1997–98 Meistriliiga
Estonian national championships in football
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The 1997–98 Meistriliiga was the seventh season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Flora won their third title.
| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Flora (3rd title) |
| Top goalscorer | Konstantin Nahk (18) |
← 1996–97 1998 → | |
Preliminary round
The preliminary round was played in the autumn. The top six teams continued the title play-off in the spring, taking half their points obtained in the preliminary round. The last two teams faced the top four of the Esiliiga in the Meistriliiga transition tournament.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flora | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 6 | +33 | 37 | Qualification for Championship Tournament |
| 2 | Tallinna Sadam | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 31 | |
| 3 | Tulevik | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 20 | |
| 4 | Lantana | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 19 | |
| 5 | Narva Trans | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 15 | |
| 6 | TVMK | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 14 | |
| 7 | Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 11 | Qualification for Meistriliiga Transition Tournament |
| 8 | Lelle | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 34 | −23 | 10 |
Results
Championship Tournament
The points obtained during the preliminary round were carried over halved and rounded up.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flora (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 10 | +24 | 19 | 42 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Tallinna Sadam | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 16 | 32 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Lantana | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 | 25 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Narva Trans | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 8 | 24 | |
| 5 | Tulevik | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 10 | 19 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | TVMK | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 7 | 13 |
Results
Meistriliiga Transition Tournament
Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi and Lelle, the teams finishing in the last two positions in the preliminary round, faced four best teams of the 1997–98 Esiliiga in the play-off for two places in the 1998 Meistriliiga.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lelle | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 10 | +42 | 26 | Promotion to Meistriliiga |
| 2 | Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 19 | |
| 3 | Vall | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 17 | Relegation to Esiliiga |
| 4 | Dokker | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 8 | |
| 5 | Olümpia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | |
| 6 | Merkuur | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 29 | −20 | 4 |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Konstantin Kolbasenko | Tallinna Sadam | 18 |
| 2 | Andres Oper | Flora | 15 |
| 3 | Indrek Zelinski | Flora | 13 |
| 4 |  Pål Christian Alsaker | Flora | 12 |
| 5 | Toomas Krõm | Flora | 13 |
| 6 | Argo Arbeiter | Tulevik | 9 |
| Andrei Krõlov | Tallinna Sadam | ||
| Vitali Leitan | Lantana | ||
| 9 | Marko Kristal | Flora | 8 |
 Dmitri Lipartov | Narva Trans |
