The 1996–97 Meistriliiga was the sixth season of the
Meistriliiga
Meistriliiga (), officially known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons, and commonly known as the Premium Liiga, is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded i ...
, Estonia's premier football league.
Lantana
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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
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1996 in Estonian football
The 1996 in football (soccer), 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
Semi ...
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1997 in Estonian football
The 1997 in football (soccer), 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
Sem ...
Notes
References
Estonia - List of final tables (RSSSF)
Meistriliiga seasons
1996 in Estonian football
1997 in Estonian football
Estonia
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