Virslīga 2002

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Virslīga 2002
master Riga discount
Champions League
qualification		 Riga discount
Uefa cup FK Ventspils
FK Liepājas Metalurgs
UI cup FC Dinaburg
Cup winners FK Ventspils
Relegated PFK / Daugava Riga (dissolution)
Teams 8th
Games 112
Gates 367  (ø 3.28 per game)
Top scorer Mihails Miholaps (Discount Riga)
← Virslīga 2001

The Virslīga 2002 was the eleventh season of the highest Latvian football league since it was re-established in 1992. It was hosted by the Latvian Football Association . The season started on April 7, 2002 and ended on November 9, 2002.

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

mode

The eight teams each played against each other four times and played a total of 28 season games. Instead of bottom of the table, PFK / Daugava Riga was eliminated from the league for financial reasons.

societies

  • Valmieras FK → BFK Valmiera
Virslīga Associations 2002
society city
FC Dinaburg Daugavpils
FK Liepājas Metalurgs Liepāja
FK Auda Riga
FK Riga Riga
Riga discount Riga
PFK / Daugava Riga Riga
BFK Valmiera Valmiera
FK Ventspils Ventspils

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Discount Riga (M)  28  23  4th  1 095:190 +76 73
 2. FK Ventspils  28  22nd  5  1 077:200 +57 71
 3. FK Liepājas Metalurgs (P)  28  15th  6th  7th 056:310 +25 51
 4th FC Dinaburg  28  12  4th  12 037:350  +2 40
 5. BFK Valmiera  28  6th  6th  16 026:540 −28 24
 6th PFK / Daugava Riga  28  6th  5  17th 029:600 −31 23
 7th FK Riga  28  6th  2  20th 024:750 −51 20th
 8th. FK Auda (N)  28  5  2  21st 023:730 −50 17th

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

  • Latvian champions and participation in the first qualifying round for the 2003/04 Champions League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round of the 2003/04 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2003
  • Termination after the end of the season
    • (M) reigning Latvian champion
    (P) reigning Latvian cup winner
    (N) Newcomers from the 1st līga

    Crosstab

    Matchday 1-14 Riga discount FK Ventspils FK Liepājas Metalurgs FC Dinaburg BFK Valmiera PFK / Daugava Riga FK Riga FK Auda
    Riga discount 2-0 3-0 2: 1 3-0 5: 1 2-0 6-0
    FK Ventspils 3: 2 1-0 2-0 3: 1 2-0 6: 1 3: 1
    FK Liepājas Metalurgs 2: 2 0: 4 0: 1 3-0 1-0 4: 2 1-0
    FC Dinaburg 1: 1 1: 2 0: 1 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-0
    BFK Valmiera 0: 4 0: 1 2: 2 1: 2 0-0 4: 1 2-0
    PFK / Daugava Riga 0: 5 1: 2 0: 4 2: 3 2-0 0: 1 0-0
    FK Riga 0: 3 0: 4 0: 3 0: 5 1: 1 0: 1 0: 2
    FK Auda 1: 3 1: 3 0: 4 2: 1 1: 1 3-0 0: 1
    Match days 15–28 Riga discount FK Ventspils FK Liepājas Metalurgs FC Dinaburg BFK Valmiera PFK / Daugava Riga FK Riga FK Auda
    Riga discount 1: 1 3: 1 3: 1 4-0 4-0 2-0 7: 2
    FK Ventspils 2: 2 1: 1 3: 1 3-0 5-0 8: 2 4-0
    FK Liepājas Metalurgs 0: 1 1: 1 3: 1 0-0 4: 4 5: 1 6-0
    FC Dinaburg 0: 4 1: 1 3: 1 0-0 2-0 0: 1 4: 2
    BFK Valmiera 2: 6 1: 3 0: 1 1-0 3: 2 0: 3 3: 1
    PFK / Daugava Riga 0: 6 0: 2 1: 2 1: 1 2: 1 6: 1 3: 1
    FK Riga 1: 6 0: 4 0: 2 1: 2 1: 2 0-0 4-0
    FK Auda 0: 3 0: 3 0: 4 1-0 3: 1 1: 3 1: 2

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    01. LatviaLatvia Mihail's Miholaps Riga discount 23
    02. RussiaRussia Alexander Katasonov FK Liepājas Metalurgs 18th
    03. LatviaLatvia Vīts Rimkus FK Ventspils 17th
    04th LatviaLatvia Jurijs Molotkovs FC Dinaburg 16
    05. RussiaRussia Jawgeni Landyrew FK Ventspils 15th
    06th LatviaLatvia Andrejs Butriks FK Ventspils 14th
    LatviaLatvia Kristaps Grebis FK Liepājas Metalurgs

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ a b Virslīga 2002. In: eu-football.info. Retrieved October 10, 2019 .