2013 Meistriliiga


The 2013 Meistriliiga was the 23rd season of the Meistriliiga, the first level in the Estonian football system. The season began on 2 March 2013 and ended on 9 November 2013. Nõmme Kalju, the defending champions, finished runners-up behind Levadia, who won their 8th title.

Teams

champions Infonet, who lost out to Kuressaare in the promotion/relegation play-off as Esiliiga Runners-up in 2011, were promoted to this season's Meistriliiga making their first appearance in the top division. Esiliiga runners-up Tarvas lost out on promotion as Meistriliiga's 9th placed club Tallinna Kalev defeated them 3–1 on aggregate in the Promotion/relegation play-off.
Tammeka finished at the bottom of the 2012 season but escaped relegation due to dissolving of seventh place Viljandi.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumSeating capacity
FloraTallinnA. Le Coq Arena9,692
InfonetTallinnSportland Arena540
KuressaareKuressaareKuressaare Linnastaadion1,000
LevadiaTallinnKadriorg Stadium5,000
Narva TransNarvaKreenholm Stadium1,065
Nõmme KaljuTallinnKadriorg Stadium5,000
Paide LinnameeskondPaidePaide linnastaadion368
Sillamäe KalevSillamäeSillamäe Kalev Stadium800
Tallinna KalevTallinnKalevi Keskstaadion11,500
TammekaTartuTamme Stadium1,750

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.
TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Flora Norbert Hurt Sander PostNike
Infonet Aleksandr Puštov Jevgeni GurtšioglujantsJomaInfonet
Kuressaare Sergei Zamogilnõi Sander ViiraJomaSaaremaa Lihatööstus
Levadia Marko Kristal Roman SmishkoAdidasViimsi Keevitus
Narva Trans Valeri Bondarenko Stanislav KittoNikeSportland
Nõmme Kalju Igor Prins Alo BärengrubAdidasMaxima
Paide Linnameeskond Meelis Rooba Carl TubarikNikeVerston
Sillamäe Kalev Sergei Ratnikov Vjatšeslav ZahovaikoUhlsportAlexela
Tallinna Kalev Frank Bernhardt Ats SillasteJakoViking Line
Tammeka Uwe Erkenbrecher Kristjan TiirikNikeTartu

Managerial changes

Player transfers

Relegation play-offs

Tammeka as 9th-placed team faced 2013 Esiliiga side Rakvere Tarvas in a two-legged play-off for the spot in next year's competition.

Results

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

First half of season

Second half of season

Season statistics

Top scorers

Top goalkeepers

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Sander van de StreekFloraPaide Linnameeskond9 March 2013
Sander Post 4FloraKuressaare21 May 2013
Vladimir VoskoboinikovNõmme KaljuFlora31 May 2013
Vjatšeslav ZahovaikoSillamäe KalevTammeka3 August 2013
Rimo HuntLevadiaTallinna Kalev20 August 2013
Yevgeni KabaevSillamäe KalevTammeka26 October 2013
Kassim AidaraSillamäe KalevTallinna Kalev2 November 2013
Rimo HuntLevadiaKuressaare9 November 2013
Vladimir VoskoboinikovNõmme KaljuTammeka9 November 2013