2024 Meistriliiga

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Meistriliiga
Season2024
Dates1 March – 9 November 2024
Champions FCI Levadia
Relegated Nõmme United
Champions League FCI Levadia
Conference League Nõmme Kalju
Paide Linnameeskond
Matches played180
Goals scored539 (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.

Contents

FCI Levadia won their 11th Meistriliiga title.

Teams

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.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
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]

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
FCI Levadia Flag of Spain.svg Curro Torres Flag of Estonia.svg Rasmus Peetson Macron [11] Viimsi Keevitus
Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Taavi Viik Flag of Estonia.svg Rauno Alliku Nike Optibet [12]
Kuressaare Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kozhukhovskyi Flag of Estonia.svg Märten Pajunurm NikeVisit Saaremaa
Narva Trans Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Afonso (interim) Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Irié NikeSportland
Nõmme Kalju Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Andreev Flag of Estonia.svg Henri Perk Adidas Marsbet [13]
Nõmme United Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Klasen Flag of Estonia.svg Kevin Mätas Adidas TonyBet
Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Serbia.svg Ivan Stojković Flag of Estonia.svg Andre Frolov Capelli [14] Verston
Tallinna Kalev Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Tainio Flag of Estonia.svg Tristan Toomas Teeväli Macron Unibet [15]
Tammeka Flag of Estonia.svg Marti Pähn Flag of Estonia.svg Richard Aland Nike
Vaprus Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Flag of Estonia.svg Magnus Villota NikeCoolbet

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Nõmme United Flag of Estonia.svg Vladimir Vassiljev [16] Signed by ŠTK Šamorín 26 November 2023Pre-season Flag of Finland.svg Jani Sarajärvi [17] 30 December 2023
Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Henn [18] Resigned3 December 2023 Flag of Estonia.svg Norbert Hurt [19] 7 December 2023
Nõmme United Flag of Finland.svg Jani Sarajärvi [20] Contract terminated2 April 202410th Flag of Estonia.svg Randin Rande
Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Martínez (interim)		2 April 2024
Narva Trans Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Eremenko [21] Mutual consent24 April 20249th Flag of Estonia.svg Valeri Bondarenko (interim)24 April 2024
Flag of Estonia.svg Valeri Bondarenko End of interim spell6 June 20247th Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Moreira [22] 6 June 2024
Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Norbert Hurt [23] Resigned11 July 20243rd Flag of Estonia.svg Taavi Viik [24] 12 July 2024
Nõmme United Flag of Estonia.svg Randin Rande
Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Martínez 		End of interim spell22 July 202410th Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Klasen [25] 22 July 2024
Tallinna Kalev Flag of Estonia.svg Daniel Meijel Demoted to assistant manager1 August 20249th Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Tainio [26] 1 August 2024
Narva Trans Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Moreira [27] Mutual consent7 September 20246th Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Afonso (interim)7 September 2024

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 FCI Levadia (C)3627638219+6387Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Nõmme Kalju 3621967944+3572 [a] Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round [b]
3 Paide Linnameeskond 36233107439+3572 [a]
4 Flora 3621786943+2670
5 Tammeka 36119164754−742 [c]
6 Narva Trans 361012144863−1542 [c]
7 Vaprus 3698193557−2235
8 Kuressaare 36810184667−2134
9 Tallinna Kalev (O)3687213774−3731Qualification for the Meistriliiga play-off
10 Nõmme United (R)3629252279−5715Relegation to the Esiliiga
Source: Premium Liiga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Less matches awarded against; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points; 10) Draw
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head to head points: Nõmme Kalju 7, Paide Linnameeskond 4.
  2. ↑ The 2024–25 Estonian Cup winners also qualify for the Conference League first qualifying round (or the fourth-placed team of the Meistriliiga if the Estonian Cup winners finish in the top three).
  3. 1 2 Head to head points: Tammeka 9, Narva Trans 3.

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 —1–02–06–00–02–02–02–22–11–1
—4–20–00–03–01–11–04–03–13–1
Flora 1–0—1–04–32–22–02–02–23–10–1
2–1—3–03–13–21–01–35–12–13–0
Kuressaare 0–62–2—5–00–61–10–23–00–02–2
0–13–4—0–11–24–10–22–10–01–1
Narva Trans 1–21–30–1—4–12–01–12–20–50–0
0–21–10–2—2–22–10–32–20–11–1
Nõmme Kalju 1–50–03–03–0—1–12–12–04–24–2
0–43–05–12–2—3–02–43–13–02–1
Nõmme United 0–61–11–11–30–0—0–10–22–12–1
0–10–42–20–40–4—0–41–11–20–2
Paide Linnameeskond 0–12–13–12–20–23–1—2–00–10–1
3–02–14–32–31–17–2—3–12–01–0
Tallinna Kalev 0–22–32–21–00–22–02–5—1–13–1
1–20–30–30–10–21–03–2—1–21–0
Tammeka 0–30–01–20–21–12–11–24–0—1–0
0–32–02–13–32–31–11–34–1—0–1
Vaprus 0–21–33–21–41–22–10–30–11–1—
1–40–13–10–00–42–00–12–02–2—
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 GohiSoccerball shade.svg58'SmirnovSoccerball shade.svg1'Stadium: Viimsi Stadium

Second leg

30 November 2024 Tallinna Kalev 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)		 Viimsi Tallinn
10:30 BST Nõmm Soccerball shade.svg93' (o.g.)Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [28]
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Alex Matthias Tamm Nõmme Kalju28
2 Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Zenjov Flora17
3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Ahmed Adebayo Basher Tammeka15
Flag of Estonia.svg Mark Anders Lepik Flora
Flag of Estonia.svg Robi Saarma Paide Linnameeskond
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Promise David Nõmme Kalju14
7 Flag of The Gambia.svg Abdoulie Ceesay Paide Linnameeskond13
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Mihkel Ainsalu FCI Levadia11
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Pierre Kaboré Narva Trans
Flag of Georgia.svg Sergo Kukhianidze Narva Trans
Flag of Estonia.svg Ats Purje Tallinna Kalev
Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Felicio FCI Levadia

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Estonia.svg Alex Matthias Tamm Nõmme KaljuKuressaare6–0 (A) [29] 2 March 2024
Flag of Estonia.svg Mark Anders Lepik FloraNarva Trans4–3 (H) [30] 6 April 2024
Tallinna Kalev3–0 (A) [31] 1 May 2024
Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Felicio FCI LevadiaNõmme United6–0 (A) [32] 19 June 2024
Flag of Estonia.svg Alex Matthias Tamm Nõmme KaljuTammeka3–0 (H) [33] 27 July 2024
Flag of Estonia.svg Danil Kuraksin FloraKuressaare4–3 (A) [34] 14 September 2024
Flag of The Gambia.svg Abdoulie Ceesay 4Paide LinnameeskondNõmme United7–2 (H) [35]
Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Zenjov 4Flora4–0 (A) [36] 5 October 2024
Note:4 – player scored 4 goals

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
March [37] Flag of Spain.svg Curro Torres FCI Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg Alex Matthias Tamm Nõmme Kalju
April [38] Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kozhukhovskyi Kuressaare Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Promise David
May [39] Flag of Estonia.svg Norbert Hurt Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Mark Anders Lepik Flora
June/July [40] Flag of Spain.svg Curro Torres FCI Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg Alex Matthias Tamm Nõmme Kalju
August [41] Flag of Serbia.svg Ivan Stojković Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Estonia.svg Dimitri Jepihhin Paide Linnameeskond
September [42] Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Andreev Nõmme Kalju Flag of Estonia.svg Alex Matthias Tamm Nõmme Kalju
October [43] Flag of Serbia.svg Ivan Stojković Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Zenjov Flora

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