Baltic League 2007
Baltic League 2007 | |
master | Liepājas Metalurgs |
Teams | 12 |
Games | 33 |
Gates | 105 (ø 3.18 per game) |
Top scorer | Ģirts Karlsons ( Liepājas Metalurgs ) |
← Baltic League 1993/94 |
The Baltic League 2007 was the third season of football competition for Baltic club teams and the first season after the re-establishment. It took place between March 6, 2007 and November 3, 2007. The winner in the purely Latvian final was Liepājas Metalurgs , who prevailed 3-1 and 5-1 against FK Ventspils .
mode
The four best-placed teams from the Estonian Meistriliiga , the Latvian Virslīga and the Lithuanian A Lyga took part in the Baltic League . The tournament was divided into a group phase and a knockout phase .
The twelve participating clubs were drawn into four groups. Three groups consisted of a first place, a second place and a fourth place from the leagues. In the fourth group, the three third-placed teams from the respective leagues played. In the group stage everyone played against everyone else in the first and second leg.
The four winners and the four runners-up in this group stage advanced to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals, the following semi-finals and the final final were played in knockout mode with a home and return leg; in the event of a tie, the away goals rule decided .
Athletic course
The opening game was played by the teams of FC Flora Tallinn and Vėtra Vilnius on March 6, 2007, and the clubs of Ekranas Panevėžys and FC TVMK Tallinn on the same day . The first goal scorer in the competition was Giedrius Tomkevièius , who scored 1-0 for Ekranas Panevėžys. Apart from JK Trans Narva , who were in Group A, all Estonian clubs were eliminated from the tournament early. However, the reason was also that Narva's group competitor FC Dinaburg was involved in match-fixing , so that they were excluded from the competition. The highest-scoring game of the group stage came on May 22, 2007 in Group B, when FC TVMK Tallinn and Ekranas Panevėžys drew 3-3. Skonto Riga celebrated the clearest victory of the group games with 4-0 against FC Flora Tallinn. After the quarter-finals, a Lithuanian and a Latvian club faced each other in the two semi-finals, with the clubs from Latvia winning. In the final, Liepājas Metalurgs and FK Ventspils faced each other. With a 3: 1 and 5: 1, Metalburgs clearly prevailed and secured the Baltic League Cup. Irts Karlsons , who scored four goals in both finals, played a major role in the success of his team .
Prize money
All prize money is given in euros .
- Group stage
- Qualification: 13,000 euros (for all participants)
- Victory: 1,950 euros
- Tie: 650 euros
- 1st and 2nd place: 3,600 euros
- Qualification for the semi-finals: 3,600 euros
- final
- Victory: 5,000 euros
- 2nd place: 3,000 euros
All transport and accommodation costs for the participants were borne by the Baltic League , the total budget including prize money was 710,000 euros. The teams from the first leagues of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which could not qualify for the competition, received a payment of 2,875 euros each.
Group stage
Group A
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | FBK Kaunas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5: 4 | +1 | 4th |
2. | JK Trans Narva | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4: 5 | −1 | 1 |
3. | FC Dinaburg 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | ± 0 | 0 |
March 7, 2007 | |||
FBK Kaunas | 2: 1 | Trans Narva | Sportima Sports Hall |
March 14, 2007 | |||
Trans Narva | 2 | 2: 0FC Dinaburg | Sportland Arena |
March 18, 2007 | |||
FC Dinaburg | 3 | -: -FBK Kaunas | Daugava Stadium |
April 1, 2007 | |||
FBK Kaunas | 3 | -: -FC Dinaburg | S.Dariaus and S.Girėno stadiums |
April 11, 2007 | |||
FC Dinaburg | 3 | -: -Trans Narva | Daugava Stadium |
May 22, 2007 | |||
Trans Narva | 2: 2 | FBK Kaunas | Narva Kreenholmi stadium |
Group B
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | FK Ventspils | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7: 2 | +5 | 10 |
2. | Ekranas Panevėžys | 4th | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5: 7 | −2 | 5 |
3. | FC TVMK Tallinn | 4th | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6: 9 | −3 | 1 |
March 6, 2007 | |||
Ekranas Panevėžys | 2: 1 | TVMK Tallinn | Sportima Sports Hall |
March 13, 2007 | |||
TVMK Tallinn | 0: 1 | FK Ventspils | Sportland Arena |
March 17, 2007 | |||
FK Ventspils | 3-0 | Ekranas Panevėžys | Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadium |
April 1, 2007 | |||
Ekranas Panevėžys | 3-0 | FK Ventspils | Aukstaitija Stadium |
April 11, 2007 | |||
FK Ventspils | 3: 2 | TVMK Tallinn | Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadium |
May 22, 2007 | |||
TVMK Tallinn | 3: 3 | Ekranas Panevėžys | Kadrioru stadium |
Group C
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Liepājas Metalurgs | 4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6: 3 | +3 | 8th |
2. | Vilnius FK Žalgiris | 4th | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4: 5 | −1 | 5 |
3. | FC Levadia Tallinn | 4th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4: 6 | −2 | 2 |
March 7, 2007 | |||
Levadia Tallinn | 1: 1 | Žalgiris Vilnius | Sportland Arena |
March 13, 2007 | |||
Liepājas Metalurgs | 1: 1 | Levadia Tallinn | Daugava Stadium |
March 17, 2007 | |||
Žalgiris Vilnius | 0-0 | Liepājas Metalurgs | Sportima Sports Hall |
April 1, 2007 | |||
Liepājas Metalurgs | 3: 1 | Žalgiris Vilnius | Daugava Stadium |
April 11, 2007 | |||
Levadia Tallinn | 1: 2 | Liepājas Metalurgs | Kadrioru stadium |
May 22, 2007 | |||
Žalgiris Vilnius | 2: 1 | Levadia Tallinn | Žalgiris Stadium |
Group D
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Riga discount | 4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7: 2 | +5 | 8th |
2. | Vėtra Vilnius | 4th | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5: 3 | +2 | 5 |
3. | FC Flora Tallinn | 4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1: 8 | −7 | 3 |
March 6, 2007 | |||
Flora Tallinn | 0: 3 | Vėtra Vilnius | Sportland Arena |
March 14, 2007 | |||
Riga discount | 4-0 | Flora Tallinn | Ķeizarmežs Sports Complex |
March 18, 2007 | |||
Vėtra Vilnius | 1: 1 | Riga discount | Sportima Sports Hall |
April 1, 2007 | |||
Riga discount | 1: 1 | Vėtra Vilnius | Discount stadium |
April 11, 2007 | |||
Flora Tallinn | 0: 1 | Riga discount | A. Le Coq Arena |
May 22, 2007 | |||
Vėtra Vilnius | 0: 1 | Flora Tallinn | Vėtra Stadium |
Knockout round
Quarter finals
The first legs of the quarter-finals were played on June 12 and 13, the second legs on July 4, 2007.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Vilnius FK Žalgiris | 2:10 | FBK Kaunas | 1: 9 | 1: 1 |
Ekranas Panevėžys | 2: 1 | Riga discount | 2: 1 | 0-0 |
Vėtra Vilnius | 2: 4 | FK Ventspils | 0-0 | 2: 4 |
Liepājas Metalurgs | 5: 3 | JK Trans Narva | 4: 1 | 1: 2 |
Semifinals
The first legs in the semi-finals were played on March 16, the second legs on March 23 and 26, 2007.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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FBK Kaunas | 0: 1 | FK Ventspils | 0-0 | 0: 1 |
Liepājas Metalurgs | 8: 3 | Ekranas Panevėžys | 6: 1 | 2: 2 |
final
First leg
FK Ventspils | Liepājas Metalurgs | ||||||
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Andris Vaņins - Deniss Kačanovs , Jéan-Paul Ndeki , Saša Cilinšek (45th Aleksejs Soleičuks ) - Zakhar Dubenskiy , Sergei Zangareev , Zurab Menteshashvili , Mihails Ziziļevs - Vīts Rimkus (61 Kristaps Grebis ), Igors Sļesarčuks , Andrejs Butriks (71 Vladimirs Koļesņičenko ) Coach: Roman Grigorshuk ( Ukraine ) |
Viktors Spole - Oskars Kļava , Dzintars Zirnis , Antonio Ferreira , Deniss Ivanovs - Imants Bleidelis , Andrejs Rubins (72nd Pāvels Surņins ), Genādijs Soloņicins , Darius Miceika - Ģirts Karlsons , Vladimirs Kamešss (78th Andrejs Žuravļovs. ) Trainer: Benjamin Andrejs Žuravļovs |
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1: 2 Kristaps Grebis (75th) |
0: 1 Antonio Ferreira (3rd) 0: 2 Ģirts Karlsons (38.) 1: 3 Genādijs Soloņicins (78.) |
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Zakhar Dubenskiy | Genādijs Soloņicins |
Return leg
Liepājas Metalurgs | FK Ventspils | ||||||
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Viktors Spole - Oskars Kļava , Dzintars Zirnis (71st Pāvels Surņins ), Antonio Ferreira , Deniss Ivanovs - Imants Bleidelis , Tomas Tamošauskas , Genādijs Soloņicins , Darius Miceika (46th Andrejs Rubins ) - Žirts Karlsons , Vladimir Kameļovs (71st Andrejs Andrejs ) Coach: Benjaminas Zelkevičius |
Andris Vaņins - Aleksejs Soleičuks (61 Artjoms Gončars ), Igors Savčenkovs , Saša Cilinšek , Deniss Kačanovs - Sergei Zangareev , Artis Lazdiņš - Aleksandr Misikov (46. Igors Sļesarčuks ), Vladimirs Koļesņičenko , Kristaps Grebis (75th Zurab Menteshashvili ), Andrejs Butriks Coach: Roman Grigorshuk ( Ukraine ) |
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1: 0 Ģirts Karlsons (36th) 2: 1 Genādijs Soloņicins (49th) 3: 1 Ģirts Karlsons (66th) 4: 1 Ģirts Karlsons (75th) 5: 1 Deniss Ivanovs (78th) |
1: 1 Igors Savčenkovs (41st) |
List of goalscorers
rank | Surname | society | Gates |
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1 | Ģirts Karlsons | Liepājas Metalurgs | 10 |
2 | Ričardas Beniušis | FBK Kaunas | 5 |
Genādijs Soloņicins | Liepājas Metalurgs | ||
4th | Mindaugas Kalonas | Liepājas Metalurgs | 4th |
Serhiy Sernetskyi | FK Ventspils | ||
4th | Aleksandr Dubõkin | JK Trans Narva | 3 |
Mindaugas Grigalevičius | FBK Kaunas | ||
Artur Ossipov | FC TVMK Tallinn | ||
Vīts Rimkus | FK Ventspils | ||
Egidijus Varnas | Ekranas Panevėžys |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Balti Liiga 2007 tulemused - võitja Liepajas Metalurgs ( Memento of the original of July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Estonian), accessed March 16, 2011.
- ↑ a b FC Dinaburg eliminated from the Baltic League 2007 (English), March 15, 2007. Retrieved on March 4, 2011
- ^ Baltic League introduced , February 13, 2007. Accessed April 8, 2011
- ↑ FK Dinaburg appeal rejected (English), March 23, 2007. Accessed April 8, 2011
Web links
- Baltic League 2007 (English)