Meistriliiga ([ˈmeistriliːɡ̊ɑː], known as the A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded in 1992, and is semi-professional with amateur clubs allowed to compete.
As in most countries with low temperatures in winter time, the season starts in March and ends in November. Meistriliiga consists of ten clubs, all teams play each other four times. After each season the bottom team is relegated and the second last team plays a two-legged playoff for a place in the Meistriliiga.
In February 2013, A. Le Coq, an Estonian brewery company, signed a five-year cooperation agreement with the Estonian Football Association, which included Meistriliiga naming rights.
The following 10 clubs will compete in the Meistriliiga during the 2017 season.
a = Founding member of the Meistriliiga
b = Played in every Meistriliiga season
c = Never been relegated from Meistriliiga
The table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Meistriliiga since its inception in 1992. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2016 season. Teams in bold play in the Meistriliiga 2017 season. Numbers in bold are the record (highest) numbers in each column.
In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss, although Meistriliiga awarded 2 points for a win until the 1994–95 season. Championship matches, relegation matches and relegation tournament matches involving clubs of lower leagues are not counted. In 1992 Preliminary Round matches were played in two groups. The results of the matches played between teams in same group were taken to second round, thus counted twice, in this table these results are counted once.
The table is sorted by all-time points.
NotesNote 1: 1999–2003 FC Levadia Maardu, 2004– FC Levadia. Not to be confused with FC Levadia Tallinn 2001-2003 a separate team owned by the steel company Levadia. In 2004 the clubs were merged FC Levadia Maardu were moved to Tallinn and became FC Levadia, former FC Levadia Tallinn become their reserves as FC Levadia II.Note 2: 1992 TVMV, 1995–1996 Tevalte-Marlekor, 1996–1997 Marlekor, 1997–2008 TVMKNote 3: 1992 Viljandi JK, 1993– Viljandi TulevikNote 4: 1992–2005 Merkuur, 2006 MaagNote 5: 1992–1993 Vigri, 1993–1995 Tevalte, 1996–1999 VigriNote 6: 2000–2003 Kohtla-Järve Lootus, 2004 Alutaguse Lootus, 2005–2012 Kohtla-Järve Lootus, 2013– Kohtla-Järve JärveNote 7: 1992 Tartu Kalev, 1992–1994 EsDAG, 1994– DAGNote 8: 1992 Pärnu JK, 1994–1996 PJK KalevAll as of end of 2016 season if not stated otherwise.Most titles: 10 – FloraMost consecutive titles: 4 – Levadia (2006–2009)Biggest title-winning margin: 21 points – 2009; Levadia (97 points) over Sillamäe Kalev (76 points)Smallest title-winning margin: 0 points – 1993–94; Flora and Norma both finished on 36 points, Flora won the title in a Championship play-off match 5–2.Most seasons in the Meistriliiga: 26 – Flora and Narva Trans (all seasons, 1992–present)Most consecutive seasons in the Meistriliiga: 26 – Flora and Narva Trans (all seasons, 1992–present)Most points in a season: 97 – Levadia (2009)Fewest points in a season: 0 – Maardu (1992)Longest unbeaten run: 61 – Levadia (10 May 2008 – 7 November 2009)Most consecutive wins: 17 – Norma (15 May 1992 – 2 October 1993)Record win: Tevalte 24–0 Sillamäe Kalev (27 May 1994)Most goals scored in a season: 138 – TVMK (2005)Most hat-tricks in a season: 9 – Norma (1992–93)Fewest goals in a season: 11 – Sillamäe Kalev (1993–94, 22 games), Valga (2000, 28 games), Kuressaare (2003, 28 games), Lootus (2004, 28 games), Ajax (2011, 36 games)Most goals per game in a season: 4.636 – Norma (1992–93, 102 goals in 22 games)Fewest goals per game in a season: 0.306 – Ajax (2011, 11 goals in 36 games)Most goals against in a season: 192 – Ajax (2011)Most clean sheets in one season: 24 – Levadia (2014)Oldest player: Boriss Dugan – 51 years and 153 days (for Ajax v. Tammeka, 5 November 2011)Youngest player: Andrei Tjunin – 14 years and 336 days (for Merkuur v. Dünamo, 14 May 1994)Oldest goalscorer: Sergei Zamogilnõi – 43 years and 16 days (for Eesti Põlevkivi v. Vall, 15 September 1996)Youngest goalscorer: Raio Piiroja – 16 years and 15 days (for Pärnu v. Narva Trans, 26 July 1995)Most goals in a season: 46 – Aleksandrs Čekulajevs (Narva Trans, 2011)Most hat-tricks: 22 – Vjatšeslav ZahovaikoMost goals in a match: 10 – Anatoli Novožilov (for Tevalte v. Sillamäe Kalev, 27 May 1994)Most goals from the penalty spot: 55 – Konstantin NahkFastest goal: 12 seconds – Aleksander Saharov (for Flora v. Lootus, 29 August 2004)Fastest hat-trick: 4 minutes – Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko (for Flora v. Lootus, 18 October 2004)Fastest own goal: 5 seconds – Jaanis Kriska (for Levadia v. Kuressaare, 12 September 2009)Most clean sheets in one season: 24 – Roman Smishko (for Levadia, 2014)Longest consecutive run without conceding a goal: 1,281 minutes – Roman Smishko (for Levadia, 5 April 2014 – 25 July 2014)Bold indicates club's first championship victory.
