Meistriliiga is a professional ice hockey league composed of six teams in Estonia.
History
The league was formed for the 1990-91 season. Since 1945-46, Estonian teams had participated in the Estonian SSR Championship. Prior to the country's annexation and incorporation into the Soviet Union, the Estonian Championship had been contested in inter-war Estonia from 1934 to 1940.
Kreenholm/Narva 2000 dominated the league at the outset, winning the first six championships and eight of the first 11. Since winning their first title in 1997, Tartu Kalev-Välk has been the most consistently successful team in the Meistriliiga, having won a total of eight championships. HK Stars claimed four titles in five years from 2005 to 2009.
Teams
Current Teams
Former Teams
Champions
- 1991 : Narva 2000 (Narva Kreenholm II)
- 1992 : Narva 2000 (Narva Kreenholm)
- 1993 : Narva 2000 (Narva Kreenholm)
- 1994 : Narva 2000 (Narva Kreenholm)
- 1995 : Narva 2000 (Narva Kreenholm)
- 1996 : Narva 2000 (Narva Kreenholm)
- 1997 : Välk 494
- 1998 : Narva 2000 (Narva Kreenholm)
- 1999 : Välk 494
- 2000 : Välk 494
- 2001 : Narva 2000
- 2002 : Välk 494
- 2003 : Välk 494
- 2004 : HC Panter
- 2005 : HK Stars
- 2006 : HK Stars
- 2007 : HK Stars
- 2008 : Välk 494
- 2009 : HK Stars
- 2010 : Kohtla-Järve Viru Sputnik
- 2011 : Tartu Kalev-Välk
- 2012 : Tartu Kalev-Välk
- 2013 : Tallinn Viiking Sport
- 2014 : Tallinn Viiking Sport
- 2015 : Tartu Kalev-Välk
- 2016 : Narva PSK
- 2017 : Narva PSK
- 2018 : HC Viking
- 2019 : Tartu Kalev-Välk
Titles by team
| Titles |
Team |
Year
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| 10 |
Kreenholm/Narva 2000 |
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2016, 2017
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| 10 |
Tartu Kalev-Välk |
1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019
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| 4 |
HK Stars |
2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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| 3 |
Tallinn Viiking Sport |
2013, 2014, 2018
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| 1 |
Kohtla-Järve Viru Sputnik |
2010
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| 1 |
Tallinn HC Panter |
2004
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External links
| European Hockey Overview
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| Top-Level Leagues
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International
Alps Hockey League - BeNe League - Erste Liga - International Hockey League - Kontinental Hockey League
National
Andorra - Armenia - Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Georgia - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - United Kingdom
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| Second-Level Leagues
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| Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Slovakia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine
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| Third-Level Leagues
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| Austria - Belgium - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Scotland - Slovakia - Sweden - Switzerland
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| Fourth-Level and lower Leagues
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| Austria - Belgium (4, 5) - Czech Republic (4, 5) - Finland (4, 5, 6, 7) - France - Germany (4, 5) - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands (4, 5, 6, 7) - Norway (4, 5, 6, 7) - Poland - Russia (Night League, Amateur Leagues) - Sweden (4, 5, 6, 7, 8), Switzerland (4, 5, 6, 7)
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| Cup Competitions
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| Cups
Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - East Germany - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands (Cup, Ron Berteling Schaal) - Norway - Poland - Romania - Scotland - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Soviet Union - Spain - Switzerland - Ukraine - Yugoslavia
Supercups
Belgium - Estonia - Hungary - Italy - Poland - Netherlands - Slovenia - Spain
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| Defunct Leagues
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| Soviet Union - Russia - Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia - West Germany - East Germany - Ireland - Luxembourg - Macedonia - Malta - Portugal - Alpenliga - Interliga - Inter-National League - North Sea Cup - Panonian League - Eastern European - Balkan League (1994-1997) - Baltic League (2001) - Baltic Hockey League (2020) - Carpathian League - Slohokej Liga - Balkan Ice Hockey League - English League - English National League - Scottish National League - British Hockey League - Ice Hockey Superleague - German Championship - Swedish Championship - Klass I - Svenska Serien - Elitserien - Swedish Division I - SM-sarja - Swiss National Championship - Swiss International Championship
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| Women's Leagues
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European Women's Hockey League - EWHL Super Cup
National leagues
Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland (1, 2, 3, U20, U18, U16) - France - Germany (1, 2, 3, Cup) - Great Britain (England U16) - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (U18) - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden (1, 2, 3, 4, U20) - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine
Defunct leagues
Czechoslovakia - Interliga - Low Countries Cup
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| Junior Leagues
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| Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia) - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany (East Germany) - Great Britain - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (Soviet Union) - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - Yugoslavia
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| University Leagues
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| European University Hockey League - Czech Republic - Great Britain - Netherlands - Russia (RSHL, MSHL, SHLC, SHLMO, SibSHL, SPSHL) - Sweden
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Estonia