2022_Esiliiga

Esiliiga
Season	2022
Dates	3 March 2022 – 13 November 2022
Champions	Harju
Promoted	Harju
Relegated	Tulevik; Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi
Matches played	180
Goals scored	663 (3.68 per match)
Top goalscorer	Egert Õunapuu (36 goals)
Biggest home win	Elva 9–0 Tulevik; (6 August 2022)
Biggest away win	Tulevik 0–7 Nõmme United; (10 September 2022)
Highest scoring	Elva 9–1 Paide Linnameeskond U21; (17 September 2022)
Longest winning run	9 matches; Paide Linnameeskond U21
Longest unbeaten run	14 matches; FCI Levadia U21
Longest winless run	22 matches; Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi
Longest losing run	10 matches; Alliance
	← 2021 2023 →

2022 Esiliiga

Estonian football league season for second division

The 2022 Esiliiga was the 32nd season of the Esiliiga, the second tier of Estonian football. The season started on 3 March 2022 and concluded on 13 November 2022.

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Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Alliance	Kohtla-Järve	Kohtla-Järve Sports Centre Stadium	150^[1]
Elva	Elva	Elva linnastaadion	30^[2]
FCI Levadia U21	Tallinn	Maarjamäe Stadium	30^[3]
Flora U21	Tallinn	Lilleküla training ground I	150^[4]
Harju	Laagri	Laagri Stadium	40^[5]
Nõmme United	Tallinn	Männiku Stadium	50^[6]
Paide Linnameeskond U21	Paide	Paide linnastaadion	500^[7]
Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi	Pärnu	Pärnu Rannastaadion	1,501^[8]
Tulevik	Viljandi	Viljandi linnastaadion	384^[9]
Viimsi	Haabneeme	Viimsi Stadium	800^[10]

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Alliance	Erik Šteinberg	Erik Kruglov	Adidas	Viru Keemia Grupp
Elva	Veiko Haan	Markus Lokk	Nike	Sportland
FCI Levadia U21	Artjom Artjunin	Andres Järve	Adidas	Admirals, Viimsi Keevitus
Flora U21	Taavi Viik	Karl Orren	Nike	Optibet^[11]
Harju	Victor Silva	Andre Järva	Adidas	Enemat
Nõmme United	Martin Klasen	Oliver Ani	Uhlsport	Apollo
Paide Linnameeskond U21	Meelis Rooba	Rasmus Kallas	Nike	Exmet, Verston
Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi	Igor Prins	Mirko Mardiste	Hummel	Savi
Tulevik	Indrek Ilves	Gustav-Hendrik Seeder	Joma	Airok
Viimsi	Ivo Lehtmets	Oskar Jõgi	Joma	Assa Abloy

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in the table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Tulevik	Sander Post^[12]	Signed by Flora	18 December 2021	Pre-season	Indrek Ilves^[13]	8 January 2022
Flora U21	Ats Sillaste^[14]	Signed by Paide Linnameeskond	21 December 2021		Taavi Viik	1 January 2022
Paide Linnameeskond U21	Erki Kesküla	Mutual consent	31 December 2021		Meelis Rooba	1 January 2022
FCI Levadia U21	Robert Sadovski	Mutual consent	11 January 2022		Ivan Stojković^[15]	11 January 2022
	Ivan Stojković^[16]	Promoted to FCI Levadia	1 July 2022	1st	Nikita Andreev	1 July 2022
	Nikita Andreev^[17]	Promoted to FCI Levadia	22 September 2022	3rd	Artjom Artjunin	22 September 2022

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Harju (C, P)	36	24	4	8	97	46	+51	76	Promotion to Meistriliiga
2	FCI Levadia U21	36	21	5	10	85	45	+40	68	Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Meistriliiga
3	Elva	36	20	6	10	76	52	+24	66	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	Viimsi	36	20	3	13	76	40	+36	63
5	Flora U21	36	19	5	12	88	52	+36	62	Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Meistriliiga
6	Nõmme United	36	18	6	12	79	56	+23	60
7	Paide Linnameeskond U21	36	17	1	18	75	88	−13	52	Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Meistriliiga
8	Alliance (O)	36	8	3	25	29	105	−76	27	Qualification for relegation play-offs
9	Tulevik (R)	36	6	5	25	28	102	−74	23	Relegation to Esiliiga B
10	Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi (R)	36	4	8	24	30	77	−47	20	Relegation to Esiliiga B

2022_Esiliiga

2022 Esiliiga

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Matches 1–18

Matches 19–36

Relegation play-offs

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Awards

Monthly awards

Esiliiga Player of the Season

References

External links

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Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[19]
1	Egert Õunapuu	Nõmme United	36
2	Andre Järva	Harju	20
3	Roman Sobtšenko	Harju	17
4	Nikita Dronov	FCI Levadia U21	16
4	Bubacarr Tambedou	Paide Linnameeskond U21	16
6	Andre Paju	Elva	15
6	Aleksandr Šapovalov	Flora U21	15
8	Andreas Kiivit	Flora U21	14
9	Devid Lehter	Elva	13
	Ebrima Singhateh	Paide Linnameeskond U21
	Ken-Marten Tammeveski	Viimsi

Month	Manager of the Month		Player of the Month
Month	Manager	Club	Player	Club
March^[43]	Tauri Viik	Flora U21	Egert Õunapuu	Nõmme United
April^[44]	Meelis Rooba	Paide Linnameeskond U21	Murad Velijev	FCI Levadia U21
May^[45]	Ivan Stojković	FCI Levadia U21	Roman Sobtšenko	Harju
June/July^[46]	Veiko Haan	Elva	Karl Kruus	Elva
August^[47]	Victor Silva	Harju	Devid Lehter	Elva
September^[48]	Martin Klasen	Nõmme United	Egert Õunapuu	Nõmme United
October^[49]	Victor Silva	Harju	Ken-Marten Tammeveski	Viimsi