2026 Meistriliiga

Meistriliiga

Season	2026
Dates	6 March 2026 – November 2026
← 2025 2027 →

The 2026 Meistriliiga, also known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga due to sponsorship reasons, ^[1] will be the 36th season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992. The season will begin on 6 March 2026 and conclude in November. ^[2]

Teams

The league consists of ten teams; the top nine teams of the previous season, and one team promoted from the Esiliiga. Flora enter the season as defending champions.

The promoted team is the 2025 Esiliiga champions Nõmme United. They replaced the bottom-placed 2025 Meistriliiga side Tallinna Kalev.

Stadiums and locations

Tallinn

Paide Linnameeskond

Vaprus

Tammeka

Narva Trans

Harju

Kuressaare

Tallinn teams:
FCI Levadia
Flora
Nõmme Kalju
Nõmme United

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Locations of the 2026 Meistriliiga teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
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]
Nõmme United		Männiku Stadium	500 [8]
Paide Linnameeskond	Paide	Paide linnastaadion	500 [9]
Tammeka	Tartu	Tamme Stadium	1,750 [10]
Vaprus	Pärnu	Pärnu Rannastaadion	1,501 [11]

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
FCI Levadia	Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko	Rasmus Peetson	Macron [12]	Viimsi Keevitus
Flora	Konstantin Vassiljev	Rauno Alliku	Nike	zondacrypto [13]
Harju	Lauri Nuuma	Andres Järve	Adidas
Kuressaare	Sander Post		Nike	Visit Saaremaa
Narva Trans	Roman Kozhukhovskyi	Irié	Nike	Sportland
Nõmme Kalju	Nikita Andreev	Henri Perk	Adidas
Nõmme United	Sławomir Cisakowski	Andre Frolov	Adidas	TonyBet
Paide Linnameeskond	Vladimir Vassiljev	Henrik Ojamaa	Capelli [14]	Verston
Tammeka	Karel Voolaid	Richard Aland	Nike	Livida [15]
Vaprus	Igor Prins	Magnus Villota	Nike	Coolbet

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in the table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Tammeka	Siim Valtna	End of interim spell	8 November 2025 [16]	Pre-season	Karel Voolaid	18 December 2025 [17]
FCI Levadia	Curro Torres	End of contract	5 December 2025 [18]		Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko	6 December 2025 [19]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Flora	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	FCI Levadia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round [a]
3	Harju	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Kuressaare	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Nõmme Kalju	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Nõmme United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Narva Trans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Paide Linnameeskond	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Tammeka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Meistriliiga play-off
10	Vaprus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the Esiliiga

Updated to match(es) played on TBD 2026. 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 2026–27 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

First and second rounds

Home \ Away	LEV	FCF	HJKL	FCK	NAR	NKFC	NUN	PLM	TAM	VAP
FCI Levadia	—
Flora		—
Harju			—
Kuressaare				—
Narva Trans					—
Nõmme Kalju						—
Nõmme United							—
Paide Linnameeskond								—
Tammeka									—
Vaprus										—

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Third and fourth rounds

Home \ Away	LEV	FCF	HJKL	FCK	NAR	NKFC	NUN	PLM	TAM	VAP
FCI Levadia	—
Flora		—
Harju			—
Kuressaare				—
Narva Trans					—
Nõmme Kalju						—
Nõmme United							—
Paide Linnameeskond								—
Tammeka									—
Vaprus										—

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals

Top assist

Rank	Player	Club	Assist

References

1. "Kodune tippjalgpall saab peatoetaja" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
2. "2025 Meistriliiga". UEFA. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
3. "A. Le Coq Arena" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
4. "Hea uudis: Laagri staadion saab ligi 100 tuhande euro eest varikatusega tribüüni". Soccernet.ee. 2025-02-17. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
5. "Kuressaare Linnastaadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2025.
6. "Narva Kalevi staadion". Eesti spordiregister. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
7. "Hiiu Staadioni spordiväljakud". Eesti spordiregister. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
8. "Premium liigasse saanud Nõmme United jääb põhimõtetele kindlaks. Poom: kasvatajaklubi nimi mind ei häiri". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 4 November 2023.
9. "Paide linna staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2025.
10. "Tamme staadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2025.
11. "Pärnu Rannastaadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
12. "FCI Levadia uueks tehniliseks partneriks on hooajast 2023 Itaalia spordirõivaste bränd Macron, mida esindab Eestis 4Teams". fcilevadia.ee. 12 January 2023.
13. "zondacrypto announces the partnership with FC Flora Tallinn!". zondacrypto. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
14. "Tere tulemast, Capelli Sport!". Paide Linnameeskond (in Estonian). 27 February 2024.
15. "Livida juht Kaarel Kiidron: Eestis on spordisponsorlus veel lapsekingades". Äripäev (in Estonian). 2025-09-08.
16. "Tammeka otsib uut peatreenerit, Valtna naaseb senisesse ametisse". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
17. "Tammeka peatreeneriks saab endine Eesti koondise loots Karel Voolaid". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
18. "Ametlik! Curro Torres ei jätka Levadias". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 5 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
19. "Ametlik: Levadia nimetas uueks peatreeneriks Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.

External links

• Official website