The 2019 Meistriliiga (known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) 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. 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. Kuressaare retained their Meistriliiga spot after winning a relegation playoff against Esiliiga runners-up Elva.
Venues
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityFCI LevadiaTallinnA. Le Coq ArenaFloraKuressaareKuressaareKuressaare linnastaadionMaardu LinnameeskondMaarduMaardu linnastaadionNarva TransNarvaNarva Kreenholm StadiumNõmme KaljuTallinnHiiu StadiumPaide LinnameeskondPaidePaide linnastaadionTallinna KalevTallinnKalevi Keskstaadion artificial turfTammekaTartuTartu Tamme StadiumTulevikViljandiViljandi linnastaadion
Personnel and kits TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorFCI Levadia Vladimir Vassiljev (interim) Dmitri KruglovAdidasViimsi KeevitusFlora Jürgen Henn Gert KamsNikeTele2Kuressaare Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs Elari ValmasNikeEuronicsMaardu Linnameeskond Mark Kolk (interim) Ilja ZelentsovAdidasNarva Trans Oleg Kurotškin (interim) Marko MeeritsNikeSportlandNõmme Kalju Roman Kozhukhovskyi Igor SubbotinAdidasPaide Linnameeskond Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Andre FrolovNikeVerstonTallinna Kalev Aleksandr Dmitrijev Andreas RaudseppNikeCoolbetTammeka Kaido Koppel Tauno TekkoNikeMetecTulevik Sander Post Kaimar SaagJomaEspak
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTallinna Kalev Argo ArbeiterSigned by KTP8 November 2018Pre-season Aleksandr Dmitrijev28 December 2018Narva Trans Cenk ÖzcanMutual consent1 December 2018 Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs4 January 2019Nõmme Kalju Sergei FrantsevSacked25 April 20194th Roman Kozhukhovskyi25 April 2019Narva Trans Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs29 April 20194th Valeri Bondarenko (interim)29 April 2019 Valeri BondarenkoEnd of caretaker spell1 June 20195th Andrei Syomin1 June 2019Kuressaare Jan VažinskiMutual consent22 August 20197th Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs22 August 2019Narva Trans Andrei SyominResigned23 August 20196th Oleg Kurotškin (interim)23 August 2019FCI Levadia Aleksandar RogićMutual consent15 September 20192nd Vladimir Vassiljev (interim)15 September 2019Maardu Linnameeskond Andrei Borissov3 October 201910th Mark Kolk (interim)3 October 2019
League table
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.
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.
First half of season
Second half of season
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Erik SorgaFlora312 Nikita AndreevFCI Levadia13 Alassana JattaPaide Linnameeskond Eric McWoodsNarva Trans Kaimar SaagTulevik6 Herol RiibergFlora12 Konstantin VassiljevFlora8 João MorelliFCI Levadia11 Sten ReinkortTammeka Mark Oliver RoosnuppFCI Levadia Yann Michael YaoPaide Linnameeskond
Hat-tricks PlayerForAgainstResultDate Erik Sorga4FloraMaardu Linnameeskond6–0 (H)7 April 2019 Mark Oliver RoosnuppFCI LevadiaTammeka7–0 (H)11 May 2019 Aleksandr ZakarlyukaNarva TransMaardu Linnameeskond5–1 (H)22 May 2019 LiliuNõmme KaljuMaardu Linnameeskond6–0 (H)1 June 2019 Kotaro AmemiyaMaardu LinnameeskondFlora3–8 (H)15 June 2019 Alassana Jatta5Paide LinnameeskondKuressaare7–0 (H)19 June 2019 João MorelliFCI LevadiaMaardu Linnameeskond6–1 (A)29 June 2019 Jasper UwaegbulamMaardu LinnameeskondTallinna Kalev4–1 (A)7 July 2019 Eric McWoodsNarva TransTulevik3–2 (H)21 July 2019 Max MataNõmme KaljuKuressaare7–2 (H)3 August 2019 Erik SorgaFloraKuressaare3–0 (A)13 August 2019 Patrick Genro VeelmaTammekaNarva Trans6–4 (H)16 August 2019 Indrek IlvesTulevikTammeka3–1 (A)20 October 2019 4 Player scored four goals5 Player scored five goals
Average attendance
+ Club Average attendance Tallinna FC Flora 711 Tartu JK Tammeka 461 Viljandi JK Tulevik 386 FCI Levadia 365 Nõmme Kalju FC 363 Paide Linnameeskond 349 JK Narva Trans 318 JK Tallinna Kalev 252 Maardu Linnameeskond 224 FC Kuressaare 209+ League average 364
Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthManagerClubPlayerClubMarch Jürgen HennFlora Magnus KarofeldKuressaareApril Märten KuuskFloraMay Roman KozhukhovskyiNõmme Kalju Marcelin GandoFCI LevadiaJune Aleksandar RogićFCI Levadia Alassana JattaPaide LinnameeskondJuly Vjatšeslav ZahovaikoPaide Linnameeskond Eric McWoodsNarva TransAugust Kaido KoppelTammeka Yann Michael YaoPaide LinnameeskondSeptember Jürgen HennFlora Sander SinilaidOctober Roman KozhukhovskyiNõmme Kalju Eduard GolovljovNarva Trans
Player transfers Winter 2018–19 – before the season
See also 2019 in Estonian football
References
External links Official website