2025 Meistriliiga
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| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 February 2025 – 8 November 2025 |
| Champions | Flora (16th title) |
| Relegated | Tallinna Kalev |
| Champions League | Flora |
| Conference League | FCI Levadia Nõmme Kalju |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 572 (3.18 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rauno Sappinen (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Vaprus 8–1 Tammeka (15 August 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Tallinna Kalev 0–9 FCI Levadia (19 April 2025) |
| Highest scoring | Tallinna Kalev 0–9 FCI Levadia (19 April 2025) Vaprus 8–1 Tammeka (15 August 2025) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches FCI Levadia |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Nõmme Kalju |
| Longest winless run | 15 matches Tallinna Kalev |
| Longest losing run | 12 matches Tallinna Kalev |
| Highest attendance | 1,687 Flora 1–0 FCI Levadia (18 May 2025) |
| Lowest attendance | 85 Kuressaare 1–2 Harju (16 March 2025) |
| Total attendance | 67,762 |
| Average attendance | 376 |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 Meistriliiga, also known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga due to sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 35th season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 28 February 2025 and concluded on 8 November.[2]
Stadiums and locations
The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine teams of the previous season, and one team promoted from the Esiliiga. FCI Levadia entered the season as defending champions.
The promoted team was the 2024 Esiliiga champions Harju. They replaced the bottom-placed 2024 Meistriliiga side Nõmme United.
Tallinn
Locations of the 2025 Meistriliiga teams in Tallinn
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCI Levadia | Tallinn | A. Le Coq Arena | 14,336[3] |
| Flora | |||
| Harju | Laagri | Laagri Stadium | 500[4] |
| Kuressaare | Kuressaare | Kuressaare linnastaadion | 1,000[5] |
| Narva Trans | Narva | Kalev-Fama Stadium | 1,000[6] |
| Nõmme Kalju | Tallinn | Hiiu Stadium | 570[7] |
| Paide Linnameeskond | Paide | Paide linnastaadion | 500[8] |
| Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn | Kadriorg Stadium | 5,000[9] |
| Tammeka | Tartu | Tamme Stadium | 1,750[10] |
| Vaprus | Pärnu | Pärnu Rannastaadion | 1,501[11] |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCI Levadia |  Curro Torres |
 Rasmus Peetson |
Macron[12] | Viimsi Keevitus |
| Flora | Konstantin Vassiljev |
Rauno Alliku |
Nike | Optibet[13] |
| Harju | Lauri Nuuma |
Andres Järve |
Adidas | None |
| Kuressaare | Sander Post |
Märten Pajunurm |
Nike | Visit Saaremaa |
| Narva Trans |  Roman Kozhukhovskyi |
 Irié |
Nike | Sportland |
| Nõmme Kalju |  Nikita Andreev |
Henri Perk |
Adidas | Marsbet[14] |
| Paide Linnameeskond | Vladimir Vassiljev |
Henrik Ojamaa |
Capelli[15] | Verston |
| Tallinna Kalev | Alo Bärengrub |
Vadim Mihhailov |
Macron | Unibet[16] |
| Tammeka | Siim Valtna (interim) |
Richard Aland |
Nike | Livida[17] |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harju |  Victor Silva |
End of contract | 22 November 2024 | Pre-season | Lauri Nuuma |
29 November 2024[18] |
| Kuressaare | Roman Kozhukhovskyi |
23 November 2024 | Sander Post |
1 January 2025[19] | ||
| Flora | Taavi Viik |
Mutual consent | 25 November 2024 | Konstantin Vassiljev |
25 November 2024[20] | |
| Narva Trans | Ricardo Afonso |
End of interim spell | 4 December 2024[21] | Roman Kozhukhovskyi |
31 December 2024[22] | |
| Tammeka | Marti Pähn |
Contract terminated | 20 April 2025[23] | 9th | Siim Valtna (interim) |
20 April 2025 |
| Tallinna Kalev |  Teemu Tainio |
Resigned | 24 April 2025[24] | 10th | Alo Bärengrub |
24 April 2025 |
| Paide Linnameeskond |  Ivan Stojković |
Sacked | 19 May 2025[25] | 4th | Tarmo Kink Ats Sillaste (interim) |
19 May 2025 |
| Tarmo Kink Ats Sillaste |
End of interim spell | 25 May 2025 | 5th | Vladimir Vassiljev |
25 May 2025[26] |
League table
Results
Teams face each other four times (twice at home and twice away).
Meistriliiga play-off
The ninth-placed team (Kuressaare) faced the second-placed team of the 2025 Esiliiga (Viimsi) in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the 2026 Meistriliiga.
First leg
| 22 November 2025 | Viimsi | 0–1 | Kuressaare | Haabneeme |
| 10:30 BST | Report | Demidov  55' |
Stadium: Viimsi Stadium Attendance: 811 Referee: Kristo Tohver |
Second leg
| 29 November 2025 | Kuressaare | 2–0 | Viimsi | Kuressaare |
| 10:30 BST | Kivi 68', 75' |
Report | Stadium: Kuressaare kunstmurustaadion Attendance: 275 Referee: Joonas Jaanovits |
Kuressaare won 3–0 on aggregate.
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[27] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rauno Sappinen |
Flora | 21 |
| 2 | Marten-Chris Paalberg |
Vaprus | 15 |
| 3 | Karel Eerme |
Harju | 13 |
| Taaniel Usta |
Tallinna Kalev | ||
| 5 |  Pierre Landry Kaboré |
Narva Trans | 12 |
| 6 |  Ahmed Adebayo |
Tammeka | 11 |
| 7 |  Ernest Agyiri |
FCI Levadia | 10 |
| Mihkel Ainsalu | |||
 Josué Doké |
Narva Trans | ||
| Markus Poom |
Flora |
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[28] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita Ivanov |
Nõmme Kalju | 14 |
| 2 |  Guilherme Smith |
11 | |
| 3 | Markus Poom |
Flora | 10 |
| 4 | Mark Oliver Roosnupp |
FCI Levadia | 9 |
| 5 | Ernest Agyiri |
8 | |
| Michael Schjønning-Larsen | |||
| Tristan Pajo |
Vaprus | ||
| Nikita Mihhailov |
Flora | ||
| Mark Maksimkin |
Narva Trans | ||
| 10 | Tristan Koskor |
Tammeka | 7 |
| Martin Miller |
Paide | ||
| Kristo Hussar |
Flora | ||
| Daniil Tarassenkov |
Nõmme Kalju |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karel Eerme |
Harju | Tammeka | 4–1 (H)[29] | 18 April 2025 |
| Pierre Landry Kaboré |
Narva Trans | 4–0 (H)[30] | 3 May 2025 | |
| Vaprus | 4–2 (H)[31] | 11 May 2025 | ||
| Josué Doké |
Harju | 4–2 (H)[32] | 27 May 2025 | |
| João Pedro |
FCI Levadia | Tallinna Kalev | 6–1 (A)[33] | 17 August 2025 |
| Marten-Chris Paalberg |
Vaprus | Tammeka | 4–1 (A)[34] | 16 September 2025 |
| Rauno Sappinen |
Flora | Narva Trans | 4–0 (H)[35] | 21 October 2025 |
| Kristofer Piht |
Harju | Tallinna Kalev | 4–1 (H)[36] | 2 November 2025 |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl Andre Vallner |
FCI Levadia | 11 |
| 2 | Maksim Pavlov |
Nõmme Kalju | 9 |
| 3 |  Ebrima Jarju |
Paide Linnameeskond | 8 |
| Ott Nõmm |
Vaprus | ||
| 5 | Evert Grünvald |
Flora | 7 |
| Kaur Kivila | |||
| Aleksei Matrossov |
Narva Trans | ||
| 8 | Karl-Romet Nõmm |
Kuressaare | 6 |
| 9 | Henri Perk |
Nõmme Kalju | 5 |
| Richard Aland |
Tammeka |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 11[37]
Ganiu Ogungbe (Tammeka)
Henrik Ojamaa (Paide)
Milan Delević (Paide)
- Most red cards: 4[38]
David Epton (Tammeka)
Club
- Most red cards: 10
- Tammeka
- Most yellow cards: 91
- Narva Trans
