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 2025 season, the EST1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026 - 2027 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2025 EST1 team
- 2026 - 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2025 EST1 teams
The winner of the 2025 Eesti Karikas (Estonian Cup), typically an EST1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2026 - 2027 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 28 Feb 2025 - 8 Nov 2025 | 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 2025 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 Flora | 28 | 21 -3-4 | 66 | - | 63 | 23 | 40 | 14 | 10 -1-3 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 11 -2-1 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 22 |
| 2 | FC Levadia Tallinn | 28 | 19 -3-6 | 60 | - | 67 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 11 -2-2 | 35 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 8 -1-4 | 25 | 31 | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Paide Linnameeskond | 29 | 17 -4-8 | 55 | - | 47 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 9 -4-2 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 8 -0-6 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | Nõmme Kalju FC | 28 | 16 -4-8 | 52 | - | 53 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 9 -1-4 | 28 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 7 -3-4 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | JK Narva Trans | 29 | 14 -5-10 | 47 | - | 47 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 8 -2-5 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 6 -3-5 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| 6 | Pärnu JK Vaprus | 29 | 13 -6-10 | 45 | - | 50 | 38 | 12 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 8 -1-5 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 10 |
| 7 | Harju JK Laagri | 28 | 8 -4-16 | 28 | - | 35 | 55 | -20 | 10 | 4 -1-5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 4 -3-11 | 15 | 22 | 42 | -20 |
| 8 | JK Tammeka Tartu | 29 | 7 -2-20 | 23 | - | 37 | 68 | -31 | 15 | 4 -1-10 | 13 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 14 | 3 -1-10 | 10 | 17 | 40 | -23 |
| 9 | FC Kuressaare | 29 | 6 -3-20 | 21 | - | 28 | 58 | -30 | 15 | 5 -1-9 | 16 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 14 | 1 -2-11 | 5 | 11 | 34 | -23 |
| 10 | JK Tallinna Kalev | 29 | 4 -2-23 | 14 | - | 25 | 89 | -64 | 15 | 4 -0-11 | 12 | 16 | 46 | -30 | 14 | 0 -2-12 | 2 | 9 | 43 | -34 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to EST2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | Nõmme Kalju FC | Laagri kunstmuru |
 | FC Levadia Tallinn | A Le Coq Arena |
 | FC Kuressaare | Tamme staadion |
| Pärnu JK Vaprus | Laagri kunstmuru |
 | Paide Linnameeskond | Narva Kreenholm Staadion |
| FC Flora | Hiiu staadion |
| JK Tallinna Kalev | A Le Coq Arena |
| Paide Linnameeskond | Kuressaare Linnastaadion |
| JK Narva Trans | Kadrioru staadion |
| FC Flora | Laagri kunstmuru |
| JK Tammeka Tartu | A Le Coq Arena |
| Pärnu JK Vaprus | Hiiu staadion |
| FC Levadia Tallinn | Kuressaare Linnastaadion |
| JK Tammeka Tartu | Paide Linnastaadion |
| Pärnu JK Vaprus | Narva Kreenholm Staadion |
| JK Tallinna Kalev | A Le Coq Arena |
| Nõmme Kalju FC | Laagri kunstmuru |
| JK Narva Trans | A Le Coq Arena |
| FC Kuressaare | Pärnu Rannastaadion |
| Nõmme Kalju FC | Kadrioru staadion |
Results
| 10 | JK Tallinna Kalev | Pärnu Rannastaadion |
| 21 | FC Levadia Tallinn | Hiiu staadion |
| 21 | JK Tammeka Tartu | A Le Coq Arena |
| 00 | JK Narva Trans | Kuressaare Linnastaadion |
| 30 | Paide Linnameeskond | Laagri kunstmuru |
| 03 | Paide Linnameeskond | Kadrioru staadion |
| 00 | Nõmme Kalju FC | Narva Kreenholm Staadion |
| 13 | FC Flora | A Le Coq Arena |
| 21 | FC Kuressaare | Laagri kunstmuru |
| 14 | Pärnu JK Vaprus | Tamme staadion |
| 13 | Harju JK Laagri | Narva Kreenholm Staadion |
| 11 | Nõmme Kalju FC | Paide Linnastaadion |
| 21 | JK Tallinna Kalev | Kuressaare Linnastaadion |
| 22 | FC Levadia Tallinn | Tamme staadion |
| 30 | Pärnu JK Vaprus | A Le Coq Arena |
| 30 | Harju JK Laagri | Tamme staadion |
| 20 | FC Kuressaare | Hiiu staadion |
| 10 | Paide Linnameeskond | Pärnu Rannastaadion |
| 04 | FC Flora | Kadrioru staadion |
| 31 | JK Narva Trans | A Le Coq Arena |