Season | 2024 |
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Dates | 1 March – 9 November 2024 |
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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.
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.
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.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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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] |
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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FCI Levadia | Curro Torres | Rasmus Peetson | Macron[11] | Viimsi Keevitus |
Flora | Taavi Viik | Rauno Alliku | 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 | Martin Klasen | 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 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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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 Juan Martínez (caretakers) |
2 April 2024 |
Narva Trans | Aleksei Eremenko[21] | Mutual consent | 24 April 2024 | 9th | Valeri Bondarenko (caretaker) | 24 April 2024 |
Valeri Bondarenko | End of caretaker spell | 6 June 2024 | 7th | Miguel Moreira[22] | 6 June 2024 | |
Flora | Norbert Hurt[23] | Resigned | 11 July 2024 | 3rd | Taavi Viik[24] | 12 July 2024 |
Nõmme United | Randin Rande Juan Martínez |
End of caretaker spell | 22 July 2024 | 10th | Martin Klasen[25] | 22 July 2024 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | FCI Levadia | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 8 | +40 | 52 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Nõmme Kalju | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 40 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
3 | Flora | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 36 | |
4 | Paide Linnameeskond | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 32 | |
5 | Tammeka | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 24 | |
6 | Narva Trans | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 21 | |
7 | Tallinna Kalev | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 20 | |
8 | Vaprus | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 20 | |
9 | Kuressaare | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 20 | Qualification for the Meistriliiga play-off |
10 | Nõmme United | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 39 | −27 | 11 | Relegation to the Esiliiga |
Teams face each other four times (twice at home and twice away).
The ninth-placed club will face the second-placed club from the 2024 Esiliiga for the final place in the following season's Meistriliiga.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[26] |
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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 |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Alex Matthias Tamm | Nõmme Kalju | Kuressaare | 6–0 (A)[27] | 2 March 2024 |
Mark Anders Lepik | Flora | Narva Trans | 4–3 (H)[28] | 6 April 2024 |
Tallinna Kalev | 3–0 (A)[29] | 1 May 2024 | ||
Felipe Felicio | FCI Levadia | Nõmme United | 6–0 (A)[30] | 19 June 2024 |
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
March[31] | Curro Torres | FCI Levadia | Alex Matthias Tamm | Nõmme Kalju |
April[32] | Roman Kozhukhovskyi | Kuressaare | Promise David | |
May[33] | Norbert Hurt | Flora | Mark Anders Lepik | Flora |
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