2011 Meistriliiga
# 2011 Meistriliiga

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 | Capacity | Manager |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ajax | Tallinn | Ajax Stadium | 500 | Boriss Dugan |
| Flora | Tallinn | A. Le Coq Arena | 9,692 | Martin Reim |
| Kuressaare | Kuressaare | Kuressaare linnastaadion | 1,000 | Sergei Zamogilnõi |
| Levadia | Tallinn | Kadriorg Stadium | 1,300 | Sergei Hohlov-Simson |
| Narva Trans | Narva | Narva Kreenholm Stadium | 1,065 | Aleksei Yagudin |
| Nõmme Kalju | Tallinn | Hiiu Stadium | 300 | Igor Prins |
| Paide Linnameeskond | Paide | Paide linnastaadion | 500 | Meelis Rooba |
| Sillamäe Kalev | Sillamäe | Sillamäe Kalev Stadium | 800 | Vladimir Kazachyonok |
| Tammeka | Tartu | Tartu Tamme Stadium | 1,500 | Kristjan Tiirik |
| Viljandi | Viljandi | Viljandi linnastaadion | 384 | Zaur Tšilingarašvili |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Flora (C) | 36 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 100 | 24 | +76 | 86 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Nõmme Kalju | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 82 | 23 | +59 | 79 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Narva Trans | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 107 | 29 | +78 | 73 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Levadia | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 76 | 25 | +51 | 73 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Sillamäe Kalev | 36 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 77 | 59 | +18 | 54 | |
| 6 | Paide | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 45 | |
| 7 | Tammeka | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 57 | 75 | −18 | 39 | |
| 8 | Viljandi | 36 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 37 | 69 | −32 | 30 | |
| 9 | Kuressaare (O) | 36 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 68 | −40 | 26 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Ajax (R) | 36 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 192 | −181 | 4 | Relegation to Esiliiga |

* ↑ The winners of the 2011–12 Estonian Cup competition (Levadia) will qualify for the first qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.

## Results

Each team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 games.

### 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

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Aleksandrs Čekulajevs | Narva Trans | 46 |
| 2 | Tarmo Neemelo | Nõmme Kalju | 22 |
| 2 | Albert Prosa | Tammeka | 22 |
| 4 | Henri Anier | Flora | 21 |
| 5 | Vitali Leitan | Levadia | 20 |
| 6 | Maksim Gruznov | Narva Trans | 17 |
| 7 | Jüri Jevdokimov | Nõmme Kalju | 16 |
| 7 | Kristen Viikmäe | Nõmme Kalju | 16 |
| 9 | Aleksei Alekseev | Sillamäe Kalev | 14 |
| 9 | Aleksandr Nikulin | Sillamäe Kalev | 14 |

## Awards

### Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| March | Martin Reim | Flora | Marius Bezykornovas | Narva Trans |
| April | Aleksandr Puštov | Levadia | Sergei Mošnikov | Flora |
| May | Sergei Zamogilnõi | Kuressaare | Gert Kams | Flora |
| June | Igor Prins | Nõmme Kalju | Aleksandrs Čekulajevs | Narva Trans |
| July | Igor Prins | Nõmme Kalju | Vitali Leitan | Levadia |
| August | Igor Prins | Nõmme Kalju | Hidetoshi Wakui | Nõmme Kalju |
| September | Martin Reim | Flora | Aleksandrs Čekulajevs | Narva Trans |
| October | Meelis Rooba | Paide Linnameeskond | Markus Jürgenson | Flora |

### Meistriliiga Player of the Year

Sergei Mošnikov was named Meistriliiga Player of the Year.

