2024 Meistriliiga

The 2024 Meistriliiga, also known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga due to sponsorship reasons,[1] is the 34th season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992.

Meistriliiga
Season2024
Dates1 March – 9 November 2024
← 2023
2025 →

The winners qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. The runners-up, third-placed team, and 2024–25 Estonian Cup winners (or fourth-placed team if the Estonian Cup winners finish in the top three of the Meistriliiga) qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round. The ninth-placed team qualify for the Meistriliiga play-off. The bottom-placed team are relegated to the 2025 Esiliiga.

Teams

The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine teams of the previous season, and one team promoted from the Esiliiga. Nõmme United were promoted as champions of the 2023 Esiliiga, replacing the bottom-placed 2023 Meistriliiga side Harju. Flora entered the season as defending champions.

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2024 Meistriliiga teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
FCI Levadia Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena 14,336[2]
Flora
Kuressaare Kuressaare Kuressaare linnastaadion 1,000[3]
Narva Trans Narva Narva Kreenholm Stadium 1,065[4]
Nõmme Kalju Tallinn Sportland Arena 1,172[5]
Nõmme United Männiku Stadium 500[6]
Paide Linnameeskond Paide Paide linnastaadion 500[7]
Tallinna Kalev Tallinn Kadriorg Stadium 5,000[8]
Tammeka Tartu Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,638[9]
Vaprus Pärnu Pärnu Rannastaadion 1,501[10]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
FCI Levadia Curro Torres Rasmus Peetson Macron[11] Viimsi Keevitus
Flora Norbert Hurt Konstantin Vassiljev Nike Optibet[12]
Kuressaare Roman Kozhukhovskyi Märten Pajunurm Nike Visit Saaremaa
Narva Trans Miguel Moreira Irié Nike Sportland
Nõmme Kalju Nikita Andreev Henri Perk Adidas Marsbet[13]
Nõmme United Randin Rande (interim) Kevin Mätas Adidas TonyBet
Paide Linnameeskond Ivan Stojković Andre Frolov Capelli[14] Verston
Tallinna Kalev Daniel Meijel Tristan Toomas Teeväli Macron Unibet[15]
Tammeka Marti Pähn Richard Aland Nike
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
Nõmme United Vladimir Vassiljev[16] Signed by ŠTK Šamorín 26 November 2023 Pre-season Jani Sarajärvi[17] 30 December 2023
Flora Jürgen Henn[18] Resigned 3 December 2023 Norbert Hurt[19] 7 December 2023
Nõmme United Jani Sarajärvi[20] Contract terminated 2 April 2024 10th Randin Rande (interim) 2 April 2024
Narva Trans Aleksei Eremenko[21] Mutual consent 24 April 2024 9th Valeri Bondarenko (interim) 24 April 2024
Valeri Bondarenko (interim) End of interim spell 6 June 2024 7th Miguel Moreira[22] 6 June 2024

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FCI Levadia 18 14 3 1 45 7 +38 45 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Flora 18 10 5 3 33 20 +13 35 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3 Nõmme Kalju 16 9 5 2 31 16 +15 32
4 Paide Linnameeskond 18 9 1 8 26 20 +6 28
5 Narva Trans 16 5 3 8 22 34 −12 18
6 Kuressaare 16 4 5 7 20 31 −11 17
7 Tammeka 16 4 4 8 20 22 −2 16[lower-alpha 1]
8 Tallinna Kalev 18 4 4 10 20 36 −16 16[lower-alpha 1]
9 Vaprus 16 4 4 8 16 27 −11 16[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Meistriliiga play-off
10 Nõmme United 16 2 4 10 10 30 −20 10 Relegation to the Esiliiga
Updated to match(es) played on 19 June 2024. Source: Premium Liiga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Less matches awarded against; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points; 10) Draw
Notes:
  1. Tammeka are ahead of Tallinna Kalev and Vaprus on head-to-head points: Tammeka 8, Tallinna Kalev 4, Vaprus 1

Results

Teams face each other four times (twice at home and twice away).

Home \ Away FCI NÕK PLM FLO TAM KUR TAK VAP NAR NÕU
FCI Levadia — 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 6–0 2–0
Nõmme Kalju 1–5 — 2–1 0–0 4–2 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–1
Paide 0–1 0–2 — 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 3–1
Flora 1–0 2–2 2–0 — 3–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 4–3 2–0
Tammeka 0–3 1–2 0–0 — 1–2 4–0 1–0 0–2
Kuressaare 0–6 0–6 2–2 0–0 — 3–0 2–2 5–0 1–1
Tallinna 0–2 0–2 2–5 2–3 1–1 — 3–1 1–0 2–0
Vaprus 0–2 1–2 0–3 1–3 1–1 3–2 — 1–4 2–1
Narva Trans 4–1 1–1 1–3 0–5 0–1 2–2 0–0 — 2–0
Nõmme United 0–6 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 June 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Meistriliiga play-off

The ninth-placed club will face the second-placed club from the 2024 Esiliiga for the final place in the following season's Meistriliiga.

Season statistics
As of 5 June 2024

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[23]
1 Mark Anders Lepik Flora 13
2 Promise David Nõmme Kalju 12
3 Robi Saarma Paide Linnameeskond 10
4 Felipe Felicio FCI Levadia 8
Alex Matthias Tamm Nõmme Kalju
6 Ahmed Adebayo Tammeka 7
7 Richie Musaba FCI Levadia 6
8 Mihkel Ainsalu FCI Levadia 5
Kevin Kauber Vaprus
Sergo Kukhianidze Narva Trans
Märten Pajunurm Kuressaare

Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date
Alex Matthias Tamm Nõmme Kalju Kuressaare 6–0 (A)[24] 2 March 2024
Mark Anders Lepik Flora Narva Trans 4–3 (H)[25] 6 April 2024
Tallinna Kalev 3–0 (A)[26] 1 May 2024
Felipe Felicio FCI Levadia Nõmme United 6–0 (A)[27] 19 June 2024

Awards

Monthly awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
March[28] Curro Torres FCI Levadia Alex Matthias Tamm Nõmme Kalju
April[29] Roman Kozhukhovskyi Kuressaare Promise David
May[30] Norbert Hurt Flora Mark Anders Lepik Flora

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