2019 Meistriliiga

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Meistriliiga
Season2019
Dates8 March – 9 November 2019
Champions Flora
12th title
Relegated Maardu Linnameeskond
Champions League Flora
Europa League FCI Levadia
Nõmme Kalju
Paide Linnameeskond
Matches180
Goals597 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorer Erik Sorga
(31 goals)
Biggest home win FCI Levadia 8–0 Maardu
(31 March 2019)
Biggest away win Maardu 0–12 Flora
(9 November 2019)
Highest scoring Maardu 0–12 Flora
(9 November 2019)
← 2018
2020 →

The 2019 Meistriliiga (known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons [1] ) was the 29th season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs. The season began on 8 March 2019 and concluded on 9 November 2019. [2] Nõmme Kalju were the defending champions. Flora won their 12th Meistriliiga title.

Contents

Teams

Ten teams competed in the league, nine sides from the 2018 season and 2018 Esiliiga champions Maardu Linnameeskond. Vaprus were relegated at the end of the 2018 season after finishing in the bottom of the table. Maardu Linnameeskond made their Meistriliiga debut having previously declined promotion after winning the 2017 Esiliiga. [3] Kuressaare retained their Meistriliiga spot after winning a relegation playoff against Esiliiga runners-up Elva. [4]

Venues

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
FCI Levadia Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena 14,336 [5]
Flora
Kuressaare Kuressaare Kuressaare linnastaadion 1,000 [6]
Maardu Linnameeskond Maardu Maardu linnastaadion 500 [7]
Narva Trans Narva Narva Kreenholm Stadium 1,065 [8]
Nõmme Kalju Tallinn Hiiu Stadium 650 [9]
Paide Linnameeskond Paide Paide linnastaadion 268 [10]
Tallinna Kalev Tallinn Kalevi Keskstaadion artificial turf 570 [11]
Tammeka Tartu Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,500 [12]
Tulevik Viljandi Viljandi linnastaadion 1,084 [13]

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
FCI Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg Vladimir Vassiljev (interim) Flag of Estonia.svg Dmitri Kruglov Adidas Viimsi Keevitus
Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Henn Flag of Estonia.svg Gert Kams Nike Tele2
Kuressaare Flag of Latvia.svg Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs Flag of Estonia.svg Elari Valmas Nike Euronics
Maardu Linnameeskond Flag of Estonia.svg Mark Kolk (interim) Flag of Estonia.svg Ilja Zelentsov Adidas
Narva Trans Flag of Estonia.svg Oleg Kurotškin (interim) Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Meerits NikeSportland
Nõmme Kalju Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kozhukhovskyi Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Subbotin Adidas
Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Estonia.svg Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Flag of Estonia.svg Andre Frolov NikeVerston
Tallinna Kalev Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksandr Dmitrijev Flag of Estonia.svg Andreas Raudsepp NikeCoolbet
Tammeka Flag of Estonia.svg Kaido Koppel Flag of Estonia.svg Tauno Tekko NikeMetec
Tulevik Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Post Flag of Estonia.svg Kaimar Saag Joma Espak

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Tallinna Kalev Flag of Estonia.svg Argo Arbeiter Signed by KTP 8 November 2018 [14] Pre-season Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksandr Dmitrijev 28 December 2018 [15]
Narva Trans Flag of Turkey.svg Cenk Özcan Mutual consent1 December 2018 [16] Flag of Latvia.svg Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs 4 January 2019 [17]
Nõmme Kalju Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Frantsev Sacked25 April 2019 [18] 4th Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kozhukhovskyi 25 April 2019 [18]
Narva Trans Flag of Latvia.svg Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs 29 April 2019 [19] 4th Flag of Estonia.svg Valeri Bondarenko (interim)29 April 2019 [19]
Flag of Estonia.svg Valeri Bondarenko End of caretaker spell1 June 2019 [20] 5th Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Syomin 1 June 2019 [20]
Kuressaare Flag of Estonia.svg Jan Važinski Mutual consent22 August 2019 [21] 7th Flag of Latvia.svg Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs 22 August 2019 [21]
Narva Trans Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Syomin Resigned23 August 2019 [22] 6th Flag of Estonia.svg Oleg Kurotškin (interim)23 August 2019 [22]
FCI Levadia Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Rogić Mutual consent15 September 2019 [23] 2nd Flag of Estonia.svg Vladimir Vassiljev (interim)15 September 2019 [23]
Maardu Linnameeskond Flag of Estonia.svg Andrei Borissov 3 October 2019 [24] 10th Flag of Estonia.svg Mark Kolk (interim)3 October 2019 [24]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Flora (C)36293411021+8990Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 FCI Levadia 3624669832+6678Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Nõmme Kalju 36221137934+4577
4 Paide Linnameeskond 3623587830+4874
5 Tammeka 36147155762−549
6 Narva Trans 36139145749+848
7 Tulevik 3677223575−4028
8 Tallinna Kalev 3666242989−6024
9 Kuressaare (O)3665252487−6323Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
10 Maardu Linnameeskond (R)36452730118−8817Relegation to the Esiliiga
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian), UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Less matches awarded against; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fairplay ranking. [25]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation play-offs

At season's end Kuressaare, the ninth place club, participated in a two-legged play-off with the runners-up (of independent teams) of the 2019 Esiliiga, Vaprus, for the spot in 2020 Meistriliiga.

16 November 2019 Vaprus 1–4 Kuressaare Pärnu
13:00 (UTC+2) Saarts Soccerball shade.svg23' Report Pajunurm Soccerball shade.svg43' (pen.)
Opp Soccerball shade.svg51'
Komissarov Soccerball shade.svg66'
Seeman Soccerball shade.svg68'		Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion
Attendance: 344
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits
23 November 2019 Kuressaare 1–2 Vaprus Kuressaare
13:00 (UTC+2) Pajunurm Soccerball shade.svg23' (pen.) Report Grahv Soccerball shade.svg60'
Saarts Soccerball shade.svg75'		Stadium: Kuressaare kunstmurustaadion
Attendance: 194
Referee: Kristo Tohver
Kuressaare won 5–3 on aggregate and retained their Meistriliiga spot for the 2020 season.

Results

Each team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away. A total of 180 matches were played, with 36 matches by each team.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [26]
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Erik Sorga Flora31
2 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Andreev FCI Levadia13
Flag of The Gambia.svg Alassana Jatta Paide Linnameeskond
Flag of the United States.svg Eric McWoods Narva Trans
Flag of Estonia.svg Kaimar Saag Tulevik
6 Flag of Estonia.svg Herol Riiberg Flora12
Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Vassiljev Flora
8 Flag of Brazil.svg João Morelli FCI Levadia11
Flag of Estonia.svg Sten Reinkort Tammeka
Flag of Estonia.svg Mark Oliver Roosnupp FCI Levadia
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Yann Michael Yao Paide Linnameeskond

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Estonia.svg Erik Sorga 4FloraMaardu Linnameeskond6–0 (H)7 April 2019 [27]
Flag of Estonia.svg Mark Oliver Roosnupp FCI LevadiaTammeka7–0 (H)11 May 2019 [28]
Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Zakarlyuka Narva TransMaardu Linnameeskond5–1 (H)22 May 2019 [29]
Flag of Brazil.svg Liliu Nõmme KaljuMaardu Linnameeskond6–0 (H)1 June 2019 [30]
Flag of Japan.svg Kotaro Amemiya Maardu LinnameeskondFlora3–8 (H)15 June 2019 [31]
Flag of The Gambia.svg Alassana Jatta 5Paide LinnameeskondKuressaare7–0 (H)19 June 2019 [32]
Flag of Brazil.svg João Morelli FCI LevadiaMaardu Linnameeskond6–1 (A)29 June 2019 [33]
Flag of Nigeria.svg Jasper Uwaegbulam Maardu LinnameeskondTallinna Kalev4–1 (A)7 July 2019 [34]
Flag of the United States.svg Eric McWoods Narva TransTulevik3–2 (H)21 July 2019 [35]
Flag of New Zealand.svg Max Mata Nõmme KaljuKuressaare7–2 (H)3 August 2019 [36]
Flag of Estonia.svg Erik Sorga FloraKuressaare3–0 (A)13 August 2019 [37]
Flag of Estonia.svg Patrick Genro Veelma TammekaNarva Trans6–4 (H)16 August 2019 [38]
Flag of Estonia.svg Indrek Ilves TulevikTammeka3–1 (A)20 October 2019 [39]

4Player scored four goals
5Player scored five goals

Average attendance

ClubAverage attendance [40]
Tallinna FC Flora 711
Tartu JK Tammeka 461
Viljandi JK Tulevik 386
FCI Levadia 365
Nõmme Kalju FC 363
Paide Linnameeskond 349
JK Narva Trans 318
JK Tallinna Kalev 252
Maardu Linnameeskond 224
FC Kuressaare 209
League average364

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
March [41] Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Henn Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Magnus Karofeld Kuressaare
April [42] Flag of Estonia.svg Märten Kuusk Flora
May [43] Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kozhukhovskyi Nõmme Kalju Flag of Cameroon.svg Marcelin Gando FCI Levadia
June [44] Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Rogić FCI Levadia Flag of The Gambia.svg Alassana Jatta Paide Linnameeskond
July [45] Flag of Estonia.svg Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Paide Linnameeskond Flag of the United States.svg Eric McWoods Narva Trans
August [46] Flag of Estonia.svg Kaido Koppel Tammeka Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Yann Michael Yao Paide Linnameeskond
September [47] Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Henn Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Sinilaid
October [48] Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kozhukhovskyi Nõmme Kalju Flag of Estonia.svg Eduard Golovljov Narva Trans

Player transfers

See also

References

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