The 2011 Meistriliiga was the 21st season of the

Meistriliiga Meistriliiga (, known as the A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded in 1992, and was initially semi-professional with ...

, the top Estonian league for

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clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 5 March 2011 and concluded on 5 November 2011. The defending champions

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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

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, 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

and continued as an independent club in the

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. FC Viljandi was created to ensure top level football would remain in the city of

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. In addition, the 9th place Meistriliiga club,

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, 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

League table

Results

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

First half of season

Second half of season

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

Awards

Monthly awards

Meistriliiga Player of the Year

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was named Meistriliiga Player of the Year.

References

External links

Soccernet.ee
{{2011–12 in European Football (UEFA) Meistriliiga seasons 1

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