2019 Meistriliiga

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.

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 →

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
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 Vladimir Vassiljev (caretaker) Dmitri Kruglov Adidas Viimsi Keevitus
Flora Jürgen Henn Gert Kams Nike Tele2
Kuressaare Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs Elari Valmas Nike Euronics
Maardu Linnameeskond Mark Kolk (caretaker) Ilja Zelentsov Adidas
Narva Trans Oleg Kurotškin (caretaker) Marko Meerits Nike Sportland
Nõmme Kalju Roman Kozhukhovskyi Igor Subbotin Adidas
Paide Linnameeskond Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Andre Frolov Nike Verston
Tallinna Kalev Aleksandr Dmitrijev Andreas Raudsepp Nike Coolbet
Tammeka Kaido Koppel Tauno Tekko Nike Metec
Tulevik Sander Post 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 Argo Arbeiter[14] Signed by KTP 8 November 2018 Pre-season Aleksandr Dmitrijev[15] 28 December 2018
Narva Trans Cenk Özcan[16] Mutual consent 1 December 2018 Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs[17] 4 January 2019
Nõmme Kalju Sergey Frantsev[18] Sacked 25 April 2019 4th Roman Kozhukhovskyi[18] 25 April 2019
Narva Trans Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs[19] Sacked 29 April 2019 4th Valeri Bondarenko (caretaker)[19] 29 April 2019
Narva Trans Valeri Bondarenko[20] End of caretaker spell 1 June 2019 5th Andrei Syomin[20] 1 June 2019
Kuressaare Jan Važinski[21] Mutual consent 22 August 2019 7th Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs[21] 22 August 2019
Narva Trans Andrei Syomin[22] Resigned 23 August 2019 6th Oleg Kurotškin (caretaker)[22] 23 August 2019
FCI Levadia Aleksandar Rogić[23] Mutual consent 15 September 2019 2nd Vladimir Vassiljev (caretaker)[23] 15 September 2019
Maardu Linnameeskond Andrei Borissov[24] Mutual consent 3 October 2019 10th 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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (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' (p)
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' (p) 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

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Erik Sorga4FloraMaardu Linnameeskond6–0 (H)7 April 2019[27]
Mark Oliver RoosnuppFCI LevadiaTammeka7–0 (H)11 May 2019[28]
Aleksandr ZakarlyukaNarva TransMaardu Linnameeskond5–1 (H)22 May 2019[29]
LiliuNõmme KaljuMaardu Linnameeskond6–0 (H)1 June 2019[30]
Kotaro AmemiyaMaardu LinnameeskondFlora3–8 (H)15 June 2019[31]
Alassana Jatta5Paide LinnameeskondKuressaare7–0 (H)19 June 2019[32]
João MorelliFCI LevadiaMaardu Linnameeskond6–1 (A)29 June 2019[33]
Jasper UwaegbulamMaardu LinnameeskondTallinna Kalev4–1 (A)7 July 2019[34]
Eric McWoodsNarva TransTulevik3–2 (H)21 July 2019[35]
Max MataNõmme KaljuKuressaare7–2 (H)3 August 2019[36]
Erik SorgaFloraKuressaare3–0 (A)13 August 2019[37]
Patrick Genro VeelmaTammekaNarva Trans6–4 (H)16 August 2019[38]
Indrek IlvesTulevikTammeka3–1 (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
ManagerClub PlayerClub
March[40] Jürgen HennFlora Magnus KarofeldKuressaare
April[41] Jürgen HennFlora Märten KuuskFlora
May[42] Roman KozhukhovskyiNõmme Kalju Marcelin GandoFCI Levadia
June[43] Aleksandar RogićFCI Levadia Alassana JattaPaide Linnameeskond
July[44] Vjatšeslav ZahovaikoPaide Linnameeskond Eric McWoodsNarva Trans
August[45] Kaido KoppelTammeka Yann Michael YaoPaide Linnameeskond
September[46] Jürgen HennFlora Sander SinilaidPaide Linnameeskond
October[47] Roman KozhukhovskyiNõmme Kalju Eduard GolovljovNarva Trans

Player transfers

See also

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