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2013 Meistriliiga

Meistriliiga
Season2013
ChampionsLevadia
8th title
RelegatedKuressaare
Champions LeagueLevadia
Europa LeagueNõmme Kalju
Sillamäe Kalev
Matches played180
Goals scored510 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorerVladimir Voskoboinikov (23 goals)
Biggest home winFlora 6–0 Kuressaare
(21 May)
Sillamäe Kalev 6–0 Tammeka
(26 October)
Biggest away winTallinna Kalev 0–9 Sillamäe Kalev
(2 November)
Highest scoringTallinna Kalev 0–9 Sillamäe Kalev
(2 November)
Longest winning run8 matches Levadia
(13 April–24 May)
Levadia
(9 July–21 September)[1]
Longest unbeaten run15 matches Nõmme Kalju
(18 June–28 September)[1]
Longest winless run16 matches Kuressaare
(2 August–9 November)[1]
Longest losing run9 matches Kuressaare
(17 September–9 November)[1]
← 2012
2014 →

The 2013 Meistriliiga (also known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the Meistriliiga, the first level in the Estonian football system. The season began on 2 March 2013 and ended on 9 November 2013.[2] Nõmme Kalju, the defending champions, finished runners-up behind Levadia, who won their 8th title.

Teams

2012 Esiliiga champions Infonet, who lost out to Kuressaare in the promotion/relegation play-off as Esiliiga Runners-up in 2011, were promoted to this season's Meistriliiga making their first appearance in the top division.[3] Esiliiga runners-up Tarvas lost out on promotion as Meistriliiga's 9th placed club Tallinna Kalev defeated them 3–1 on aggregate in the Promotion/relegation play-off.[4]

Tammeka finished at the bottom of the 2012 season but escaped relegation due to dissolving of seventh place Viljandi.

Stadiums and locations

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Location of the 2013 Meistriliiga teams
Team Location Stadium Seating capacity
Flora Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena 9,692
Infonet Tallinn Sportland Arena 540
Kuressaare Kuressaare Kuressaare Linnastaadion 1,000
Levadia Tallinn Kadriorg Stadium 5,000
Narva Trans Narva Kreenholm Stadium 1,065
Nõmme Kalju Tallinn Kadriorg Stadium 5,000
Paide Linnameeskond Paide Paide linnastaadion 368
Sillamäe Kalev Sillamäe Sillamäe Kalev Stadium 800
Tallinna Kalev Tallinn Kalevi Keskstaadion 11,500
Tammeka Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,750

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Flora Estonia Norbert Hurt Estonia Sander Post Nike
Infonet Estonia Aleksandr Puštov Estonia Jevgeni Gurtšioglujants Joma Infonet
Kuressaare Estonia Sergei Zamogilnõi Estonia Sander Viira Joma Saaremaa Lihatööstus
Levadia Estonia Marko Kristal Ukraine Roman Smishko Adidas Viimsi Keevitus
Narva Trans Estonia Valeri Bondarenko Estonia Stanislav Kitto Nike Sportland
Nõmme Kalju Estonia Igor Prins Estonia Alo Bärengrub Adidas Maxima
Paide Linnameeskond Estonia Meelis Rooba Estonia Carl Tubarik Nike Verston
Sillamäe Kalev Estonia Sergei Ratnikov Estonia Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Uhlsport Alexela
Tallinna Kalev Germany Frank Bernhardt Estonia Ats Sillaste Jako Viking Line
Tammeka Germany Uwe Erkenbrecher Estonia Kristjan Tiirik Nike Tartu

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Tallinna Kalev Estonia Sergei Ratnikov Mutual agreement 18 November 2012[5] Pre-season Germany Frank Bernhardt 4 December 2012[6]
Tammeka Greece Joti Stamatopoulos Resigned 22 November 2012[7] Germany Uwe Erkenbrecher 8 January 2013[8]
Sillamäe Kalev Lithuania Algimantas Briaunys Contract terminated 2 April 2013[9] 4th Estonia Sergei Ratnikov 2 April 2013[9]
Narva Trans Russia Aleksei Yagudin Mutual agreement 8 April 2013[10] 10th Estonia Valeri Bondarenko 8 April 2013[11]
Flora Estonia Marko Lelov Sacked 20 July 2013[12] 3rd Estonia Norbert Hurt (caretaker) 21 July 2013[12]

Player transfers

  • Transfers made during the 2012–13 winter transfer window:
Main article: List of Estonian football transfers winter 2012–13
  • Transfers made during the 2013 summer transfer window:
Main article: List of Estonian football transfers summer 2013

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Levadia (C) 36 30 1 5 69 24 +45 91 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Nõmme Kalju 36 26 6 4 78 23 +55 84 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
3 Sillamäe Kalev 36 23 6 7 75 22 +53 75
4 Flora 36 21 5 10 83 40 +43 68
5 Paide 36 15 2 19 43 58 −15 47
6 Infonet 36 10 8 18 36 56 −20 38
7 Narva Trans 36 11 3 22 39 55 −16 36
8 Tallinna Kalev 36 10 4 22 35 77 −42 34
9 Tammeka (O) 36 8 8 20 30 68 −38 32 Qualification for relegation play-offs
10 Kuressaare (R) 36 2 5 29 22 87 −65 11 Relegation to Esiliiga
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) least withdrawals or annulled matches; 3) overall wins; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) goal difference; 7) goals scored; 8) away goals scored; 9) fair-play points.
If two (or more) teams on the top have the same number of points by the end of the season, the aforementioned rules will not apply and additional game(s) will be played to determine the champions[13]
Europa League spot from 2013–14 Estonian Cup in this season went to 4th tier club Tartu FC Santos
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation play-offs

Tammeka as 9th-placed team faced 2013 Esiliiga side Rakvere Tarvas in a two-legged play-off for the spot in next year's competition.[14]

Tarvas1–2Tammeka
Rebane 80' Report Tekko 26'
Tomson 68'
Rakvere Kunstmurustaadion, Rakvere
Attendance: 350
Referee: Jaan Roos
Tammeka4–1Tarvas
Tamm 9', 62'
Sahkur 13' (o.g.)
Tomson 21'		 Report Hang 51'
Attendance: 174
Tammeka won 6–2 on aggregate and retained their Meistriliiga spot for the 2014 season.

Results

Each team plays every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 games.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[15][16]
1 Estonia Vladimir Voskoboinikov Nõmme Kalju 23
2 Estonia Rimo Hunt Levadia 22
3 France Kassim Aidara Sillamäe Kalev 17
4 Estonia Albert Prosa Flora 16
Estonia Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Sillamäe Kalev
6 Japan Hidetoshi Wakui Nõmme Kalju 15
7 Estonia Sander Post Flora 14
8 Estonia Tarmo Neemelo Nõmme Kalju 11
9 Russia Yevgeni Kabaev Sillamäe Kalev 10
10 Estonia Rauno Alliku Flora 9
Russia Nikolai Mashichev Sillamäe Kalev
Estonia Artur Rättel Levadia

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Netherlands Sander van de Streek Flora Paide Linnameeskond 6–0 (A) 9 March 2013
Estonia Sander Post 4 Flora Kuressaare 6–0 (H) 21 May 2013
Estonia Vladimir Voskoboinikov Nõmme Kalju Flora 4–3 (H) 31 May 2013
Estonia Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Sillamäe Kalev Tammeka 3–0 (A) 3 August 2013
Estonia Rimo Hunt Levadia Tallinna Kalev 4–1 (A) 20 August 2013
Russia Yevgeni Kabaev Sillamäe Kalev Tammeka 6–0 (H) 26 October 2013
France Kassim Aidara Sillamäe Kalev Tallinna Kalev 9–0 (A) 2 November 2013
Estonia Rimo Hunt Levadia Kuressaare 4–2 (A) 9 November 2013
Estonia Vladimir Voskoboinikov Nõmme Kalju Tammeka 3–0 (A) 9 November 2013
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals.

Awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
March[17] Estonia Marko Kristal Levadia Japan Hidetoshi Wakui Nõmme Kalju
April[18] Estonia Meelis Rooba Paide Linnameeskond Estonia Rimo Hunt Levadia
May[19] Estonia Valeri Bondarenko Narva Trans Estonia Vladimir Voskoboinikov Nõmme Kalju
June[20] Germany Uwe Erkenbrecher Tammeka Russia Nikolai Mashichev Sillamäe Kalev
July[21] Estonia Sergei Ratnikov Sillamäe Kalev Estonia Lauri Varendi Paide Linnameeskond
August[22] Estonia Marko Kristal Levadia France Kassim Aidara Sillamäe Kalev
September[23] Estonia Igor Prins Nõmme Kalju France Allan Kimbaloula Nõmme Kalju
October[24] Estonia Marko Kristal Levadia Estonia Rimo Hunt Levadia

See also

References

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