| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 March 2022 – 12 November 2022 |
| Champions | Flora 14th Meistriliiga title 14th Estonian title |
| Relegated | Legion |
| Champions League | Flora |
| Europa Conference League | FCI Levadia Paide Linnameeskond |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 549 (3.05 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Zakaria Beglarishvili (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Paide Linnameeskond 10–0 Legion (18 September 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Vaprus 0–8 FCI Levadia (5 March 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Paide Linnameeskond 10–0 Legion (18 September 2022) |
| Longest winning run | 11 matches Flora |
| Longest unbeaten run | 31 matches Flora |
| Longest winless run | 19 matches Vaprus |
| Longest losing run | 13 matches Vaprus |
| Highest attendance | 1978 Vaprus 1–1Tammeka (2 July 2022) |
| Lowest attendance | 61 Narva Trans 0–2 Tammeka (12 March 2022) |
←2021 2023 → | |
The2022 Meistriliiga, also known asA. Le Coq Premium Liiga due to sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 32nd season of theMeistriliiga, the top Estonian league forassociation football clubs since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 1 March 2022 and concluded on 12 November 2022.
Flora won their 14th Meistriliiga title with five games to spare.
| 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] |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCI Levadia | Adidas | Admirals, Viimsi Keevitus | ||
| Flora | Nike | Optibet[10] | ||
| Kuressaare | Nike | |||
| Legion | Uhlsport | |||
| Narva Trans | Nike | Sportland | ||
| Nõmme Kalju | Adidas | Rämmar[11] | ||
| Paide Linnameeskond | Nike | Exmet, Verston | ||
| Tallinna Kalev | Macron | Coolbet | ||
| Tammeka | Nike | |||
| Vaprus | Nike | Coolbet |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paide Linnameeskond | End of contract | 28 November 2021 | Pre-season | 6 December 2021 | ||
| Vaprus | 29 November 2021 | 27 December 2021 | ||||
| Narva Trans | 30 November 2021 | |||||
| Tammeka | 7 December 2021 | 4 January 2022 | ||||
| Nõmme Kalju | Sacked | 8 December 2021 | ||||
| FCI Levadia | Resigned | 1 July 2022 | 1st | 1 July 2022 | ||
| Tammeka | 9 July 2022 | 6th | 9 July 2022 | |||
| FCI Levadia | Sacked | 12 September 2022 | 2nd | 12 September 2022 | ||
| 22 September 2022 | 22 September 2022 | |||||
| Nõmme Kalju | 16 October 2022 | 4th | 16 October 2022 | |||
| Narva Trans | Mutual consent | 12 November 2022 | 7th | 12 November 2022 |
| 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 theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | FCI Levadia | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 25 | +49 | 79 | Qualification for theEuropa 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 theEuropa 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 theEsiliiga[c] |
| 10 | Vaprus | 36 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 32 | 96 | −64 | 11 | Reprieved from relegation[d] |
First half of season[edit]
Source:Estonian Football Association(in Estonian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. | Second half of season[edit]
Source:Estonian Football Association(in Estonian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Legion won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[31] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FCI Levadia | 21 | |
| 2 | Paide Linnameeskond | 16 | |
| 3 | Kuressaare | 15 | |
| 4 | Flora | 13 | |
| 5 | Flora | 12 | |
| Narva Trans | |||
| Nõmme Kalju | |||
| 8 | Legion | 11 | |
| Flora | |||
| 10 | Flora | 10 | |
| Tammeka | |||
| Tallinna Kalev | |||
| Flora |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCI Levadia | Vaprus | 8–0 (A)[32] | 5 March 2022 | |
| Flora | Tallinna Kalev | 7–1 (H)[33] | 6 March 2022 | |
| Kuressaare | 3–0 (A)[34] | 12 March 2022 | ||
| Narva Trans | Vaprus | 5–3 (A)[35] | 9 July 2022 | |
| Tallinna Kalev | Narva Trans | 5–2 (H)[36] | 30 July 2022 | |
| Nõmme Kalju | Tallinna Kalev | 6–0 (H)[37] | 6 August 2022 | |
| Paide Linnameeskond | 7–2 (A)[38] | 20 August 2022 |
4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
| Club | Average attendance[39] |
|---|---|
| Tallinna FC Flora | 509 |
| FCI Levadia | 489 |
| Pärnu JK Vaprus | 470 |
| Nõmme Kalju FC | 285 |
| Tartu JK Tammeka | 266 |
| JK Tallinna Kalev | 250 |
| Paide Linnameeskond | 235 |
| FC Kuressaare | 189 |
| JK Narva Trans | 189 |
| Tallinna JK Legion | 121 |
| League average | 300 |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month[40] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |
| March[41] | Flora | Flora | Flora | |||
| April[42] | FCI Levadia | FCI Levadia | ||||
| May[43] | FCI Levadia | Tallinna Kalev | ||||
| June/July[44] | Flora | FCI Levadia | ||||
| August[45] | Kuressaare | Flora | Vaprus | |||
| September[46] | Paide Linnameeskond | FCI Levadia | ||||
| October[47] | Tammeka | Nõmme Kalju | Tallinna Kalev | |||
| Award[48] | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Flora | |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Paide Linnameeskond | |
| Defender of the Season | Flora | |
| Midfielder of the Season | Flora | |
| Forward of the Season | Kuressaare | |
| Under-21 Player of the Season | Nõmme Kalju | |
| Goal of the Season | FCI Levadia |