2004 Meistriliiga
| Season | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Levadia (3rd title) |
| Top goalscorer | Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko (28) |
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← 2003 2005 → | |
2004 Meistriliiga was the 14th season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Levadia won their third title.
Season overview
Levadia Tallinn won their third title with a six-point advantage over the runners-up TVMK Tallinn. Tammeka Tartu and Tervis Pärnu won promotion to the Meistriliiga as the Esiliiga champions and third placed team respectively, the runners-up Levadia Tallinn II were ineligible for promotion. Expansion of the league to ten teams from eight, for the upcoming season, also ensured that even the last placed Lootus Alutaguse had a chance to stay in the top flight, but were defeated by Esiliiga's fourth team Dünamo Tallinn, winning the away leg 2-1, but then losing at home 0-4 a week later. Tervis Pärnu were later denied the Meistriliiga license, sealing an unlikely promotion for the fifth-placed FC Kuressaare.
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levadia (C) | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 82 | 14 | +68 | 69 | 2005–06 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round |
| 2 | TVMK | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 89 | 29 | +60 | 63 | 2005–06 UEFA Cup First qualifying round |
| 3 | Flora | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 83 | 25 | +58 | 58 | |
| 4 | Narva Trans | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 47 | 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round |
| 5 | Merkuur | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 35 | |
| 6 | Tulevik | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 25 | |
| 7 | Valga | 28 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 30 | 80 | −50 | 17 | |
| 8 | Alutaguse Lootus (R) | 28 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 117 | −106 | 5 | Relegation play-off |
Source: Estonian Football Association (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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Promotion/Relegation Play-Off
20 November 2004 |
| Alutaguse Lootus | 0 – 4 | Tallinna Dünamo |
|---|---|---|
Tšernoussov  8' Krivošein 32' Butajev 65'Semko 76' |
Tallinna Dünamo won 5-2 on aggregate and were promoted for the 2005 Meistriliiga. Alutaguse Lootus were relegated to the 2005 Esiliiga.
Topscorers
| Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko | Flora Tallinn | 28 |
| 2 | Ingemar Teever | TVMK Tallinn | 18 |
| 3 | Egidijus Juška | TVMK Tallinn | 16 |
| 4 | Andrei Antonov | FC Valga | 13 |
| – | Tarmo Neemelo | TVMK Tallinn | 13 |
| 6 | Deniss Malov | TVMK Tallinn | 12 |
| – | Konstantin Nahk | Levadia Tallinn | 12 |
| 8 | Anton Sereda | Merkuur Tartu | 11 |
| – | Dmitri Ustritski | Tulevik Viljandi | 11 |
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