Virslīga 1998

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Virslīga 1998
master Riga discount
Champions League
qualification		 Riga discount
Uefa cup FK Liepājas Metalurgs
UI cup FK Ventspils
Cup winners FK Riga
Relegated FK Ranto-Miks
LU / Daugava Riga (voluntary)
Teams 8th
Games 112
Gates 393  (ø 3.51 per game)
Top scorer Viktors Dobrecovs
(FK Liepājas Metalurgs)
← Virslīga 1997

The Virslīga 1998 was the seventh season of the highest Latvian football league of men, since its re-establishment in 1992. It was played by the Latvian Football Association . The season started on April 18, 1998 and ended on November 7, 1998.

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

mode

Two teams (FK Lokomotīve Daugavpils and FK Universitāte Riga) left the league for financial reasons at the end of last season. In return, only one club was promoted with FK Ranto-Miks. The eight teams each played against each other four times and played a total of 28 season games. The bottom of the table was relegated. In addition, another place in the Virslīga was vacated by LU / Daugava Riga, as it was decided to play second class for financial reasons in the following season.

societies

  • FK Daugava Riga → LU / Daugava Riga
Virslīga Associations 1998
society city
FC Dinaburg Daugavpils
FK Liepājas Metalurgs Liepāja
FK Rēzekne Rēzekne
FK Ranto-Miks Riga
Riga discount Riga
LU / Daugava Riga Riga
Valmieras FK Valmiera
FK Ventspils Ventspils

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Discount Riga (M)  28  21st  4th  3 098:270 +71 67
 2. FK Liepājas Metalurgs (P)  28  17th  6th  5 062:250 +37 57
 3. FK Ventspils  28  16  6th  6th 056:230 +33 54
 4th FC Dinaburg  28  11  10  7th 049:310 +18 43
 5. Valmieras FK  28  10  7th  11 039:590 −20 37
 6th LU / Daugava Riga 1  28  7th  9  12 042:420  ± 0 30th
 7th FK Rēzekne  28  2  5  21st 022:800 −58 11
 8th. FK Ranto-Miks (N)  28  2  5  21st 025: 106 −81 11

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

  • Latvian champions and participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 1999/2000 Champions League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round of the 1999/2000 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999
  • Relegated to the 1st līga in 1999
    • (M) reigning Latvian champion
    (P) reigning Latvian cup winner
    (N) Newcomers from the 1st līga
    1 LU / Daugava Riga withdrew voluntarily and played in the 1st līga the following season.

    Crosstab

    Matchday 1-14 Riga discount FK Liepājas Metalurgs FK Ventspils FC Dinaburg Valmieras FK LU / Daugava Riga FK Rēzekne FK Ranto-Miks
    Riga discount 1-0 1-0 0: 2 4-0 2: 3 7-0 9-0
    FK Liepājas Metalurgs 0-0 0-0 1: 2 4: 1 3: 2 4-0 7-0
    FK Ventspils 2: 1 0: 1 0-0 0: 3 1-0 4: 1 9-0
    FC Dinaburg 0: 1 0: 1 1: 1 6: 1 0-0 0-0 6: 1
    Valmieras FK 1: 4 2: 1 0-0 0: 2 2: 2 3-0 4-0
    LU / Daugava Riga 3: 5 0-0 1: 1 2: 2 4: 2 8: 2 3-0
    FK Rēzekne 0: 2 2: 3 1: 4 0: 1 1: 2 1: 2 2: 2
    FK Ranto-Miks 3: 3 3: 4 0: 1 0: 6 0-0 2: 1 1: 3
    Match days 15–28 Riga discount FK Liepājas Metalurgs FK Ventspils FC Dinaburg Valmieras FK LU / Daugava Riga FK Rēzekne FK Ranto-Miks
    Riga discount 1: 1 4-0 2: 1 15: 2 3-0 1-0 4-0
    FK Liepājas Metalurgs 1: 1 1-0 3-0 2: 1 2: 1 7-0 5: 1
    FK Ventspils 2: 3 2-0 1: 1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3: 2
    FC Dinaburg 1: 4 1: 1 0: 3 0-0 0: 2 2: 1 5: 1
    Valmieras FK 1: 5 2: 1 0: 3 1: 1 2: 1 0-0 1-0
    LU / Daugava Riga 1: 2 0: 1 1: 2 0-0 0-0 1: 1 2-0
    FK Rēzekne 1: 6 1: 2 0: 3 2: 4 0: 5 2: 1 1: 2
    FK Ranto-Miks 2: 7 1: 6 1: 5 2: 5 0: 3 1: 1 0-0

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    01. LatviaLatvia Viktors Dobrecovs FK Liepājas Metalurgs 23
    02. UkraineUkraine Roman Hrihortschuk FC Dinaburg 21st
    03. LatviaLatvia Mihail's Miholaps Riga discount 20th
    04th LatviaLatvia Marian's Pahars Riga discount 19th
    05. LatviaLatvia Vladimir Babičevs Riga discount 11
    LatviaLatvia Vīts Rimkus Riga discount

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ a b Virslīga 1998. In: eu-football.info. Retrieved October 10, 2019 .