The 2016 Esiliiga is the 26th season of the
Esiliiga
The Esiliiga is the second division in the Estonian football league system. The Esiliiga is ranked below the Meistriliiga and above the Esiliiga B.
As in most countries with low temperatures in winter time, the season starts in March and ends i ...
, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 25 February 2016 and concluded on 6 November 2016.
Tulevik won the league, finishing with 89 points and were promoted to 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 (soccer), football championship. The league was founded in 1992, and was initially semi-p ...
. It was their first Esiliiga title in history.
Teams
Stadia
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Results
League table
Result tables
First half of the season
Second half of the season
Play-offs
Promotion play-offs
Maardu Linnameeskond
Maardu Linnameeskond is a football club based in Maardu, Estonia. The team compete in the II liiga, the fourth tier of the Estonian football league system. They adopted their current name in 2016, before being promoted to the Estonian top tier Me ...
, who finished 4th, faced
Pärnu Linnameeskond, the 9th-placed
2016 Meistriliiga
The 2016 Meistriliiga (known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season of the Meistriliiga, the highest division of Estonian football system. The season began on 4 March 2016 and concluded on 5 November 2016.
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side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on
aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the
2017 Meistriliiga
The 2017 Meistriliiga (known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 3 March 2017 an ...
.
First leg
Second leg
:''Pärnu Linnameeskond won 9–4 on aggregate and retained their Meistriliiga spot for the 2017 season.''
Relegation play-offs
Nõmme Kalju U21, who finished 8th, faced
Welco, 3rd-placed
2016 Esiliiga B
The 2016 Esiliiga B was the 4th season of the Esiliiga B, third-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2013. The season began on 28 February 2016 and concluded on 6 November 2016.
Kuressaare won the l ...
side for a two-legged play-off. The first leg originally ended 3–2 to Nõmme Kalju U21 but they were later ruled to have forfeited the match after fielding an ineligible player
Henrik Pürg
Henrik Pürg (born 3 June 1996) is a former Estonian professional association football, footballer who played as a centre back for Meistriliiga club FC Flora, Flora and the Estonia national football team, Estonia national team.
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. According to the rules, the second leg was cancelled and Welco earned entry into the
2017 Esiliiga.
First leg
Second leg
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Awards
Monthly awards
Esiliiga Player of the Year
Eduard Golovljov was named
Esiliiga Player of the Year.
See also
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2015–16 Estonian Cup
The 2015–16 Estonian Cup was the 26th season of the Estonian main domestic Football (soccer), football knockout tournament. The cup holders, Nõmme Kalju FC, Nõmme Kalju, were knocked out in the Quarter-Finals by JK Sillamäe Kalev, Sillamäe K ...
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2016–17 Estonian Cup
The 2016–17 Estonian Cup was the 27th season of the Estonian main domestic Football (soccer), football knockout tournament. FCI Tallinn won their first title after defeating Tartu JK Tammeka, Tammeka 2–0 in the final.
The winner of the Cup we ...
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2016 Meistriliiga
The 2016 Meistriliiga (known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season of the Meistriliiga, the highest division of Estonian football system. The season began on 4 March 2016 and concluded on 5 November 2016.
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2016 Esiliiga B
The 2016 Esiliiga B was the 4th season of the Esiliiga B, third-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2013. The season began on 28 February 2016 and concluded on 6 November 2016.
Kuressaare won the l ...
References
External links
Official website
{{2016 in Estonian football
Esiliiga seasons
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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 ...
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 ...