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[a] | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 70 | 25 | +45 | 62 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round[b] |
| 3 | TVMK | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 90 | 35 | +55 | 53 | |
| 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[c] | 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 |
Source: RSSSF – Estonia 2002
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) head-to-head goals scored; 6) goal difference; 7) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) head-to-head goals scored; 6) goal difference; 7) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Relegation play-off
| Kuressaare | 1–1 | Lootus |
|---|---|---|
A. Dubõkin  2' |
Popov 41' |
| Lootus | 0–1 | Kuressaare |
|---|---|---|
| Õun 85' |
Kuressaare won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted for the 2003 Meistriliiga. Lootus were relegated to the 2003 Esiliiga.
