The 2026 Meistriliiga, also known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga due to sponsorship reasons, is the 36th season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 7 March 2026 and will conclude in November.
Teams The league consists 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.
The promoted team was the 2025 Esiliiga champions Nõmme United (returning to the Meistriliiga after a single-season absence). They replaced the 2025 Meistriliiga bottom-placed team Tallinna Kalev (relegated from the Meistriliiga after four seasons).
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium CapacityFCI Levadia Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena FloraHarjuLaagriLaagri StadiumKuressaareKuressaareKuressaare linnastaadionNarva TransNarvaNarva Kalev-Fama StadiumNõmme KaljuTallinnHiiu StadiumNõmme UnitedMänniku StadiumPaide LinnameeskondPaidePaide kunstmuruväljakTammekaTartuTartu Tamme StadiumVaprusPärnuPärnu Rannastaadion
Personnel and kits TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorFCI Levadia Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Rasmus PeetsonMacronViimsi KeevitusFlora Karl Mööl (interim) Rauno AllikuNikeHarju Lauri Nuuma Andres JärveAdidasFenixBetKuressaare Sander Post Karl-Romet NõmmNikeVisit SaaremaaNarva Trans David Campaña Mark MaksimkinNikeSportlandNõmme Kalju Nikita Andreev Henri PerkMacronNõmme United Eric Wynalda Andre FrolovAdidasTonyBetPaide Linnameeskond Tarmo Kink Henrik OjamaaCapelliVerstonTammeka Karel Voolaid Oliver KangaslahtiNikeLividaVaprus Igor Prins Magnus VillotaNikeCoolbet
Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointmentTammeka Siim ValtnaEnd of interim spell8 November 2025Pre-season Karel Voolaid18 December 2025FCI Levadia Curro TorresEnd of contract5 December 2025 Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko6 December 2025Paide Linnameeskond Vladimir VassiljevSacked27 April 20263rd Tarmo Kink27 April 2026Narva Trans Roman Kozhukhovskyi3 June 202610th Irié (interim)10 June 2026 IriéEnd of interim spell28 June 2026 David Campaña28 June 2026Flora Konstantin VassiljevMutual consent15 August 20263rd Karl Mööl (interim)15 August 2026Nõmme United Sławomir CisakowskiSacked6 September 20269th Eric Wynalda7 September 2026
League table
Results Teams face each other four times (twice at home and twice away).
Meistriliiga play-off The ninth-placed team will face the second-placed team of the 2026 Esiliiga in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the 2027 Meistriliiga.
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 WendellFCI Levadia152 Bubacarr TambedouFCI Levadia143 Henri AnierPaide Linnameeskond10 Zakaria BeglarishviliNõmme United5 Sander AlamaaFlora9 Nikita IvanovNõmme Kalju Rauno SappinenFlora8 Mihkel AinsaluFCI Levadia8 Karel EermeHarju Mattias MännilaanNõmme Kalju Henri VäljaVaprus
Hat-tricks PlayerForAgainstResultDate Matthias LimbergVaprusTammeka5–1 (H)11 July 2026 WendellFCI LevadiaNõmme United5–0 (H)9 August 2026
Awards Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthManager of the MonthPlayerClubManagerClubMarch Danyl MashchenkoNõmme Kalju Nikita AndreevNõmme KaljuApril Bubacarr TambedouFCI Levadia Vjatšeslav ZahovaikoFCI LevadiaMay Sander TovstikFlora Konstantin VassiljevFloraJune/July Zakaria BeglarishviliNõmme United Sławomir CisakowskiNõmme UnitedAugust Oliver KangaslahtiTammeka Karel VoolaidTammeka
See also 2026 Esiliiga 2026 Esiliiga B 2025–26 Estonian Cup 2026–27 Estonian Cup
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