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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 Personnel and kits Managerial changes League table Results First half of season Second half of season Relegation play-offs ''Legion won 3–1 on aggregate.'' Season statistics Top scorers Hat-tricks ;Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals(H) – Home team(A) – Away team Average attendance Awards Monthly awards Annual awards References External links Official website {{2022–23 in European football (UEFA) Meistriliiga seasons 1 Estonia Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meistriliiga
Meistriliiga (), officially known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons, and commonly known as the Premium Liiga, is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded in 1992, and was initially semi-professional with amateur clubs allowed to compete. With the help of solidarity mechanisms, the league is fully professional since the 2020 season. As in most countries with low temperatures in winter, the season starts in March and ends in November. Meistriliiga consists of ten clubs, all teams play each other four times. After each season, the bottom team is relegated to the Esiliiga, the Estonian second division league. The second last team plays a two-legged play-off with the second team in the Esiliiga for a place in the Meistriliiga. History Origins The first Estonian Football Championship title was played out in 1921 and was won by Sport, who later went on to lift nine league titles and was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and administratively lies in the Harju County, Harju ''Counties of Estonia, maakond'' (county). Tallinn is the main governmental, financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located northwest of the country's second largest city, Tartu, however, only south of Helsinki, Finland; it is also west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, north of Riga, Latvia, and east of Stockholm, Sweden. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, Tallinn was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical Names of Tallinn in different languages, name Reval. “Reval” received Lübeck law, Lübeck city rights in 1248; however, the earliest evidence of human settlement in the area dates back nearly 5,000 years. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikita Andreev
Nikita Yevgenyevich Andreyev (; born 22 September 1988) is a Russian football coach and a former striker. He is the manager of Estonian club Nõmme Kalju. Club career Early career Andreyev began playing football for his hometown PSK (Sports School Paemurru) in 1995 and FC Narva in 2002 -2005, before leaving for Ajax Lasnamäe in early 2005. He scored 29 goals in 32 league appearances in his debut Esiliiga season, becoming the league's top-scorer by an incredible 10 goal margin. After a positive end to the season in which Ajax Lasnamäe finished third, they won the play-off against Kuressaare over two legs, and were promoted to the Meistriliiga. However, promotion was not enough for Andreyev, and a transfer to local rivals Levadia Tallinn soon followed in the 2005 close season. Levadia Tallinn 2006 season After his transfer from Ajax Lasnamäe, Andreyev played 5 games during Levadia's UEFA Cup run, knocking out Finnish side Haka and Dutch club FC Twente, before fall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pärnu Rannastaadion
Pärnu Rannastaadion () is a multi-purpose stadium in Pärnu, Estonia, and the home ground of Pärnu JK Vaprus. The stadium was opened after reconstruction in 2016 and seats 1,501. It is located next to the Pärnu Beach and approximately 200 metres from the sea. First opened in 1929, the stadium has had four different grandstands throughout its history and was completely reconstructed in 2015–2016. The address of the stadium is Ranna pst. 2, 80012 Pärnu. History First sporting activities on Pärnu Rannastaadion's field date back to 1896, when a velodrome was opened by the association of German cyclists. The velodrome was destroyed in 1915 by Russian soldiers, who dug Trench warfare, trenches on the sports field to repel a possible German Landing operation, landing. After Estonia gained independence, a committee was established to make plans for a stadium. The stadium was officially opened on 14 July 1929. The wooden grandstand, which was also built to host singing festivals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pärnu
Pärnu () is the fourth-largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second-largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Riga, which is a part of the Baltic Sea. In the city, the Pärnu River drains into the Gulf of Riga. Pärnu is a popular summer Tourism, holiday resort town among Estonians with many hotels, restaurants and large beaches. The city is served by Pärnu Airport. History Pärnu or Old Pärnu (, , ), which was founded by the bishop of Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek, Ösel–Wiek , suffered heavily under pressure of the concurrent town, and was finally destroyed . Another town, Embeke (later , ) was founded by the Livonian Order, who began building an Ordensburg nearby in 1265. The latter town, then known by the German name of , was a member of the Hanseatic League and an important ice-free harbor for Livonia. The Polish–Lithuanian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamme Stadium
Tamme Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Tartu, Estonia, located in the district of Tammelinn. First opened in 1932 and reaching its current look in 2011, the stadium is home to Tartu JK Tammeka, Tartu Tammeka and holds 1,638 people. Tamme Stadium's original grandstand was completed in 1936, but was destroyed in a fire in 1998. The current grandstand was built in 2010–2011. History Original grandstand The original sports park was designed in 1928 by the renowned Tartu architect Arnold Matteus. The work was completed in 1932 and in 1936, a grandstand was added. After its completion, Tamme Stadium became the primary sports ground of Tartu and in the next two decades hosted numerous national and international athletics competitions. Until 1954, the stadium was also used as a venue for the Tartumaa Song Festivals, which at its peak saw attendances of around 30,000 people. In football, Tamme Stadium was the home ground for Tartu PK Olümpia, Tartu Olümpia, who became t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the two largest lakes in Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipus. From the 13th century until the end of the 19th century, Tartu was known in most of the world by variants of its historical name Dorpat. Tartu, the largest urban centre of southern Estonia, is often considered the "intellectual capital city" of the country, especially as it is home to the nation's oldest and most renowned university, the University of Tartu (founded in 1632). Tartu also houses the Supreme Court of Estonia, the Ministry of Education and Research (Estonia), Ministry of Education and Research, the Estonian National Museum, and the oldest Estonian-language theatre, Vanemuine. It is also the birthplace of the Estonian Song Festivals. Tartu was designated as the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadriorg Stadium
Kadriorg Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Tallinn, Estonia. Opened in 1926, it is one of the oldest stadiums in Estonia. It is currently used mostly for track and field competitions, but also serves as a home ground for JK Tallinna Kalev. The stadium holds 5,000. Grandstand capacity is 3,524 seats and second stand has 1,476 seats. Kadriorg Stadium is located about 2 km east of the city centre in the subdistrict of Kadriorg near Kadriorg Palace. The address of the stadium is Roheline aas 24, 10150 Tallinn. Kadriorg has been the national athletics stadium of the nation throughout its entire history and was the home ground of the Estonia national football team from its opening in 1926 until the Soviet occupation of Estonia in 1940, and again after the country's re-independence from 1992 until 2000, after which the team moved to A. Le Coq Arena. Throughout its history, Kadriorg Stadium has at some point been the home ground for nearly all of the top-flight football teams of Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paide Linnastaadion
Paide linnastaadion () is a multi-use stadium in Paide, Estonia. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home ground of Paide Linnameeskond. The stadium has a seating capacity of 500. The stadium has been hosting Estonian top flight football since 2009 and has remained to be the smallest stadium in the league, both in terms of capacity and field size. History The construction of the stadium and nearby ''Paide Ühisgümnaasium'' school building began in 1989, but due to financial reasons only the school building was completed. In 2001, 1.4 million Estonian kroon, EEK were received from the state budget to complete the stadium, upon which the city also added over 1.9 million EEK. The stadium was opened on 16 September 2002. In 2024, the stadium's field size was expanded from 96 × 62 m to 100 × 66 m. References External linksPaide linnastaadion at Paide Spordikeskus Paide Sport in Paide Football venues in Estonia Buildings and struct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paide
Paide is a town in Estonia and the capital of Järva County, one of the 15 counties of Estonia. Etymology Paide's German name (originally or in Low German) means 'white stone'. This name was derived from the limestone used for the construction of Paide Castle. A Latin translation, , has also been used.Ühendus Weissenstein''Paide Linna Nimed'' (accessed 1 January 2013) /ref> The Estonian name was first recorded in 1564 as . It is thought to derive from the word , , meaning 'limestone'. Sights Paide Vallitorn A castle was built in Paide by order of Konrad von Mandern, master of the Livonian Order, sometime in 1265 or 1266. It was from the beginning constructed around the central tower or keep, locally known as ''Tall Hermann tower'' or ''Vallitorn''. With its six storeys, the tower has always been the core of the castle complex. The fortress was strengthened during the 14th and 15th centuries, when the surrounding walls were enlarged and towers added. It was also modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narva Kreenholm Stadium
Narva Kreenholm Stadium (also Kreenholm Stadium; ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Narva, Estonia. The stadium holds 1,065 people and hosts the matches of JK Narva Trans. It is one of the easternmost stadiums in Estonia and is situated approximately 900 metres from the border of Russia and the Narva river that separates the two countries. The stadium was the host venue for the 1996 Baltic Cup, which was won by Lithuania. Condition and future The condition of the Kreenholm Stadium has been under criticism for several decades and Narva Trans have been forced to play their European matches at Rakvere, due to Kreenholm not meeting the UEFA requirements. Narva estimates that the reconstruction of the stadium will cost more than 25 million euros. According to the development plan set in place in 2023, the city aims to finance the stadium project in 2025–2027, but has also admitted that without financial support from the state, implementing such project could prove to be difficul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narva
Narva is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in the Ida-Viru County, at the Extreme points of Estonia, eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva (river), Narva river which forms the Estonia–Russia border, Estonia–Russia international border. As of January 1, 2025, the population of Narva, Estonia, was approximately 52,495, according to data compiled by national statistical bureaus in the Baltic region (source). Narva is Estonia's third largest city after capital Tallinn and Tartu. Narva was nearly completely destroyed in 1944 during World War II. During the Soviet era of Estonia in 1944–1991, the city's original inhabitants were not permitted to return, and immigrant workers from Soviet Russia and other parts of the former Soviet Union (USSR) were introduced. Narva’s population, 65% ethnic Estonian as of the 1934 census, became overwhelmingly non-Estonian in the second half of the 20th century. According to more recent data, 46.7% of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
