Virslīga 1996

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Virslīga 1996
master Riga discount
Champions League
qualification		 Riga discount
Uefa cup FK Daugava Riga
UI cup FK Universitāte Riga
Cup winners FC Dinaburg
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 FC Dinaburg
Relegation ↓ Discount / Metals Riga
Relegated FK Jūrnieks
discount / Metāls Riga
Teams 10
Games 90 + 54 play-off games
 + 1 relegation game
Gates 432  (ø 3 per game)
Top scorer LatviaLatvia Mihails Miholaps
( FK Daugava Riga )
← Virslīga 1995

The 1996 Virslīga was the fifth season of the highest Latvian football league, since it was founded in 1992. It was hosted by the Latvian Football Association . The season began on April 20, 1996 and ended on October 30, 1996.

Skonto Riga became Latvian champions for the fifth time in a row.

mode

The league was played with ten teams. Promoted from the 1. Liga was the FK Jurnieks . The teams first played against each other twice in a regular season in the round two; once at home and once away. Thus, each team initially played 18 games.

After this phase, the league was divided into two groups with the six best and four poorer teams. Then the teams of the respective groups played twice (championship round) or four times against each other (relegation round). The table top of the championship round was thus Latvian football champions. The bottom of the table of the relegation round FK Jūrnieks rose directly from the 1st league, the table penultimate FK Skonto / Metāls played in the relegation against the runner-up from the second-class 1st league of FK Valmiera .

From this season onwards there were three points for a win and one point for a draw.

societies

  • RAF Jelgava → FK Universitāte Riga
  • FK Amstrig Riga → FK Daugava Riga
  • Vilan-D Daugavpils → FC Dinaburg
  • DAG Liepāja → FK Baltika Liepāja
Virslīga Associations 1996
society city
FK Starts Brocēni Brocēni
FC Dinaburg Daugavpils
FK Lokomotīve Daugavpils Daugavpils
FK Baltika Liepāja Liepāja
FK Vairogs Rēzekne Rēzekne
FK Jūrnieks Riga
Discount / Metals Riga Riga
FK Daugava Riga Riga
FK Universitāte Riga Riga
Riga discount Riga

1 round

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Discount Riga (M)  18th  15th  2  1 074: 900 +65 47
 2. FK Daugava Riga  18th  13  4th  1 041:110 +30 43
 3. FC Dinaburg  18th  9  5  4th 030:190 +11 32
 4th FK Baltika Liepāja  18th  8th  4th  6th 023:210  +2 28
 5. FK Universitāte Riga (P)  18th  7th  5  6th 024:290  −5 26th
 6th FK Starts Brocēni  18th  5  5  8th 020:350 −15 20th
 7th FK Vairogs Rēzekne  18th  5  3  10 019:320 −13 18th
 8th. FK Lokomotīve Daugavpils (N)  18th  4th  5  9 018:310 −13 17th
 9. Discount / Metals Riga  18th  2  3  13 009:380 −29 09
10. FK Jūrnieks (N)  18th  1  6th  11 011:440 −33 09

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Participation in the championship round
  • Participation in the relegation round
    • (M) reigning Latvian champion
    (P) reigning Latvian cup winner
    (N) Newcomers from the 1st līga

    Crosstab

    1 round Riga discount FK Daugava Riga FC Dinaburg FK Baltika Liepāja FK Universitāte Riga FK Starts Brocēni FK Vairogs Rēzekne FK Lokomotīve Daugavpils Discount / Metals Riga FK Jūrnieks
    Riga discount 3: 3 7-0 5-0 11: 1 4-0 6-0 3: 2 4: 1 5-0
    FK Daugava Riga 0: 1 2: 2 1: 1 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 1-0 3-0 7-0
    FC Dinaburg 0: 4 1: 2 1: 1 0-0 5-0 4-0 2-0 1: 2 2-0
    FK Baltika Liepāja 0: 1 0: 1 0: 3 1: 2 1-0 3: 1 2: 3 1-0 4-0
    FK Universitāte Riga 0-0 0: 1 1: 1 0: 1 0: 1 0: 3 2: 1 4-0 2-0
    FK Starts Brocēni 2: 1 0-0 0: 4 0: 2 0: 2 3: 6 1: 1 2: 1 4: 1
    FK Vairogs Rēzekne 0: 5 0: 2 0: 1 0-0 1: 2 1: 2 1: 1 0-0 1-0
    FK Lokomotīve Daugavpils 0: 5 1: 5 0: 1 1: 2 1: 1 2: 2 1-0 1-0 2: 1
    Discount / Metals Riga 0: 5 0: 4 0: 2 0: 2 1: 2 2: 2 0: 3 1-0 1: 1
    FK Jūrnieks 0: 4 0: 3 0-0 2: 2 4: 4 0-0 0: 2 1: 1 1-0

    2nd round

    Championship round

    The results from the preliminary round were included

    Closing table

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. Discount Riga (M)  28  23  4th  1 098:120 +86 73
     2. FK Daugava Riga  28  18th  7th  3 061:180 +43 61
     3. FC Dinaburg  28  13  8th  7th 053:310 +22 47
     4th FK Universitāte Riga (P)  28  11  6th  11 037:450  −8 39
     5. FK Baltika Liepāja  28  11  5  12 032:440 −12 38
     6th FK Starts Brocēni 1  28  6th  5  17th 026:690 −43 23

    Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd wins - 4th goal difference - 5th goals scored

  • Latvian champion and participation in the second qualifying round for the 1997/98 Champions League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round of the 1997/98 UEFA Cup
  • Participant in the qualifying round of the 1997/98 European Cup Winners' Cup as a cup finalist
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round of the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup
    • (M) reigning Latvian champion
    (P) reigning Latvian cup winner
    1 FK Starts Brocēni withdrew for the following season.

    Crosstab

    Championship round Riga discount FK Daugava Riga FC Dinaburg FC Universitāte Rīga FK Baltika Riga FK Starts Brocēni
    Riga discount 1-0 3: 1 6-0 3-0 4-0
    FK Daugava Riga 1: 1 0-0 0: 1 3: 1 3-0
    FC Dinaburg 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 3-0 7-0
    FK Universitāte Riga 0: 1 1: 3 2-0 2: 2 2: 1
    FK Baltika Riga 0: 2 0: 5 2-0 0: 4 3: 1
    FK Starts Brocēni 0: 2 1: 4 2: 8 1-0 0: 1

    Relegation round

    The results from the preliminary round were included

    Closing table

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     7th FK Lokomotīve Daugavpils (N)  30th  10  9  11 038:450  −7 39
     8th. FK Vairogs Rēzekne  30th  9  6th  15th 037:540 −17 33
     9. Discount / Metals Riga  30th  7th  6th  17th 025:530 −28 27
    10. FK Jūrnieks (N)  30th  4th  8th  18th 025:610 −36 20th

    Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd wins - 4th goal difference - 5th goals scored

  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegation to the 1st līga in 1997
    • (N) Newcomers from the 1st līga

    Crosstab

    Relegation round 19-24 FK Lokomotīve Daugavpils FK Vairogs Rēzekne FK Discount / Metals FK Jūrnieks
    FK Lokomotīve Daugavpils 1: 2 1: 1 2: 1
    FK Vairogs Rēzekne 1: 1 2: 1 1: 1
    Discount / Metals Riga 1: 4 1: 2 0: 1
    FK Jūrnieks 0: 2 2: 3 0: 2
    Relegation round 25-30 FK Lokomotīve Daugavpils FK Vairogs Rēzekne FK Discount / Metals FK Jūrnieks
    FK Lokomotīve Daugavpils 3: 2 0: 2 1-0
    FK Vairogs Rēzekne 1: 1 0: 1 1: 2
    Discount / Metals Riga 2: 2 3: 2 0-0
    FK Jūrnieks 1: 2 5: 1 1: 2

    Relegation

    date total First leg Return leg
    October 29/3. November 1996 Discount / Metals Riga 1: 2 Valmieras FK 1-0 0: 2

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    01. LatviaLatvia Mihail's Miholaps FK Daugava Riga 33
    02. UkraineUkraine Aleksandr Pindeyev Riga discount 16
    LatviaLatvia Vladimir Babičevs Riga discount
    LatviaLatvia Juris Karašausks FC Dinaburg
    05. LatviaLatvia Aleksandrs Fedotovs FC Dinaburg 13
    LatviaLatvia Marian's Pahars Riga discount
    07th LatviaLatvia Vitālijs Astafjevs Riga discount 12
    08th. LatviaLatvia Vadim Bekeris FK Vairogs Rēzekne 11
    09. LatviaLatvia Aleksandrs Jeļisejevs Riga discount 10

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ a b c Latvia 1996 wildstat.com