2021 Meistriliiga

The 2021 Meistriliiga (known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons[1]) will be the 31st season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs. The season is due to begin on 5 March 2021 and will conclude on 6 November 2021.[2] Flora are the defending champions.

Meistriliiga
Season2021
Dates5 March – 6 November 2021
← 2020

Teams

Ten teams will compete in the league, nine sides from the 2020 season and 2020 Esiliiga champions Vaprus. Tallinna Kalev were relegated at the end of the 2020 season after finishing in the bottom of the table. Kuressaare retained their Meistriliiga spot after winning a relegation playoff against Esiliiga runners-up Maardu Linnameeskond.[3]

Venues
Locations of the 2021 Meistriliiga teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Flora Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena 14,336[4]
Kuressaare Kuressaare Kuressaare linnastaadion 1,000[5]
TJK Legion Tallinn Kadrioru staadion 10,150[6]
FCI Levadia Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena 14,336[4]
Narva Trans Narva Narva Kreenholm Stadium 1,065[7]
Nõmme Kalju Tallinn Hiiu Stadium 2,730[8]
Paide Linnameeskond Paide Paide linnastaadion 1,000[9]
Tammeka Tartu Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,500[10]
Tulevik Viljandi Viljandi linnastaadion 1,084[11]
Vaprus Pärnu Pärnu Rannastaadion 1,501[12]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Flora Jürgen Henn Nike
Kuressaare Roman Kozhukhovskyi Nike
TJK Legion Denis Belov Uhlsport
FCI Levadia Vladimir Vassiljev Adidas
Narva Trans Igor Pyvin Nike
Nõmme Kalju Sergei Frantsev Adidas
Paide Linnameeskond Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Nike
Tammeka Kaido Koppel Nike
Tulevik Jaanus Reitel Joma
Vaprus Taavi Midenbritt Nike

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Tulevik Sander Post Resigned 6 December 2020[13] Pre-season Jaanus Reitel 6 December 2020[13]
Nõmme Kalju Marko Kristal Resigned 7 December 2020[14] Sergei Frantsev 7 December 2020[14]
Narva Trans Oleg Kurotškin End of contract 6 December 2020[15] Igor Pyvin 3 January 2021[15]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Kuressaare 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 TJK Legion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 FCI Levadia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Narva Trans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Nõmme Kalju 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Paide Linnameeskond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Tammeka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Tulevik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
10 Vaprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Esiliiga
First match(es) will be played on March 2021. Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian), UEFA
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) Fairplay ranking.[16]

Relegation play-offs

At season's end the ninth place club will participate in a two-legged play-off with the runners-up (of independent teams) of the 2021 Esiliiga, for the spot in 2022 Meistriliiga.

Results

Each team will play every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away. A total of 180 matches will be played, with 36 matches by each team.

References
  1. "Kodune tippjalgpall saab peatoetaja" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  2. "Premium liiga". EFA. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. "Kuressaare võitis ka teise väravaterohke üleminekumängu". Soccernet.ee. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. "A. Le Coq Arena" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. "Kuressaare Linnastaadion". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian).
  6. "Kadrioru staadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  7. "Narva Kreenholmi staadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  8. "Hiiu kunstmurustaadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  9. "Paide linna staadion" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister.
  10. "Tartu Tamme staadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  11. "Viljandi linnastaadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  12. "Pärnu Rannastaadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  13. "Viljandi Tulevik leidis Sander Posti asemele uue peatreeneri, kel kogemust nii Hollandist, Soomest kui ka Aafrikast". soccernet.ee. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  14. "Frantsev naaseb Kalju peatreeneri kohale". Soccernet.ee. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  15. "Trans sai uue peatreeneri". Soccernet.ee. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  16. "Eesti 2021.a meistrivõistluste Premium ja Esiliigade juhend" (PDF). jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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