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[2] Nõmme Kalju, the defending champions, finished runners-up behind Levadia, who won their 8th title.
[3] Esiliiga runners-up Tarvas lost out on promotion as Meistriliiga's 9th placed club Tallinna Kalev defeated them 3–1 on aggregate in the Promotion/relegation play-off.
[4] Tammeka finished at the bottom of the 2012 season but escaped relegation due to dissolving of seventh place Viljandi.
Tammeka as 9th-placed team faced 2013 Esiliiga side Rakvere Tarvas in a two-legged play-off for the spot in next year's competition.