1939–40 Estonian Football Championship

The 1939–40 Estonian Football Championship was the 19th official top-division football league season in Estonia, organized by the Estonian Football Association. It was the last season before World War II and the last official Estonian Football Championship season before Estonia was occupied by Soviet Union. The next Estonian Championship title was played out 52 years later in 1992, after the country had regained its independence.

1939–40 Estonian Championship
Defending championsEstonia Tallinn
Final positions
ChampionsOlümpia Tartu (1st title)
1941 →

PK Olümpia Tartu won the league and became the first club from outside of capital city Tallinn to lift the Estonian Football Championship title.[1]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 PK Olümpia Tartu (C) 14 9 4 1 39 14 +25 22
2 JS Estonia Tallinn 14 9 3 2 36 16 +20 21
3 SÜ Esta Tallinn 14 8 0 6 28 25 +3 16
4 VS Sport Tallinn 14 5 4 5 34 23 +11 14
5 ESS Kalev Tallinn 14 5 4 5 18 21 −3 14
6 Tallinna Jalgpalliklubi 14 5 2 7 26 32 −6 12
7 ÜENÜTO 14 3 2 9 22 38 −16 8
8 SS Kalev Pärnu (R) 14 1 3 10 18 52 −34 5
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away KAL ETA EST PÄR OLÜ TJK ÜEN VSS
ESS Kalev 2–0 4–3 0–0 1–3 1–0 6–3 1–1
Esta 2–0 0–3 4–2 0–1 3–1 3–1 2–1
Estonia 3–0 2–1 4–3 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–0
Kalev Pärnu 1–1 1–5 1–6 0–2 1–4 0–0 3–2
Olümpia Tartu 3–1 6–1 1–1 5–0 6–1 5–2 0–3
Tallinna JK 2–0 3–4 1–3 5–2 2–2 1–1 0–3
ÜENÜTO 0–0 2–1 0–4 4–2 0–3 2–3 4–1
VS Sport 0–1 0–2 3–2 10–2 2–2 2–2 6–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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Pos Name Team Goals
1 Nikolai Linberg JS Estonia Tallinn 15
2 Richard Kuremaa PK Olümpia Tartu 13
3 Boriss Riisik PK Olümpia Tartu 9
4 Arnold Truks ÜENÜTO 8
Hugo Ööbik VS Sport Tallinn 8
6 Albert Leichner Tallinna Jalgpalliklubi 7
Richard Kägu Tallinna Jalgpalliklubi 7
Artur Kald SÜ Esta Tallinn 7

References

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  1. ^ "Tartu Olümpia – Eesti jalgpallimeistriks". Postimees. 8 July 1940.