The 2011 Meistriliiga was the 21st season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 5 March 2011 and concluded on 5 November 2011. The defending champions Flora won their ninth league title.
Teams Lootus finished the 2010 season in last place and were relegated to the 2011 Esiliiga as a result, ending their one-year stay in the Estonian top flight. Taking their place were Ajax, who finished the 2010 Esiliiga first among promotion-eligible clubs and third overall. They returned to the top flight after a three-year absence.
Tulevik terminated their affiliation with Flora and continued as an independent club in the II Liiga. FC Viljandi was created to ensure top-level football would remain in the city of Viljandi.
In addition, the 9th place Meistriliiga club, Kuressaare, faced the 4th placed Esiliiga club, Kiviõli Tamme Auto in a two-legged play-off for a place in the Meistriliiga. Kuressaare won the play-off, 4–2 on aggregate, and thus retained their place in the league.
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium CapacityManagerAjaxTallinnAjax Stadium Boriss DuganFloraA. Le Coq Arena Martin ReimKuressaareKuressaareKuressaare linnastaadion Sergei ZamogilnõiLevadiaTallinnKadriorg Stadium Sergei Hohlov-SimsonNarva TransNarvaNarva Kreenholm Stadium Aleksei YagudinNõmme KaljuTallinnHiiu Stadium Igor PrinsPaide LinnameeskondPaidePaide linnastaadion Meelis RoobaSillamäe KalevSillamäeSillamäe Kalev Stadium Vladimir KazachyonokTammekaTartuTartu Tamme Stadium Kristjan TiirikViljandiViljandiViljandi linnastaadion Zaur Tšilingarašvili
League table
Results Each team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 games.
First half of season
Second half of season
Relegation play-off At season's end, the 9th place club in the Meistriliiga participated in a two-legged playoff with the runners-up of the 2011 Esiliiga for one place in the following year's competition.
Kuressaare retained their place in the league, winning 5–1 on aggregate.
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Aleksandrs ČekulajevsNarva Trans462 Tarmo NeemeloNõmme Kalju22 Albert ProsaTammeka4 Henri AnierFlora215 Vitali LeitanLevadia206 Maksim GruznovNarva Trans177 Jüri JevdokimovNõmme Kalju16 Kristen ViikmäeNõmme Kalju9 Aleksei AlekseevSillamäe Kalev14 Aleksandr NikulinSillamäe Kalev
Average attendance
+ Club Average attendance Nõmme JK Kalju 515 Tartu JK Tammeka 307 Tallinna FC Flora 274 JK Sillamäe Kalev 177 FC Kuressaare 154 Tallinna FC Levadia 150 Paide Linnameeskond 142 JK Narva Trans 128 FC Viljandi 106 Lasnamäe FC Ajax 79+ League average 203
Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthManagerClubPlayerClubMarch Martin ReimFlora Marius BezykornovasNarva TransApril Aleksandr PuštovLevadia Sergei MošnikovFloraMay Sergei ZamogilnõiKuressaare Gert KamsJune Igor PrinsNõmme Kalju Aleksandrs ČekulajevsNarva TransJuly Vitali LeitanLevadiaAugust Hidetoshi WakuiNõmme KaljuSeptember Martin ReimFlora Aleksandrs ČekulajevsNarva TransOctober Meelis RoobaPaide Linnameeskond Markus JürgensonFlora
Meistriliiga Player of the Year Sergei Mošnikov was named Meistriliiga Player of the Year.
See also 2010–11 Estonian Cup 2011–12 Estonian Cup 2011 Esiliiga
References
External links Soccernet.ee