2024 Meistriliiga

Season2024

Dates1 March – 9 November 2024

ChampionsFCI Levadia (11th title)

Meistriliiga
Season	2024
Dates	1 March – 9 November 2024
Champions	FCI Levadia (11th title)
Relegated	Nõmme United
Champions League	FCI Levadia
Conference League	Flora Nõmme Kalju Paide Linnameeskond
Matches	180
Goals	539 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorer	Alex Matthias Tamm (28 goals)
← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Meistriliiga, also known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga due to sponsorship reasons,^[1] was the 34th season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 1 March, and concluded on 9 November 2024.

FCI Levadia won their 11th Meistriliiga title.

Stadiums and locations

The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine teams of the previous season, and one team promoted from the Esiliiga. Flora entered the season as defending champions.

Nõmme United were promoted as champions of the 2023 Esiliiga, replacing the bottom-placed 2023 Meistriliiga side Harju.

Tallinn

Tallinn teams:
FCI Levadia
Flora
Nõmme Kalju
Nõmme United
Tallinna Kalev

Locations of the 2024 Meistriliiga teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
FCI Levadia	Tallinn	A. Le Coq Arena	14,336^[2]
Flora	Tallinn	A. Le Coq Arena	14,336^[2]
Kuressaare	Kuressaare	Kuressaare linnastaadion	1,000^[3]
Narva Trans	Narva	Narva Kreenholm Stadium	1,065^[4]
Nõmme Kalju	Tallinn	Hiiu Stadium	570^[5]
Nõmme United	Tallinn	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	Taavi Viik	Rauno Alliku	Nike	Optibet^[12]
Kuressaare	Roman Kozhukhovskyi	Märten Pajunurm	Nike	Visit Saaremaa
Narva Trans	Ricardo Afonso (interim)	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	Teemu Tainio	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	Signed by ŠTK Šamorín	26 November 2023^[16]	Pre-season	Jani Sarajärvi	30 December 2023^[17]
Flora	Jürgen Henn	Resigned	3 December 2023^[18]	Pre-season	Norbert Hurt	7 December 2023^[19]
Nõmme United	Jani Sarajärvi	Contract terminated	2 April 2024^[20]	10th	Randin Rande Juan Martínez (interim)	2 April 2024
Narva Trans	Aleksei Eremenko	Mutual consent	24 April 2024^[21]	9th	Valeri Bondarenko (interim)	24 April 2024
Narva Trans	Valeri Bondarenko	End of interim spell	6 June 2024	7th	Miguel Moreira	6 June 2024^[22]
Flora	Norbert Hurt	Resigned	11 July 2024^[23]	3rd	Taavi Viik	12 July 2024^[24]
Nõmme United	Randin Rande Juan Martínez	End of interim spell	22 July 2024	10th	Martin Klasen	22 July 2024^[25]
Tallinna Kalev	Daniel Meijel	Demoted to assistant manager	1 August 2024	9th	Teemu Tainio	1 August 2024^[26]
Narva Trans	Miguel Moreira	Mutual consent	7 September 2024^[27]	6th	Ricardo Afonso (interim)	7 September 2024

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FCI Levadia (C)	36	27	6	3	82	19	+63	87	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Nõmme Kalju	36	21	9	6	79	44	+35	72^[a]	Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round^[b]
3	Paide Linnameeskond	36	23	3	10	74	39	+35	72^[a]
4	Flora	36	21	7	8	69	43	+26	70
5	Tammeka	36	11	9	16	47	54	−7	42^[c]
6	Narva Trans	36	10	12	14	48	63	−15	42^[c]
7	Vaprus	36	9	8	19	35	57	−22	35
8	Kuressaare	36	8	10	18	46	67	−21	34
9	Tallinna Kalev (O)	36	8	7	21	37	74	−37	31	Qualification for the Meistriliiga play-off
10	Nõmme United (R)	36	2	9	25	22	79	−57	15	Relegation to the 2025 Esiliiga

Results

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

Home \ Away	FCI	FLO	KUR	NAR	NÕK	NÕU	PLM	TAK	TAM	VAP
FCI Levadia	—	1–0	2–0	6–0	0–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–1	1–1
—	4–2	0–0	0–0	3–0	1–1	1–0	4–0	3–1	3–1
Flora	1–0	—	1–0	4–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	0–1
2–1	—	3–0	3–1	3–2	1–0	1–3	5–1	2–1	3–0
Kuressaare	0–6	2–2	—	5–0	0–6	1–1	0–2	3–0	0–0	2–2
0–1	3–4	—	0–1	1–2	4–1	0–2	2–1	0–0	1–1
Narva Trans	1–2	1–3	0–1	—	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–5	0–0
0–2	1–1	0–2	—	2–2	2–1	0–3	2–2	0–1	1–1
Nõmme Kalju	1–5	0–0	3–0	3–0	—	1–1	2–1	2–0	4–2	4–2
0–4	3–0	5–1	2–2	—	3–0	2–4	3–1	3–0	2–1
Nõmme United	0–6	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–0	—	0–1	0–2	2–1	2–1
0–1	0–4	2–2	0–4	0–4	—	0–4	1–1	1–2	0–2
Paide Linnameeskond	0–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	0–2	3–1	—	2–0	0–1	0–1
3–0	2–1	4–3	2–3	1–1	7–2	—	3–1	2–0	1–0
Tallinna Kalev	0–2	2–3	2–2	1–0	0–2	2–0	2–5	—	1–1	3–1
1–2	0–3	0–3	0–1	0–2	1–0	3–2	—	1–2	1–0
Tammeka	0–3	0–0	1–2	0–2	1–1	2–1	1–2	4–0	—	1–0
0–3	2–0	2–1	3–3	2–3	1–1	1–3	4–1	—	0–1
Vaprus	0–2	1–3	3–2	1–4	1–2	2–1	0–3	0–1	1–1	—
1–4	0–1	3–1	0–0	0–4	2–0	0–1	2–0	2–2	—

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Meistriliiga play-off

The ninth-placed club (Tallinna Kalev) faced the second-placed club from the 2024 Esiliiga (Viimsi) in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the 2025 Meistriliiga.

First leg

24 November 2024	Viimsi	1–1	Tallinna Kalev	Haabneeme
10:30 BST	Gohi 58'	Report	Smirnov 1'	Stadium: Viimsi Stadium Attendance: 505 Referee: Joonas Jaanovits

Second leg

30 November 2024	Tallinna Kalev	1–0 (a.e.t.) (2–1 agg.)	Viimsi	Tallinn
10:30 BST	Nõmm 93' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Sportland Arena Attendance: 650 Referee: Kristo Tohver

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[28]
1	Alex Matthias Tamm	Nõmme Kalju	28
2	Sergei Zenjov	Flora	17
3	Ahmed Adebayo	Tammeka	15
	Mark Anders Lepik	Flora
	Robi Saarma	Paide Linnameeskond
6	Promise David	Nõmme Kalju	14
7	Abdoulie Ceesay	Paide Linnameeskond	13
8	Mihkel Ainsalu	FCI Levadia	11
	Pierre Landry Kaboré	Narva Trans
	Sergo Kukhianidze	Narva Trans
	Ats Purje	Tallinna Kalev
	Felipe Felicio	FCI Levadia

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Alex Matthias Tamm	Nõmme Kalju	Kuressaare	6–0 (A)^[29]	2 March 2024
Mark Anders Lepik	Flora	Narva Trans	4–3 (H)^[30]	6 April 2024
Mark Anders Lepik	Flora	Tallinna Kalev	3–0 (A)^[31]	1 May 2024
Felipe Felicio	FCI Levadia	Nõmme United	6–0 (A)^[32]	19 June 2024
Alex Matthias Tamm	Nõmme Kalju	Tammeka	3–0 (H)^[33]	27 July 2024
Danil Kuraksin	Flora	Kuressaare	4–3 (A)^[34]	14 September 2024
Abdoulie Ceesay⁴	Paide Linnameeskond	Nõmme United	7–2 (H)^[35]	14 September 2024
Sergei Zenjov⁴	Flora	Nõmme United	4–0 (A)^[36]	5 October 2024

Note: ⁴ – player scored 4 goals

Average attendance


Club	Average attendance^[37]
Tallinna FC Flora	713
FCI Levadia	694
Pärnu JK Vaprus	569
Nõmme Kalju FC	396
JK Tallinna Kalev	391
Tartu JK Tammeka	364
Paide Linnameeskond	309
FC Nõmme United	254
JK Narva Trans	200
FC Kuressaare	168
League average	406

Award	Winner	Club
Player of the Season^[45]	Alex Matthias Tamm	Nõmme Kalju
Goalkeeper of the Season	Karl Andre Vallner	FCI Levadia
Defender of the Season	Rasmus Peetson
Midfielder of the Season	Mihkel Ainsalu
Forward of the Season	Alex Matthias Tamm	Nõmme Kalju
Under-21 Player of the Season	Patrik Kristal	Paide Linnameeskond
Goal of the Season^[46]	Danyl Mashchenko	Nõmme Kalju

v t e Meistriliiga
Meistriliiga seasons	1992 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
2026 teams	Flora Harju Levadia Kuressaare Narva Trans Nõmme Kalju Nõmme United Paide Linnameeskond Tammeka Vaprus
Former teams	Ajax DAG Dünamo Eesti Põlevkivi FCI Tallinn Keemik Lantana Lelle Levadia II Lokomotiv Lootus Maardu Merkuur Nikol Norma Pärnu Pärnu Levadia Pärnu Linnameeskond Sillamäe Kalev Tallinna Kalev Tallinna Sadam Tarvas Tervis Pärnu TJK Legion Tulevik TVMK Valga Vall Vigri Viljandi Warrior
Top division seasons (before Meistriliiga)	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

v t e 2023–24 in European men's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '23 '24 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '23 '24 Faroe Islands '23 '24 Finland '23 '24 France Georgia '23 '24 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '23 '24 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '23 '24 Kosovo Latvia '23 '24 Lithuania '23 '24 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '23 '24 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '23 '24 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '23 '24 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '23 '24 Finland '23 '24 France Georgia '23 '24 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '23 '24 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '23 (Final) '24 Kosovo Latvia '23 '24 Liechtenstein Lithuania '23 '24 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '23 '24 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '23 '24 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Finland Iceland Israel Kazakhstan '24 Northern Ireland Portugal Scotland Wales
Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus England Estonia '23 '24 Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan '23 '24 Kosovo Latvia '24 Lithuania '23 '24 Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '23 '24 Romania Russia San Marino Spain Turkey
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying group stage knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying group stage knockout phase Final Europa Conference League qualifying 1st and 2nd rounds 3rd and play-off rounds group stage knockout phase Final Fenix Trophy Super Cup UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge Youth League UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path knockout phase Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
International competitions	UEFA Euro 2024 qualification 2022–23 UEFA Nations League League C relegation play-outs Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics (qualification) 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025 Euro Under-21 qualification 2024 Euro Under-19 qualification 2024 Euro Under-17 qualification

v t e 2024–25 in European men's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '24 '25 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '24 '25 Faroe Islands '24 '25 Finland '24 '25 France Georgia '24 '25 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '24 '25 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '24 '25 Kosovo Latvia '24 '25 Lithuania '24 '25 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '24 '25 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '24 '25 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '24 '25 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '24 '25 Finland '24 '25 France Georgia '24 '25 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '24 (Final) '25 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '24 (Final) '25 Kosovo Latvia '24 '25 Liechtenstein Lithuania '24 '25 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '24 '25 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '24 '25 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Finland Iceland Israel Kazakhstan '24 Northern Ireland Portugal Scotland Wales
Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus England Estonia '24 '25 Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan '24 '25 Latvia '24 '25 Lithuania '24 '25 Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '24 '25 Romania Russia San Marino Spain Turkey
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying league phase knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying league phase knockout phase Final Conference League qualifying 1st and 2nd rounds 3rd and play-off rounds league phase knockout phase Final Super Cup Youth League UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path knockout phase Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
International competitions	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 2024–25 UEFA Nations League League A League B League C League D Promotion/relegation play-offs Finals Final 2025 Euro Under-21 qualification 2025 Euro Under-19 qualification 2025 Euro Under-17 qualification 2025 UEFA Regions' Cup

2024 Meistriliiga

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Meistriliiga play-off

First leg

Second leg

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Average attendance

Awards

Monthly awards

Annual awards

References

External links

Related Articles

Month	Player of the Month		Manager of the Month
Month	Manager	Club	Player	Club
March^[38]	Alex Matthias Tamm	Nõmme Kalju	Curro Torres	FCI Levadia
April^[39]	Promise David	Nõmme Kalju	Roman Kozhukhovskyi	Kuressaare
May^[40]	Mark Anders Lepik	Flora	Norbert Hurt	Flora
June/July^[41]	Alex Matthias Tamm	Nõmme Kalju	Curro Torres	FCI Levadia
August^[42]	Dimitri Jepihhin	Paide Linnameeskond	Ivan Stojković	Paide Linnameeskond
September^[43]	Alex Matthias Tamm	Nõmme Kalju	Nikita Andreev	Nõmme Kalju
October^[44]	Sergei Zenjov	Flora	Ivan Stojković	Paide Linnameeskond