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| Founded | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Estonia |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Esiliiga |
| Domestic cup(s) | Estonian Cup Estonian Supercup |
| International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League UEFA Conference League |
| Current champions | FCI Levadia (11th title) (2024) |
| Most championships | Flora (15 titles) |
| Most appearances | Andre Frolov (518) |
| Top goalscorer | Maksim Gruznov (304 goals) |
| TV partners | ETV2, ETV+, soccernet.ee |
| Website | jalgpall.ee/liiga |
| Current: 2024 Meistriliiga | |
Meistriliiga (pronounced [ˈmeistriliːɡ̊ɑː]), officially known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons, and commonly known as the Premium Liiga, is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded in 1992, and was initially semi-professional with amateur clubs allowed to compete. With the help of solidarity mechanisms, the league is fully professional since the 2020 season.[1]
As in most countries with low temperatures in winter, 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 top team in Esiliiga that year gets promoted. The second last team plays a two-legged play-off with the second team in Esiliiga 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.[2]
Meistriliiga started using video assistant referee (VAR) from 2023.[3]
- ^ "Eesti jalgpalli meistriliiga jätkub teisipäeval uue formaadiga" (in Estonian). Postimees Sport. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Kodune tippjalgpall saab peatoetaja" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "Premium liiga võtab kasutusele VAR-i". ERR. 3 October 2022.