Latvian Higher League 1997
Encyclopedia
The 1997 season
in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga
, was the seventh domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence
from the Soviet Union
on 6 September 1991. Ninth teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC
claiming the title.
1997 in football (soccer)
The following are the football events of the year 1997 throughout the world.-Events:*January 1 – Manager Leo Beenhakker is named technical director at Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem and replaced as a manager by Sparta Rotterdam head coach Henk ten Cate.*Copa Libertadores 1997: is won by Cruzeiro after...
in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga
Virsliga
-Past Virslīga winners:-Top scorers:-Riga football league winners:* 1910 Union Riga* 1911 British FC Riga* 1912 Union Riga* 1913 British FC Riga* 1914 British FC Riga* 1915 British FC Riga-Champions of Latvia before Virslīga:* 1922 Ķeizarmežs...
, was the seventh domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence
Independence
Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state in which its residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory....
from the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
on 6 September 1991. Ninth teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC
Skonto FC
Skonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team...
claiming the title.
Final table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skonto FC Skonto FC Skonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team... |
24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 8 | 81 | 64 |
| 2 | Daugava Rīga Torpedo Riga Torpedo Rīga was a football club that played in Riga. The club played in the Latvian league with good success from 1979 to 2000 when it merged with Policijas FK.-As Torpedo Rīga:... |
24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 43 |
| 3 | Dinaburg FC Dinaburg FC Dinaburg FC was a Latvian football club, playing in the city of Daugavpils. In 2009 it merged with FK Daugava. The club plays at the Daugava Stadium . In October 2009 the club was eliminated from Virsliga and also from The Baltic League, because of suspicion about totalizator playing at the club... |
24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 19 | 16 | 42 |
| 4 | FK Ventspils FK Ventspils FK Ventspils is a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. FK Ventspils plays in the Latvian Virsliga. They are the current champions of the tournament.... |
24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 42 |
| 5 | FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 32 | ||
| 31 | |||||||||
| 6 | FK Universitāte FK Jelgava FK Jelgava is a Latvian football club that is based in Jelgava. Its best results came when the team was named RAF Jelgava.-Automobīlists Jelgava:... |
24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 42 | ||
| 29 | |||||||||
| 7 | FK Valmiera FK Valmiera Futbola klubs Valmiera is a Latvian football club, playing in the second-highest division of Latvian football. They are from the city of Valmiera.-History:... |
24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 43 | ||
| 28 | |||||||||
| 8 | FK Lokomotīve Daugavpils | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 52 | ||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 9 | FK Rēzekne | 24 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 69 | ||
| 8 |
Match Table
| SKO Skonto FC Skonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team... | DAU | DIN Dinaburg FC Dinaburg FC was a Latvian football club, playing in the city of Daugavpils. In 2009 it merged with FK Daugava. The club plays at the Daugava Stadium . In October 2009 the club was eliminated from Virsliga and also from The Baltic League, because of suspicion about totalizator playing at the club... | VEN FK Ventspils FK Ventspils is a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. FK Ventspils plays in the Latvian Virsliga. They are the current champions of the tournament.... | MET FHK Liepajas Metalurgs FK Liepājas Metalurgs is a Latvian football club, based in the city of Liepāja and playing in the Virslīga. They play at the Daugava Stadium... | UNI FK Jelgava FK Jelgava is a Latvian football club that is based in Jelgava. Its best results came when the team was named RAF Jelgava.-Automobīlists Jelgava:... | VAL FK Valmiera Futbola klubs Valmiera is a Latvian football club, playing in the second-highest division of Latvian football. They are from the city of Valmiera.-History:... | LOK | RĒZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skonto Skonto FC Skonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team... |
XXX | 2-0 6-0 3-0 |
0-0 0-0 4-2 |
3-0 1-1 0-0 |
2-0 1-0 7-0 |
3-0 5-0 3-0 |
5-0 5-1 5-2 |
4-0 4-1 4-1 |
9-0 1-0 12-0 |
| Daugava | 0-2 0-6 0-3 |
XXX | 1-0 0-1 2-2 |
0-1 2-1 2-1 |
1-0 1-0 1-1 |
2-1 0-1 3-0 |
3-0 1-0 4-2 |
2-0 5-1 0-2 |
0-0 4-0 1-1 |
| Dinaburg Dinaburg FC Dinaburg FC was a Latvian football club, playing in the city of Daugavpils. In 2009 it merged with FK Daugava. The club plays at the Daugava Stadium . In October 2009 the club was eliminated from Virsliga and also from The Baltic League, because of suspicion about totalizator playing at the club... |
0-0 0-0 2-4 |
0-1 1-0 2-2 |
XXX | 2-0 1-1 0-1 |
0-0 3-1 0-1 |
1-2 1-1 5-1 |
2-0 3-0 1-0 |
2-0 1-0 5-1 |
3-0 1-0 1-3 |
| Ventspils FK Ventspils FK Ventspils is a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. FK Ventspils plays in the Latvian Virsliga. They are the current champions of the tournament.... |
0-3 1-1 0-0 |
1-0 1-2 1-2 |
0-2 1-1 1-0 |
XXX | 0-3 1-0 2-1 |
2-0 2-2 1-1 |
4-0 1-2 1-0 |
1-0 4-0 1-0 |
0-0 5-1 1-0 |
| Liepājas Metalurgs FHK Liepajas Metalurgs FK Liepājas Metalurgs is a Latvian football club, based in the city of Liepāja and playing in the Virslīga. They play at the Daugava Stadium... |
0-2 0-1 0-7 |
0-1 0-1 1-1 |
0-0 1-3 1-0 |
3-0 0-1 1-2 |
XXX | 1-0 1-2 1-2 |
1-0 1-3 1-1 |
2-0 3-1 3-1 |
0-0 4-2 2-1 |
| Universitāte FK Jelgava FK Jelgava is a Latvian football club that is based in Jelgava. Its best results came when the team was named RAF Jelgava.-Automobīlists Jelgava:... |
0-3 0-5 0-3 |
1-2 2-0 0-3 |
2-1 1-1 1-5 |
0-2 2-2 1-1 |
0-1 2-1 2-1 |
XXX | 0-3 1-3 0-0 |
0-1 3-2 2-1 |
3-0 2-1 0-0 |
| Valmiera FK Valmiera Futbola klubs Valmiera is a Latvian football club, playing in the second-highest division of Latvian football. They are from the city of Valmiera.-History:... |
0-5 1-5 2-5 |
0-3 0-1 2-4 |
0-2 0-3 0-1 |
0-4 2-1 0-1 |
0-1 3-1 1-1 |
3-0 3-1 0-0 |
XXX | 1-1 1-1 3-2 |
3-0 1-0 3-0 |
| Lokomotīve | 0-4 1-4 1-4 |
0-2 1-5 2-0 |
0-2 0-1 1-5 |
0-1 0-4 0-1 |
0-2 1-3 1-3 |
1-0 2-3 1-2 |
1-1 1-1 2-3 |
XXX | 6-1 4-0 3-0 |
| Rēzekne | 0-9 0-1 0-12 |
0-0 0-4 1-1 |
0-3 0-1 3-1 |
0-0 1-5 0-1 |
0-0 2-4 1-2 |
0-3 1-2 0-0 |
2-3 0-1 0-3 |
1-6 0-4 0-3 |
XXX |
Topscorers
| Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ' | Skonto FC Skonto FC Skonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team... |
25 |
| 2 | Skonto FC Skonto FC Skonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team... |
14 | |
| 3 | Skonto FC Skonto FC Skonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team... |
11 | |
| 4 | Dinaburg FC Dinaburg FC Dinaburg FC was a Latvian football club, playing in the city of Daugavpils. In 2009 it merged with FK Daugava. The club plays at the Daugava Stadium . In October 2009 the club was eliminated from Virsliga and also from The Baltic League, because of suspicion about totalizator playing at the club... |
10 | |
| 5 | Skonto FC Skonto FC Skonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team... |
9 | |
| Daugava Rīga Torpedo Riga Torpedo Rīga was a football club that played in Riga. The club played in the Latvian league with good success from 1979 to 2000 when it merged with Policijas FK.-As Torpedo Rīga:... |
9 |
Awards
| Best | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Skonto FC Skonto FC Skonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team... |
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| Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
Skonto FC Skonto FC Skonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team... |
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| Midfielder | Skonto FC Skonto FC Skonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team... |
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| Forward | Skonto FC Skonto FC Skonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team... |
Skonto FC 1997
| Pos | Name | Birthdate | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Vitālijs AstafjevsVitalijs Astafjevs Vitālijs Astafjevs is a former football midfielder from Latvia, currently the assistant manager for Skonto Rīga.- Club career :... |
03.04.1971 | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | Vladimirs Babičevs Vladimirs Babicevs Vladimirs Babičevs is a Latvian football manager and a former footballer. Babičevs played in a 51 international match for Latvia.-Club playing career:... |
22.04.1968 | 16 | |||
| 3 | ||||||
| DF | Oļegs Blagonadeždins Olegs Blagonadeždins Oļegs Blagonadeždins is a former football defender from Latvia. As of October 2005 he has played 70 international matches and scored 2 goals for the Latvia national team. He debuted in 1992 when the national team was founded, and played at the Euro 2004. He started his career in Pārdaugava, then... |
16.05.1973 | 18 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | Imants Bleidelis Imants Bleidelis Imants Bleidelis is a former football midfielder from Latvia. He last played for FK Liepājas Metalurgs. He has made 106 appearances for the Latvia national team.-Club career:... |
16.08.1975 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| FW |  David ChaladzeDavid Chaladze David Chaladze is a football striker from Georgia.-Honours:* Virsliga Top Scorer :* 1997* Russian First Division top scorer: 2002 .-References:... |
22.01.1976 | 20 | 25 | 2 | |
| MF | Valērijs Ivanovs Valerijs Ivanovs Valērijs Ivanovs is a former football midfielder from Latvia. He played 69 international matches and scored 1 goal for the Latvia national team between 1992 and 2001. His clubs include FC Skonto , Helsingborgs IF, Uralan Elista, Shinnik Yaroslavl and Volgar GazProm Astrakhan.-Honours:* Baltic... |
23.02.1970 | 17 | |||
| MF | Vladimirs Koļesņičenko Vladimirs Kolesnicenko Vladimirs Koļesņičenko is a retired footballer from Latvia, currently the commercial director of Skonto Riga.- Career :... |
04.05.1980 | 12 | 3 | ||
| GK | Aleksandrs Koļiņko Aleksandrs Kolinko Aleksandrs Koļinko is a professional footballer, currently playing for FC Baltika Kaliningrad in Russian First Division.- Club career :... |
18.06.1975 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | Juris Laizāns Juris Laizans Juris Laizāns is a Latvian football midfielder, currently playing for Fakel Voronezh in the Russian First League and Latvia national football team.-Club career:... |
06.01.1979 | 2 | |||
| GK | Raimonds Laizāns Raimonds Laizans Raimonds Laizāns is a former Latvian football goalkeeper who played for Latvia national football team in the 1990s.-Club playing career:... |
05.08.1964 | 12 | 0 | 7 | |
| Vsevolods Līdaks |
22.10.1977 | 4 | ||||
| FW |  Mihails MiholapsMihails Miholaps Mihails Miholaps is a former football striker from Latvia. His last club was Olimps/RFS in the Latvian Virsliga. Currently he is the manager of the team.... |
24.08.1974 | 17 | 14 | ||
| FW | Marians Pahars |
05.08.1976 | 22 | 5 | ||
 Aleksandr Pindejev |
03.03.1971 | 9 | ||||
| MF | Alexander Rekhviashvili Alexander Rekhviashvili Alexandr Roland Rekhviashvili is a football midfielder from Georgia. He plays on the national team and has been capped 21 times since his debut in 1999.... |
06.08.1974 | 13 | 2 | 2 | - |
| DF | Levan Silagadze Levan Silagadze Levan Silagadze is a football defender from Georgia.From 1992 to 1997 he played for the Rustavi clubs Imedi, Azoti and Gorda. In 1997 he was bought by Latvian champion team Skonto FC, who had a Georgian coach Revaz Dzodzuashvili. As Dzodzuashvili left the club in 1999 the future of Silagadze... |
04.08.1976 | 19 | |||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| FW | Igors Sļesarčuks Igors Slesarcuks Igor Slesarchuk is a Latvian-Russian football striker, currently playing for FC Vitebsk in Belarus.Previously he played for FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk in the Russian First Division, for Skonto Riga, FK Venta and FK Ventspils in Latvia and other clubs from Belarus, Russia and Estonia.Despite being... |
31.03.1976 | 1 | |||
| Sergey Solovjov |
03.04.1978 | 20 | 11 | 3 | ||
| DF | Igors Stepanovs Igors Stepanovs Igors Nauris Stepanovs is a Latvian football defender, currently playing for FK Jūrmala. As of April 2010 he has played 99 international matches and scored 4 goals for the Latvia national team. He made his debut in 1995, and played at Euro 2004.-Skonto:He started his club career at Skonto-Metāls... |
21.01.1976 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| DF | Jurijs Ševļakovs Jurijs Ševlakovs Jurijs Ševļakovs is a former Latvian football defender of Russia origin, now - a football manager.-Club playing career:... |
24.01.1959 | 19 | |||
| 1 | ||||||
| FW | Andrejs Štolcers Andrejs Štolcers Andrejs Štolcers is a former Latvian professional football player, currently a football coach at Concept 4 Football based in Chessington, Surrey.- Club Career :... |
08.07.1974 | 23 | 9 | 1 | |
| DF | Mihails Zemļinskis Mihails Zemlinskis Mihails Zemļinskis is a former Latvian football player. Born in Riga, he didn't play for a club other than Skonto FC except for two short spells in Hungary and Israel... |
21.12.1969 | 21 | 6 | 4 | |
| Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs Aleksandrs Starkovs Aleksandrs Starkovs is a Latvian football coach and a former footballer. Starkovs is currently in his second spell as manager of the Latvian national team and is also the manager of FK Baku, having previously managed clubs such as Spartak Moscow in Russia and Skonto FC in Latvia.-Playing... |
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