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2022 Meistriliiga

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.

Meistriliiga
Season2022
Dates1 March 2022 – 12 November 2022
ChampionsFlora
14th Meistriliiga title
14th Estonian title
RelegatedLegion
Champions LeagueFlora
Europa Conference LeagueFCI Levadia
Paide Linnameeskond
Matches played180
Goals scored549 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorerZakaria Beglarishvili
(21 goals)
Biggest home winPaide Linnameeskond 10–0 Legion
(18 September 2022)
Biggest away winVaprus 0–8 FCI Levadia
(5 March 2022)
Highest scoringPaide Linnameeskond 10–0 Legion
(18 September 2022)
Longest winning run11 matches
Flora
Longest unbeaten run31 matches
Flora
Longest winless run19 matches
Vaprus
Longest losing run13 matches
Vaprus
Highest attendance1978
Vaprus 1–1 Tammeka
(2 July 2022)
Lowest attendance61
Narva Trans 0–2 Tammeka
(12 March 2022)
← 2021
2023 →

Flora won their 14th Meistriliiga title with five games to spare.

Teams edit

Stadiums and locations edit

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Locations of the 2022 Meistriliiga teams
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 edit

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 edit

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 Kalinichenko 12 September 2022
  Maksym Kalinichenko[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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flora (C) 36 31 4 1 94 21 +73 97 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 FCI Levadia 36 24 7 5 74 25 +49 79 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Paide Linnameeskond 36 19 8 9 84 37 +47 65
4 Nõmme Kalju 36 19 8 9 59 30 +29 65
5 Kuressaare 36 13 11 12 49 51 −2 50
6 Tammeka 36 10 9 17 38 57 −19 39
7 Narva Trans 36 10 8 18 43 58 −15 38 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round[a]
8 Tallinna Kalev 36 10 5 21 42 92 −50 35
9 Legion (R) 36 6 8 22 34 82 −48 22[b] Relegation to the Esiliiga[c]
10 Vaprus 36 3 2 31 32 96 −64 11 Reprieved from relegation[d]
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2022. 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[30]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Narva Trans qualified for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round as the 2022–23 Estonian Cup winners.
  2. ^ Legion were deducted four points for failing to comply with club licensing procedures.[28]
  3. ^ Despite winning the relegation play-offs, Legion gave up its place in the Meistriliiga and applied to join the Esiliiga for the following season.[29]
  4. ^ As a result of Legion's withdrawal from the next season of the Meistriliiga, Vaprus was able to maintain its spot.[29]

Results edit

Relegation play-offs edit

Elva0–3Legion
Report
Attendance: 188
Referee: Martti Pukk
Legion0–1Elva
Report Tõugjas   58' (o.g.)
Attendance: 28
Referee: Juri Frischer

Legion won 3–1 on aggregate.

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

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 edit

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 Tallinna Kalev 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 Tallinna Kalev 7–2 (A)[38] 20 August 2022
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Awards edit

Monthly awards edit

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month[39]
Manager Club Player Club Player Club
March[40]   Jürgen Henn Flora   Konstantin Vassiljev Flora   Markus Soomets Flora
April[41]   Bogdan Vaštšuk FCI Levadia   Bogdan Vaštšuk FCI Levadia
May[42]   Marko Savić
  Vladimir Vassiljev 		FCI Levadia   Ioan Yakovlev Tallinna Kalev   Ernest Agyiri
June/July[43]   Jürgen Henn Flora   Zakaria Beglarishvili FCI Levadia   Zakaria Beglarishvili
August[44]   Roman Kozhukhovskyi Kuressaare   Henrik Pürg Flora   Virgo Vallik Vaprus
September[45]   Karel Voolaid Paide Linnameeskond   Konstantin Vassiljev   Zakaria Beglarishvili FCI Levadia
October[46]   Marti Pähn Tammeka   Vladimir Avilov Nõmme Kalju   Ioan Yakovlev Tallinna Kalev

Annual awards edit

Award[47] Winner Club
Player of the Season   Konstantin Vassiljev Flora
Goalkeeper of the Season   Ebrima Jarju Paide Linnameeskond
Defender of the Season   Henrik Pürg Flora
Midfielder of the Season   Konstantin Vassiljev Flora
Forward of the Season   Sten Reinkort Kuressaare
Under-21 Player of the Season   Alex Matthias Tamm Nõmme Kalju
Goal of the Season   Ernest Agyiri FCI Levadia

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External links edit

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