2014 Meistriliiga

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The 2014 Meistriliiga (also known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons[1]) will be the 24th season of the Meistriliiga, the first level in the Estonian football system. The season will begin on 1 March 2014 and end on 8 November 2014.[2] Levadia are the defending champions.

Teams

Kuressaare were relegated to the 2014 Esiliiga after finishing in the bottom of the table at the end of the 2013 season, ending their five-year tenure in the top flight. They were replaced by Jõhvi Lokomotiv, Esiliiga runners-up and first among promotion-eligible teams. Lokomotiv will make their first appearance in the top division.[3]

One spot in the league was decided in a two-legged play-off between Esiliiga's 4th Rakvere Tarvas and Meistriliiga's 9th-placed team Tammeka. Tammeka won 6–2 on aggregate and therefore retained its place in Meistriliiga.[4]

Tammeka hit financial trouble on the second half of 2013 season,[5] but refused the reorganization plan set by Estonian Football Association.[6] In February Tammeka were stripped of their Meistriliiga license.[7]

Stadiums and locations

Location of the 2014 Meistriliiga teams
Team Location Stadium Seating capacity
Flora Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena 9,692[8]
Infonet Tallinn Sportland Arena 540
Kalju Tallinn Kadriorg Stadium 5,000[9]
Levadia Tallinn Kadriorg Stadium 5,000[9]
Lokomotiv Jõhvi Jõhvi Linnastaadion 60[10]
Paide LM Paide Paide Linnastaadion 268[11]
Sillamäe Kalev Sillamäe Sillamäe Kalev Stadium 800[12]
Tallinna Kalev Tallinn Kalevi Keskstaadion 11,500[13]
Trans Narva Kreenholm Stadium 1,065 [14]

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 Estonia Norbert Hurt Nike
Infonet Russia Aleksandr Pushtov Joma Infonet
Kalju Estonia Igor Prins Adidas
Levadia Estonia Marko Kristal Adidas
Lokomotiv Latvia Viktors Ņesterenko Uhlsport
Paide LM Estonia Meelis Rooba Nike
Sillamäe Kalev Estonia Sergei Ratnikov Uhlsport
Tallinna Kalev Estonia Tarmo Rüütli Jako
Trans Estonia Valeri Bondarenko Nike
TBA

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Tallinna Kalev Germany Frank Bernhardt Mutual agreement 13 December 2013 Pre-season Estonia Tarmo Rüütli 13 December 2013[15]

Player transfers

  • Transfers made during the 2013–14 winter transfer window (3 January – 28 February 2014)[16]
Main article: List of Estonian football transfers winter 2013–14
  • 2014 summer transfer window (20 June – 20 July 2014)[16]

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Flora 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 2015-16 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
2 Infonet 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3 Kalju 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
4 Levadia 0 0 0 0 0 00 0||rowspan=5|
5 Lokomotiv 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
6 Paide LM 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
7 Sillamäe Kalev 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
8 Tallinna Kalev 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
9 Trans 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 Relegation play-off
10 TBA 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 Relegation to the Esiliiga

Source: Estonian Football Association (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 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[17].
1 Winners of 2014–15 Estonian Cup will qualify for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Relegation play-offs

At season's end, the ninth place club in the Meistriliiga will participate in a two-legged play-off with the runner-ups of the 2014 Esiliiga for the spot in next year's competition.[18]

Results

Each team plays every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 games.

First half of season

Home \ Away[1] FLO INF KLJLEVLOKPAIS.KT.KTAMTRN
Flora
Infonet
Kalju
Levadia
Lokomotiv
Paide LM
Sillamäe Kalev
Tallinna Kalev
Tammeka
Trans
Source: Estonian Football Association
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season

Home \ Away[1] FLO INF KLJLEVLOKPAIS.KT.KTAMTRN
Flora
Infonet
Kalju
Levadia
Lokomotiv
Paide LM
Sillamäe Kalev
Tallinna Kalev
Tammeka
Trans
Source: Estonian Football Association
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of .[19]
Rank Player Club Goals

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date

Awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club

See also


References

  1. ↑ "Kodune tippjalgpall saab peatoetaja" [Domestic top football will get the main sponsor] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013. 
  2. ↑ "ML» MÄNGUDE KALENDER (2014)". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 
  3. ↑ "SK 10 hoidis unistuse elus ja aitas Jõhvi meistriliigasse" [SK 10 kept the dream alive and helped Jõhvi to the Meistriliiga] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Valga Tammeka jättis kõrgliiga Tartusse" [Valga Tammeka kept the top league in Tartu] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Tammeka mängijad ei saanud neli kuud palka" [Tammeka players did not receive a salary for four months] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014. 
  6. ↑ "Tammeka keeldus vaikides saneerimisest" [Tammeka refused reorganization with silence] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014. 
  7. ↑ "Tammeka ei täitnud litsentseerimistingimusi" [Tammeka failed to fulfill the license conditions] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014. 
  8. ↑ "A. Le Coq Arena" (in Estonian). FC Flora. Retrieved 11 December 2013. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Kadrioru Staadion" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Jõhvi linna jalgpalliväljak" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Paide linna staadion" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Spordikompleks "Kalev" staadion" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Kalevi Keskstaadion" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Narva Paemurru Spordikooli Kreenholmi staadion" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013. 
  15. ↑ "Rüütli asub Tallinna Kalevi etteotsa" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Eesti 2014.a meistrivõistluste Meistri- ja Esiliiga juhend" (PDF). jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 15 November 2013. p. 13. Retrieved 13 December 2013. 
  17. ↑ "Eesti 2014.a meistrivõistluste Meistri- ja Esiliiga juhend" (PDF) (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 15 November 2013. p. 10. Retrieved 11 December 2013. 
  18. ↑ "Eesti 2014.a meistrivõistluste Meistri- ja Esiliiga juhend" (PDF). jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 15 November 2013. p. 11. Retrieved 11 December 2013. 
  19. ↑ "ML VÄRAVALÖÖJATE EDETABEL (2014)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 

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