1996–97 Meistriliiga

Meistriliiga
Season 1996–97
Champions Lantana
(2nd title)
Top goalscorer Sergei Bragin (18)

The 1996–97 Meistriliiga was the sixth season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Lantana won their second title.

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lantana 14 11 2 1 30 9 +21 35 Qualification for Championship Tournament
2 Flora 14 9 2 3 27 9 +18 29
3 Marlekor 14 6 4 4 20 17 +3 22
4 Lelle 14 5 6 3 20 16 +4 21
5 Narva Trans 14 5 5 4 20 19 +1 20
6 Tallinna Sadam 14 5 1 8 24 26 −2 16
7 Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi 14 4 1 9 10 20 −10 13 Qualification for Meistriliiga Transition Tournament
8 Vall 14 0 1 13 9 44 −35 1
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Championship Tournament

The points obtained during the preliminary round were carried over halved and rounded up.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Lantana (C) 10 7 2 1 22 6 +16 18 41 1997–98 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
2 Flora 10 7 2 1 25 7 +18 15 38 1997–98 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
3 Tallinna Sadam 10 5 1 4 13 9 +4 8 24 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round
4 Lelle 10 3 0 7 6 21 −15 11 20
5 Marlekor 10 2 2 6 7 19 −12 11 19
6 Trans 10 2 1 7 8 19 −11 10 17
Source:
(C) Champion.

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi 10 8 1 1 28 5 +23 25 1997-98 Meistriliiga
2 Vall 10 7 1 2 29 15 +14 22
3 Vaprus 10 4 1 5 9 27 −18 13 1997-98 Esiliiga
4 FC Lelle 10 4 0 6 22 18 +4 12
5 TJK 10 2 2 6 11 19 −8 8
6 Sillamäe Kalev 10 1 3 6 6 21 −15 6
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Top scorers

Pos Name Team Goals
1Sergei BraginFC Lantana Tallinn18
2Andres OperFC Flora Tallinn13
3Maksim GruznovFC Lantana Tallinn12
4Jonatan JohanssonFC Flora Tallinn9
–Stanislav KittoFC Narva Trans9

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