2019 Meistriliiga

Meistriliiga
Season2019
Dates8 March – 9 November 2019
ChampionsFlora
12th title
RelegatedMaardu Linnameeskond
Champions LeagueFlora
Europa LeagueFCI Levadia
Nõmme Kalju
Paide Linnameeskond
Matches played180
Goals scored597 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorerErik Sorga
(31 goals)
Biggest home winFCI Levadia 8–0 Maardu
(31 March 2019)
Biggest away winMaardu 0–12 Flora
(9 November 2019)
Highest scoringMaardu 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.

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

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Locations of the 2019 Meistriliiga teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
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 Kalev Keskstaadion 11,500[11]
Tammeka Tartu Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,500[12]
Tulevik Viljandi Viljandi linnastaadion 1,084[13]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
FCI Levadia Estonia Vladimir Vassiljev (caretaker) Estonia Dmitri Kruglov Adidas Viimsi Keevitus
Flora Estonia Jürgen Henn Estonia Gert Kams Nike Tele2
Kuressaare Latvia Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs Estonia Elari Valmas Nike Euronics
Maardu Linnameeskond Estonia Mark Kolk (caretaker) Estonia Ilja Zelentsov Adidas
Narva Trans Estonia Oleg Kurotškin (caretaker) Estonia Marko Meerits Nike Sportland
Nõmme Kalju Ukraine Roman Kozhukhovskyi Estonia Igor Subbotin Adidas
Paide Linnameeskond Estonia Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Estonia Andre Frolov Nike Verston
Tallinna Kalev Estonia Aleksandr Dmitrijev Estonia Andreas Raudsepp Nike Coolbet
Tammeka Estonia Kaido Koppel Estonia Tauno Tekko Nike Metec
Tulevik Estonia Sander Post Estonia Kaimar Saag Joma Espak

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Tallinna Kalev Estonia Argo Arbeiter[14] Signed by KTP 8 November 2018 Pre-season Estonia Aleksandr Dmitrijev[15] 28 December 2018
Narva Trans Turkey Cenk Özcan[16] Mutual consent 1 December 2018 Latvia Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs[17] 4 January 2019
Nõmme Kalju Russia Sergey Frantsev[18] Sacked 25 April 2019 4th Ukraine Roman Kozhukhovskyi[18] 25 April 2019
Narva Trans Latvia Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs[19] Sacked 29 April 2019 4th Estonia Valeri Bondarenko (caretaker)[19] 29 April 2019
Narva Trans Estonia Valeri Bondarenko[20] End of caretaker spell 1 June 2019 5th Russia Andrei Syomin[20] 1 June 2019
Kuressaare Estonia Jan Važinski[21] Mutual consent 22 August 2019 7th Latvia Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs[21] 22 August 2019
Narva Trans Russia Andrei Syomin[22] Resigned 23 August 2019 6th Estonia Oleg Kurotškin (caretaker)[22] 23 August 2019
FCI Levadia Serbia Aleksandar Rogić[23] Mutual consent 15 September 2019 2nd Estonia Vladimir Vassiljev (caretaker)[23] 15 September 2019
Maardu Linnameeskond Estonia Andrei Borissov[24] Mutual consent 3 October 2019 10th Estonia Mark Kolk (caretaker)[24] 3 October 2019

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flora (C) 36 29 3 4 110 21 +89 90 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 FCI Levadia 36 24 6 6 98 32 +66 78 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Nõmme Kalju 36 22 11 3 79 34 +45 77
4 Paide Linnameeskond 36 23 5 8 78 30 +48 74
5 Tammeka 36 14 7 15 57 62 −5 49
6 Narva Trans 36 13 9 14 57 49 +8 48
7 Tulevik 36 7 7 22 35 75 −40 28
8 Tallinna Kalev 36 6 6 24 29 89 −60 24
9 Kuressaare (O) 36 6 5 25 24 87 −63 23 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
10 Maardu Linnameeskond (R) 36 4 5 27 30 118 −88 17 Relegation 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 Vaprus1–4 Kuressaare Pärnu
13:00 (UTC+2) Saarts 23' Report Pajunurm 43' (pen.)
Opp 51'
Komissarov 66'
Seeman 68'		 Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion
Attendance: 344
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits
23 November 2019 Kuressaare1–2 Vaprus Kuressaare
13:00 (UTC+2) Pajunurm 23' (pen.) Report Grahv 60'
Saarts 75'		 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

Rank Player Club Goals[26]
1 Estonia Erik Sorga Flora 31
2 Russia Nikita Andreev FCI Levadia 13
The Gambia Alassana Jatta Paide Linnameeskond
United States Eric McWoods Narva Trans
Estonia Kaimar Saag Tulevik
6 Estonia Herol Riiberg Flora 12
Estonia Konstantin Vassiljev Flora
8 Brazil João Morelli FCI Levadia 11
Estonia Sten Reinkort Tammeka
Estonia Mark Oliver Roosnupp FCI Levadia
Ivory Coast Yann Michael Yao Paide Linnameeskond

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Estonia Erik Sorga4 Flora Maardu Linnameeskond 6–0 (H) 7 April 2019[27]
Estonia Mark Oliver Roosnupp FCI Levadia Tammeka 7–0 (H) 11 May 2019[28]
Russia Aleksandr Zakarlyuka Narva Trans Maardu Linnameeskond 5–1 (H) 22 May 2019[29]
Brazil Liliu Nõmme Kalju Maardu Linnameeskond 6–0 (H) 1 June 2019[30]
Japan Kotaro Amemiya Maardu Linnameeskond Flora 3–8 (H) 15 June 2019[31]
The Gambia Alassana Jatta5 Paide Linnameeskond Kuressaare 7–0 (H) 19 June 2019[32]
Brazil João Morelli FCI Levadia Maardu Linnameeskond 6–1 (A) 29 June 2019[33]
Nigeria Jasper Uwaegbulam Maardu Linnameeskond Tallinna Kalev 4–1 (A) 7 July 2019[34]
United States Eric McWoods Narva Trans Tulevik 3–2 (H) 21 July 2019[35]
New Zealand Max Mata Nõmme Kalju Kuressaare 7–2 (H) 3 August 2019[36]
Estonia Erik Sorga Flora Kuressaare 3–0 (A) 13 August 2019[37]
Estonia Patrick Genro Veelma Tammeka Narva Trans 6–4 (H) 16 August 2019[38]
Estonia Indrek Ilves Tulevik Tammeka 3–1 (A) 20 October 2019[39]

4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
March[40] Estonia Jürgen Henn Flora Estonia Magnus Karofeld Kuressaare
April[41] Estonia Märten Kuusk Flora
May[42] Ukraine Roman Kozhukhovskyi Nõmme Kalju Cameroon Marcelin Gando FCI Levadia
June[43] Serbia Aleksandar Rogić FCI Levadia The Gambia Alassana Jatta Paide Linnameeskond
July[44] Estonia Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Paide Linnameeskond United States Eric McWoods Narva Trans
August[45] Estonia Kaido Koppel Tammeka Ivory Coast Yann Michael Yao Paide Linnameeskond
September[46] Estonia Jürgen Henn Flora Estonia Sander Sinilaid
October[47] Ukraine Roman Kozhukhovskyi Nõmme Kalju Estonia Eduard Golovljov Narva Trans

Player transfers

See also

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