# 1992 Meistriliiga

The 1992 Meistriliiga was the inaugural season of the Meistriliiga, the top division of the Estonian football. It was the first domestic competition since the Baltic nation had gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Fourteen teams competed in this edition, played in the spring to make the transition to autumn to spring season in the same year. Norma Tallinn won the title.

## Preliminary round
### Western Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Norma | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | +26 | 12 | Qualification for Championship Tournament |
| 2 | TVMV | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 9 | Qualification for Championship Tournament |
| 3 | Vigri | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 8 | Qualification for Championship Tournament |
| 4 | Pärnu | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | Qualification for Championship Tournament |
| 5 | Dünamo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 5 | Qualification for Relegation Tournament |
| 6 | Viljandi | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 1 | Qualification for Relegation Tournament |
| 7 | Merkuur | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 1 | Qualification for Relegation Tournament |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | NOR | VMV | VIG | PJK | DÜN | TUL | MER |
| Norma | | 2–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 9–0 |
| TVMV | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 4–3 |
| Vigri | 0–6 | 1–2 | | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 4–3 |
| Pärnu | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–4 | | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Dünamo | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Viljandi | 1–6 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 0–4 | | 1–1 |
| Merkuur | 0–9 | 0–7 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |

### Eastern Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Flora | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 11 | Qualification for Championship Tournament |
| 2 | Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 9 | Qualification for Championship Tournament |
| 3 | Tartu Kalev | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 8 | Qualification for Championship Tournament |
| 4 | Narva Trans | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 8 | Qualification for Championship Tournament |
| 5 | Sillamäe Kalev | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | Qualification for Relegation Tournament |
| 6 | Kohtla-Järve Keemik | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | Qualification for Relegation Tournament |
| 7 | Maardu | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 44 | −41 | 0 | Qualification for Relegation Tournament |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | FLO | JEP | KAL | TRA | SIL | KEE | MAA |
| Flora | | 1–1 | 7–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | +:- | 19–0 |
| Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 7–1 |
| Tartu Kalev | 2–7 | 2–2 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 10–1 |
| Narva Trans | 1–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | +:- |
| Sillamäe Kalev | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Kohtla-Järve Keemik | -:+ | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | | +:- |
| Maardu | 0–19 | 1–7 | 1–10 | -:+ | 1–2 | -:+ | |

## Championship Tournament
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Norma (C) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 12 | Qualification for Champions League preliminary round |
| 2 | Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 10 | |
| 3 | TVMV | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 8 | |
| 4 | Flora | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 8 | |
| 5 | Vigri | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 6 | |
| 6 | Tartu Kalev | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 5 | |
| 7 | Narva Trans | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 4 | |
| 8 | Pärnu | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 3 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | NOR | JEP | VMV | FLO | VIG | KAL | TRA | PJK |
| Norma | | 2–2 | | 0–0 | | +:- | 6–0 | |
| Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi | 2–2 | | 5–3 | | 6–1 | | | 3–1 |
| TVMV | | 3–5 | | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 10–0 | |
| Flora | 0–0 | | 1–3 | | 1–2 | | | 4–0 |
| Vigri | | 1–6 | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Tartu Kalev | -:+ | | 1–1 | | 0–1 | | | 4–2 |
| Narva Trans | 0–6 | | 0–10 | | 1–0 | | | 1–3 |
| Pärnu | | 1–3 | | 0–4 | | 2–4 | 3–1 | |

## Relegation Tournament
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 9 | Dünamo | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 8 | |
| 10 | Kohtla-Järve Keemik | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 8 | |
| 11 | Sillamäe Kalev | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
| 12 | Merkuur | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 4 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Viljandi | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | Relegation to Esiliiga |
| 14 | Maardu (R) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 | Relegation to Esiliiga |
* ↑ Viljandi stayed in the Meistriliiga as Pärnu JK withdrew from the 1992-93 Meistriliiga, changed their name to Viljandi Tulevik

### Results

| Home \ Away | DÜN | KEE | MER | VIG | VIL | MAA |
| Dünamo | | 1–2 | 3–1 | | | 4–1 |
| Kohtla-Järve Keemik | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Sillamäe Kalev | 1–3 | | | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Merkuur | | 1–1 | 2–3 | | | 3–0 |
| Viljandi | | 1–3 | 1–1 | | | 8–2 |
| Maardu | 1–4 | | | 0–3 | 2–8 | |

## Relegation playoff

4–4 on aggregate. Merkuur won on away goals and retained its Meistriliiga spot for the 1992-93 season.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Sergei Bragin | Norma | 18 |
| 2 | Sergei Afanasyev | Eesti Põlevkivi | 13 |
| 3 | Valeri Možžuhhin | TVMV | 12 |
| 4 | Oleg Guzik | TVMV | 11 |
| 4 | Urmas Kirs | Flora | 11 |
| 6 | Indro Olumets | Flora | 7 |
| 6 | Martin Reim | Flora | 7 |
| 6 | Aleksandr Žurkin | Norma | 7 |