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2024 Meistriliiga

Meistriliiga
Season2024
Dates1 March – 9 November 2024
ChampionsFCI Levadia
RelegatedNõmme United
Champions LeagueFCI Levadia
Conference LeagueNõmme Kalju
Paide Linnameeskond
Matches played180
Goals scored539 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorerAlex 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.

FCI Levadia won their 11th Meistriliiga title.

Teams

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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

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2024 Meistriliiga is located in Estonia
Tallinn
Tallinn
Paide Linnameeskond
Vaprus
Tammeka
Narva Trans
Kuressaare
Tallinn teams: FCI Levadia Flora Nõmme Kalju Nõmme United Tallinna Kalev
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Locations of the 2024 Meistriliiga teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
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

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
FCI Levadia Spain Curro Torres Estonia Rasmus Peetson Macron[11] Viimsi Keevitus
Flora Estonia Taavi Viik Estonia Rauno Alliku Nike Optibet[12]
Kuressaare Ukraine Roman Kozhukhovskyi Estonia Märten Pajunurm Nike Visit Saaremaa
Narva Trans Portugal Ricardo Afonso (interim) Ivory Coast Irié Nike Sportland
Nõmme Kalju Russia Nikita Andreev Estonia Henri Perk Adidas Marsbet[13]
Nõmme United Estonia Martin Klasen Estonia Kevin Mätas Adidas TonyBet
Paide Linnameeskond Serbia Ivan Stojković Estonia Andre Frolov Capelli[14] Verston
Tallinna Kalev Finland Teemu Tainio Estonia Tristan Toomas Teeväli Macron Unibet[15]
Tammeka Estonia Marti Pähn Estonia Richard Aland Nike
Vaprus Estonia Igor Prins Estonia Magnus Villota Nike Coolbet

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Nõmme United Estonia Vladimir Vassiljev[16] Signed by ŠTK Šamorín 26 November 2023 Pre-season Finland Jani Sarajärvi[17] 30 December 2023
Flora Estonia Jürgen Henn[18] Resigned 3 December 2023 Estonia Norbert Hurt[19] 7 December 2023
Nõmme United Finland Jani Sarajärvi[20] Contract terminated 2 April 2024 10th Estonia Randin Rande
Ecuador Juan Martínez (interim) 		2 April 2024
Narva Trans Russia Aleksei Eremenko[21] Mutual consent 24 April 2024 9th Estonia Valeri Bondarenko (interim) 24 April 2024
Estonia Valeri Bondarenko End of interim spell 6 June 2024 7th Portugal Miguel Moreira[22] 6 June 2024
Flora Estonia Norbert Hurt[23] Resigned 11 July 2024 3rd Estonia Taavi Viik[24] 12 July 2024
Nõmme United Estonia Randin Rande
Ecuador Juan Martínez 		End of interim spell 22 July 2024 10th Estonia Martin Klasen[25] 22 July 2024
Tallinna Kalev Estonia Daniel Meijel Demoted to assistant manager 1 August 2024 9th Finland Teemu Tainio[26] 1 August 2024
Narva Trans Portugal Miguel Moreira[27] Mutual consent 7 September 2024 6th Portugal Ricardo Afonso (interim) 7 September 2024

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FCI Levadia (C) 36 27 6 3 82 19 +63 87 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Nõmme Kalju 36 21 9 6 79 44 +35 72[a] Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[b]
3 Paide Linnameeskond 36 23 3 10 74 39 +35 72[a]
4 Flora 36 21 7 8 69 43 +26 70
5 Tammeka 36 11 9 16 47 54 −7 42[c]
6 Narva Trans 36 10 12 14 48 63 −15 42[c]
7 Vaprus 36 9 8 19 35 57 −22 35
8 Kuressaare 36 8 10 18 46 67 −21 34
9 Tallinna Kalev (O) 36 8 7 21 37 74 −37 31 Qualification for the Meistriliiga play-off
10 Nõmme United (R) 36 2 9 25 22 79 −57 15 Relegation 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Head to head points: Tammeka 9, Narva Trans 3.


Results

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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 — 1–0 2–0 6–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–1
— 4–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 3–1 3–1
Flora 1–0 — 1–0 4–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 0–1
2–1 — 3–0 3–1 3–2 1–0 1–3 5–1 2–1 3–0
Kuressaare 0–6 2–2 — 5–0 0–6 1–1 0–2 3–0 0–0 2–2
0–1 3–4 — 0–1 1–2 4–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–1
Narva Trans 1–2 1–3 0–1 — 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–5 0–0
0–2 1–1 0–2 — 2–2 2–1 0–3 2–2 0–1 1–1
Nõmme Kalju 1–5 0–0 3–0 3–0 — 1–1 2–1 2–0 4–2 4–2
0–4 3–0 5–1 2–2 — 3–0 2–4 3–1 3–0 2–1
Nõmme United 0–6 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 — 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–1
0–1 0–4 2–2 0–4 0–4 — 0–4 1–1 1–2 0–2
Paide Linnameeskond 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 — 2–0 0–1 0–1
3–0 2–1 4–3 2–3 1–1 7–2 — 3–1 2–0 1–0
Tallinna Kalev 0–2 2–3 2–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–5 — 1–1 3–1
1–2 0–3 0–3 0–1 0–2 1–0 3–2 — 1–2 1–0
Tammeka 0–3 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 4–0 — 1–0
0–3 2–0 2–1 3–3 2–3 1–1 1–3 4–1 — 0–1
Vaprus 0–2 1–3 3–2 1–4 1–2 2–1 0–3 0–1 1–1 —
1–4 0–1 3–1 0–0 0–4 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Meistriliiga play-off

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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

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24 November 2024 Viimsi 1–1 Tallinna Kalev Haabneeme
10:30 BST Gohi 58' Report Smirnov 1' Stadium: Viimsi Stadium
Attendance: 505
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits

Second leg

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30 November 2024 Tallinna Kalev 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)		ViimsiTallinn
10:30 BST Nõmm 93' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium
Attendance: 650
Referee: Kristo Tohver

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[28]
1 Estonia Alex Tamm Nõmme Kalju 28
2 Estonia Sergei Zenjov Flora 17
3 Nigeria Ahmed Adebayo Basher Tammeka 15
Estonia Mark Anders Lepik Flora
Estonia Robi Saarma Paide Linnameeskond
6 Canada Promise David Nõmme Kalju 14
7 The Gambia Abdoulie Ceesay Paide Linnameeskond 13
8 Estonia Mihkel Ainsalu FCI Levadia 11
Burkina Faso Pierre Kaboré Narva Trans
Georgia (country) Sergo Kukhianidze Narva Trans
Estonia Ats Purje Tallinna Kalev
Brazil Felipe Felicio FCI Levadia

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
Estonia Alex Tamm Nõmme Kalju Kuressaare 6–0 (A)[29] 2 March 2024
Estonia Mark Anders Lepik Flora Narva Trans 4–3 (H)[30] 6 April 2024
Tallinna Kalev 3–0 (A)[31] 1 May 2024
Brazil Felipe Felicio FCI Levadia Nõmme United 6–0 (A)[32] 19 June 2024
Estonia Alex Tamm Nõmme Kalju Tammeka 3–0 (H)[33] 27 July 2024
Estonia Danil Kuraksin Flora Kuressaare 4–3 (A)[34] 14 September 2024
The Gambia Abdoulie Ceesay4 Paide Linnameeskond Nõmme United 7–2 (H)[35]
Estonia Sergei Zenjov4 Flora 4–0 (A)[36] 5 October 2024
Note: 4 – player scored 4 goals

Average attendance

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Club Average attendance[37]
Tallinna FC Flora 713
FCI Levadia 694
Pärnu JK Vaprus 569
Nõmme Kalju FC 396
JK Tallinna Kalev 391
Tartu JK Tammeka 364
Paide Linnameeskond 309
FC Nõmme United 254
JK Narva Trans 200
FC Kuressaare 168
League average 406

Awards

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Monthly awards

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Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
March[38] Spain Curro Torres FCI Levadia Estonia Alex Tamm Nõmme Kalju
April[39] Ukraine Roman Kozhukhovskyi Kuressaare Canada Promise David
May[40] Estonia Norbert Hurt Flora Estonia Mark Anders Lepik Flora
June/July[41] Spain Curro Torres FCI Levadia Estonia Alex Tamm Nõmme Kalju
August[42] Serbia Ivan Stojković Paide Linnameeskond Estonia Dimitri Jepihhin Paide Linnameeskond
September[43] Russia Nikita Andreev Nõmme Kalju Estonia Alex Tamm Nõmme Kalju
October[44] Serbia Ivan Stojković Paide Linnameeskond Estonia Sergei Zenjov Flora

Annual awards

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Award Winner Club
Player of the Season[45] Estonia Alex Matthias Tamm Nõmme Kalju
Goalkeeper of the Season Estonia Karl Andre Vallner FCI Levadia
Defender of the Season Estonia Rasmus Peetson
Midfielder of the Season Estonia Mihkel Ainsalu
Forward of the Season Estonia Alex Matthias Tamm Nõmme Kalju
Under-21 Player of the Season Estonia Patrik Kristal Paide Linnameeskond
Manager of the Season[46] Spain Curro Torres FCI Levadia
Goal of the Season[47] Ukraine Danyl Mashchenko Nõmme Kalju

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