The 2024 Meistriliiga, also known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga due to sponsorship reasons,[1] is the 34th season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992.
Season | 2024 |
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Dates | 1 March – 9 November 2024 |
← 2023 2025 → |
The winners qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. The runners-up, third-placed team, and 2024–25 Estonian Cup winners (or fourth-placed team if the Estonian Cup winners finish in the top three of the Meistriliiga) qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round. The ninth-placed team qualify for the Meistriliiga play-off. The bottom-placed team are relegated to the 2025 Esiliiga.
Teams edit
The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine teams of the previous season, and one team promoted from the Esiliiga. Nõmme United were promoted as champions of the 2023 Esiliiga, replacing the bottom-placed 2023 Meistriliiga side Harju. Flora entered the season as defending champions.
Stadiums and locations edit
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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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 edit
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
FCI Levadia | Curro Torres | Rasmus Peetson | Macron[11] | Viimsi Keevitus |
Flora | Norbert Hurt | Konstantin Vassiljev | Nike | Optibet[12] |
Kuressaare | Roman Kozhukhovskyi | Märten Pajunurm | Nike | Visit Saaremaa |
Narva Trans | Valeri Bondarenko (interim) | Irié | Nike | Sportland |
Nõmme Kalju | Nikita Andreev | Henri Perk | Adidas | Marsbet[13] |
Nõmme United | Randin Rande (interim) | Kevin Mätas | Adidas | TonyBet |
Paide Linnameeskond | Ivan Stojković | Andre Frolov | Capelli[14] | Verston |
Tallinna Kalev | Daniel Meijel | Tristan Toomas Teeväli | Macron | Unibet[15] |
Tammeka | Marti Pähn | Richard Aland | Nike | |
Vaprus | Igor Prins | Magnus Villota | Nike | Coolbet |
Managerial changes edit
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nõmme United | Vladimir Vassiljev[16] | Signed by ŠTK Šamorín | 26 November 2023 | Pre-season | Jani Sarajärvi[17] | 30 December 2023 |
Flora | Jürgen Henn[18] | Resigned | 3 December 2023 | Norbert Hurt[19] | 7 December 2023 | |
Nõmme United | Jani Sarajärvi[20] | Contract terminated | 2 April 2024 | 10th | Randin Rande (interim) | 2 April 2024 |
Narva Trans | Aleksei Eremenko[21] | Mutual consent | 24 April 2024 | 9th | Valeri Bondarenko (interim) | 24 April 2024 |
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FCI Levadia | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 4 | +26 | 28 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Nõmme Kalju | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 20 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
3 | Paide Linnameeskond | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 19[a] | |
4 | Flora | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 19[a] | |
5 | Tammeka | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 | |
6 | Kuressaare | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 11 | |
7 | Vaprus | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 11 | |
8 | Tallinna Kalev | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 9 | |
9 | Narva Trans | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 6 | Qualification for the Meistriliiga play-off |
10 | Nõmme United | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 5 | Relegation to the Esiliiga |
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:
Results edit
Teams face each other four times (twice at home and twice away).
Meistriliiga play-off edit
The ninth-placed club will face the second-placed club from the 2024 Esiliiga for the final place in the following season's Meistriliiga.
Season statistics edit
- As of 2 May 2024
Top scorers edit
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[22] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Anders Lepik | Flora | 9 |
2 | Felipe Felicio | FCI Levadia | 7 |
Robi Saarma | Paide Linnameeskond | ||
Alex Matthias Tamm | Nõmme Kalju | ||
5 | Promise David | Nõmme Kalju | 6 |
6 | Ahmed Adebayo | Tammeka | 5 |
Mihkel Ainsalu | FCI Levadia | ||
Richie Musaba | FCI Levadia | ||
9 | Kevin Kauber | Vaprus | 3 |
Sergo Kukhianidze | Narva Trans | ||
Mattias Männilaan | Kuressaare | ||
Märten Pajunurm | Kuressaare |
Hat-tricks edit
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Alex Matthias Tamm | Nõmme Kalju | Kuressaare | 6–0 (A)[23] | 2 March 2024 |
Mark Anders Lepik | Flora | Narva Trans | 4–3 (H)[24] | 6 April 2024 |
Tallinna Kalev | 3–0 (A)[25] | 1 May 2024 |
Awards edit
Monthly awards edit
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
March[26] | Curro Torres | FCI Levadia | Alex Matthias Tamm | Nõmme Kalju |
References edit
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- ^ "A. Le Coq Arena" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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- ^ "Tamme staadion - Tehnilised andmed". Tartu Sport (in Estonian). 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Pärnu Rannastaadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "FCI Levadia uueks tehniliseks partneriks on hooajast 2023 Itaalia spordirõivaste bränd Macron, mida esindab Eestis 4Teams". fcilevadia.ee. 12 January 2023.
- ^ "FC Flora esindusmeeskonna uus peasponsor on Optibet". fcflora.ee. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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- ^ "Tere tulemast, Capelli Sport!". Paide Linnameeskond (in Estonian). 27 February 2024.
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- ^ "FC Kuressaare 0–6 Nõmme Kalju FC" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Tallinna FC Flora 4–3 JK Narva Trans" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "JK Tallinna Kalev 0–3 Tallinna FC Flora" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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