2019 Meistriliiga

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Season2019
Dates8 March – 9 November 2019
ChampionsFlora
12th title
RelegatedMaardu Linnameeskond
Meistriliiga
Season2019
Dates8 March – 9 November 2019
ChampionsFlora
12th title
RelegatedMaardu Linnameeskond
Champions LeagueFlora
Europa LeagueFCI Levadia
Nõmme Kalju
Paide Linnameeskond
Matches180
Goals597 (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.

Venues

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]

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 Kalevi Keskstaadion artificial turf 570[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 (interim) 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 (interim) Estonia Ilja Zelentsov Adidas
Narva Trans Estonia Oleg Kurotškin (interim) 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 Signed by KTP 8 November 2018[14] Pre-season Estonia Aleksandr Dmitrijev 28 December 2018[15]
Narva Trans Turkey Cenk Özcan Mutual consent 1 December 2018[16] Latvia Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs 4 January 2019[17]
Nõmme Kalju Russia Sergei Frantsev Sacked 25 April 2019[18] 4th Ukraine Roman Kozhukhovskyi 25 April 2019[18]
Narva Trans Latvia Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs 29 April 2019[19] 4th Estonia Valeri Bondarenko (interim) 29 April 2019[19]
Estonia Valeri Bondarenko End of caretaker spell 1 June 2019[20] 5th Russia Andrei Syomin 1 June 2019[20]
Kuressaare Estonia Jan Važinski Mutual consent 22 August 2019[21] 7th Latvia Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs 22 August 2019[21]
Narva Trans Russia Andrei Syomin Resigned 23 August 2019[22] 6th Estonia Oleg Kurotškin (interim) 23 August 2019[22]
FCI Levadia Serbia Aleksandar Rogić Mutual consent 15 September 2019[23] 2nd Estonia Vladimir Vassiljev (interim) 15 September 2019[23]
Maardu Linnameeskond Estonia Andrei Borissov 3 October 2019[24] 10th Estonia Mark Kolk (interim) 3 October 2019[24]

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]
1Estonia Erik SorgaFlora31
2Russia Nikita AndreevFCI Levadia13
The Gambia Alassana JattaPaide Linnameeskond
United States Eric McWoodsNarva Trans
Estonia Kaimar SaagTulevik
6Estonia Herol RiibergFlora12
Estonia Konstantin VassiljevFlora
8Brazil João MorelliFCI Levadia11
Estonia Sten ReinkortTammeka
Estonia Mark Oliver RoosnuppFCI Levadia
Ivory Coast Yann Michael YaoPaide Linnameeskond

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Estonia Erik Sorga4FloraMaardu Linnameeskond6–0 (H)7 April 2019[27]
Estonia Mark Oliver RoosnuppFCI LevadiaTammeka7–0 (H)11 May 2019[28]
Russia Aleksandr ZakarlyukaNarva TransMaardu Linnameeskond5–1 (H)22 May 2019[29]
Brazil LiliuNõmme KaljuMaardu Linnameeskond6–0 (H)1 June 2019[30]
Japan Kotaro AmemiyaMaardu LinnameeskondFlora3–8 (H)15 June 2019[31]
The Gambia Alassana Jatta5Paide LinnameeskondKuressaare7–0 (H)19 June 2019[32]
Brazil João MorelliFCI LevadiaMaardu Linnameeskond6–1 (A)29 June 2019[33]
Nigeria Jasper UwaegbulamMaardu LinnameeskondTallinna Kalev4–1 (A)7 July 2019[34]
United States Eric McWoodsNarva TransTulevik3–2 (H)21 July 2019[35]
New Zealand Max MataNõmme KaljuKuressaare7–2 (H)3 August 2019[36]
Estonia Erik SorgaFloraKuressaare3–0 (A)13 August 2019[37]
Estonia Patrick Genro VeelmaTammekaNarva Trans6–4 (H)16 August 2019[38]
Estonia Indrek IlvesTulevikTammeka3–1 (A)20 October 2019[39]

4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals

Average attendance

ClubAverage attendance[40]
Tallinna FC Flora711
Tartu JK Tammeka461
Viljandi JK Tulevik386
FCI Levadia365
Nõmme Kalju FC363
Paide Linnameeskond349
JK Narva Trans318
JK Tallinna Kalev252
Maardu Linnameeskond224
FC Kuressaare209
League average364

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
ManagerClub PlayerClub
March[41] Estonia Jürgen HennFlora Estonia Magnus KarofeldKuressaare
April[42] Estonia Märten KuuskFlora
May[43] Ukraine Roman KozhukhovskyiNõmme Kalju Cameroon Marcelin GandoFCI Levadia
June[44] Serbia Aleksandar RogićFCI Levadia The Gambia Alassana JattaPaide Linnameeskond
July[45] Estonia Vjatšeslav ZahovaikoPaide Linnameeskond United States Eric McWoodsNarva Trans
August[46] Estonia Kaido KoppelTammeka Ivory Coast Yann Michael YaoPaide Linnameeskond
September[47] Estonia Jürgen HennFlora Estonia Sander Sinilaid
October[48] Ukraine Roman KozhukhovskyiNõmme Kalju Estonia Eduard GolovljovNarva Trans

Player transfers

See also

References

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