2002 Meistriliiga

	2002 Meistriliiga The 2002 Meistriliiga was the 12th season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Flora won their sixth title. League table Relegation play-off ''Kuressaare won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted for the 2003 Meistriliiga. Lootus were relegated to the 2003 Esiliiga.'' Results Each team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games. First half of season Second half of season Top scorers See also * 2001–02 Estonian Cup * 2002–03 Estonian Cup * 2002 Esiliiga References External links * {{2002–03 in European football (UEFA) Meistriliiga seasons 1 Estonia 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 across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	FC Kuressaare FC Kuressaare, commonly known as Kuressaare, is a professional football club, based in Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia. The club's home ground is Kuressaare linnastaadion. Founded on 14 March 1997, the club competes in the Meistriliiga, the top tier of Estonian football. History Early history Kuressaare was founded on 14 March 1997. Its predecessor was a youth club B.B. Sport, coached by Johannes Kaju. Kuressaare joined the Estonian football league system and began competing in the Western division of the III liiga. The club's first president and manager was Aivar Pohlak. Kuressaare was promoted to the Esiliiga for the 1998 season and finished in 6th place under the new manager Jan Važinski. Most of the team were Saaremaa locals who were reinforced by players from Kuressaare's parent club Flora. Kuressaare won the Esiliiga in the 1999 season and was promoted to the Meistriliiga. Kuressaare finished the 2000 season, its maiden season in the Estonian top-flight, in 7th plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2002 Esiliiga The 2002 Esiliiga is the 12th season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. Final table of Esiliiga season 2002 Promotion playoff FC Kuressaare beat FC Lootus Kohtla-Järve 2–1 on aggregate. Kuressaare promoted to Meistriliiga, Lootus relegated to Esiliiga. Relegation playoff FC M.C. Tallinn beat JK Tammeka Tartu 6–2 on aggregate. M.C. promoted to Esiliiga, Tammeka relegated to Second Division. Top goalscorers 25 – Andrei Afanassov (Maardu) 21 – Tarmo Neemelo (Kuressaare) 17 – Tiit Tikenberg (Kuressaare) 16 – Glen Atle Larsen ( Valga) 15 – Jarmo Ahjupera ( Valga) 13 – Ott Meerits (Kuressaare) 12 – Konstantin Vassiljev ( TJK) 11 – Joel Lindpere ( Valga) 11 – Aivar Priidel (Maardu) 11 – Kristjan Tiirik ( Tammeka) See also * 2002 Meistriliiga {{Estonian Esiliiga Seasons Esiliiga seasons 2 Estonia Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]