Estonian Football Championship ( Premium League , Est. Premium Liiga ) - Estonian Premier Football League. The League began its modern existence in 1992 [1] . 10 teams participate in the league, each team plays with each other four times. The season lasts from March to November. The Estonian champion falls into the 2nd qualification round of the Champions League . Teams that took 2, 3 places and the winner of the national cup get into the Europa League . At the end of the season, the club that finished last takes off, is replaced by the winner of the first league (Esiliga), and the penultimate club from the Premium League plays butt matches with the team that won second place in the first league.
| Premium league Premium liga | |
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| Based | 1992 year |
| Region |  Estonia |
| Federation | UEFA ( Europe ) |
| Number of participants | ten |
| Retirement in | Esiliga |
| National tournaments | Estonian Cup |
| International tournaments | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
| Current winner | Nõmme Kalju (2) |
| Most titled | Flora (11) |
| Site | League site |
UEFA season 16/17 odds table
As of August 17, 2017 [2]
- 40
Bosnia and Herzegovina Premier League - 41
Latvian Premier League - 42
Premium league - 43
A League of Lithuania - 44
Montenegro Football Championship
Premium league
Champions
1921-1944 [3]
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Titles (1921-1944)
| Club | Number of victories |
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| "Sport" | |
| "Estonia" Tallinn | |
| Kalev | |
| FC Tallinn | |
| Olumpia Tartu | |
| Tartu RPS |
1945-1991 [3]
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Titles (1945-1991)
| Club | Number of victories |
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| Baltflot Tallinn | |
| Dynamo Tallinn | |
| Norma Tallinn | |
| "Kalev" Ülemiste | |
| Tempo Tallinn | |
| Baltika Narva | |
| "Engine" Tallinn | |
| "Star" Tallinn | |
| TFMK Tallinn | |
| "Kalev" Copley | |
| Kalev Tallinn | |
| "Krengholm" Narva | |
| Fishery / PMK Pärnu | |
| "Estonia" Johvi |
Since 1992
| Season | Champion | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist |
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| 1992 | "Norm" | “Esti Pylevkivi” (Johvi) | TFMK |
| 1992/93 | "Norm" | "Flora" | Nicole (Tallinn) |
| 1993/94 | "Flora" | "Norm" | Nicole (Tallinn) |
| 1994/95 | "Flora" | Lantana | Narva-Trans |
| 1995/96 | Lantana | "Flora" | Tevalte Marlecor |
| 1996/97 | Lantana | "Flora" | “Sadam” (Tallinn) |
| 1997/98 | "Flora" | “Sadam” (Tallinn) | Lantana |
| 1998 | "Flora" | “Sadam” (Tallinn) | Lantana |
| 1999 | Levadia | Tulevik | "Flora" |
| 2000 | Levadia | "Flora" | TFMK |
| 2001 | "Flora" | TFMK | Levadia |
| 2002 | "Flora" | Levadia | TFMK |
| 2003 | "Flora" | TFMK | Levadia |
| 2004 | Levadia | TFMK | "Flora" |
| 2005 | TFMK | Levadia | Narva-Trans |
| 2006 | Levadia | Narva-Trans | "Flora" |
| 2007 | "Levadia | "Flora" | TFMK |
| 2008 | Levadia | "Flora" | Narva-Trans |
| 2009 | Levadia | "Kalev" Sillamae | Narva-Trans |
| 2010 | "Flora" | Levadia | Narva-Trans |
| 2011 | "Flora" | Nõmme Kalju | Narva-Trans |
| 2012 | Nõmme Kalju | Levadia | "Flora" |
| 2013 | Levadia | Nõmme Kalju | "Kalev Sillamae" |
| 2014 | Levadia | "Kalev Sillamae" | "Flora" |
| 2015 | "Flora" | Levadia | Nõmme Kalju |
| 2016 | Infonet | Levadia | Nõmme Kalju |
| 2017 | "Flora" | Levadia | Nõmme Kalju |
| 2018 | Nõmme Kalju | Levadia | "Flora" |
Titles (since 1992)
| Club | Number of victories |
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| "Flora" | |
| Levadia | |
| Nõmme Kalju | |
| Lantana | |
| "Norm" | |
| TFMK | |
| Infonet |
Top Soccer Players
Match
| A place | A country | Player | Matches |
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| one | Estonia | Andrey Kalimullin | 516 |
| 2 | Estonia | Stanislav Kitto | 515 |
| 3 | Estonia | Maxim Gruznov | 494 |
| four | Estonia | Konstantin Nakhk | 481 |
| five | Estonia | Sergey Kazakov | 432 |
| 6 | Estonia | Vitaly Leytan | 418 |
| 7 | Estonia | Denis Malov | 409 |
| eight | Estonia | Teet Allas | 387 |
| 9 | Estonia | Martin Reim | 385 |
| ten | Estonia | Alexander Tarasenkov | 382 |
As of May 1, 2017. [4]
Players in bold are playing in the 2017 season.
Goals scored
| A place | A country | Player | Goals |
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| one | Estonia | Maxim Gruznov | 304 |
| 2 | Estonia | Vyacheslav Zakhovayko | 211 |
| 3 | Estonia | Tarmo Nemelo | 180 |
| four | Estonia | Andrey Krylov | 162 |
| five | Estonia | Vitaly Leytan | 162 |
| 6 | Estonia | Ingemar Teever | 154 |
| 7 | Estonia | Konstantin Nakhk | 153 |
| eight | Russia | Dmitry Lipartov | 152 |
| 9 | Estonia | Indrek Zelinsky | 146 |
| ten | Estonia | Dmitry Ustritsky | 125 |
| eleven | Estonia | Sergey Bragin | 118 |
| 12 | Estonia | Albert Millet | 116 |
As of May 1, 2017 [5]
Players in bold are playing in the 2017 season.
Famous Foreign Players
- Azerbaijan - Zaur Taghizade
- Finland - Yunatan Johansson
- Gambia - Yankuba Sisei
- Georgia - Otar Korgalidze
- Guinea - Usman Barry
- Japan - Hidetoshi Wakui
- Latvia -
- Alexander Chekulaev
- Victor Dobretsov
- Lithuania - Victor Olshansky
- Russia - Nikita Andreev
Records
since 1992
- The greatest number of goals scored and the best goal / goal difference: Norma 102: 16 in 22 matches ( 4.64 per goal scored; 3.91 average difference) - 1992/93 season [6]
- Most goals conceded and worst goals / goals difference: Ajax Lasnamäe 11: 192 in 36 matches ( 5.33 per game conceded; -5.03 average difference) - 2011 season . The club significantly worsened previous anti-records (there were: by 4.59 goals conceded in the 1993/94 season [7] , and by a difference of -3.93 in the 2003 season [8] )
Notes
- ↑ Estonia is dreaming of the future . uefa.org. Date of treatment August 19, 2016. Archived September 1, 2016.
- ↑ uefa.com. UEFA Associations - UEFA Ranking - Country odds - UEFA.com . UEFA.com. Date of treatment August 22, 2017. Archived on May 28, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Gol.ee: A History of Estonian Football Archived on January 3, 2017.
- ↑ TOP 100 mängud Archived on July 14, 2014.
- ↑ TOP 100 väravakütid Archived on April 2, 2015.
- ↑ 1992/93 Championship on rsssf Archived on October 31, 2013.
- ↑ 1993/94 Championship on rsssf Archived December 11, 2016.
- ↑ 2003 Championship on rsssf Archived on April 19, 2017.
Links
- Official website (est.)
- www.rsssf.com (English)
- Estonian Championship on the Goal Archive website (Russian)
- Estonian Championship on footballfacts.ru
- The history of football in Estonia on the UEFA website