2022 Meistriliiga

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Meistriliiga
Season2022
Dates1 March 2022 – 12 November 2022
Champions Flora
14th Meistriliiga title
14th Estonian title
Relegated Legion
Champions League Flora
Europa Conference League FCI Levadia
Paide Linnameeskond
Matches played180
Goals scored549 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorer Zakaria Beglarishvili
(21 goals)
Biggest home winPaide Linnameeskond 10–0 Legion
(18 September 2022)
Biggest away win Vaprus 0–8 FCI Levadia
(5 March 2022)
Highest scoringPaide Linnameeskond 10–0 Legion
(18 September 2022)
Longest winning run11 matches
Flora
Longest unbeaten run31 matches
Flora
Longest winless run19 matches
Vaprus
Longest losing run13 matches
Vaprus
Highest attendance1978
Vaprus 1–1 Tammeka
(2 July 2022)
Lowest attendance61
Narva Trans 0–2 Tammeka
(12 March 2022)
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 Meistriliiga, also known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga due to sponsorship reasons, [1] was the 32nd season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 1 March 2022 and concluded on 12 November 2022.

Contents

Flora won their 14th Meistriliiga title with five games to spare.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
FCI Levadia Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena 14,336 [2]
Flora
Kuressaare Kuressaare Kuressaare linnastaadion 1,000 [3]
Legion Tallinn Sportland Arena 1,161 [4]
Narva Trans Narva Narva Kreenholm Stadium 1,065 [5]
Nõmme Kalju Tallinn Sportland Arena 1,161 [4]
Paide Linnameeskond Paide Paide linnastaadion 500 [6]
Tallinna Kalev Tallinn Kadriorg Stadium 5,000 [7]
Tammeka Tartu Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,500 [8]
Vaprus Pärnu Pärnu Rannastaadion 1,501 [9]

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
FCI Levadia Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Andreev (interim) Flag of Estonia.svg Brent Lepistu Adidas Admirals, Viimsi Keevitus
Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Henn Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Vassiljev Nike Optibet [10]
Kuressaare Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kozhukhovskyi Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Seeman Nike
Legion Flag of Estonia.svg Denis Belov Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksandr Volodin Uhlsport
Narva Trans Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Yagudin (interim) Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Irié NikeSportland
Nõmme Kalju Flag of Estonia.svg Kaido Koppel (interim) Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Tsivelekidis AdidasRämmar [11]
Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Estonia.svg Karel Voolaid Flag of Estonia.svg Andre Frolov NikeExmet, Verston
Tallinna Kalev Flag of Estonia.svg Aivar Anniste
Flag of Estonia.svg Daniel Meijel 		Flag of Estonia.svg Tanel Tamberg Macron Coolbet
Tammeka Flag of Estonia.svg Marti Pähn Flag of Estonia.svg Karl Johan Pechter Nike
Vaprus Flag of Latvia.svg Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs Flag of Estonia.svg Magnus Villota NikeCoolbet

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Estonia.svg Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko [12] End of contract28 November 2021Pre-season Flag of Estonia.svg Karel Voolaid [13] 6 December 2021
Vaprus Flag of Estonia.svg Taavi Midenbritt [14] 29 November 2021 Flag of Latvia.svg Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs [15] 27 December 2021
Narva Trans Flag of Russia.svg Igor Pyvin [16] Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Eremenko [17] 30 November 2021
Tammeka Flag of Latvia.svg Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs [18] 7 December 2021 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Santos [19] 4 January 2022
Nõmme Kalju Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Frantsev [20] Sacked8 December 2021 Flag of Portugal.svg Eddie Cardoso [21]
FCI Levadia Flag of Serbia.svg Marko Savić
Flag of Estonia.svg Vladimir Vassiljev [22] 		Resigned1 July 20221st Flag of Serbia.svg Ivan Stojković 1 July 2022
Tammeka Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Santos [23] 9 July 20226th Flag of Estonia.svg Marti Pähn 9 July 2022
FCI Levadia Flag of Serbia.svg Ivan Stojković [24] Sacked12 September 20222nd Flag of Ukraine.svg Maksym Kalynychenko 12 September 2022
Flag of Ukraine.svg Maksym Kalynychenko [25] 22 September 2022 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Andreev (interim)22 September 2022
Nõmme Kalju Flag of Portugal.svg Eddie Cardoso [26] 16 October 20224th Flag of Estonia.svg Kaido Koppel (interim)16 October 2022
Narva Trans Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Eremenko [27] Mutual consent12 November 20227th Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Yagudin (interim)12 November 2022

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Flora (C)3631419421+7397Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 FCI Levadia 3624757425+4979Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Paide Linnameeskond 3619898437+4765
4 Nõmme Kalju 3619895930+2965
5 Kuressaare 361311124951−250
6 Tammeka 36109173857−1939
7 Narva Trans 36108184358−1538Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round [a]
8 Tallinna Kalev 36105214292−5035
9 Legion (R)3668223482−4822 [b] Relegation to the Esiliiga [c]
10 Vaprus 3632313296−6411Reprieved from relegation [d]
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2022. Source: Premium Liiga, Soccerway
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) Fair-play points; 10) Draw [30]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Narva Trans qualified for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round as the 2022–23 Estonian Cup winners.
  2. ↑ Legion were deducted four points for failing to comply with club licensing procedures. [28]
  3. ↑ Despite winning the relegation play-offs, Legion gave up its place in the Meistriliiga and applied to join the Esiliiga for the following season. [29]
  4. ↑ As a result of Legion's withdrawal from the next season of the Meistriliiga, Vaprus was able to maintain its spot. [29]

Results

Relegation play-offs

Elva 0–3 Legion
Report
Nike Arena Elva, Elva
Attendance: 188
Referee: Martti Pukk
Legion 0–1 Elva
Report Tõugjas Soccerball shade.svg58' (o.g.)
Sportland Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 28
Referee: Juri Frischer

Legion won 3–1 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [31]
1 Flag of Georgia.svg Zakaria Beglarishvili FCI Levadia21
2 Flag of Estonia.svg Robi Saarma Paide Linnameeskond16
3 Flag of Estonia.svg Sten Reinkort Kuressaare15
4 Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Vassiljev Flora13
5 Flag of Estonia.svg Rauno Alliku Flora12
Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Dedechko Narva Trans
Flag of Estonia.svg Alex Matthias Tamm Nõmme Kalju
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Nikita Ivanov Legion11
Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Miller Flora
10 Flag of Estonia.svg Danil Kuraksin Flora10
Flag of Estonia.svg Kevin Mätas Tammeka
Flag of Estonia.svg Ats Purje Tallinna Kalev
Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Zenjov Flora

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Brazil.svg Liliu FCI LevadiaVaprus8–0 (A) [32] 5 March 2022
Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Miller FloraTallinna Kalev7–1 (H) [33] 6 March 2022
Flag of Estonia.svg Mattias Männilaan Kuressaare3–0 (A) [34] 12 March 2022
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Kozhevnikov Narva TransVaprus5–3 (A) [35] 9 July 2022
Flag of Estonia.svg Ats Purje Tallinna KalevNarva Trans5–2 (H) [36] 30 July 2022
Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksandr Volkov Nõmme KaljuTallinna Kalev6–0 (H) [37] 6 August 2022
Flag of Estonia.svg Robi Saarma 4Paide Linnameeskond7–2 (A) [38] 20 August 2022
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Average attendance

ClubAverage attendance [39]
Tallinna FC Flora 509
FCI Levadia 489
Pärnu JK Vaprus 470
Nõmme Kalju FC 285
Tartu JK Tammeka 266
JK Tallinna Kalev 250
Paide Linnameeskond 235
FC Kuressaare 189
JK Narva Trans 189
Tallinna JK Legion 121
League average300


Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthGoal of the Month [40]
ManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClub
March [41] Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Henn Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Vassiljev Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Markus Soomets Flora
April [42] Flag of Estonia.svg Bogdan Vaštšuk FCI Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg Bogdan Vaštšuk FCI Levadia
May [43] Flag of Serbia.svg Marko Savić
Flag of Estonia.svg Vladimir Vassiljev 		FCI Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg Ioan Yakovlev Tallinna Kalev Flag of Ghana.svg Ernest Agyiri
June/July [44] Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Henn Flora Flag of Georgia.svg Zakaria Beglarishvili FCI Levadia Flag of Georgia.svg Zakaria Beglarishvili
August [45] Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kozhukhovskyi Kuressaare Flag of Estonia.svg Henrik Pürg Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Virgo Vallik Vaprus
September [46] Flag of Estonia.svg Karel Voolaid Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Vassiljev Flag of Georgia.svg Zakaria Beglarishvili FCI Levadia
October [47] Flag of Estonia.svg Marti Pähn Tammeka Flag of Estonia.svg Vladimir Avilov Nõmme Kalju Flag of Estonia.svg Ioan Yakovlev Tallinna Kalev

Annual awards

Award [48] WinnerClub
Player of the Season Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Vassiljev Flora
Goalkeeper of the Season Flag of The Gambia.svg Ebrima Jarju Paide Linnameeskond
Defender of the Season Flag of Estonia.svg Henrik Pürg Flora
Midfielder of the Season Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Vassiljev Flora
Forward of the Season Flag of Estonia.svg Sten Reinkort Kuressaare
Under-21 Player of the Season Flag of Estonia.svg Alex Matthias Tamm Nõmme Kalju
Goal of the Season Flag of Ghana.svg Ernest Agyiri FCI Levadia

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