2022 Meistriliiga
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Season2022
Dates1 March 2022 – 12 November 2022
ChampionsFlora
14th Meistriliiga title
14th Estonian title
14th Meistriliiga title
14th Estonian title
RelegatedLegion
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 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 Narva Trans (via Estonian Cup) |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 549 (3.05 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Zakaria Beglarishvili (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Paide Linnameeskond 10–0 Legion (18 September 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Vaprus 0–8 FCI Levadia (5 March 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Paide Linnameeskond 10–0 Legion (18 September 2022) |
| Longest winning run | 11 matches Flora |
| Longest unbeaten run | 31 matches Flora |
| Longest winless run | 19 matches Vaprus |
| Longest losing run | 13 matches Vaprus |
| Highest attendance | 1978 Vaprus 1–1 Tammeka (2 July 2022) |
| Lowest attendance | 61 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.
Flora won their 14th Meistriliiga title with five games to spare.
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCI Levadia |  Nikita Andreev (interim) |
 Brent Lepistu |
Adidas | Admirals, Viimsi Keevitus |
| Flora | Jürgen Henn |
Konstantin Vassiljev |
Nike | Optibet[10] |
| Kuressaare |  Roman Kozhukhovskyi |
Sander Seeman |
Nike | |
| Legion | Denis Belov |
Aleksandr Volodin |
Uhlsport | |
| Narva Trans | Aleksei Yagudin (interim) |
 Irié |
Nike | Sportland |
| Nõmme Kalju | Kaido Koppel (interim) |
 Giannis Tsivelekidis |
Adidas | Rämmar[11] |
| Paide Linnameeskond | Karel Voolaid |
Andre Frolov |
Nike | Exmet, Verston |
| Tallinna Kalev | Aivar Anniste Daniel Meijel |
Tanel Tamberg |
Macron | Coolbet |
| Tammeka | Marti Pähn |
Karl Johan Pechter |
Nike | |
| Vaprus |  Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs |
Magnus Villota |
Nike | Coolbet |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paide Linnameeskond | Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko[12] |
End of contract | 28 November 2021 | Pre-season | Karel Voolaid[13] |
6 December 2021 |
| Vaprus | Taavi Midenbritt[14] |
29 November 2021 | Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs[15] |
27 December 2021 | ||
| Narva Trans | Igor Pyvin[16] |
Aleksei Eremenko[17] |
30 November 2021 | |||
| Tammeka | Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs[18] |
7 December 2021 |  Miguel Santos[19] |
4 January 2022 | ||
| Nõmme Kalju | Sergei Frantsev[20] |
Sacked | 8 December 2021 | Eddie Cardoso[21] | ||
| FCI Levadia |  Marko Savić Vladimir Vassiljev[22] |
Resigned | 1 July 2022 | 1st | Ivan Stojković |
1 July 2022 |
| Tammeka | Miguel Santos[23] |
9 July 2022 | 6th | Marti Pähn |
9 July 2022 | |
| FCI Levadia | Ivan Stojković[24] |
Sacked | 12 September 2022 | 2nd | Maksym Kalynychenko |
12 September 2022 |
| Maksym Kalynychenko[25] |
22 September 2022 | Nikita Andreev (interim) |
22 September 2022 | |||
| Nõmme Kalju | Eddie Cardoso[26] |
16 October 2022 | 4th | Kaido Koppel (interim) |
16 October 2022 | |
| Narva Trans | Aleksei Eremenko[27] |
Mutual consent | 12 November 2022 | 7th | Aleksei Yagudin (interim) |
12 November 2022 |
League table
Results
First half of season |
Second half of season
|
Relegation play-offs
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[31] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Zakaria Beglarishvili |
FCI Levadia | 21 |
| 2 | Robi Saarma |
Paide Linnameeskond | 16 |
| 3 | Sten Reinkort |
Kuressaare | 15 |
| 4 | Konstantin Vassiljev |
Flora | 13 |
| 5 | Rauno Alliku |
Flora | 12 |
| Denys Dedechko |
Narva Trans | ||
| Alex Matthias Tamm |
Nõmme Kalju | ||
| 8 | Nikita Ivanov |
Legion | 11 |
| Martin Miller |
Flora | ||
| 10 | Danil Kuraksin |
Flora | 10 |
| Kevin Mätas |
Tammeka | ||
| Ats Purje |
Tallinna Kalev | ||
| Sergei Zenjov |
Flora |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liliu |
FCI Levadia | Vaprus | 8–0 (A)[32] | 5 March 2022 |
| Martin Miller |
Flora | Tallinna Kalev | 7–1 (H)[33] | 6 March 2022 |
| Mattias Männilaan |
Kuressaare | 3–0 (A)[34] | 12 March 2022 | |
| Oleksandr Kozhevnikov |
Narva Trans | Vaprus | 5–3 (A)[35] | 9 July 2022 |
| Ats Purje |
Tallinna Kalev | Narva Trans | 5–2 (H)[36] | 30 July 2022 |
| Aleksandr Volkov |
Nõmme Kalju | Tallinna Kalev | 6–0 (H)[37] | 6 August 2022 |
| Robi Saarma4 |
Paide Linnameeskond | 7–2 (A)[38] | 20 August 2022 |
- Notes
4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Average attendance
| Club | Average 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 average | 300 |
