Virslīga 2014

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Virslīga 2014
master FK Ventspils
Champions League
qualification		 FK Ventspils
Europa League
qualification		 Discount Riga
FK Jelgava
FK Liepāja
Cup winners FK Jelgava
Relegation ↓ FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte
Relegated FC Jūrmala
FC Daugava Daugavpils
FK Daugava Riga
Teams 10
Games 180 + 2 relegation games
Gates 486  (ø 2.7 per game)
Top scorer Vladislavs Gutkovskis (28 goals)
← Virslīga 2013

The Virslīga 2014 was the 23rd 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 March 21, 2014 and ended on November 8, 2014.

The defending champion was FK Ventspils , who successfully defended it.

mode

The 10 teams played against each other four times in the course of a season; twice at home and twice away. Thus each team played 36 games per season. The bottom of the table was relegated to the second class 1. līga , the ninth placed played in the relegation against the second of the 1. līga . New to the league were both FK Liepāja, founded in 2014, and BFC Daugavpils .

societies

Clubs in the Virsliga 2014
society city Stadion capacity
BFC Daugavpils Daugavpils Celtnieks 2,000
FC Daugava Daugavpils Daugavpils Daugava Stadium 4,100
Jūrmala FC Jurmala Slokas Stadium 2,000
FK Daugava Riga Riga Daugava Stadium 5,000
FK Liepāja Liepāja Daugava Stadium 5,083
FK Jelgava Jelgava Ozolnieku Stadium 2,200
FK Spartaks Jūrmala Jurmala Slokas Stadium 2,000
FK Ventspils Ventspils Olimpiskais Centrs Ventspils 3,200
FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte Riga Arkādija Stadium 0.250
Riga discount Riga Discount stadium 9,000

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. FK Ventspils (M)  36  26th  5  5 075:200 +55 83
 2. Discount Riga 1  36  25th  1  10 077:340 +43 71
 3. FK Jelgava (P)  36  20th  10  6th 057:270 +30 70
 4th FK Liepāja (N)  36  21st  3  12 072:450 +27 66
 5. FC Daugava Daugavpils (SC)  36  19th  8th  9 053:390 +14 65
 6th FK Spartaks Jūrmala  36  14th  9  13 038:320  +6 51
 7th FK Daugava Riga  36  13  4th  19th 048:640 −16 43
 8th. BFC Daugavpils (N)  36  8th  5  23 030:650 −35 29
 9. FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte (R)  36  3  7th  26th 026:690 −43 16
10. FC Jūrmala 1  36  2  6th  28 029: 110 −81 07th
1The Skonto Riga and FC Jurmala five points were deducted each.
  • Latvian champions and participation in the 2nd qualifying round for the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League
  • Cup winners and participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League
  • Participant in the relegation
  • Relegation to the 1st līga in 2015
    • (M) reigning master
    (P) reigning cup winner
    (SC) Supercup winner 2013
    (N) Newcomers
    (R) Relegation winner

    Crosstab

    The crosstab shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the left column, the visiting team in the top row. The teams play against each other four times, two of which are home and two away, so that a total of 36 games have to be played.

    First round BFC Daugavpils FC Daugava Daugavpils FK Jelgava Jūrmala FC FK Daugava Riga FK Liepāja FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte Riga discount FK Spartaks Jūrmala FK Ventspils
    BFC Daugavpils 0: 3 2: 3 1: 1 3: 2 1: 1 1: 1 0: 2 1: 3 0: 3
    FC Daugava Daugavpils 2: 1 1: 2 1-0 1-0 5: 3 1-0 0: 4 3: 3 0: 3
    FK Jelgava 1-0 1: 1 5-0 4: 1 3-0 1: 1 0: 3 0-0 1: 2
    Jūrmala FC 1: 2 2: 3 1: 3 1: 1 2: 3 0: 3 0: 5 0: 1 0: 6
    FK Daugava Riga 1-0 0: 1 0: 3 3-0 4-0 1-0 1: 6 0: 2 0: 4
    FK Liepāja 2: 1 0: 3 2: 1 7-0 1-0 2: 1 1-0 2-0 2-0
    FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte 1-0 0: 1 1: 1 2: 4 0: 2 1: 4 1: 2 2: 2 0: 2
    Riga discount 3: 1 2: 1 1: 1 1-0 5: 1 2-0 3: 1 2: 1 2-0
    FK Spartaks Jūrmala 0: 1 0-0 0: 1 1: 1 1-0 2-0 4: 1 0: 2 1-0
    FK Ventspils 0: 1 3-0 0-0 3: 1 2-0 3: 2 2-0 1-0 1-0
    Second half BFC Daugavpils FC Daugava Daugavpils FK Jelgava Jūrmala FC FK Daugava Riga FK Liepāja FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte Riga discount FK Spartaks Jūrmala FK Ventspils
    BFC Daugavpils 0: 2 0: 2 4: 2 0: 1 0: 4 4: 1 1-0 1-0 0: 1
    FC Daugava Daugavpils 5-0 1-0 1-0 2: 2 3: 1 2: 1 0: 1 1-0 1: 1
    FK Jelgava 2-0 1-0 2: 1 1: 1 1-0 1: 1 0: 1 0-0 1-0
    Jūrmala FC 1: 1 1: 1 0: 2 0: 6 0: 1 1-0 1: 7 1: 2 0: 7
    FK Daugava Riga 4: 2 1: 4 1: 3 3: 1 2: 4 2-0 1: 2 2: 1 0: 3
    FK Liepāja 5-0 3: 2 2: 3 6-0 1: 2 2-0 3-0 3-0 1: 1
    FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte 1: 1 0: 1 0: 3 1: 1 1: 2 0: 2 0: 3 2: 1 0: 3
    Riga discount 2-0 1-0 0: 3 4: 3 4: 1 1: 2 3: 1 0: 1 2: 4
    FK Spartaks Jūrmala 2-0 0-0 1: 1 4: 1 1-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 1: 2
    FK Ventspils 2-0 4-0 2-0 6: 1 0-0 1-0 2: 1 2: 1 1-0

    Relegation

    At the end of the regular season, the ninth placed Virslīga, against the second of the 1st līga , competed in the relegation.

    date Result
    November 12, 2014 FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte 1-0 Rēzeknes FA
    November 16, 2014 Rēzeknes FA 1: 5 FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte
    Total: FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte 6: 1 Rēzeknes FA

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    01. LatviaLatvia Vladislavs Gutkovskis Riga discount 28
    02. LatviaLatvia Dāvis Ikaunieks FK Liepāja 23
    03. LatviaLatvia Vladislavs Kozlovs FK Jelgava 15th
    04th LatviaLatvia Edgars Gauračs FK Spartaks Jūrmala 14th
    05. LatviaLatvia Kristaps Grebis FK Liepāja 12
    LatviaLatvia Jevgēņijs Kosmačovs FC Daugava Daugavpils
    AlbaniaAlbania Ndue Mujeci FK Ventspils
    LithuaniaLithuania Mantas Savėnas FK Daugava Riga
    09. NigeriaNigeria Ahmed Abdultaofik FK Ventspils 11
    10. TurkmenistanTurkmenistan Ruslan Mingazov Riga discount 09

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ a b c Games soccerway.com