2013 Meistriliiga

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.

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 →

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
Trans
Sillamäe Kalev
Flora
Levadia
Kalju
Tallinna Kalev
Infonet
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 Norbert Hurt Sander Post Nike
Infonet Aleksandr Puštov Jevgeni Gurtšioglujants Joma Infonet
Kuressaare Sergei Zamogilnõi Sander Viira Joma Saaremaa Lihatööstus
Levadia Marko Kristal Roman Smishko Adidas Viimsi Keevitus
Narva Trans Valeri Bondarenko Stanislav Kitto Nike Sportland
Nõmme Kalju Igor Prins Alo Bärengrub Adidas Maxima
Paide Linnameeskond Meelis Rooba Carl Tubarik Nike Verston
Sillamäe Kalev Sergei Ratnikov Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Uhlsport Alexela
Tallinna Kalev Frank Bernhardt Ats Sillaste Jako Viking Line
Tammeka Uwe Erkenbrecher 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 Sergei Ratnikov Mutual agreement 18 November 2012[5] Pre-season Frank Bernhardt 4 December 2012[6]
Tammeka Joti Stamatopoulos Resigned 22 November 2012[7] Uwe Erkenbrecher 8 January 2013[8]
Sillamäe Kalev Algimantas Briaunys Contract terminated 2 April 2013[9] 4th Sergei Ratnikov 2 April 2013[9]
Narva Trans Aleksei Yagudin Mutual agreement 8 April 2013[10] 10th Valeri Bondarenko 8 April 2013[11]
Flora Marko Lelov Sacked 20 July 2013[12] 3rd 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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (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
Referee: Kristo Külljastinen
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

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Sander van de StreekFloraPaide Linnameeskond6–09 March 2013
Sander Post 4FloraKuressaare6–021 May 2013
Vladimir VoskoboinikovNõmme KaljuFlora4–331 May 2013
Vjatšeslav ZahovaikoSillamäe KalevTammeka3–03 August 2013
Rimo HuntLevadiaTallinna Kalev4–120 August 2013
Yevgeni KabaevSillamäe KalevTammeka6–026 October 2013
Kassim AidaraSillamäe KalevTallinna Kalev9–02 November 2013
Rimo HuntLevadiaKuressaare4–29 November 2013
Vladimir VoskoboinikovNõmme KaljuTammeka3–09 November 2013
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals.

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

See also

References
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  2. "MÄNGUDE KALENDER (2013)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. "Infonet kindlustas koha meistriliigas". Postimees (in Estonian). 4 October 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
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