# 2022 Meistriliiga

The 2022 Meistriliiga, also known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga due to sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association 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.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| FCI Levadia | Tallinn | A. Le Coq Arena | 14,336 |
| Flora | Tallinn | A. Le Coq Arena | 14,336 |
| Kuressaare | Kuressaare | Kuressaare linnastaadion | 1,000 |
| Legion | Tallinn | Sportland Arena | 1,161 |
| Narva Trans | Narva | Narva Kreenholm Stadium | 1,065 |
| Nõmme Kalju | Tallinn | Sportland Arena | 1,161 |
| Paide Linnameeskond | Paide | Paide linnastaadion | 500 |
| Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn | Kadriorg Stadium | 5,000 |
| Tammeka | Tartu | Tartu Tamme Stadium | 1,500 |
| Vaprus | Pärnu | Pärnu Rannastaadion | 1,501 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| FCI Levadia | Nikita Andreev (interim) | Brent Lepistu | Adidas | Admirals, Viimsi Keevitus |
| Flora | Jürgen Henn | Konstantin Vassiljev | Nike | Optibet |
| Kuressaare | Roman Kozhukhovskyi | Sander Seeman | Nike | |
| Legion | Denis Belov | Aleksandr Volodin | Uhlsport | |
| Narva Trans | Aleksei Yagudin (interim) | Irié | Nike | Sportland |
| Nõmme Kalju | Kaido Koppel (interim) | Giannis Tsivelekidis | Adidas | Rämmar |
| Paide Linnameeskond | Karel Voolaid | Andre Frolov | Nike | Exmet, Verston |
| Tallinna Kalev | Aivar Anniste Daniel Meijel | Tanel Tamberg | Macron | Coolbet |
| Tammeka | Marti Pähn | Karl Johan Pechter | Nike | |
| Vaprus | Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs | Magnus Villota | Nike | Coolbet |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Paide Linnameeskond | Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko | End of contract | 28 November 2021 | Pre-season | Karel Voolaid | 6 December 2021 |
| Vaprus | Taavi Midenbritt | End of contract | 29 November 2021 | Pre-season | Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs | 27 December 2021 |
| Narva Trans | Igor Pyvin | End of contract | 29 November 2021 | Pre-season | Aleksei Eremenko | 30 November 2021 |
| Tammeka | Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs | End of contract | 7 December 2021 | Pre-season | Miguel Santos | 4 January 2022 |
| Nõmme Kalju | Sergei Frantsev | Sacked | 8 December 2021 | Pre-season | Eddie Cardoso | 4 January 2022 |
| FCI Levadia | Marko Savić Vladimir Vassiljev | Resigned | 1 July 2022 | 1st | Ivan Stojković | 1 July 2022 |
| Tammeka | Miguel Santos | Resigned | 9 July 2022 | 6th | Marti Pähn | 9 July 2022 |
| FCI Levadia | Ivan Stojković | Sacked | 12 September 2022 | 2nd | Maksym Kalynychenko | 12 September 2022 |
| FCI Levadia | Maksym Kalynychenko | Sacked | 22 September 2022 | 2nd | Nikita Andreev (interim) | 22 September 2022 |
| Nõmme Kalju | Eddie Cardoso | Sacked | 16 October 2022 | 4th | Kaido Koppel (interim) | 16 October 2022 |
| Narva Trans | Aleksei Eremenko | Mutual consent | 12 November 2022 | 7th | Aleksei Yagudin (interim) | 12 November 2022 |

## League table

| 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 the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | FCI Levadia | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 25 | +49 | 79 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Paide Linnameeskond | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 84 | 37 | +47 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 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 the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 8 | Tallinna Kalev | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 92 | −50 | 35 | |
| 9 | Legion (R) | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 82 | −48 | 22 | Relegation to the Esiliiga |
| 10 | Vaprus | 36 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 32 | 96 | −64 | 11 | Reprieved from relegation |
* ↑ Narva Trans qualified for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round as the 2022–23 Estonian Cup winners.
* ↑ Legion were deducted four points for failing to comply with club licensing procedures.
* ↑ Despite winning the relegation play-offs, Legion gave up its place in the Meistriliiga and applied to join the Esiliiga for the following season.
* ↑ As a result of Legion's withdrawal from the next season of the Meistriliiga, Vaprus was able to maintain its spot.

## Relegation play-offs

Legion won 3–1 on aggregate.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Zakaria Beglarishvili | FCI Levadia | 21 |
| 2 | Robi Saarma | Paide Linnameeskond | 16 |
| 3 | Sten Reinkort | Kuressaare | 15 |
| 4 | Konstantin Vassiljev | Flora | 13 |
| 5 | Rauno Alliku | Flora | 12 |
| 5 | Denys Dedechko | Narva Trans | 12 |
| 5 | Alex Matthias Tamm | Nõmme Kalju | 12 |
| 8 | Nikita Ivanov | Legion | 11 |
| 8 | Martin Miller | Flora | 11 |
| 10 | Danil Kuraksin | Flora | 10 |
| 10 | Kevin Mätas | Tammeka | 10 |
| 10 | Ats Purje | Tallinna Kalev | 10 |
| 10 | Sergei Zenjov | Flora | 10 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Liliu | FCI Levadia | Vaprus | 8–0 (A) | 5 March 2022 |
| Martin Miller | Flora | Tallinna Kalev | 7–1 (H) | 6 March 2022 |
| Mattias Männilaan | Kuressaare | Tallinna Kalev | 3–0 (A) | 12 March 2022 |
| Oleksandr Kozhevnikov | Narva Trans | Vaprus | 5–3 (A) | 9 July 2022 |
| Ats Purje | Tallinna Kalev | Narva Trans | 5–2 (H) | 30 July 2022 |
| Aleksandr Volkov | Nõmme Kalju | Tallinna Kalev | 6–0 (H) | 6 August 2022 |
| Robi Saarma$^4$ | Paide Linnameeskond | Tallinna Kalev | 7–2 (A) | 20 August 2022 |

#### Notes

$^4$ Player scored 4 goals (H) – Home team (A) – Away team

### Average attendance

| Club | Average attendance |
| 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 |

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | Goal of the Month |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club |
| March | Jürgen Henn | Flora | Konstantin Vassiljev | Flora | Markus Soomets | Flora |
| April | Jürgen Henn | Flora | Bogdan Vaštšuk | FCI Levadia | Bogdan Vaštšuk | FCI Levadia |
| May | Marko Savić Vladimir Vassiljev | FCI Levadia | Ioan Yakovlev | Tallinna Kalev | Ernest Agyiri | FCI Levadia |
| June/July | Jürgen Henn | Flora | Zakaria Beglarishvili | FCI Levadia | Zakaria Beglarishvili | FCI Levadia |
| August | Roman Kozhukhovskyi | Kuressaare | Henrik Pürg | Flora | Virgo Vallik | Vaprus |
| September | Karel Voolaid | Paide Linnameeskond | Konstantin Vassiljev | Flora | Zakaria Beglarishvili | FCI Levadia |
| October | Marti Pähn | Tammeka | Vladimir Avilov | Nõmme Kalju | Ioan Yakovlev | Tallinna Kalev |

### Annual awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Player of the Season | Konstantin Vassiljev | Flora |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Ebrima Jarju | Paide Linnameeskond |
| Defender of the Season | Henrik Pürg | Flora |
| Midfielder of the Season | Konstantin Vassiljev | Flora |
| Forward of the Season | Sten Reinkort | Kuressaare |
| Under-21 Player of the Season | Alex Matthias Tamm | Nõmme Kalju |
| Goal of the Season | Ernest Agyiri | FCI Levadia |