2025 Meistriliiga

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Meistriliiga
Season2025
Dates28 February 2025 – 8 November 2025
Champions Flora (16th title)
Relegated Tallinna Kalev
Champions League Flora
Conference League FCI Levadia
Nõmme Kalju
Matches180
Goals572 (3.18 per match)
Top goalscorer Rauno Sappinen (21 goals)
Biggest home win Vaprus 8–1 Tammeka
(15 August 2025)
Biggest away winTallinna Kalev 0–9 FCI Levadia
(19 April 2025)
Highest scoringTallinna Kalev 0–9 FCI Levadia
(19 April 2025)
Vaprus 8–1 Tammeka
(15 August 2025)
Longest winning run9 matches
FCI Levadia
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Nõmme Kalju
Longest winless run15 matches
Tallinna Kalev
Longest losing run12 matches
Tallinna Kalev
Highest attendance1,687
Flora 1–0 FCI Levadia
(18 May 2025)
Lowest attendance85
Kuressaare 1–2 Harju
(16 March 2025)
Total attendance67,762
Average attendance376
← 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]

Contents

Teams

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.

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2025 Meistriliiga teams in Tallinn
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
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

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
FCI Levadia Flag of Spain.svg Curro Torres Flag of Estonia.svg Rasmus Peetson Macron [12] Viimsi Keevitus
Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Vassiljev Flag of Estonia.svg Rauno Alliku Nike Optibet [13]
Harju Flag of Estonia.svg Lauri Nuuma Flag of Estonia.svg Andres Järve Adidas None
Kuressaare Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Post Flag of Estonia.svg Märten Pajunurm NikeVisit Saaremaa
Narva Trans Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kozhukhovskyi Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Irié NikeSportland
Nõmme Kalju Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Andreev Flag of Estonia.svg Henri Perk AdidasMarsbet [14]
Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Estonia.svg Vladimir Vassiljev Flag of Estonia.svg Henrik Ojamaa Capelli [15] Verston
Tallinna Kalev Flag of Estonia.svg Alo Bärengrub Flag of Estonia.svg Vadim Mihhailov Macron Unibet [16]
Tammeka Flag of Estonia.svg Siim Valtna (interim) Flag of Estonia.svg Richard Aland NikeLivida [17]
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
Harju Flag of Portugal (official).svg Victor Silva End of contract22 November 2024Pre-season Flag of Estonia.svg Lauri Nuuma 29 November 2024 [18]
Kuressaare Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kozhukhovskyi 23 November 2024 Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Post 1 January 2025 [19]
Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Taavi Viik Mutual consent25 November 2024 Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Vassiljev 25 November 2024 [20]
Narva Trans Flag of Portugal (official).svg Ricardo Afonso End of interim spell4 December 2024 [21] Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kozhukhovskyi 31 December 2024 [22]
Tammeka Flag of Estonia.svg Marti Pähn Contract terminated20 April 2025 [23] 9th Flag of Estonia.svg Siim Valtna (interim)20 April 2025
Tallinna Kalev Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Tainio Resigned24 April 2025 [24] 10th Flag of Estonia.svg Alo Bärengrub 24 April 2025
Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Serbia.svg Ivan Stojković Sacked19 May 2025 [25] 4th Flag of Estonia.svg Tarmo Kink
Flag of Estonia.svg Ats Sillaste (interim)		19 May 2025
Flag of Estonia.svg Tarmo Kink
Flag of Estonia.svg Ats Sillaste 		End of interim spell25 May 20255th Flag of Estonia.svg Vladimir Vassiljev 25 May 2025 [26]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Flora (C)3626468431+5382Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 FCI Levadia 3625478936+5379Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round [a]
3 Nõmme Kalju 3623586937+3274
4 Paide Linnameeskond 3621786332+3170
5 Narva Trans 36156155352+151
6 Vaprus 36147155451+349
7 Harju 36106204970−2136
8 Tammeka 3693244783−3630
9 Kuressaare (O)3684243267−3528Qualification for the Meistriliiga play-off
10 Tallinna Kalev (R)36522932113−8117Relegation to the Esiliiga
Source: Premium Liiga
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. ↑ The 2025–26 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).

Results

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

Home \ Away FCI FLO HAR KUR NAR NÕK PLM TAK TAM VAP
FCI Levadia 0–05–02–12–12–12–14–04–02–2
1–33–02–03–13–11–23–13–01–3
Flora 1–04–15–02–22–31–03–13–10–1
2–33–12–04–01–01–26–02–13–0
Harju 0–10–31–10–32–31–22–04–10–1
2–21–22–11–01–33–04–12–21–2
Kuressaare 1–21–31–22–10–21–22–02–31–0
0–31–21–30–00–11–12–10–22–1
Narva Trans 0–11–24–20–21–21–01–04–04–2
0–41–11–33–20–02–32–04–11–1
Nõmme Kalju 2–01–23–04–02–00–26–12–21–2
2–13–11–02–01–21–16–22–11–0
Paide Linnameeskond 2–12–12–21–10–14–05–01–01–0
0–31–12–05–12–01–12–25–03–0
Tallinna Kalev 0–90–41–34–12–50–11–01–20–3
1–60–43–12–11–30–20–33–20–2
Tammeka 2–31–22–11–01–20–10–25–00–5
2–21–23–00–12–01–30–15–21–4
Vaprus 1–20–31–12–11–20–31–22–22–1
1–30–32–20–10–02–21–01–08–1
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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 DemidovSoccerball shade.svg55'Stadium: Viimsi Stadium
Attendance: 811
Referee: Kristo Tohver

Second leg

29 November 2025 Kuressaare 2–0 Viimsi Kuressaare
10:30 BSTKiviSoccerball shade.svg68', 75' Report Stadium: Kuressaare kunstmurustaadion
Attendance: 275
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits

Kuressaare won 3–0 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [27]
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Rauno Sappinen Flora 21
2 Flag of Estonia.svg Marten-Chris Paalberg Vaprus 15
3 Flag of Estonia.svg Karel Eerme Harju 13
Flag of Estonia.svg Taaniel Usta Tallinna Kalev
5 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Pierre Landry Kaboré Narva Trans 12
6 Flag of Nigeria.svg Ahmed Adebayo Tammeka 11
7 Flag of Ghana.svg Ernest Agyiri FCI Levadia 10
Flag of Estonia.svg Mihkel Ainsalu
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Josué Doké Narva Trans
Flag of Estonia.svg Markus Poom Flora

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists [28]
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Nikita Ivanov Nõmme Kalju 14
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Smith 11
3 Flag of Estonia.svg Markus Poom Flora 10
4 Flag of Estonia.svg Mark Oliver Roosnupp FCI Levadia 9
5 Flag of Ghana.svg Ernest Agyiri 8
Flag of Estonia.svg Michael Schjønning-Larsen
Flag of Estonia.svg Tristan Pajo Vaprus
Flag of Estonia.svg Nikita Mihhailov Flora
Flag of Estonia.svg Mark Maksimkin Narva Trans
10 Flag of Estonia.svg Tristan Koskor Tammeka 7
Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Miller Paide
Flag of Estonia.svg Kristo Hussar Flora
Flag of Estonia.svg Daniil Tarassenkov Nõmme Kalju

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Estonia.svg Karel Eerme HarjuTammeka4–1 (H) [29] 18 April 2025
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Pierre Landry Kaboré Narva Trans4–0 (H) [30] 3 May 2025
Vaprus4–2 (H) [31] 11 May 2025
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Josué Doké Harju4–2 (H) [32] 27 May 2025
Flag of Brazil.svg João Pedro FCI LevadiaTallinna Kalev6–1 (A) [33] 17 August 2025
Flag of Estonia.svg Marten-Chris Paalberg VaprusTammeka4–1 (A) [34] 16 September 2025
Flag of Estonia.svg Rauno Sappinen FloraNarva Trans4–0 (H) [35] 21 October 2025
Flag of Estonia.svg Kristofer Piht HarjuTallinna Kalev4–1 (H) [36] 2 November 2025

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Karl Andre Vallner FCI Levadia 11
2 Flag of Russia.svg Maksim Pavlov Nõmme Kalju 9
3 Flag of The Gambia.svg Ebrima Jarju Paide Linnameeskond 8
Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Nõmm Vaprus
5 Flag of Estonia.svg Evert Grünvald Flora 7
Flag of Estonia.svg Kaur Kivila
Flag of Estonia.svg Aleksei Matrossov Narva Trans
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Karl-Romet Nõmm Kuressaare 6
9 Flag of Estonia.svg Henri Perk Nõmme Kalju 5
Flag of Estonia.svg Richard Aland Tammeka

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most red cards: 10
    • Tammeka
  • Most yellow cards: 91
    • Narva Trans

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthPlayer of the MonthManager of the Month
PlayerClubManagerClub
March [39] Flag of Estonia.svg Henri Välja Vaprus Flag of Spain.svg Curro Torres FCI Levadia
April [40] Flag of Estonia.svg Nikita Ivanov Nõmme Kalju Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Andreev Nõmme Kalju
May [41] Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Pierre Landry Kaboré Narva Trans Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kozhukhovskyi Narva Trans
June/July [42] Flag of Estonia.svg Henrik Ojamaa Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Spain.svg Curro Torres FCI Levadia
August [43] Flag of Estonia.svg Marten-Chris Paalberg Vaprus Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Vaprus
September [44] Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Andreev Nõmme Kalju
October [45] Flag of Estonia.svg Rauno Sappinen Flora

Annual awards

AwardWinnerClub
Player of the Year [46] Flag of Estonia.svg Rauno Sappinen Flora
Goalkeeper of the Year Flag of Estonia.svg Karl Andre Vallner FCI Levadia
Defender of the Year Flag of Estonia.svg Erko Jonne Tõugjas Flora
Midfielder of the Year Flag of Estonia.svg Mihkel Ainsalu FCI Levadia
Forward of the Year Flag of Estonia.svg Rauno Sappinen Flora
Under-21 Player of the Year Flag of Estonia.svg Marten-Chris Paalberg Vaprus
Goal of the Year [47] Flag of Latvia.svg Ivans Patrikejevs Nõmme Kalju

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