Meistriliiga 1994-95
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The 1994-1995 season
in the premier Estonia
n league, named Meistriliiga
, was the fourth domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence
from the Soviet Union
on 1991-08-20. Eight teams competed in this edition, with FC Flora Tallinn
winning the title for the second in a row.
A win was rewarded with three instead of two points; one point for a draw. After the first round, played in the autumn of 1994, the top six teams played off for title, taking half their points with them to the second round, which was staged in the spring of 1995. The bottom two entered a Premier Division promotion tournament with the top four of the First Division, named Esiliiga
.
† – Points collected in the first round/Points taken to the second round
1995 in football (soccer)
The following are the football events of the year 1995 throughout the world.-Events:*Copa Libertadores 1995: Won by Grêmio after defeating Atlético Nacional on an aggregate score of 4-2....
in the premier Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n league, named Meistriliiga
Meistriliiga
Meistriliiga is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded in 1991 and the current, 2011 is the league's 21st season...
, was the fourth domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence
Independence
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from the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
on 1991-08-20. Eight teams competed in this edition, with FC Flora Tallinn
FC Flora Tallinn
MTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990. FC Flora are a multiple winner of the Meistriliiga title and the Estonian Cup. They have for years been raising the most number of players for the national team, and have also grown players from their successful youth system...
winning the title for the second in a row.
A win was rewarded with three instead of two points; one point for a draw. After the first round, played in the autumn of 1994, the top six teams played off for title, taking half their points with them to the second round, which was staged in the spring of 1995. The bottom two entered a Premier Division promotion tournament with the top four of the First Division, named Esiliiga
Esiliiga 1994–95
Esiliiga 1994–95 was divided into two zones, both containing six teams. They all played two games, once at home and once on the road, against each other in their zone to decide the top two who would join with bottom two from Premier Division first phase to create a Premier Division promotion...
.
First round
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Flora Tallinn FC Flora Tallinn MTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990. FC Flora are a multiple winner of the Meistriliiga title and the Estonian Cup. They have for years been raising the most number of players for the national team, and have also grown players from their successful youth system... |
14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 34/17 |
| 2 | FC Lantana Tallinn FC Lantana Tallinn FC Lantana Tallinn is a defunct Estonian football club. Lantana won the Estonian Meistriliiga in 1996 and 1997. The club was dissolved after the 1999 season.-History:... |
14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 33/17 |
| 3 | FC Narva Trans | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 26/13 |
| 4 | Sadam Tallinn | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 25/13 |
| 5 | JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi is a now defunct Estonian football club based in Jõhvi and was founded in 1974.EP Jõhvi became the first Estonian second place owner after the Soviet Union collapse and also they get second place in the Estonian Cup 1996.... |
14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 18/9 |
| 6 | FC Norma Tallinn FC Norma Tallinn Norma Tallinn is a now defunct Estonian football club. Norma Tallinn became the first Estonian champions after the Soviet Union collapse, they went on to defend their title next year, in 1993. Norma also won the Estonian Cup in 1994. The club was relegated to the second division in 1995 and to the... |
14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 10/5 |
| 7 | PJK Kalev | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 7 |
| 8 | FC DAG Tartu | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 47 | 4 |
† – Points collected in the first round/Points taken to the second round
Championship
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Flora Tallinn FC Flora Tallinn MTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990. FC Flora are a multiple winner of the Meistriliiga title and the Estonian Cup. They have for years been raising the most number of players for the national team, and have also grown players from their successful youth system... |
10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 24(+17)=41 |
| 2 | FC Lantana Tallinn FC Lantana Tallinn FC Lantana Tallinn is a defunct Estonian football club. Lantana won the Estonian Meistriliiga in 1996 and 1997. The club was dissolved after the 1999 season.-History:... |
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 23(+17)=40 |
| 3 | FC Narva Trans | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 13(+13)=26 |
| 4 | Sadam Tallinn | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12(+13)=25 |
| 5 | JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi is a now defunct Estonian football club based in Jõhvi and was founded in 1974.EP Jõhvi became the first Estonian second place owner after the Soviet Union collapse and also they get second place in the Estonian Cup 1996.... |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 12(+9)=21 |
| 6 | FC Norma Tallinn FC Norma Tallinn Norma Tallinn is a now defunct Estonian football club. Norma Tallinn became the first Estonian champions after the Soviet Union collapse, they went on to defend their title next year, in 1993. Norma also won the Estonian Cup in 1994. The club was relegated to the second division in 1995 and to the... |
10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 3(+5)=8 |
Promotion/Relegation
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JK Tervis Pärnu JK Tervis Pärnu JK Tervis Pärnu is a now defunct Estonian football team from Pärnu, that used to play in various Estonian divisions, including Meistriliiga. Its club colors were white, black, and blue... |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | PJK Kalev | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 18 |
| 3 | Tallinna Jalgpalliklubi Tallinna Jalgpalliklubi Tallinna JK or simply TJK is a defunct Estonian football club, based in Tallinn. The club was founded in 1921 and later re-established in 2002. Wismari Staadion is their home stadium... |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
| 4 | FC Dünamo Tallinn FC Dünamo Tallinn Tallinna Dünamo is an Estonian football club from Tallinn. The club was formed in 1940 and won ten Estonian SSR championships. In 2004 the club won a surprising return to Estonian top flight – Meistriliiga, when Tervis Pärnu turned out to be ineligible for promotion, but then the club suffered... |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 15 |
| 5 | FC Lelle JK Tervis Pärnu JK Tervis Pärnu is a now defunct Estonian football team from Pärnu, that used to play in various Estonian divisions, including Meistriliiga. Its club colors were white, black, and blue... |
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 10 |
| 6 | FC DAG Tartu | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 3 |
Topscorers
| Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serhiy Morozov Serhiy N. Morozov Serhiy N. Morozov is a former professional footballer from Ukraine. He became topscorer of the Meistriliiga 1994–95 by scoring 25 goals for Lantana Marlekor. He also played as a professional in Latvia. His last club was Olimpia Yuzhnoukrainsk from Ukraine... |
FC Lantana Tallinn FC Lantana Tallinn FC Lantana Tallinn is a defunct Estonian football club. Lantana won the Estonian Meistriliiga in 1996 and 1997. The club was dissolved after the 1999 season.-History:... |
25 |
| 2 | Ričardas Zdančius Ricardas Zdancius Ričardas Zdančius is a former Lithuanian professional footballer, member of the Lithuania national team. He won a total of 24 international caps, scoring 4 goals for the Lithuania national football team.-External links:... |
FC Flora Tallinn FC Flora Tallinn MTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990. FC Flora are a multiple winner of the Meistriliiga title and the Estonian Cup. They have for years been raising the most number of players for the national team, and have also grown players from their successful youth system... |
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| 3 | Sergei Afanasyev | JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi is a now defunct Estonian football club based in Jõhvi and was founded in 1974.EP Jõhvi became the first Estonian second place owner after the Soviet Union collapse and also they get second place in the Estonian Cup 1996.... |
11 |
| 4 | Toomas Krõm Toomas Krõm Toomas Krõm is a former professional footballer from Estonia, playing as a forward. Born in Tallinn, he twice became topscorer of the Premier Estonian League, named Meistriliiga: in 1999 and 2000. Krõm obtained a total number of 11 caps for the Estonia national football team during his... |
FC Flora Tallinn FC Flora Tallinn MTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990. FC Flora are a multiple winner of the Meistriliiga title and the Estonian Cup. They have for years been raising the most number of players for the national team, and have also grown players from their successful youth system... |
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| Dmitri Ustritski Dmitri Ustritski Dmitri Ustritski is a former Estonian professional footballer. He was playing the position of striker. He spent the prime years of his career playing for JK Viljandi Tulevik. He won a total of 17 international caps for the Estonia national football team.-External links:* *... |
Sadam Tallinn | ||
| Maksim Gruznov Maksim Gruznov Maksim Gruznov is an Estonian football striker. He plays for FC Trans Narva.Gruznov became the Meistriliiga top goalscorer in 1993/94 and then repeated his success in 2001 and 2006 seasons.... |
FC Lantana Tallinn FC Lantana Tallinn FC Lantana Tallinn is a defunct Estonian football club. Lantana won the Estonian Meistriliiga in 1996 and 1997. The club was dissolved after the 1999 season.-History:... |
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| 7 | Andrei Krõlov | Sadam Tallinn | 8 |
| Juri Braiko | JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi is a now defunct Estonian football club based in Jõhvi and was founded in 1974.EP Jõhvi became the first Estonian second place owner after the Soviet Union collapse and also they get second place in the Estonian Cup 1996.... |
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| Martin Reim Martin Reim Martin Reim is a former football midfielder, member of the Estonian national team and the current manager of FC Flora.... |
FC Flora Tallinn FC Flora Tallinn MTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990. FC Flora are a multiple winner of the Meistriliiga title and the Estonian Cup. They have for years been raising the most number of players for the national team, and have also grown players from their successful youth system... |