Meistriliiga (handball)

Meistriliiga (handball)
Founded	1992
No. of teams	8
Country	Estonia
Confederation	EHF
Most recent; champion(s)	Põlva Serviti
Most titles	Põlva Serviti (14 titles)
Level on pyramid	1
International cup(s)	EHF Cup; EHF Challenge Cup
Official website	http://www.handball.ee/est/2020-EMV-ML

The Estonian Meistriliiga is the name of the professional handball league of Estonia.

Competition Format

The season begins with a tournament between the seven teams. The first four teams qualify for a play-off round, while the last three plays play-out. The top two teams of the play-off round qualifies directly to the semifinals, while the others two plays the top two teams of the play-out round in quarterfinals.

2019/20 Season participants

The following 7 clubs compete in Meistriliiga during the 2019–20 season.^[1]

Team	City	Arena
Põlva Serviti	Põlva	Mesikäpa Hall
HC Kehra/Horizon Pulp&Paper	Kehra	Kehra Spordikeskus
Viljandi HC	Viljandi	Viljandi Spordihoone
Viimsi/Tööriistamarket	Viimsi	Viimsi Keskkool
Aruküla/Audentes	Aruküla	Aruküla Põhikool
SK Tapa	Tapa	Tapa Spodikeskus
HC Tallinn	Tallinn	Kalev Sports Hall

Meistriliiga past champions

1992 : Valga Maret-Sport
1993 : HC Kehra
1994 : HC Kehra (2)
1995 : HC Kehra (3)
1996 : HC Kehra (4)
1997 : Viimsi HC
1998 : Põlva Serviti

1999 : HC Kehra (5)
2000 : Põlva Serviti (2)
2001 : Põlva Serviti (3)
2002 : Põlva Serviti (4)
2003 : HC Kehra (6)
2004 : HC Kehra (7)
2005 : Chocolate Boys Tallinn

2006 : HC Kehra (8)
2007 : Põlva Serviti (5)
2008 : Põlva Serviti (6)
2009 : HC Kehra (9)
2010 : Põlva Serviti (7)
2011 : Põlva Serviti (8)
2012 : HC Kehra (10)

2013 : Põlva Serviti (9)
2014 : HC Kehra (11)
2015 : Põlva Serviti (10)
2016 : Põlva Serviti (11)
2017 : Põlva Serviti (12) ^[2]
2018 : Põlva Serviti (13)
2019 : Põlva Serviti (14)

	Club	Titles	Year
1.	Põlva Serviti	14	1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2.	HC Kehra	11	1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2014
3.	Valga Maret-Sport	1	1992
	Viimsi HC	1	1997
	Chocolate Boys Tallinn	1	2005