1996–97_Meistriliiga
1996–97 Meistriliiga
Estonian national championships in football
The 1996–97 Meistriliiga was the sixth season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Lantana won their second title.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lantana (2nd title) |
| Top goalscorer | Sergei Bragin (18) |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → | |
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League table
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lantana | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 35 | Qualification for Championship Tournament |
| 2 | Flora | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 29 | |
| 3 | Marlekor | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 22 | |
| 4 | Lelle | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 21 | |
| 5 | Narva Trans | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 20 | |
| 6 | Tallinna Sadam | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 16 | |
| 7 | Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 13 | Qualification for Meistriliiga Transition Tournament |
| 8 | Vall | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 44 | −35 | 1 |
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Results
More information Home \ Away, JEP ...
| Home \ Away | JEP | FLO | LAN | LEL | MAR | SAD | TRS | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Flora | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Lantana | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | +:-[lower-alpha 1] | |
| Lelle | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | |
| Marlekor | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Tallinna Sadam | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 4–0 | |
| Narva Trans | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 5–3 | |
| Vall | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
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The points obtained during the preliminary round were carried over halved and rounded up.
League table
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lantana (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 18 | 41 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Flora | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 15 | 38 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Tallinna Sadam | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 8 | 24 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Lelle | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 11 | 20 | |
| 5 | Marlekor | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 11 | 19 | |
| 6 | Narva Trans | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 10 | 17 |
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Results
More information Home \ Away, FLO ...
| Home \ Away | FLO | LAN | LEL | MAR | SAD | TRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flora | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | |
| Lantana | 0–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Lelle | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–4 | +:-[lower-alpha 1] | |
| Marlekor | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Tallinna Sadam | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Narva Trans | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
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Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi and PVall, the teams finishing in the last two positions in the preliminary round, faced four best teams of the 1996-97 Esiliiga in the play-off for two places in the 1997-98 Meistriliiga.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 25 | Promotion to Meistriliiga |
| 2 | Vall | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 22 | |
| 3 | Pärnu JK | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 13 | Relegation to Esiliiga |
| 4 | FC Lelle | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 12 | |
| 5 | TJK | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 8 | |
| 6 | Sillamäe Kalev | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 6 |
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More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sergei Bragin | Lantana | 18 |
| 2 | Andres Oper | Flora | 13 |
| 3 | Maksim Gruznov | Lantana | 12 |
| 4 |  Jonatan Johansson | Flora | 9 |
| Stanislav Kitto | Narva Trans |
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