2001 Meistriliiga
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| Season | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Flora (5th title) |
| Top goalscorer | Maksim Gruznov (37) |
← 2000 2002 → | |
The 2001 Meistriliiga was the 11th season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Flora won their fifth title.
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flora (C) | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 18 | +44 | 68 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | TVMK | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 77 | 30 | +47 | 56 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Maardu Levadia[a] | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 72 | 35 | +37 | 55 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Narva Trans | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 79 | 35 | +44 | 51 | |
| 5 | Tulevik | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 39 | |
| 6 | Tallinna Levadia[b] | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 78 | −48 | 23 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round[c] |
| 7 | Lootus | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 53 | −32 | 17 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 8 | Kuressaare (R) | 28 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 114 | −96 | 7 | 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:
Relegation play-off[edit]
2–2 on aggregate. Lootus won on away goals and retained their Meistriliiga spot for the 2002 season.
Results[edit]
Each team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.
Top scorers[edit]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Maksim Gruznov | Narva Trans | 37 |
| 2 | Andrei Krõlov | TVMK | 23 |
| 3 | Toomas Krõm | Levadia | 20 |
| 4 | Dmitri Ustritski | Tulevik | 16 |
| 5 | Aleksandr Kulik | Flora | 14 |
| Vladimir Tšelnokov | Levadia | ||
| 7 | Anatoli Novožilov | TVMK | 13 |
| Indrek Zelinski | Flora | ||
| 9 | Oleg Gorjatšov | Narva Trans | 12 |
| 10 |  Dmitri Lipartov | Narva Trans | 9 |
| Aleksandr Tarassenkov | Flora |