia | 20 | ||
4 | Aleksandr Volkov | Sillamäe Kalev | 18 | ||
align=center rowspan=4 | 5 | Zakaria Beglarishvili | Flora | align=center rowspan=4 | 16 |
Yevgeni Kharin | FCI Tallinn | ||||
Liliu | Nõmme Kalju | ||||
João Morelli | Levadia | ||||
9 | Yevgeni Kobzar | Levadia | 12 | ||
align=center rowspan=2 | 10 | Nikita Andreev | Levadia | align=center rowspan=2 | 11 |
Artjom Dmitrijev | Nõmme Kalju |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
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Dzmitry Kowb | Narva Trans | Paide Linnameeskond | 5–1 (A) | 4 March 2017[28] | |
Rimo Hunt | Levadia | Paide Linnameeskond | 7–0 (H) | 18 March 2017[29] | |
Yevgeni Kharin | FCI Tallinn | Vaprus | 6–0 (A) | 15 April 2017[30] | |
Yevgeni Kobzar | Levadia | Vaprus | 8–0 (H) | 28 April 2017[31] | |
Albert Prosa6 | FCI Tallinn | Vaprus | 11–1 (H) | 22 May 2017[32] | |
Rauno Sappinen | Flora | Vaprus | 10–0 (A) | 16 June 2017[33] | |
João Morelli | Levadia | Paide Linnameeskond | 8–0 (H) | 5 August 2017[34] | |
Aleksandr Volkov | Sillamäe Kalev | Vaprus | 9–0 (H) | 12 August 2017[35] | |
Karl Mööl | Nõmme Kalju | Vaprus | 6–1 (A) | 15 August 2017[36] | |
Liliu | Nõmme Kalju | Vaprus | 6–0 (H) | 23 September 2017[37] | |
Aleksandr Volkov | Sillamäe Kalev | Vaprus | 7–2 (A) | 30 September 2017[38] | |
Rauno Sappinen4 | Flora | Narva Trans | 7–0 (A) | 20 October 2017[39] |
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | ||||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
March[40] | Igor Prins | Levadia | Igor Dudarev | Levadia | Viktor Plotnikov | Narva Trans | |
April[41] | Arno Pijpers | Flora | Rimo Hunt | Magnar Vainumäe | Paide Linnameeskond | ||
May[42] | Artur Kotenko | Narva Trans | Brent Lepistu | Flora | |||
June[43] | Mario Hansi Kaido Koppel | Tammeka | Rauno Sappinen | Flora | Mark Oliver Roosnupp | Levadia | |
July[44] | Sergei Frantsev | Nõmme Kalju | Aleksandr Volkov | Sillamäe Kalev | Robert Kirss | Nõmme Kalju | |
August[45] | Aleksandar Rogić | FCI Tallinn | Yevgeni Kobzar | Levadia | Oleksandr Sukharov | Sillamäe Kalev | |
September[46] | Igor Prins | Levadia | Josip Krznarić | Geovane | Nõmme Kalju | ||
October[47] | Arno Pijpers | Flora | Brent Lepistu | Flora | João Morelli | Levadia |
Round | Player of the Round | ||
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Player | Club | ||
1[48] | Rimo Hunt | Levadia | |
2[49] | Zakaria Beglarishvili | Flora | |
3[50] | João Morelli | Levadia | |
4[51] | Rauno Sappinen | Flora |
Award | Winner | Club | |
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Player of the Year[52] | Rauno Sappinen | Flora | |
Goal of the Year[53] | Viktor Plotnikov | Narva Trans |