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Season | 2013 |
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The 2013 season of the Meistriliiga, the first level in the Estonian football system, is the 23rd season in the league's history. The competition will start in early March 2013 and will end in November of the same year.[1] The defending champions are Kalju, who won their first league title last year.
Teams
[edit]Infonet from Tallinn, who lost to Kuressaare in the relegation-promotion matches in 2011, will make their first appearance in the top division after securing Esiliiga title last year.[2]
Tammeka finished at the bottom of the table last year, but due to withdrawal of Viljandi, retained their place in the top division.[3]
Stadiums and locations
[edit]Club | Location | Stadium | Seating capacity |
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Flora | Tallinn | A. Le Coq Arena | 9,692 |
Infonet | Tallinn | TBD | |
Kalju | Tallinn | Kadrioru staadion | 5,000 |
Kuressaare | Kuressaare | Salme staadion | |
Levadia | Tallinn | TBD | |
Paide | Paide | Paide linnastaadion | 268 |
Sillamäe Kalev | Sillamäe | Sillamäe Kalevi staadion | 2,000 |
Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn | Kalevi keskstaadion | 12,000 |
Tammeka | Tartu | Tamme staadion | 1,600 |
Trans | Narva | Narva Kreenholmi staadion | 3,000 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]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 |
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Flora | Marko Lelov | Andre Frolov | ||
Infonet | Aleksandr Puštov | TBD | ||
Kalju | Igor Prins | Alo Bärengrub | ||
Kuressaare | Sergei Zamogilnõi | Sander Viira | ||
Levadia | Marko Kristal | Igor Morozov | ||
Paide | Meelis Rooba | Carl Tubarik | ||
Sillamäe Kalev | Algimantas Briaunis | Mihhail Starodubtsev | ||
Tallinna Kalev | Frank Bernhardt | Aleksei Savitski | ||
Tammeka | Joti Stamatopoulos | Kaspar Kaldoja | ||
Trans | Alexei Yagudin | Stanislav Kitto |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Tallinna Kalev | Sergei Ratnikov | End of contract | 30 November 2012 | Pre-season | Frank Bernhardt | 4 December 2012[4] |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Flora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2013–14 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
2 | Infonet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round[a] |
3 | Nõmme Kalju | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Kuressaare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Levadia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Paide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Sillamäe Kalev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Tallinna Kalev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Tammeka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for Relegation play-off |
10 | Narva Trans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Esiliiga |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd least withdrawals or annulled matches; 3rd overall wins; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored.
If two or more teams on the top have the same amount 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[5]
Notes:
- ^ Winners of 2012–13 Estonian Cup will qualify for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
Relegation play-off
[edit]At season's end, the 9th place club in the Meistriliiga will participate in a two-legged playoff with the runners-up of the 2012 Esiliiga for one spot in next year's competition.
Results
[edit]Each team plays every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.
Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Awards
[edit]Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mängude kalender (2013)". Estonian Football Association.
- ^ "Infonet kindlustas koha meistriliigas" (in Estonian). Postimees. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "FC Viljandi loobumine annab Tammekale uue võimaluse" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Ametlik: Bernhardtist saab Kalevi peatreener" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "Eesti 2011.a meistrivõistluste Meistri- ja Esiliiga juhend" (PDF). jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 15 June 2011. p. 9. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "Meistriliiga 2013 statistika – Väravalööjad" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee.
- ^ "VÄRAVALÖÖJATE EDETABEL (2013)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
External links
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