Latvian Higher League 1998
Encyclopedia
The 1998 season
in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga
, was the 8th domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence
from the Soviet Union
on 6 September 1991. Eight teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC
claiming the title.
1998 in football (soccer)
The following are the football events of the year 1998 throughout the world.-Events:*1998 World Cup – France wins 3–0 over Brazil in Saint-Denis, France, winning their first cup. More than a million delirious fans jammed the Champs-Élysées, dancing through the night.*UEFA Champions League: Real...
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 8th domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence
Independence
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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. Eight 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... |
28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 98 | 27 | 71 | 67 |
| 2 | FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 62 | 25 | 37 | 57 |
| 3 | 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.... |
28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 23 | 33 | 54 |
| 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... |
28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 43 |
| 5 | 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:... |
28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 59 | ||
| 37 | |||||||||
| 6 | LU-Daugava 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:... |
28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | FK Rēzekne | 28 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 80 | ||
| 11 | |||||||||
| 8 | Ranto-Miks | 28 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 106 | ||
| 11 |
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... | 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... | 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.... | 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... | 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:... | DAU 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:... | RĒZ | RAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
1-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 |
1-0 1-2 4-0 3-2 |
0-2 1-0 2-1 4-1 |
4-0 4-1 15-2 5-1 |
2-3 5-3 3-0 2-1 |
7-0 2-0 1-0 6-1 |
9-0 3-3 4-0 7-2 |
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| 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... |
0-1 0-0 1-1 1-1 |
0-0 1-0 1-0 0-2 |
1-2 1-0 3-0 1-1 |
4-1 1-2 2-1 1-2 |
3-2 0-0 2-1 1-0 |
4-0 3-2 7-0 2-1 |
7-0 4-3 5-1 6-1 |
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| 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.... |
0-1 2-1 0-4 2-3 |
0-0 0-1 0-1 2-0 |
0-0 1-1 1-1 3-0 |
0-3 0-0 3-0 3-0 |
1-0 1-1 3-0 2-1 |
4-1 4-1 3-0 3-0 |
9-0 1-0 3-2 5-1 |
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| 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... |
2-0 0-1 1-2 1-4 |
2-1 0-1 0-3 1-1 |
0-0 1-1 1-1 0-3 |
6-1 2-0 0-0 1-1 |
0-0 2-2 0-2 0-0 |
0-0 1-0 2-1 4-2 |
6-1 6-0 5-1 5-2 |
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| 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:... |
0-4 1-4 2-15 1-5 |
1-4 2-1 1-2 2-1 |
0-3 0-0 3-0 0-3 |
1-6 0-2 0-0 1-1 |
2-2 2-4 2-1 0-0 |
3-0 2-1 0-0 5-0 |
4-0 0-0 1-0 3-0 |
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| LU-Daugava 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:... |
3-2 3-5 0-3 1-2 |
2-3 0-0 1-2 0-1 |
0-1 1-1 0-3 1-2 |
0-0 2-2 2-0 0-0 |
2-2 4-2 1-2 0-0 |
8-2 2-1 1-1 1-2 |
3-0 1-2 2-0 1-1 |
|
| FK Rēzekne | 0-7 0-2 0-1 1-6 |
0-4 2-3 0-7 1-2 |
1-4 1-4 0-3 0-3 |
0-0 0-1 1-2 2-4 |
0-3 1-2 0-0 0-5 |
2-8 1-2 1-1 2-1 |
2-2 3-1 1-2 0-0 |
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| Ranto-Miks | 0-9 3-3 0-4 2-7 |
0-7 3-4 1-5 1-6 |
0-9 0-1 2-3 1-5 |
1-6 0-6 1-5 2-5 |
0-4 0-0 0-1 0-3 |
0-3 2-1 0-2 1-1 |
2-2 1-3 2-1 0-0 |
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Topscorers
| Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ' | FHK 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... |
23 |
| 2 | 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... |
21 | |
| 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... |
20 | |
| 4 | 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... |
19 | |
| 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... |
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| 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 |
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 1998
| Pos | Name | Birthdate | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nikolay Apilats |
21.09.1974 | 2 | ||||
| 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 | 23 | 7 | 2 | |
| 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 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 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 | 2 | |||
| 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 | 24 | 8 | 2 | |
 Mamuka Cereteli |
13.01.1979 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ||
| GK | Davit Gvaramadze Davit Gvaramadze Davit Gvaramadze is a retired Georgian footballer.-Career:Gvaramadze started his career at Dinamo Tbilisi. During spells at Torpedo Kutaisi, he was compete with former international footballer Irakli Zoidze. Later he re-joined Zoidze in Dinamo Tbilisi.-International career:Gvaramadze made his... |
08.11.1975 | 6 | –7 | ||
| MF | Jevgeņijs Ilovaiskis |
22.10.1979 | 2 | |||
| GK | Oļegs Karavajevs Olegs Karavajevs Oļegs Karavajevs is a former Latvian international football goalkeeper. Karavajevs was the goalkeeper with most appearances for Latvia in the 1990s.-Club playing career:... |
13.02.1961 | 9 | –7 | ||
| MF | Vladimirs Koļesņičenko Vladimirs Kolesnicenko Vladimirs Koļesņičenko is a retired footballer from Latvia, currently the commercial director of Skonto Riga.- Career :... |
04.05.1980 | 1 | |||
| GK | Aleksandrs Koļinko Aleksandrs Kolinko Aleksandrs Koļinko is a professional footballer, currently playing for FC Baltika Kaliningrad in Russian First Division.- Club career :... |
18.06.1975 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 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 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vsevolods Līdaks |
22.10.1977 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Valentins Lobaņovs Valentins Lobanovs Valentīns Lobaņovs is a former football midfielder from Latvia. He has played 58 international matches and scored 1 goal for the Latvia national team. He debuted in 1994, and played at the Euro 2004. He started his career in Skonto FC and later played for Metallurg Lipetsk, Metallurg Krasnoyarsk,... |
23.10.1971 | 22 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Vladimir Mel'nyk |
21.11.1979 | 18 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 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 | 25 | 20 | 1 | |
| Iļja Novikovs |
12.08.1977 | 9 | 3 | |||
| FW | Marians Pahars |
05.08.1976 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| GK | Andrejs Piedels Andrejs Piedels Andrejs Piedels is a former Latvian football goalkeeper and the current assistant coach for Olimps/RFS in the Latvian Higher League.... |
17.09.1970 | 8 | –8 | ||
| Aleksandr Pindejev |
03.03.1971 | 15 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Vitaliy Razgon |
23.03.1980 | 1 | ||||
| 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 | 17 | 1 | 2 | - |
| FW | Vits Rimkus Vits Rimkus Vīts Rimkus is a football striker from Latvia, currently playing for Finikas Ayias Marinas Chrisohus in Cypriot Fourth Division, after being released by FK Ekranas in Lithuania.... |
21.06.1973 | 15 | 11 | ||
| MF | Andrejs Rubins Andrejs Rubins Andrejs Rubins is a football midfielder from Latvia. He currently plays for FK Simurq Zaqatala in Azerbaijan. He also plays for the Latvia national team.-Club career:... |
26.11.1978 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 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 | 15 | 1 | 3 | |
| Sergey Solovjov |
03.04.1978 | 9 | 4 | 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 | 24 | |||
| 3 | ||||||
| DF |  Andrėjus TereškinasAndrejus Tereškinas Andrėjus Tereškinas is a former Lithuanian international footballer. He played as a central defender.He had a brief loan spell with Macclesfield Town F.C... |
10.07.1970 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| 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 | 13 | |||
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| 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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