2014 Meistriliiga


The 2014 Meistriliiga was the 24th season of the Meistriliiga, the first level in the Estonian football system. The season ran from 1 March 2014 to 8 November 2014. Levadia successfully defended the title, securing the championship in the last round.

Teams

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.
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.
Tammeka hit financial trouble on the second half of 2013 season, but refused the reorganization plan set by Estonian Football Association. In February Tammeka were stripped of their Meistriliiga license. Tammeka entry was later granted for 2014 season to Football School Tammeka, financially independent part of the club run by former employees of football club Tammeka.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumSeating capacity
FloraTallinnA. Le Coq Arena9,692
InfonetTallinnSportland Arena540
Nõmme KaljuTallinnKadriorg Stadium5,000
LevadiaTallinnKadriorg Stadium5,000
LokomotivJõhviJõhvi linnastaadion60
PaidePaidePaide linnastaadion268
Sillamäe KalevSillamäeSillamäe Kalev Stadium800
Tallinna KalevTallinnKalev Keskstaadion11,500
TammekaTartuTamme Stadium1,750
TransNarvaKreenholm Stadium1,065

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 PostNikeTele2
Infonet Aleksandr Puštov Vladimir AvilovJomaInfonet
Nõmme Kalju Igor Prins Vitali TelešAdidasOptibet
Levadia Marko Kristal Roman SmishkoAdidasViimsi Keevitus
Lokomotiv Aleksei Tikhomirov Valeri SmelkovAdidasSpacecom
Paide Linnameeskond Meelis Rooba Liivo LeetmaNikeVerston
Sillamäe Kalev Sergei Frantsev Vjatšeslav ZahovaikoUhlsportAlexela
Tallinna Kalev Sergei Zamogilnõi Daniil SavitskiJakoViking Line
Tammeka Indrek Koser Jürgen LorenzNikeGoldtime
Narva Trans Aleksei Yagudin Roman NesterovskiNikeFama

Managerial changes

Player transfers

Relegation play-offs

At season's end Lokomotiv, the ninth place club in the Meistriliiga, participated in a two-legged play-off with Viljandi Tulevik, the runners-up of the 2014 Esiliiga, for the spot in next year's competition.
1–1 on aggregate. Viljandi Tulevik won on away goals and secured promotion to 2015 Meistriliiga

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 goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Yevgeni KabaevSillamäe Kalev36
2 Igor SubbotinLevadia32
3 ManuchoInfonet30
4 Albert ProsaFlora22
5 Hidetoshi WakuiNõmme Kalju21
6 Vladislav IvanovLevadia19
7 Stanislav MurikhinSillamäe Kalev16
8 Rauno AllikuFlora15
8 Ingemar TeeverLevadia15
10 Tarmo NeemeloNõmme Kalju14

Hat-tricks

Meistriliiga Player of the Year

was named Meistriliiga Player of the Year.