The 2023 Meistriliiga, also known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga due to sponsorship reasons, was the 33rd season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992. It was the first Meistriliiga season with video assistant referee (VAR).
The winners (Flora, their second consecutive title and fifteenth overall) qualified for the 2024–25 Champions League first qualifying round. The runners-up (FCI Levadia), third-placed team (Tallinna Kalev), and fourth-placed team (Paide Linnameeskond) qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League first qualifying round. The ninth-placed team (Tammeka) qualified for the Meistriliiga play-off, winning to retain their place in the league. The bottom-placed team (Harju) were relegated to the 2024 Esiliiga.
Teams The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine teams of the previous season, and one team promoted from the Esiliiga. Flora entered the season as defending champions.
Team changes Promoted from2022 EsiliigaRelegated to2023 EsiliigaHarjuLegion
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity FCI Levadia Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena Flora Harju Laagri Laagri Stadium Kuressaare Kuressaare Kuressaare linnastaadion Narva Trans Narva Narva Kreenholm Stadium Nõmme Kalju Tallinn TNTK Stadium Paide Linnameeskond Paide Paide linnastaadion Tallinna Kalev Tallinn Kadriorg Stadium Tammeka Tartu Tartu Tamme Stadium Vaprus Pärnu Pärnu Rannastaadion
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor FCI Levadia Curro Torres Rasmus Peetson Macron Admirals, Viimsi Keevitus Flora Jürgen Henn Konstantin Vassiljev Nike Optibet Harju Victor Silva Andre Järva Adidas Enemat Kuressaare Roman Kozhukhovskyi Märten Pajunurm NikeVisit Saaremaa Narva Trans Aleksei Eremenko Elysée Nike Sportland Nõmme Kalju Nikita Andreev Yohan Mannone Adidas Marsbet Paide Linnameeskond Ivan Stojković Andre Frolov Nike Exmet, Verston Tallinna Kalev Aivar Anniste Daniel Meijel Marek Kaljumäe Macron Unibet Tammeka Marti Pähn Taijo Teniste Nike Giga Ehitus Vaprus Igor Prins Magnus Villota Nike Coolbet
Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment Vaprus Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs End of contract 12 November 2022 Pre-season Igor Prins 14 November 2022 FCI Levadia Nikita AndreevEnd of interim spell 1 December 2022 Curro Torres 1 December 2022 Narva Trans Aleksei Yagudin 31 December 2022 Sergei Terehhov 31 December 2022Nõmme Kalju Kaido KoppelContract terminated28 April 20234th Nikita Andreev28 April 2023Paide Linnameeskond Karel Voolaid25 May 20237th Ats Sillaste (interim)27 May 2023 Ats SillasteEnd of interim spell30 May 2023 Ivan Stojković30 May 2023Narva Trans Sergei TerehhovContract terminated8 August 20238th Valeri Bondarenko (interim)11 August 2023 Valeri BondarenkoEnd of interim spell20 August 2023 Aleksei Eremenko20 August 2023
League table
Results
Meistriliiga play-off The ninth-placed club (Tammeka) faced the second-placed club from the 2023 Esiliiga (Viimsi) for the final place in the following season's Meistriliiga.
First leg
Second leg
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Tristan KoskorNarva Trans162 Konstantin VassiljevFlora143 MolloFCI Levadia134 Sergei ZenjovFlora125 Ernest AgyiriFCI Levadia116 Kevin MätasTammeka10 Tristan Toomas TeeväliTallinna Kalev8 Sten ReinkortFlora/Kuressaare99 Bourama FombaFCI Levadia8 Kevin KauberVaprus Mattias MännilaanKuressaare Foday TrawallyTallinna Kalev
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ernest AgyiriFCI LevadiaNõmme Kalju3–0 (H)9 July 2023 Herol RiibergPaide LinnameeskondTammeka6–3 (H)19 August 2023 Average attendance + Club Average attendance FCI Levadia 750 Pärnu JK Vaprus 664 Tallinna FC Flora 530 JK Tallinna Kalev 374 Tartu JK Tammeka 333 Paide Linnameeskond 309 Nõmme Kalju FC 294 Harju JK Laagri 285 JK Narva Trans 221 FC Kuressaare 196+ League average 396
Awards Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthManager of the MonthManagerClubPlayerClubMarch Uku KõrreVaprus Igor PrinsVaprusApril Ernest AgyiriFCI Levadia Curro TorresFCI LevadiaMay Sergei ZenjovFlora Jürgen HennFloraJune/July Ebrima JarjuPaide Linnameeskond Curro TorresFCI LevadiaAugust Andre Fortune IINõmme Kalju Nikita AndreevNõmme KaljuSeptember MolloFCI Levadia Victor SilvaHarjuOctober Konstantin VassiljevFlora Aivar Anniste Daniel MeijelTallinna Kalev
Annual awards Award Winner Club Player of the Season Konstantin Vassiljev Flora Goalkeeper of the Season Karl Andre VallnerFCI Levadia Defender of the Season Bourama Fomba Midfielder of the Season Konstantin Vassiljev Flora Forward of the Season MolloFCI Levadia Under-21 Player of the Season Goal of the Season Mark MaksimkinNarva Trans
Attendances
References