2018 Meistriliiga

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Meistriliiga
Season2018
Dates3 March 2018 – 10 November 2018
ChampionsNõmme Kalju
2nd title
RelegatedVaprus
Champions LeagueNõmme Kalju
Europa LeagueFCI Levadia
Flora
Narva Trans
Matches played180
Goals scored685 (3.81 per match)
Top goalscorerLiliu
(31 goals)
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The 2018 Meistriliiga (known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th season of the Meistriliiga, the highest division of Estonian football system. The season was scheduled to begin on 25 February 2018, but was postponed due to a cold wave. On 3 March, the season began with four out of five second round matches held in indoor arena. This marked the first time Estonian league football was played indoor. The season concluded on 10 November 2018. Flora were the defending champions. Nõmme Kalju won their 2nd Meistriliiga title completing an entire season undefeated.

Teams

10 teams competed in the league. Sillamäe Kalev lost their Meistriliiga license due to a failure to meet their financial obligations and were relegated to the II liiga. On 4 November 2017, it was announced that FCI Tallinn would merge with Levadia.

The two clubs were replaced by 2017 Esiliiga champions Maardu Linnameeskond and runners-up Tallinna Kalev. On 18 December 2017, Kuressaare replaced Maardu Linnameeskond after the latter withdrew from the league due to financial reasons.

Venues

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Locations of the 2018 Meistriliiga teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
FCI Levadia Tallinn Kadriorg Stadium 5,000
Flora Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena 14,405
Kuressaare Kuressaare Kuressaare linnastaadion 1,000
Narva Trans Narva Narva Kreenholmi Stadium 1,065
Nõmme Kalju Tallinn Hiiu Stadium 650
Paide Linnameeskond Paide Paide linnastaadion 268
Tallinna Kalev Tallinn Kalevi Keskstaadion 11,500
Tammeka Tartu Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,500
Tulevik Viljandi Viljandi linnastaadion 1,084
Vaprus Pärnu Pärnu Rannastaadion 1,501

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
FCI Levadia Serbia Aleksandar Rogić Estonia Dmitri Kruglov Adidas Viimsi Keevitus
Flora Estonia Jürgen Henn Estonia Gert Kams Nike Tele2
Kuressaare Estonia Jan Važinski Estonia Sander Viira Joma Saaremaa Lihatööstus
Narva Trans Turkey Cenk Özcan Ivory Coast Irié Nike Sportland
Nõmme Kalju Russia Sergei Frantsev Estonia Vitali Teleš Adidas help.ee
Paide Linnameeskond Estonia Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Estonia Andre Frolov Nike Verston
Tallinna Kalev Estonia Argo Arbeiter Japan Hidetoshi Wakui Nike Coolbet
Tammeka Estonia Kaido Koppel Estonia Tauno Tekko Nike Metec
Tulevik Estonia Sander Post Estonia Indrek Ilves Joma Viljandi Aken ja Uks
Vaprus Estonia Indrek Zelinski Estonia Joosep Sarapuu Nike Coolbet

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Vaprus Estonia Marko Lelov Resigned 5 November 2017 Pre-season Estonia Indrek Zelinski 5 November 2017
FCI Levadia Estonia Igor Prins End of contract 5 November 2017 Serbia Aleksandar Rogić 6 November 2017
Tulevik Estonia Aivar Lillevere Resigned 15 November 2017 Estonia Marko Kristal 30 December 2017
Tallinna Kalev Estonia Marko Pärnpuu Sacked 16 November 2017 Estonia Argo Arbeiter 17 November 2017
Tammeka Estonia Mario Hansi
Estonia Kaido Koppel 		Mutual consent 21 November 2017 Estonia Kaido Koppel 21 November 2017
Flora Netherlands Arno Pijpers Resigned 13 December 2017 Estonia Jürgen Henn 5 January 2018
Kuressaare Estonia Sander Viira Mutual consent 19 December 2017 Estonia Jan Važinski 19 December 2017
Tulevik Estonia Marko Kristal Mutual consent 19 April 2018 9th Estonia Sander Post 19 April 2018
Narva Trans Russia Adyam Kuzyaev Resigned 14 August 2018 4th Turkey Cenk Özcan 17 August 2018

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Nõmme Kalju (C) 36 25 11 0 114 32 +82 86 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 FCI Levadia 36 26 6 4 109 26 +83 84 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Flora 36 25 8 3 116 32 +84 83
4 Narva Trans 36 18 7 11 76 57 +19 61
5 Paide Linnameeskond 36 14 9 13 64 74 −10 51
6 Tammeka 36 14 7 15 56 58 −2 49
7 Tulevik 36 8 5 23 37 100 −63 29
8 Tallinna Kalev 36 7 7 22 54 68 −14 28
9 Kuressaare (O) 36 6 3 27 34 115 −81 21 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
10 Vaprus (R) 36 2 7 27 25 123 −98 13 Relegation to the Esiliiga
Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian), UEFA, 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) Fairplay ranking.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Narva Trans qualified for the Europa League since they won 2018–19 Estonian Cup.

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 2018 Esiliiga, Elva, for the spot in 2019 Meistriliiga.

17 November 2018 Elva0–1 Kuressaare Elva
13:00 (UTC+2) Report Laht 50' (p) Stadium: Elva linnastaadion
Attendance: 235
Referee: Siim Rinken
24 November 2018 Kuressaare 1–0ElvaKuressaare
13:00 (UTC+2) Saar 61' Report Stadium: Kuressaare linnastaadion
Attendance: 152
Referee: Kristo Tohver
Kuressaare won 2–0 on aggregate and retained their Meistriliiga spot for the 2019 season.

Results

Each team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away. A total of 180 matches has been played, with 36 matches played by each team.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Liliu Nõmme Kalju 31
2 Georgia (country) Zakaria Beglarishvili Flora 30
3 Ukraine Roman Debelko FCI Levadia 28
4 Estonia Tristan Koskor Tammeka 21
5 Russia Dmitri Barkov Narva Trans 17
6 Estonia Frank Liivak Flora 16
7 Estonia Sander Laht Kuressaare 15
8 Cameroon Marcelin Gando FCI Levadia 14
Estonia Rimo Hunt Nõmme Kalju
10 Estonia Viktor Plotnikov Narva Trans 13
Bosnia and Herzegovina Muamer Svraka FCI Levadia

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Estonia Tristan Koskor4 Tammeka Kuressaare 4–0 (A) 30 March 2018
Ukraine Roman Debelko FCI Levadia Tulevik 5–0 (H) 5 May 2018
Brazil Liliu Nõmme Kalju Vaprus 6–0 (A) 5 May 2018
Cameroon Marcelin Gando4 FCI Levadia Vaprus 6–1 (H) 26 May 2018
Brazil Liliu Nõmme Kalju Paide Linnameeskond 3–0 (A) 18 August 2018
Georgia (country) Zakaria Beglarishvili Flora Tulevik 3–1 (A) 3 November 2018

4 Player scored 4 goals

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
March Russia Sergei Frantsev Nõmme Kalju Ukraine Roman Debelko FCI Levadia
April Serbia Aleksandar Rogić FCI Levadia Brazil Liliu Nõmme Kalju
May Estonia Jürgen Henn Flora Nigeria Samson Iyede Paide Linnameeskond
June/July Russia Sergei Frantsev Nõmme Kalju Estonia Madis Vihmann Flora
August Estonia Kaido Koppel Tammeka Estonia Gert Kams
September Serbia Aleksandar Rogić FCI Levadia Estonia Viktor Plotnikov Narva Trans
October Estonia Jürgen Henn Flora Estonia Herol Riiberg Tulevik

Meistriliiga Player of the Year

Zakaria Beglarishvili was named Meistriliiga Player of the Year.

Goal of the Year

Tõnis Vihmoja's goal against Paide Linnameeskond was chosen Goal of the Year.

Player transfers

See also

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