Season | 2023 |
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Champions | Flora |
Relegated | Harju |
Champions League | Flora |
Conference League | FCI Levadia Paide Linnameeskond Tallinna Kalev |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 458 (2.54 per match) |
Biggest home win | Flora 5–0Narva Trans (14 March 2023) FCI Levadia 6–1Harju (15 April 2023) |
Biggest away win | Vaprus 1–5Flora (10 June 2023) Narva Trans 0–4Vaprus (8 July 2023) Kuressaare 0–4Paide Linnameeskond (23 July 2023) |
Highest scoring | Paide Linnameeskond 6–3Tammeka (19 August 2023) |
Longest winning run | 7 matches Flora |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Flora |
Longest winless run | 10 matches Harju |
Longest losing run | 8 matches Harju |
Highest attendance | 3,510 FCI Levadia 0–0Flora (28 June 2023) |
Lowest attendance | 101 FCI Levadia 3–0Tammeka (15 March 2023) |
←2022 2024 → |
The2023 Meistriliiga, also known asA. Le Coq Premium Liiga due to sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 33rd season of theMeistriliiga, the top Estonian league forassociation football clubs since its establishment in 1992. It was the first Meistriliiga season withvideo assistant referee (VAR).[2]
The winners (Flora, their second consecutive title and fifteenth overall) qualified for the2024–25 Champions League first qualifying round. The runners-up (FCI Levadia), third-placed team (Tallinna Kalev), and fourth-placed team (Paide Linnameeskond) qualified for the2024–25 Conference League first qualifying round. The ninth-placed team (Tammeka) qualified for theMeistriliiga play-off, winning to retain their place in the league. The bottom-placed team (Harju) were relegated to the 2024 Esiliiga.
The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine teams of the previous season, and one team promoted from theEsiliiga.Flora entered the season as defending champions.
Promoted from 2022 Esiliiga | Relegated to 2023 Esiliiga |
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Harju | Legion |
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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FCI Levadia | ![]() | ![]() | Macron[12] | Admirals, Viimsi Keevitus |
Flora | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Optibet[13] |
Harju | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas | Enemat |
Kuressaare | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Visit Saaremaa |
Narva Trans | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Sportland |
Nõmme Kalju | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas | Marsbet[14] |
Paide Linnameeskond | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Exmet, Verston |
Tallinna Kalev | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Macron | Unibet[15] |
Tammeka | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Giga Ehitus |
Vaprus | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Coolbet |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Vaprus | ![]() | End of contract | 12 November 2022 | Pre-season | ![]() | 14 November 2022 |
FCI Levadia | ![]() | End of interim spell | 1 December 2022 | ![]() | 1 December 2022 | |
Narva Trans | ![]() | 31 December 2022 | ![]() | 31 December 2022 | ||
Nõmme Kalju | ![]() | Contract terminated | 28 April 2023 | 4th | ![]() | 28 April 2023 |
Paide Linnameeskond | ![]() | 25 May 2023 | 7th | ![]() | 27 May 2023 | |
![]() | End of interim spell | 30 May 2023 | ![]() | 30 May 2023 | ||
Narva Trans | ![]() | Contract terminated | 8 August 2023 | 8th | ![]() | 11 August 2023 |
![]() | End of interim spell | 20 August 2023 | ![]() | 20 August 2023 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Flora(C) | 36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 74 | 24 | +50 | 79 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
2 | FCI Levadia | 36 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 67 | 24 | +43 | 77 | Qualification for theConference League first qualifying round[a] |
3 | Tallinna Kalev | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 53[b] | |
4 | Paide Linnameeskond | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 53[b] | |
5 | Nõmme Kalju | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 49 | |
6 | Vaprus | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 48 | |
7 | Kuressaare | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 43 | |
8 | Narva Trans | 36 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 38 | |
9 | Tammeka(O) | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 27 | Qualification for theMeistriliiga play-off |
10 | Harju(R) | 36 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 61 | −34 | 23 | Relegation to theEsiliiga |
Home \ Away | LEV | FLO | HAR | KUR | NAR | NÕM | PLM | KAL | TAM | VAP | LEV | FLO | HAR | KUR | NAR | NÕM | PLM | KAL | TAM | VAP |
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FCI Levadia | — | 0–0 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Flora | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
Harju | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–4 |
Kuressaare | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Narva Trans | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 |
Nõmme Kalju | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | — | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Paide Linnameeskond | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 6–3 | 3–0 |
Tallinna Kalev | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Tammeka | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 | — | 0–0 |
Vaprus | 0–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — |
The ninth-placed club (Tammeka) faced the second-placed club from the2023 Esiliiga (Viimsi) for the final place in the following season's Meistriliiga.
3 December 2023 | Tammeka | 1–1 (6–1agg.) | Viimsi | Tartu |
10:30BST |
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| Stadium:Tartu Tamme Stadium |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[27] |
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1 | ![]() | Narva Trans | 16 |
2 | ![]() | Flora | 14 |
3 | ![]() | FCI Levadia | 13 |
4 | ![]() | Flora | 12 |
5 | ![]() | FCI Levadia | 11 |
6 | ![]() | Tammeka | 10 |
![]() | Tallinna Kalev | ||
8 | ![]() | Flora/Kuressaare | 9 |
9 | ![]() | FCI Levadia | 8 |
![]() | Vaprus | ||
![]() | Kuressaare | ||
![]() | Tallinna Kalev |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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![]() | FCI Levadia | Nõmme Kalju | 3–0 (H)[28] | 9 July 2023 |
![]() | Paide Linnameeskond | Tammeka | 6–3 (H)[29] | 19 August 2023 |
Club | Average attendance[30] |
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FCI Levadia | 750 |
Pärnu JK Vaprus | 664 |
Tallinna FC Flora | 530 |
JK Tallinna Kalev | 374 |
Tartu JK Tammeka | 333 |
Paide Linnameeskond | 309 |
Nõmme Kalju FC | 294 |
Harju JK Laagri | 285 |
JK Narva Trans | 221 |
FC Kuressaare | 196 |
League average | 396 |
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
March[31] | ![]() | Vaprus | ![]() | Vaprus |
April[32] | ![]() | FCI Levadia | ![]() | FCI Levadia |
May[33] | ![]() | Flora | ![]() | Flora |
June/July[34] | ![]() | FCI Levadia | ![]() | Paide Linnameeskond |
August[35] | ![]() | Nõmme Kalju | ![]() | Nõmme Kalju |
September[36] | ![]() | Harju | ![]() | FCI Levadia |
October[37] | ![]() ![]() | Tallinna Kalev | ![]() | Flora |
Award | Winner | Club |
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Player of the Season[38] | ![]() | Flora |
Goalkeeper of the Season | ![]() | FCI Levadia |
Defender of the Season | ![]() | |
Midfielder of the Season | ![]() | Flora |
Forward of the Season | ![]() | FCI Levadia |
Under-21 Player of the Season | ||
Manager of the Season[39] | ![]() ![]() | Tallinna Kalev |
Goal of the Season[40] | ![]() | Narva Trans |
# | Football club | Average attendance[41] |
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1 | FCI Levadia Tallinn | 763 |
2 | Pärnu JK Vaprus | 664 |
3 | FC Flora Tallinn | 518 |
4 | JK Tallinna Kalev | 374 |
5 | JK Tammeka Tartu | 333 |
6 | Paide Linnameeskond | 309 |
7 | JK Nõmme Kalju | 294 |
8 | Harju JK Laagri | 285 |
9 | JK Narva Trans | 221 |
10 | FC Kuressaare | 196 |