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1996–97 Meistriliiga
The 1996–97 Meistriliiga was the sixth season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Lantana won their second title. Preliminary round League table Results Championship Tournament The points obtained during the preliminary round were carried over halved and rounded up. League table Results Meistriliiga Transition Tournament 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. Top scorers See also * 1996 in Estonian football * 1997 in Estonian football Notes References Estonia - List of final tables (RSSSF) {{DEFAULTSORT:1996-97 Meistriliiga Meistriliiga seasons 1996 in Estonian football 1997 in Estonian football Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland a ...
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Meistriliiga
Meistriliiga (, known as the A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football (soccer), football championship. The league was founded in 1992, and was initially semi-professional with amateur clubs allowed to compete. With the help of solidarity mechanisms, the league is fully professional since the 2020 Meistriliiga, 2020 season. As in most countries with low temperatures in winter time, the season starts in March and ends in November. Meistriliiga consists of ten clubs, all teams play each other four times. After each season the bottom team is relegated and the second last team plays a two-legged play-off for a place in the Meistriliiga. In February 2013, A. Le Coq, an Estonian brewery company, signed a five-year cooperation agreement with the Estonian Football Association, which included Meistriliiga naming rights. Meistriliiga plans to start using video assistant referee (VAR) from 2023. 2022 sea ...
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1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The 1997–98 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup club football tournament was won by Chelsea in the final against Stuttgart. Teams Qualifying round ;Notes *Note 1: Ararat Yerevan were awarded a 3–0 win in the qualifying round first leg after Dinamo Batumi were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player — Sotogashvili. The match originally ended as a 4–2 win for Dinamo Batumi. First leg ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second leg ''APOEL won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''ÍBV won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Legia Warsaw won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Național București won 12–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hapoel Be'er Sheva won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dinaburg won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Kilmarnock won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Red Star Belgrade won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Zagreb won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''BVSC ...
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1997 In Estonian Football
The 1997 season was the sixth full year of competitive football (soccer) in Estonia since gaining independence from the Soviet Union on 20 August 1991. National Leagues Meistriliiga Esiliiga Estonian FA Cup Semifinals Final National Team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ... Notes External links1996–1997 season on RSSSF
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1996 In Estonian Football
The 1996 season was the fifth full year of competitive football (soccer) in Estonia since gaining independence from the Soviet Union on 20 August 1991. National Leagues Meistriliiga Esiliiga Estonian FA Cup Semifinals Final National Team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ... Notes External links1995–1996 season on RSSSF
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Stanislav Kitto
Stanislav Kitto (born 30 November 1972) is a former professional footballer, who last played in Estonian Meistriliiga, for JK Trans Narva. He played the position of midfielder. His former clubs include FC TVMK Tallinn and FK Rīga FK Rīga was a Latvian football club based in Riga. They played in the Virslīga, the top division in Latvian football. They played their home games at Latvijas Universitātes Stadions. In 1999, its first year of existence, the club won the .... He is the Meistriliiga all-time appearances leader with 515 caps. References External linksProfile on Narva Trans homepage 1972 births Living people Soviet footballers Estonian footballers Estonian expatriate footballers FC Zorya Luhansk players FC TVMK players FK Rīga players Association football midfielders Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in Latvia JK Narva Trans players Ukrainian Premier League players Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Estonian e ...
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Jonatan Johansson (footballer)
Jonatan Lillebror Johansson (born 16 August 1975) is a Finnish football coach and former player. He is the manager of TPS. His main position was forward, playing most notably for Rangers and Charlton Athletic. Johansson was also a regular in the Finland national team, earning a total of 106 caps. Club career Early career Johansson was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and started his career in Finland with his hometown club Pargas IF. In 1995, he moved on to the Veikkausliiga club TPS Turku. In 1997, he transferred to FC Flora Tallinn, becoming the first Finnish player to move to an Estonian club. In 1997 he moved to Scotland to join Rangers for a transfer fee of £300,000. Johansson signed for newly promoted English Premier League club Charlton Athletic in the summer of 2000, for £3.5 million. He competed for a place up front with Shaun Bartlett, Kevin Lisbie and Jason Euell. On 31 January 2006, having fallen out of contention at The Valley, Johansson was loaned to Football ...
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Maksim Gruznov
Maksim Gruznov (russian: Максим Грузнов) (born 21 April 1974 in Narva) is a retired Estonian football striker. Gruznov became the Meistriliiga top goalscorer in 1993/94 and then repeated his success in 2001 and 2006 seasons. Gruznov is the Meistriliiga all-time top scorer with 304 goals. He was also the appearance leader before Stanislav Kitto beat it. Honours Club * FC Lantana Tallinn ** Estonian Top Division: 1995–96, 1996–97 ** Estonian SuperCup: 1997–98 * FC Trans Narva ** Estonian Cup: 2000–01 ** Estonian SuperCup The Estonian Supercup ( et, Eesti Superkarikas) is Estonian football's annual super cup, contested between the champions of the previous Meistriliiga season and the holders of the Estonian Cup. If the Meistriliiga champions also won the Estoni ...: 2007, 2008 Individual * Meistriliiga top scorer: 1993–94, 2001, 2006 References External links Player profile on www.fctrans.ee 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Narva ...
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Andres Oper
Andres Oper (born 7 November 1977) is an Estonian football coach and former professional player. He is currently an assistant manager of Estonia national team. Oper played as a forward for Lelle, Flora, Tervis Pärnu, AaB, Torpedo Moscow, Roda JC, Shanghai Shenhua, ADO Den Haag, AEK Larnaca, Nea Salamina and the Estonia national team. With 38 goals in 134 appearances, Oper is Estonia's all-time record goalscorer. Oper was named Estonian Footballer of the Year three times, in 1999, 2002 and 2005, and won the Estonian Silverball award twice, in 2001 and 2005. Early life Oper was born in Tallinn. He graduated from the Tallinn Secondary School No. 37. He started playing football with Tallinna Jalgpallikool ( en, Tallinn Football Academy) under Aivar Tiidus, before moving to Taivo Uibo's Uibo Poisid and then LMSK/Pantrid, coached by Aavo Sarap. Club career Flora In 1995, Oper signed for Flora. He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 1994–95 season. Oper soon became a fir ...
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1997–98 Esiliiga
The 1997–98 Esiliiga is the seventh season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. Main tournament Four best teams qualify to the Premier Division promotion play-off, other four to First Division promotion play-off. Table Top scorers Premier Division promotion play-off None of the four Esiliiga teams were able to finish in the top two, so that they all remain in the second level of Estonian football system. Table Top scorers First Division promotion play-off Veteran Kohtla-Järve and KSK Vigri Tallinn were the two lucky teams to be promoted, both from Second Division Northern zone. On the other hand, two teams, JK Dünamo Tallinn and Tallinna Jalgpallikool, were relegated. Table See also * 1997–98 Meistriliiga *1997 in Estonian football * 1998 in Estonian football {{DEFAULTSORT:1997-98 Esiliiga Esiliiga seasons 2 2 Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, ...
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JK Sillamäe Kalev
JK Sillamäe Kalev, commonly known as Sillamäe Kalev, or simply as Sillamäe, is a football club, based in Sillamäe, Estonia. Founded in 1957, Sillamäe Kalev was one of the founding members of the Meistriliiga. The club competed in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football in 2017, but was declared bankrupt in March 2018. Its football academy continued and took over the name, continuing in the II liiga, 4th level in the Estonian football league system. History Sillamäe Kalev was founded in 1957 and competed in the Estonian SSR Football Championship. In 1992, the club became one of the founding members of the Meistriliiga. Sillamäe Kalev was relegated after the 1993–94 season. After a lengthy spell in lower divisions, the club returned to the Meistriliiga for the 2008 season. Sillamäe Kalev finished the 2009 season as runners-up with 76 points behind Levadia and qualified to the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualifiers. Sillamäe Kalev faced off Dina ...
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Tallinna Jalgpalliklubi
Tallinna JK or simply TJK is a defunct Estonian football (soccer), football club, based in Tallinn. Founded in 1921, TJK were one of the founding members of the Estonian Football Championship in 1921 Estonian Football Championship, 1921. On 4 January 2008 ''Tallinna JK'' and ''SK Legion Tallinn'' merged into Tallinna JK Legion. TJK became the Estonian champions twice, winning the Meistriliiga, Estonian Football Championship in 1926 and 1928. The club also lifted the Estonian Cup in 1939 and unofficially in 1940. History Pioneers in Estonian football (1921–1941) Tallinna Jalgpalli Klubi was founded on 5 May 1921 by Estonian footballers, who had returned from World War I and Estonian War of Independence and had lost their spot in their former clubs JK Tallinna Kalev, Tallinna Kalev or SK Tallinna Sport, Sport Tallinn. Coached by Olympic silver medalist in the marathon Jüri Lossmann, the club took part in the first Estonian Football Championship in 1921 Estonian Football Cham ...
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FC Lelle
FC Lelle is an amateur football club in Lelle, Estonia. It is not to be confused with Lelle SK, a former club in the same town, which was renamed as JK Tervis Pärnu. External linksClub websiteFC Lelle
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Lelle Lelle is a small borough (') in Kehtna Parish, Rapla County, in central Estonia. It has a station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron, and until December 2018 was the junction with the former branch to Pärnu. As of 2011 C ...

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