2023 Meistriliiga

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Meistriliiga
Season2023
Champions Flora
Relegated Harju
Champions League Flora
Conference League FCI Levadia
Paide Linnameeskond
Tallinna Kalev
Matches played180
Goals scored458 (2.54 per match)
Biggest home win Flora 5–0 Narva Trans
(14 March 2023)
FCI Levadia 6–1 Harju
(15 April 2023)
Biggest away win Vaprus 1–5 Flora
(10 June 2023)
Narva Trans 0–4 Vaprus
(8 July 2023)
Kuressaare 0–4 Paide Linnameeskond
(23 July 2023)
Highest scoring Paide Linnameeskond 6–3 Tammeka
(19 August 2023)
Longest winning run7 matches
Flora
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Flora
Longest winless run10 matches
Harju
Longest losing run8 matches
Harju
Highest attendance3,510
FCI Levadia 0–0 Flora
(28 June 2023)
Lowest attendance101
FCI Levadia 3–0 Tammeka
(15 March 2023)
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 Meistriliiga, also known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga due to sponsorship reasons, [1] was the 33rd season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992. It was the first Meistriliiga season with video assistant referee (VAR). [2]

Contents

The winners (Flora, their second consecutive title and fifteenth overall) qualified for the 2024–25 Champions League first qualifying round. The runners-up (FCI Levadia), third-placed team (Tallinna Kalev), and fourth-placed team (Paide Linnameeskond) qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League first qualifying round. The ninth-placed team (Tammeka) qualified for the Meistriliiga play-off, winning to retain their place in the league. The bottom-placed team (Harju) were relegated to the 2024 Esiliiga.

Teams

The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine teams of the previous season, and one team promoted from the Esiliiga. Flora entered the season as defending champions.

Team changes

Promoted from
2022 Esiliiga 		Relegated to
2023 Esiliiga
Harju Legion

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
FCI Levadia Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena 14,336 [3]
Flora
Harju Laagri Laagri Stadium 500 [4]
Kuressaare Kuressaare Kuressaare linnastaadion 1,000 [5]
Narva Trans Narva Narva Kreenholm Stadium 1,065 [6]
Nõmme Kalju Tallinn TNTK Stadium 800 [7]
Paide Linnameeskond Paide Paide linnastaadion 500 [8]
Tallinna Kalev Tallinn Kadriorg Stadium 5,000 [9]
Tammeka Tartu Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,500 [10]
Vaprus Pärnu Pärnu Rannastaadion 1,501 [11]

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
FCI Levadia Flag of Spain.svg Curro Torres Flag of Estonia.svg Rasmus Peetson Macron [12] Admirals, Viimsi Keevitus
Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Henn Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Vassiljev Nike Optibet [13]
Harju Flag of Portugal.svg Victor Silva Flag of Estonia.svg Andre Järva Adidas Enemat
Kuressaare Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kozhukhovskyi Flag of Estonia.svg Märten Pajunurm NikeVisit Saaremaa
Narva Trans Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Eremenko Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Elysée NikeSportland
Nõmme Kalju Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Andreev Flag of France.svg Yohan Mannone AdidasMarsbet [14]
Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Serbia.svg Ivan Stojković 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 Marek Kaljumäe MacronUnibet [15]
Tammeka Flag of Estonia.svg Marti Pähn Flag of Estonia.svg Taijo Teniste NikeGiga Ehitus
Vaprus Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Flag of Estonia.svg Magnus Villota NikeCoolbet

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Vaprus Flag of Latvia.svg Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs [16] End of contract12 November 2022Pre-season Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins [17] 14 November 2022
FCI Levadia Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Andreev End of interim spell1 December 2022 Flag of Spain.svg Curro Torres [18] 1 December 2022
Narva Trans Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Yagudin 31 December 2022 Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Terehhov [19] 31 December 2022
Nõmme Kalju Flag of Estonia.svg Kaido Koppel [20] Contract terminated28 April 20234th Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Andreev 28 April 2023
Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Estonia.svg Karel Voolaid [21] 25 May 20237th Flag of Estonia.svg Ats Sillaste (interim) [22] 27 May 2023
Flag of Estonia.svg Ats Sillaste End of interim spell30 May 2023 Flag of Serbia.svg Ivan Stojković [23] 30 May 2023
Narva Trans Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Terehhov [24] Contract terminated8 August 20238th Flag of Estonia.svg Valeri Bondarenko (interim)11 August 2023
Flag of Estonia.svg Valeri Bondarenko End of interim spell20 August 2023 Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Eremenko [25] 20 August 2023

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Flora (C)36231037424+5079Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 FCI Levadia 36221136724+4377Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round [a]
3 Tallinna Kalev 361411114941+853 [b]
4 Paide Linnameeskond 36131495034+1653 [b]
5 Nõmme Kalju 361213115042+849
6 Vaprus 361212124043−348
7 Kuressaare 36127173660−2443
8 Narva Trans 36122223264−3238
9 Tammeka (O)36512193365−3227Qualification for the Meistriliiga play-off
10 Harju (R)3658232761−3423Relegation to the Esiliiga
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 [26]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ The 2023–24 Estonian Cup winners also qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round. Since the cup winners (FCI Levadia) qualified based on league position, the Conference League spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Tallinna Kalev 8, Paide Linnameeskond 2.

Results

Home \ Away LEV FLO HAR KUR NAR NÕM PLM KAL TAM VAP LEV FLO HAR KUR NAR NÕM PLM KAL TAM VAP
FCI Levadia —0–06–14–13–02–12–02–13–00–0—2–11–14–03–03–01–01–12–10–0
Flora 0–2—4–04–05–03–10–03–01–14–02–2—2–03–01–40–02–11–03–01–1
Harju 2–10–1—1–11–21–20–10–22–31–20–12–3—1–10–21–00–10–23–00–4
Kuressaare 0–21–41–1—3–02–01–41–23–11–22–10–31–1—1–00–20–41–11–11–0
Narva Trans 0–20–12–00–1—0–20–02–12–00–20–11–31–32–0—2–11–32–12–00–4
Nõmme Kalju 0–12–21–12–02–0—1–11–21–21–04–30–01–04–14–0—3–31–24–11–1
Paide Linnameeskond 1–11–31–00–12–10–0—0–10–00–12–20–04–01–01–22–0—1–16–33–0
Tallinna Kalev 0–20–21–10–30–10–01–1—1–11–11–21–12–11–35–01–12–1—1–11–0
Tammeka 2–20–32–00–01–10–20–01–2—2–30–01–22–10–13–01–11–22–7—0–0
Vaprus 0–01–50–11–21–01–12–20–21–0—0–30–10–03–13–23–31–10–22–0—
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Meistriliiga play-off

The ninth-placed club (Tammeka) faced the second-placed club from the 2023 Esiliiga (Viimsi) for the final place in the following season's Meistriliiga.

First leg

29 November 2023 Viimsi 0–5 Tammeka Tallinn
16:00 BST
Stadium: Sportland Arena

Second leg

3 December 2023 Tammeka 1–1
(6–1 agg.)		 Viimsi Tartu
10:30 BST
Stadium: Tartu Tamme Stadium

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [27]
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Tristan Koskor Narva Trans16
2 Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Vassiljev Flora14
3 Flag of Cameroon.svg Mollo FCI Levadia13
4 Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Zenjov Flora12
5 Flag of Ghana.svg Ernest Agyiri FCI Levadia11
6 Flag of Estonia.svg Kevin Mätas Tammeka10
Flag of Estonia.svg Tristan Toomas Teeväli Tallinna Kalev
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Sten Reinkort Flora/Kuressaare9
9 Flag of Mali.svg Bourama Fomba FCI Levadia8
Flag of Estonia.svg Kevin Kauber Vaprus
Flag of Estonia.svg Mattias Männilaan Kuressaare
Flag of The Gambia.svg Foday Trawally Tallinna Kalev

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Ghana.svg Ernest Agyiri FCI LevadiaNõmme Kalju3–0 (H) [28] 9 July 2023
Flag of Estonia.svg Herol Riiberg Paide LinnameeskondTammeka6–3 (H) [29] 19 August 2023

Average attendance

ClubAverage attendance [30]
FCI Levadia 750
Pärnu JK Vaprus 664
Tallinna FC Flora 530
JK Tallinna Kalev 374
Tartu JK Tammeka 333
Paide Linnameeskond 309
Nõmme Kalju FC 294
Harju JK Laagri 285
JK Narva Trans 221
FC Kuressaare 196
League average396


Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
March [31] Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Vaprus Flag of Estonia.svg Uku Kõrre Vaprus
April [32] Flag of Spain.svg Curro Torres FCI Levadia Flag of Ghana.svg Ernest Agyiri FCI Levadia
May [33] Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Henn Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Zenjov Flora
June/July [34] Flag of Spain.svg Curro Torres FCI Levadia Flag of The Gambia.svg Ebrima Jarju Paide Linnameeskond
August [35] Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Andreev Nõmme Kalju Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Andre Fortune II Nõmme Kalju
September [36] Flag of Portugal.svg Victor Silva Harju Flag of Cameroon.svg Mollo FCI Levadia
October [37] Flag of Estonia.svg Aivar Anniste
Flag of Estonia.svg Daniel Meijel 		Tallinna Kalev Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Vassiljev Flora

Annual awards

AwardWinnerClub
Player of the Season [38] Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Vassiljev Flora
Goalkeeper of the Season Flag of Estonia.svg Karl Andre Vallner FCI Levadia
Defender of the Season Flag of Mali.svg Bourama Fomba
Midfielder of the Season Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Vassiljev Flora
Forward of the Season Flag of Cameroon.svg Mollo FCI Levadia
Under-21 Player of the Season
Manager of the Season [39] Flag of Estonia.svg Aivar Anniste
Flag of Estonia.svg Daniel Meijel 		Tallinna Kalev
Goal of the Season [40] Flag of Estonia.svg Mark Maksimkin Narva Trans

Attendances

#Football clubAverage attendance [41]
1 FCI Levadia Tallinn 763
2 Pärnu JK Vaprus 664
3 FC Flora Tallinn 518
4 JK Tallinna Kalev 374
5 JK Tammeka Tartu 333
6 Paide Linnameeskond 309
7 JK Nõmme Kalju 294
8 Harju JK Laagri 285
9 JK Narva Trans 221
10 FC Kuressaare 196

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