2007 Meistriliiga
Estonian national championships in football
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2007 Meistriliiga was the 17th season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Levadia won their fifth title.
| Season | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Levadia (5th title) |
| Top goalscorer | Dmitry Lipartov (30) |
← 2006 2008 → | |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levadia (C) | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 126 | 20 | +106 | 91 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Flora | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 108 | 30 | +78 | 83 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | TVMK | 36 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 116 | 36 | +80 | 79 | |
| 4 | Narva Trans | 36 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 89 | 28 | +61 | 78 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Maag Tammeka | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 62 | |
| 6 | Tallinna Kalev | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 44 | 74 | −30 | 43 | |
| 7 | Tulevik | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 43 | 80 | −37 | 37 | |
| 8 | Vaprus | 36 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 35 | 96 | −61 | 25 | |
| 9 | Kuressaare (R) | 36 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 94 | −69 | 18 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Lasnamäe Ajax (R) | 36 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 153 | −139 | 5 | Relegation to Esiliiga |
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) head-to-head goals scored; 6) goal difference; 7) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) head-to-head goals scored; 6) goal difference; 7) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- As Flora Tallinn are guaranteed European football in the UEFA Cup as league runners-up, their spot in the UEFA Cup as Estonian Cup winners is transferred to the next best team in the league. TVMK Tallinn will therefore play in the 2008-09 season of the UEFA Cup
Relegation play-off
| Nõmme Kalju | 0–1 | Kuressaare |
|---|---|---|
Veskimäe  69' |
Attendance: 440
| Kuressaare | 1–2 | Nõmme Kalju |
|---|---|---|
| Kriska 64' |
Tammo 4' Dona 20' |
Kuressaare kunstmuruväljak
Attendance: 150
2–2 on aggregate. Kalju won on away goals and were promoted for the 2008 Meistriliiga. Kuressaare were relegated to the 2008 Esiliiga.
Results
Each team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.
First half of season |
Second half of season
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Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dmitri Lipartov | Narva Trans | 30 |
| 2 |  Indrek Zelinski | Levadia | 23 |
| 3 | Tiit Tikenberg | Tallinna Kalev | 20 |
| 4 | Maksim Gruznov | Narva Trans | 18 |
| 5 | Jarmo Ahjupera | Flora | 17 |
| 6 | Tarmo Kink | Levadia | 16 |
| 7 | Aleksandr Dubõkin | Narva Trans | 14 |
 Juha Hakola | Flora | ||
| Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko | Flora | ||
| Sergei Zenjov | TVMK |
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levadia | 288 |
| 2 | Flora | 208 |
| 3 | Pärnu | 193 |
| 4 | Tammeka | 156 |
| 5 | Trans | 144 |
| 6 | TVMK | 136 |
| 7 | Tulevik | 114 |
| 8 | Kalev | 109 |
| 9 | Kuressaare | 77 |
| 10 | Lasnamäe Ajax | 48 |
Source:[2]