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2019 Meistriliiga
| Season |
|---|
| 8 March – 9 November 2019 |
| Flora12th title |
| Maardu Linnameeskond |
| Flora |
| FCI LevadiaNõmme KaljuPaide Linnameeskond |
| 180 |
| 597 (3.32 per match) |
| Erik Sorga(31 goals) |
| FCI Levadia 8–0 Maardu(31 March 2019) |
| Maardu 0–12 Flora(9 November 2019) |
| Maardu 0–12 Flora(9 November 2019) |
| ← 2018 2020 → |
The 2019 Meistriliiga (known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 29th season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs. The season began on 8 March 2019 and concluded on 9 November 2019. Nõmme Kalju were the defending champions. Flora won their 12th Meistriliiga title.
Ten teams competed in the league, nine sides from the 2018 season and 2018 Esiliiga champions Maardu Linnameeskond. Vaprus were relegated at the end of the 2018 season after finishing in the bottom of the table. Maardu Linnameeskond made their Meistriliiga debut having previously declined promotion after winning the 2017 Esiliiga. Kuressaare retained their Meistriliiga spot after winning a relegation playoff against Esiliiga runners-up Elva.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCI Levadia | Tallinn | A. Le Coq Arena | 14,336 |
| Flora | |||
| Kuressaare | Kuressaare | Kuressaare linnastaadion | 1,000 |
| Maardu Linnameeskond | Maardu | Maardu linnastaadion | 500 |
| Narva Trans | Narva | Narva Kreenholm Stadium | 1,065 |
| Nõmme Kalju | Tallinn | Hiiu Stadium | 650 |
| Paide Linnameeskond | Paide | Paide linnastaadion | 268 |
| Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn | Kalevi Keskstaadion artificial turf | 570 |
| Tammeka | Tartu | Tartu Tamme Stadium | 1,500 |
| Tulevik | Viljandi | Viljandi linnastaadion | 1,084 |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCI Levadia | Vladimir Vassiljev (interim) | Dmitri Kruglov | Adidas | Viimsi Keevitus |
| Flora | Jürgen Henn | Gert Kams | Nike | Tele2 |
| Kuressaare | Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs | Elari Valmas | Nike | Euronics |
| Maardu Linnameeskond | Mark Kolk (interim) | Ilja Zelentsov | Adidas | |
| Narva Trans | Oleg Kurotškin (interim) | Marko Meerits | Nike | Sportland |
| Nõmme Kalju | Roman Kozhukhovskyi | Igor Subbotin | Adidas | |
| Paide Linnameeskond | Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko | Andre Frolov | Nike | Verston |
| Tallinna Kalev | Aleksandr Dmitrijev | Andreas Raudsepp | Nike | Coolbet |
| Tammeka | Kaido Koppel | Tauno Tekko | Nike | Metec |
| Tulevik | Sander Post | Kaimar Saag | Joma | Espak |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallinna Kalev | Argo Arbeiter | Signed by KTP | 8 November 2018 | Pre-season | Aleksandr Dmitrijev | 28 December 2018 |
| Narva Trans | Cenk Özcan | Mutual consent | 1 December 2018 | Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs | 4 January 2019 | |
| Nõmme Kalju | Sergei Frantsev | Sacked | 25 April 2019 | 4th | Roman Kozhukhovskyi | 25 April 2019 |
| Narva Trans | Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs | 29 April 2019 | 4th | Valeri Bondarenko (interim) | 29 April 2019 | |
| Valeri Bondarenko | End of caretaker spell | 1 June 2019 | 5th | Andrei Syomin | 1 June 2019 | |
| Kuressaare | Jan Važinski | Mutual consent | 22 August 2019 | 7th | Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs | 22 August 2019 |
| Narva Trans | Andrei Syomin | Resigned | 23 August 2019 | 6th | Oleg Kurotškin (interim) | 23 August 2019 |
| FCI Levadia | Aleksandar Rogić | Mutual consent | 15 September 2019 | 2nd | Vladimir Vassiljev (interim) | 15 September 2019 |
| Maardu Linnameeskond | Andrei Borissov | 3 October 2019 | 10th | Mark Kolk (interim) | 3 October 2019 |
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 2019 Esiliiga, Vaprus, for the spot in 2020 Meistriliiga.
Kuressaare won 5–3 on aggregate and retained their Meistriliiga spot for the 2020 season.
Each team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away. A total of 180 matches were played, with 36 matches by each team.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Sorga | Flora | 31 |
| 2 | Nikita Andreev | FCI Levadia | 13 |
| Alassana Jatta | Paide Linnameeskond | ||
| Eric McWoods | Narva Trans | ||
| Kaimar Saag | Tulevik | ||
| 6 | Herol Riiberg | Flora | 12 |
| Konstantin Vassiljev | Flora | ||
| 8 | João Morelli | FCI Levadia | 11 |
| Sten Reinkort | Tammeka | ||
| Mark Oliver Roosnupp | FCI Levadia | ||
| Yann Michael Yao | Paide Linnameeskond |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Sorga4 | Flora | Maardu Linnameeskond | 6–0 (H) | 7 April 2019 |
| Mark Oliver Roosnupp | FCI Levadia | Tammeka | 7–0 (H) | 11 May 2019 |
| Aleksandr Zakarlyuka | Narva Trans | Maardu Linnameeskond | 5–1 (H) | 22 May 2019 |
| Liliu | Nõmme Kalju | Maardu Linnameeskond | 6–0 (H) | 1 June 2019 |
| Kotaro Amemiya | Maardu Linnameeskond | Flora | 3–8 (H) | 15 June 2019 |
| Alassana Jatta5 | Paide Linnameeskond | Kuressaare | 7–0 (H) | 19 June 2019 |
| João Morelli | FCI Levadia | Maardu Linnameeskond | 6–1 (A) | 29 June 2019 |
| Jasper Uwaegbulam | Maardu Linnameeskond | Tallinna Kalev | 4–1 (A) | 7 July 2019 |
| Eric McWoods | Narva Trans | Tulevik | 3–2 (H) | 21 July 2019 |
| Max Mata | Nõmme Kalju | Kuressaare | 7–2 (H) | 3 August 2019 |
| Erik Sorga | Flora | Kuressaare | 3–0 (A) | 13 August 2019 |
| Patrick Genro Veelma | Tammeka | Narva Trans | 6–4 (H) | 16 August 2019 |
| Indrek Ilves | Tulevik | Tammeka | 3–1 (A) | 20 October 2019 |
4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
| Club | Average attendance |
|---|---|
| Tallinna FC Flora | 711 |
| Tartu JK Tammeka | 461 |
| Viljandi JK Tulevik | 386 |
| FCI Levadia | 365 |
| Nõmme Kalju FC | 363 |
| Paide Linnameeskond | 349 |
| JK Narva Trans | 318 |
| JK Tallinna Kalev | 252 |
| Maardu Linnameeskond | 224 |
| FC Kuressaare | 209 |
| League average | 364 |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Jürgen Henn | Flora | Magnus Karofeld | Kuressaare |
| April | Märten Kuusk | Flora | ||
| May | Roman Kozhukhovskyi | Nõmme Kalju | Marcelin Gando | FCI Levadia |
| June | Aleksandar Rogić | FCI Levadia | Alassana Jatta | Paide Linnameeskond |
| July | Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko | Paide Linnameeskond | Eric McWoods | Narva Trans |
| August | Kaido Koppel | Tammeka | Yann Michael Yao | Paide Linnameeskond |
| September | Jürgen Henn | Flora | Sander Sinilaid | |
| October | Roman Kozhukhovskyi | Nõmme Kalju | Eduard Golovljov | Narva Trans |
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