2008 Esiliiga
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| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 season of the Esiliiga (the second league of the Estonian football system).
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Levadia II[lower-alpha 1] (C) | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 83 | 33 | +50 | 72 | |
| 2 | FC Kuressaare (P) | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 67 | 35 | +32 | 71 | Promotion to Meistriliiga |
| 3 | FC Flora II[lower-alpha 1] | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 62 | |
| 4 | FC Flora Paide LM | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 53 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Valga Warrior | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 48 | |
| 6 | Kiviõli Tamme Auto | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 51 | 66 | −15 | 44 | |
| 7 | JK Maag Tammeka II[lower-alpha 1] | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 43 | |
| 8 | FC Flora Rakvere | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 53 | 82 | −29 | 37 | |
| 9 | Lasnamäe Ajax | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 79 | −20 | 33 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 10 | FC TVMK II[lower-alpha 2] (R) | 36 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 58 | 98 | −40 | 36 | Relegation to II liiga |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
- ↑ On 6 November Estonian Football Association License Commission decided to take TVMK's license to play in Meistriliiga or Esiliiga, due to financial difficulties during the season. The Estonian Football Association helped them to play until the end of the season and as they finished in 3rd place, the players and coaches got bronze medals, but the club itself was demoted to 10th spot.[1][2][3]
Relegation play-off
Ajax Lasnamäe and II Liiga Ida/Põhi side TJK Legion will compete in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in 2009 Esiliiga.
| TJK Legion | 2 – 0 | Ajax Lasnamäe |
|---|---|---|
| Kisseljov File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Kutuzov File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' |
Report |
| Ajax Lasnamäe | 1 – 1 | TJK Legion |
|---|---|---|
| Kirpu File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' | Report | Kisseljov File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' |
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of 16 November 2008.[4]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia Sergei Jegorov | TVMK II | 20 |
| 2 | Estonia Alar Petrovits | Rakvere Flora | 17 |
| 3 | Estonia Tõnis Starkopf | Kiviõli Tamme Auto | 15 |
| 4 | Estonia Martti Pukk | Kuressaare | 14 |
| 5 | Estonia Albert Prosa | Maag Tammeka II | 13 |
| 6 | Russia Dmitri Skiperski | Kuressaare | 11 |
| Estonia Erik Šteinberg | Kiviõli Tamme Auto | 11 | |
| 8 | Estonia Sergei Akimov | Rakvere Flora | 10 |
| Estonia Jevgeni Gurtšioglujants | Levadia II | 10 | |
| Estonia Sander Rõivassepp | Flora II | 10 | |
| Estonia Janar Toomet | Flora II | 10 |
See also
References
- ↑ "FC TVMK meeskonnad langesid Meistri- ja Esiliigast välja". EJL. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
- ↑ "FC TVMK meeskonnad langesid Meistri- ja Esiliigast välja". fcflora.ee. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
- ↑ "TVMK kadumine ulatas Vaprusele õlekõrre". Soccernet.ee. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
- ↑ "EL VÄRAVALÖÖJATE EDETABEL (2008)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
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