2017 Meistriliiga


The 2017 Meistriliiga was the 27th season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 3 March 2017 and concluded on 4 November 2017. FCI Tallinn began the season as defending champions of the 2016 season.
Flora won their 11th Meistriliiga title following a 2–0 home win over Tammeka on 28 October 2017.

Teams

A total of 10 teams contested the league, including 8 teams from the 2016 season. Tarvas were relegated after a winless season. Their spot was taken by Esiliiga champions Tulevik, making an immediate return after their 2015 relegation.
In the relegation play-off Pärnu Linnameeskond successfully defended their league spot by defeating challengers Maardu Linnameeskond, but on 11 January 2017 Pärnu Linnameeskond, a union of football clubs from Pärnu, broke up. Vaprus, one of the three clubs that had formed Linnameeskond, took over the league spot.
Defending champions Infonet underwent a name change due to the UEFA restrictions regarding sponsorship names and became FCI Tallinn.

Venues

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
FCI TallinnTallinnInfonet Lasnamäe Stadium
FloraTallinnA. Le Coq Arena
LevadiaTallinnKadriorg Stadium
Narva TransNarvaNarva Kreenholm Stadium
Nõmme KaljuTallinnHiiu Stadium
Paide LinnameeskondPaidePaide linnastaadion
Sillamäe KalevSillamäeSillamäe Kalev Stadium
TammekaTartuTartu Tamme Stadium
TulevikViljandiViljandi linnastaadion
VaprusPärnuPärnu Rannastaadion

League table


Results

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

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

4 Player scored 4 goals; 6 Player scored 6 goals; – Home; – Away

Average attendance

ClubAverage attendance
Nõmme Kalju FC531
Tallinna FC Flora477
Tartu JK Tammeka320
Tallinna FC Levadia311
Pärnu JK Vaprus255
Viljandi JK Tulevik240
Tallinna FC Infonet238
Paide Linnameeskond164
JK Narva Trans143
JK Sillamäe Kalev137
League average282