2020 Meistriliiga

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Meistriliiga
Season2020
Dates6 March – 8 March
19 May – 6 December
Champions Flora
13th title
Relegated Tallinna Kalev
Champions League Flora
Europa Conference League Paide Linnameeskond
Matches played147
Goals scored442 (3.01 per match)
Top goalscorer Rauno Sappinen
(26 goals)
Biggest home win Tulevik 5–0 Kuressaare
(7 June 2020)
Biggest away win Kalev 1–8 Paide
(7 March 2020)
Highest scoring Paide 7–4 Nõmme Kalju
(6 December 2020)
2019
2021

The 2020 Meistriliiga (known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons [1] ) was the 30th season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs. The season began on 6 March 2020, [2] but was suspended after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] The league continued on 19 May 2020. [4] The season concluded on 6 December, with the last match between Flora and FCI Levadia cancelled due to COVID-19 cases in both teams. [5] The defending champions Flora successfully defended their title, winning second title in a row and their 13th in total. [6]

Contents

Teams

Ten teams competed in the league, nine sides from the 2019 season and 2019 Esiliiga champions TJK Legion. Legion made their debut in the top tier after consecutive promotions from fourth tier in three seasons. [7] Maardu Linnameeskond were relegated at the end of the 2019 season after finishing in the bottom of the table. Kuressaare retained their Meistriliiga spot after winning a relegation play-off against Esiliiga runners-up Vaprus. [8]

Venues

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
FCI Levadia Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena 14,336 [9]
Flora
Kuressaare Kuressaare Kuressaare linnastaadion 1,000 [10]
TJK Legion Tallinn Kadriorg Stadium 5,000 [11]
Narva Trans Narva Narva Kreenholm Stadium 1,065 [12]
Nõmme Kalju Tallinn Hiiu Stadium 650 [13]
Paide Linnameeskond Paide Paide linnastaadion 268 [14]
Tallinna Kalev TallinnKadriorg Stadium5,000 [11]
Tammeka Tartu Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,500 [15]
Tulevik Viljandi Viljandi linnastaadion 1,084 [16]

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
FCI Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg Vladimir Vassiljev Flag of Estonia.svg Dmitri Kruglov Adidas Viimsi Keevitus
Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Henn Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Vassiljev Nike Tele2
Kuressaare Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kozhukhovskyi Flag of Estonia.svg Märten PajunurmNike
TJK Legion Flag of Estonia.svg Denis Belov Flag of Estonia.svg Denis Vnukov Uhlsport
Narva Trans Flag of Estonia.svg Oleg Kurotškin Flag of Estonia.svg Roman NesterovskiNikeSportland
Nõmme Kalju Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Kristal Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Subbotin Adidas Paf [17]
Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Estonia.svg Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Flag of Estonia.svg Andre Frolov NikeVerston
Tallinna Kalev Flag of Latvia.svg Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs Flag of Estonia.svg Marek Kaljumäe Macron Coolbet
Tammeka Flag of Estonia.svg Kaido Koppel Flag of Estonia.svg Tauno TekkoNikeMetec
Tulevik Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Post Flag of Estonia.svg Kaimar Saag Joma Espak [18]

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
FCI Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg Vladimir VassiljevCaretaker spell over11 November 2019 [19] Pre-season Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Reim 11 November 2019 [19]
Narva Trans Flag of Estonia.svg Oleg KurotškinCaretaker spell over15 November 2019 [20] Flag of Turkey.svg Cenk Özcan15 November 2019 [20]
Nõmme Kalju Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman KozhukhovskyiEnd of contract28 November 2019 [21] Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Kristal 2 December 2019 [22]
Kuressaare Flag of Latvia.svg Dmitrijs KalašņikovsEnd of contract16 December 2019 [23] Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kozhukhovskyi16 December 2019 [23]
Tallinna Kalev Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksandr Dmitrijev Mutual consent18 March 2020 [24] 10th Flag of Estonia.svg Liivo Leetma 18 March 2020 [24]
Narva Trans Flag of Turkey.svg Cenk ÖzcanMutual consent19 June 2010 [25] 10th Flag of Estonia.svg Oleg Kurotškin19 June 2010 [25]
Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Reim Resigned10 July 2020 [26] 3rd Flag of Estonia.svg Vladimir Vassiljev10 July 2020 [26]
Tallinna Kalev Flag of Estonia.svg Liivo Leetma Sacked31 August 2020 [27] 10th Flag of Latvia.svg Dmitrijs Kalašnikovs31 August 2020 [27]

Format changes

Due to the long pause, the season was shortened. Instead of the regular format of each team playing each of the other teams four times, the league were to be split after the third playthrough into two sections of top 6 and bottom 4, with each team playing each other in that section. [28]

On 7 November, due to the second wave of COVID-19, the season was shortened even more with the league split into three sections after the 27th round – top 4, 5th & 6th, and bottom 4, with each team playing each other in that section. [29]

On 11 December the season's last match between Flora and FCI Levadia was cancelled. [5]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Flora (C)2926217617+5980Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Paide Linnameeskond 3021188043+3764Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round [lower-alpha 1]
3 FCI Levadia 2917666637+2957
4 Nõmme Kalju 3014795231+2149
5 Tammeka 28881233441132
6 Tulevik 28941530461631
7 TJK Legion 30871526441831
8 Narva Trans 30671731491825
9 Kuressaare (O)30591628633524Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
10 Tallinna Kalev (R)30552020684820Relegation 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. [30]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. FCI Levadia qualified for the Europa Conference League as the other finalist of the 2020–21 Estonian Cup, Flora, has already qualified to the UEFA Champions League

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 2020 Esiliiga, Maardu Linnameeskond, for the spot in 2021 Meistriliiga.

10 December 2020 Maardu Linnameeskond 3–5 Kuressaare Maardu
18:00 (UTC+2)Anton Aristov Soccerball shade.svg23'
Maksim Krivošein Soccerball shade.svg44'
Ilja Zelentsov Soccerball shade.svg47'
Report Märten Pajunurm Soccerball shade.svg8'
Sander Laht Soccerball shade.svg11'
Sören Kaldma Soccerball shade.svg61'
Michael Schjønning-Larsen Soccerball shade.svg64'
Rasmus Saar Soccerball shade.svg81'
Stadium: Maardu kunstmuruväljak
Referee: Kristo Külljastinen
13 December 2020 Kuressaare 4–2 Maardu Linnameeskond Kuressaare
13:00 (UTC+2)Sten Penzev Soccerball shade.svg32'
Mattias Männilaan Soccerball shade.svg59', 81'
Sander Laht Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report Vladislav Ogorodnik Soccerball shade.svg7'
Vadim Aksjonov Soccerball shade.svg86'
Stadium: Kuressaare kunstmurustaadion
Referee: Karl Koppel
Kuressaare won 9–5 on aggregate and retained their Meistriliiga spot for the 2021 season.

Fixtures and results

A total of four rounds was played. In the first three rounds teams played each other three times. In the fourth round the league was split into 3 groups – top 4, 5th and 6th, and bottom 4, where they played each team in their group one more time. [31]

Rounds 1–18

Home \ Away FLO PAI LEV NÕM TAM TUL LEG TRA KUR KLV
Flora 3–14–02–10–03–03–13–13–03–0
Paide Linnameeskond 1–34–21–33–01–22–02–12–04–0
FCI Levadia 1–34–11–12–25–14–03–01–04–0
Nõmme Kalju 1–20–12–01–10–01–23–01–02–0
Tammeka 1–30–21–10–22–11–32–21–20–2
Tulevik 2–11–31–30–62–00–20–15–02–1
TJK Legion 1–30–30–20–60–10–20–01–10–0
Narva Trans 2–31–04–40–10–10–22–01–00–0
Kuressaare 0–40–42–20–22–43–00–03–22–2
Tallinna Kalev 0–31–80–40–40–20–21–01–10–2
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Rounds 19–27

Home \ Away FLO PAI LEV NÕM TAM TUL LEG TRA KUR KLV
Flora 1–00–02–11–0
Paide Linnameeskond 1–03–14–26–24–1
FCI Levadia 0–22–13–22–03–0
Nõmme Kalju 1–30–01–12–1
Tammeka 0–10–00–04–2
Tulevik 1–40–10–10–01–1
TJK Legion 0–21–23–12–12–0
Narva Trans 1–21–20–10–0
Kuressaare 0–41–51–12–20–1
Tallinna Kalev 1–41–41–21–04–1
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top four rounds 28–30

Home \ Away FLO LEV NÕM PAI
Flora Cancelled
FCI Levadia 2–2
Nõmme Kalju 0–30–2
Paide Linnameeskond 1–77–4
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fifth & sixth round 28

Home \ Away TAM TUL
Tammeka 3–3
Tulevik
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Bottom four rounds 28–30

Home \ Away KUR LEG TRA KLV
Kuressaare 0–3
TJK Legion 0–1
Narva Trans 1–31–1
Tallinna Kalev 1–10–2
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [32]
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Rauno Sappinen Flora26
2 Flag of Uganda.svg Edrisa Lubega Paide Linnameeskond14
3 Flag of Estonia.svg Tristan Koskor Tammeka12
4 Flag of Cameroon.svg Marcelin Gando FCI Levadia11
5 Flag of Estonia.svg Henri Anier Paide Linnameeskond10
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Deabeas Owusu Sekyere Paide Linnameeskond
Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Vassiljev Flora
8 Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Khomutov Nõmme Kalju9
Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Kolomoyets FCI Levadia
Flag of Estonia.svg Siim Luts Paide Linnameeskond
Flag of Estonia.svg Pavel Marin Tulevik
Flag of Estonia.svg Edgar Tur Paide Linnameeskond
Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksandr Volkov Nõmme Kalju

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Estonia.svg Joseph Saliste Paide LinnameeskondTallinna Kalev8–1 (A)7 March 2020 [33]
Flag of Estonia.svg Kaspar Paur Nõmme KaljuTulevik6–0 (A)31 May 2020 [34]
Flag of Estonia.svg Edgar Tur Paide LinnameeskondKuressaare6–2 (H)1 November 2020 [35]
Flag of Estonia.svg Rauno Sappinen FloraPaide Linnameeskond7–1 (A)29 November 2020 [36]

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
May [37] Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Reim Levadia Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Victor Nõmme Kalju
June [38] Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Henn Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Pavel Marin Tulevik
July [39] Flag of Russia.svg Amir Natkho Nõmme Kalju
August [40] Flag of Estonia.svg Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Estonia.svg Märten Kuusk Flora
September [41] Flag of Estonia.svg Denis Belov Legion Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Mošnikov Paide Linnameeskond
October [42] Flag of Estonia.svg Kaido Koppel Tammeka Flag of Estonia.svg Brent Lepistu FCI Levadia

Team of the season

Source: [43]

PositionPlayerClubPrevious Appearances
GK Flag of Estonia.svg Matvei Igonen Flora 2019, 2016
DF Flag of Estonia.svg Michael Lilander Flora none
DF Flag of Estonia.svg Karl Mööl Paide 2019, 2017
DF Flag of Estonia.svg Märten Kuusk Flora 2019
DF Flag of The Gambia.svg Muhammed Sanneh Paide none
MF Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Mošnikov Paide 2016, 2014, 2013, 2011
MF Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Vassiljev Flora 2019, 2006
MF Flag of Estonia.svg Vladislav Kreida Flora 2019
MF Flag of Estonia.svg Pavel Marin Tulevik none
FW Flag of Estonia.svg Rauno Sappinen Flora 2017, 2015
FW Flag of Estonia.svg Henri Anier Paide none

Player transfers

See also

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