2025 Meistriliiga

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Meistriliiga
Season2025
Dates28 February 2025 – 8 November 2025
Matches played105
Goals scored330 (3.14 per match)
Top goalscorer Pierre Landry Kabore (12 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)
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2026 →
All statistics correct as of 31 July 2025.

The 2025 Meistriliiga, also known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga due to sponsorship reasons, [1] is 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 will conclude 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 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 [18] 29 November 2024
Kuressaare Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kozhukhovskyi 23 November 2024 Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Post [19] 1 January 2025
Flora Flag of Estonia.svg Taavi Viik Mutual consent25 November 2024 Flag of Estonia.svg Konstantin Vassiljev [20] 25 November 2024
Narva Trans Flag of Portugal (official).svg Ricardo Afonso [21] End of interim spell4 December 2024 Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kozhukhovskyi [22] 31 December 2024
Tammeka Flag of Estonia.svg Marti Pähn [23] Contract terminated20 April 20259th Flag of Estonia.svg Siim Valtna 20 April 2025
Tallinna Kalev Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Tainio [24] Resigned24 April 202510th Flag of Estonia.svg Alo Bärengrub 24 April 2025
Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Serbia.svg Ivan Stojković [25] Sacked19 May 20254th 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 [26] 25 May 2025

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Flora 2821346323+4066Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 FCI Levadia 2819366728+3960Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round [a]
3 Paide Linnameeskond 2917484726+2155
4 Nõmme Kalju 2816485331+2252
5 Narva Trans 29145104736+1147
6 Vaprus 29136105038+1245
7 Harju 2884163555−2028
8 Tammeka 2972203768−3123
9 Kuressaare 2963202858−3021Qualification for the Meistriliiga play-off
10 Tallinna Kalev 2942232589−6414Relegation to the Esiliiga
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2025. 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
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
1–33–02–03–13–122 OCT28 SEP5 OCT1–3
Flora 1–04–15–02–22–31–03–13–10–1
3–11 NOV21 OCT1–01–218 OCT2–13–0
Harju 0–10–31–10–324 Sep1–22–04–10–1
8 NOV4 OCT2–125 OCT19 OCT3–01 NOV31 AUG27 SEP
Kuressaare 1–21–31–22–10–21–22–02–31–0
18 OCT1–21–30–025 OCT4 OCT2–10–22–1
Narva Trans 0–11–24–20–21–21–01–04–04–2
2 NOV1–11–33–20–027 SEP2–04–118 OCT
Nõmme Kalju 2–01–23–04–02–00–26–12–21–2
2–128 SEP1–02–01–28 NOV6–21 NOV5 OCT
Paide Linnameeskond 2–12–12–21–10–14–05–01–01–0
0–326 OCT2–05–12–01–12–218 OCT2 NOV
Tallinna Kalev 0–90–41–34–12–50–11–01–20–3
1–60–43–18 NOV4 OCT22 OCT0–33–20–2
Tammeka 2–31–22–11–01–20–10–25–00–5
2–21–23–026 SEP8 NOV1–30–125 OCT1–4
Vaprus 1–20–31–12–11–20–31–22–22–1
26 OCT8 NOV2–221 OCT0–02–21–01–08–1
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2025. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 21 September 2025
RankPlayerClubGoals [27]
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Rauno Sappinen Flora14
2 Flag of Estonia.svg Karel Eerme Harju13
3 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Pierre Landry Kaboré Narva Trans12
Flag of Estonia.svg Taaniel Usta Tallinna Kalev
5 Flag of Nigeria.svg Ahmed Adebayo Tammeka11
Flag of Estonia.svg Marten-Chris Paalberg Vaprus
7 Flag of Ghana.svg Ernest Agyiri FCI Levadia10
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Markus Poom Flora9
Flag of Brazil.svg João Pedro FCI Levadia
Flag of Estonia.svg Rommi Siht Nõmme Kalju

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Estonia.svg Karel Eerme HarjuTammeka4–1 (H) [28] 18 April 2025
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Pierre Landry Kaboré Narva Trans4–0 (H) [29] 3 May 2025
Vaprus4–2 (H) [30] 11 May 2025
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Josué Doké Harju4–2 (H) [31] 27 May 2025
Flag of Brazil.svg João Pedro FCI LevadiaTallinna Kalev6–1 (A) [32] 17 August 2025
Flag of Estonia.svg Marten-Chris Paalberg VaprusTammeka4–1 (A) [33] 16 September 2025

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthPlayer of the MonthManager of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
March [34] Flag of Estonia.svg Henri Välja Vaprus Flag of Spain.svg Curro Torres FCI Levadia
April [35] Flag of Estonia.svg Nikita Ivanov Nõmme Kalju Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Andreev Nõmme Kalju
May [36] Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Pierre Landry Kaboré Narva Trans Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kozhukhovskyi Narva Trans
June/July [37] Flag of Estonia.svg Henrik Ojamaa Paide Linnameeskond Flag of Spain.svg Curro Torres FCI Levadia
August [38] Flag of Estonia.svg Marten-Chris Paalberg Vaprus Flag of Estonia.svg Igor Prins Vaprus

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