title: 2002 Meistriliiga
text: # 2002 Meistriliiga
  
  The 2002 Meistriliiga was the 12th season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Flora won their sixth title.
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Flora (C) | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 25 | +54 | 64 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
  | 2 | Maardu Levadia | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 70 | 25 | +45 | 62 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
  | 3 | TVMK | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 90 | 35 | +55 | 53 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
  | 4 | Narva Trans | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 47 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
  | 5 | Tulevik | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 36 | |
  | 6 | Tallinna Levadia | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 70 | −38 | 23 | |
  | 7 | Lootus (R) | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 67 | −43 | 21 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
  | 8 | Levadia Pärnu (R) | 28 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 96 | −77 | 8 | Relegation to Esiliiga |
  
  * ↑ Club changed their name to Levadia Tallinn in 2004
  * ↑ TVMK Qualified As Estonian Cup winners
  * ↑ Club changed their name to Levadia II Tallinn in 2004
  
  ### Relegation play-off
  
  Kuressaare won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted for the 2003 Meistriliiga. Lootus were relegated to the 2003 Esiliiga.
  
  ## Results
  
  Each team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.
  
  ## Top scorers
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Andrei Krõlov | TVMK | 37 |
  | 2 | Maksim Gruznov | Narva Trans | 24 |
  | 3 | Tor Henning Hamre | Flora | 23 |
  | 4 | Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko | Tulevik | 20 |
  | 5 | Dmitri Ustritski | Tulevik | 16 |
  | 6 | Vitali Leitan | Levadia | 14 |
  | 7 | Vladimir Tšelnokov | Levadia | 12 |
  | 8 | Argo Arbeiter | Levadia | 11 |
  | 8 | Aleksandr Kulik | Flora | 11 |
  | 8 | Ingemar Teever | TVMK | 11 |
  