Summary
The Meistriliiga (EST1) or A. Le Coq Premium Liga, is the top football league in the Estonian football system. The EST1 is unique because it is comprised of both professional and semi-professional teams. At the end of the 2024 season, the EST1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2024 EST1 team
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2024 EST1 teams
The winner of the 2024 Eesti Karikas (Estonian Cup), typically an EST1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Estonia
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| EST1 | A. Le Coq Premium Liiga (Meistriliiga) | 10 |
| EST2 | Esiliiga | 10 |
| EST3 | Esiliiga B | 10 |
| EST4 | II Liiga | 28 |
| EST5 | III Liiga | 48 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 1 Mar 2024 - 9 Nov 2024 | 10: EST1 (8 minimum), EST2 (2 maximum) | ||
Season Format
The 2022 EST1 Regular season each EST1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 9 EST1 teams twice for a total of 36 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) least matches awarded against, (2) head-to-head points, (3) head-to-head goal difference, (4) matches won, (5) goal difference, (6) goals scored, (7) away goals scored, then (8) Fair-play ranking.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024 EST1 Regular season, the last place EST1 team is relegated to the EST2, and the 9th place EST1 team will enter into a Home/Away, highest aggregate goals wins Promtion/Relegation Playoff with the 2nd place EST2 team.
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Regular Season
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | FC Levadia Tallinn | 8 | 7 -1-0 | 22 | - | 26 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 -0-0 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Paide Linnameeskond | 8 | 5 -0-3 | 15 | - | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Nõmme Kalju FC | 7 | 4 -2-1 | 14 | - | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | FC Flora | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | - | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | JK Tammeka Tartu | 7 | 3 -2-2 | 11 | - | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | JK Tallinna Kalev | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | - | 11 | 13 | -2 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| 7 | FC Kuressaare | 7 | 3 -0-4 | 9 | - | 13 | 19 | -6 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
| 8 | Pärnu JK Vaprus | 8 | 2 -1-5 | 7 | - | 9 | 16 | -7 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
| 9 | Nõmme United | 8 | 1 -1-6 | 4 | - | 4 | 14 | -10 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 | 0 -0-5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | -9 |
| 10 | JK Narva Trans | 7 | 1 -1-5 | 4 | - | 7 | 25 | -18 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | -15 |
2025-2026 UEFACL 2025-2026 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to EST2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | Nõmme Kalju FC | Sportland Arena (Tallinn) |
 | FC Flora | Kuressaare kunstmuru |
 | FC Levadia Tallinn | Tartu Sepa tänava staadion |
 | Paide Linnameeskond | Kalevi Staadion (Narva) |
| Paide Linnameeskond | A Le Coq Arena |
| FC Flora | Kadrioru staadion |
| JK Tammeka Tartu | Sportland Arena (Tallinn) |
 | FC Kuressaare | Sportland Arena (Tallinn) |
| Pärnu JK Vaprus | Kalevi Staadion (Narva) |
| FC Levadia Tallinn | A Le Coq Arena |
| JK Tallinna Kalev | Paide Linnastaadion |
| Pärnu JK Vaprus | A Le Coq Arena |
| JK Tammeka Tartu | Kuressaare Linnastaadion |
| Nõmme Kalju FC | A Le Coq Arena |
| JK Narva Trans | Kadrioru staadion |
| Paide Linnameeskond | Männiku staadion |
| Paide Linnameeskond | Tamme staadion |
| FC Flora | Narva Kreenholm Staadion |
| FC Kuressaare | Hiiu staadion |
| Nõmme United | Kadrioru staadion |
Results
| 21 | Nõmme United | Pärnu Rehepapi kunstmuruväljak |
| 22 | Nõmme Kalju FC | Sportland Arena (Tallinn) |
| 50 | JK Narva Trans | Kuressaare kunstmuru |
| 11 | Pärnu JK Vaprus | Sportland Arena (Tallinn) |
| 01 | JK Tammeka Tartu | Paide linnastaadion kunstmuruväljak |
| 02 | JK Tallinna Kalev | Sportland Arena (Tallinn) |
| 13 | Paide Linnameeskond | Sportland Arena (Tallinn) |
| 12 | FC Levadia Tallinn | Sportland Arena (Tallinn) |
| 21 | Paide Linnameeskond | Sportland Arena (Tallinn) |
| 13 | FC Flora | Pärnu Rehepapi kunstmuruväljak |
| 20 | Nõmme United | Sportland Arena (Tallinn) |
| 22 | JK Tallinna Kalev | Kalevi Staadion (Narva) |
| 12 | FC Kuressaare | Tartu Sepa tänava staadion |
| 31 | Pärnu JK Vaprus | Sportland Arena (Tallinn) |
| 43 | JK Narva Trans | Sportland Arena (Tallinn) |
| 31 | FC Kuressaare | Paide linnastaadion kunstmuruväljak |
| 15 | FC Levadia Tallinn | Sportland Arena (Tallinn) |
| 21 | JK Tammeka Tartu | Sportland Arena (Tallinn) |
| 20 | Paide Linnameeskond | Sportland Arena (Tallinn) |
| 00 | FC Flora | Tartu Sepa tänava staadion |