Virslīga 2016

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Virslīga 2016
master FK Spartaks Jūrmala
Champions League
qualification		 FK Spartaks Jūrmala
Europa League
qualification		 FK Jelgava
FK Ventspils
FK Liepāja
Cup winners FK Ventspils
Relegation ↓ FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte
Relegated BFC Daugavpils
Teams 8th
Games 112 + 2 relegation games
 (1 of which is criminally verified)
Gates 259  (ø 2.33 per game)
(excluding penalty-verified games)
Top scorer Ģirts Karlsons (FK Ventspils)
← Virslīga 2015

The Virslīga 2016 was the 25th season of the highest Latvian football league since it was founded in 1992. It was played by the Latvian Football Association . The season started on March 11th and ended on November 5th, 2016.

The FK Spartaks Jūrmala became Latvian champions for the first time.

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This season consisted of eight teams, new in the league was Riga FC , founded in 2015 , who won the 1st league the previous season under the name FC Caramba / Dinamo Riga and FK Rīgas Futbola skola came third, as Skonto Riga was not licensed got.

The championship was played in a regular season in two first and two second round matches. Each team met four times against every other team. The bottom of the table was relegated to the second class 1st līga .

societies

Associations of the Virslīga 2016
society city Stadion capacity
Riga FC Riga Discount stadium 9,000
FK Liepāja Liepāja Daugava Stadium 5,000
FK Jelgava Jelgava Ozolnieku Stadium 2,200
BFC Daugavpils Daugavpils Celtnieks Stadium 4,070
FK Spartaks Jūrmala Jurmala Slokas Stadium 2,000
FK Ventspils Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadium 3,200
FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte Riga Arkādija Stadium 0.250
FK RFS Riga Arkādija Stadium 0.250

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. FK Spartaks Jūrmala  28  17th  4th  7th 046:220 +24 55
 2. FK Jelgava (P)  28  16  3  9 037:240 +13 51
 3. FK Ventspils  28  15th  6th  7th 047:280 +19 51
 4th FK Liepāja (M)  28  12  6th  10 038:310  +7 42
 5. Riga FC (N)  28  8th  12  8th 028:240  +4 36
 6th FK RFS (N)  28  9  8th  11 022:310  −9 35
 7th FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte  28  8th  6th  14th 032:470 −15 30th
 8th. BFC Daugavpils  28  2  5  21st 013:560 −43 11
  • Latvian champions and participation in the second qualifying round for the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the relegation games
  • Relegation to the 1st līga in 2017
    • (M) reigning master
    (P) reigning cup winner
    (N) Newcomers

    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 each team has to play 28 games.

    First round FK Liepāja FK Jelgava BFC Daugavpils FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte Riga FC FK Spartaks Jūrmala FK Ventspils FK RFS
    FK Liepāja 0: 1 1-0 3-0 3-0 1: 2 2: 3 3: 1
    FK Jelgava 0: 1 3: 1 2-0 2: 1 0: 1 4: 3 4-0
    BFC Daugavpils 0: 3 0-0 0: 1 0: 2 0: 2 0: 5 1-0
    FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte 0: 2 3-0 2: 1 1-0 0: 1 1: 1 1: 1
    Riga FC 0-0 1: 1 2-0 2: 1 0-0 1: 1 0-0
    FK Spartaks Jūrmala 0: 1 3-0 3-0 4: 1 1-0 5: 1 2-0
    FK Ventspils 2: 2 1-0 3-0 2-0 1: 1 2: 1 0: 1
    FK RFS 1-0 1-0 0-0 3: 2 1: 1 0: 2 1: 2
    Second half FK Liepāja FK Jelgava BFC Daugavpils FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte Riga FC FK Spartaks Jūrmala FK Ventspils FK RFS
    FK Liepāja 1: 3 1-0 2: 3 2: 2 4: 3 0-0 0: 1
    FK Jelgava 3: 2 2-0 1: 2 1-0 2-0 2-0 2-0
    BFC Daugavpils 0: 1 0: 1 3: 3 2: 2 2: 1 0: 4 0: 1
    FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte 3: 1 0: 1 2: 2 1: 1 1: 3 2: 1 1: 1
    Riga FC 0: 1 1-0 3-0 2: 1 1: 1 1: 2 1-0
    FK Spartaks Jūrmala 0-0 0-0 4: 1 2-0 0: 3 1 0: 1 2: 1
    FK Ventspils 2-0 1: 2 2-0 2-0 1-0 0: 1 1: 1
    FK RFS 1: 1 1-0 2-0 3-0 0-0 0: 2 0: 3
    1 The match between Spartaks Jūrmala and Riga FC was canceled due to the unplayability of the field and on November 7th, 2016 it was rated 0: 3 for Riga.

    Relegation

    At the end of the regular season, the seventh placed Virslīga, against the runner-up of the 1st līga , met in the relegation.

    date Result
    November 9, 2016 AFA Olaine 1: 1 FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte
    November 13, 2016 FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte 1-0 AFA Olaine
    Total: AFA Olaine 1: 2 FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    01. LatviaLatvia Ģirts Karlsons FK Ventspils 17th
    02. BelarusBelarus Dzmitry Platonaw FK Spartaks Jūrmala 11
    03. LatviaLatvia Jevgēņijs Kazačoks FK Spartaks Jūrmala 10
    04th LatviaLatvia Eduards Tidenbergs FK Ventspils 08th
    05. LatviaLatvia Edgars Gauračs Liepāja / Spartaks 07th
    LatviaLatvia Gļebs Kļuškins FK Jelgava
    07th LatviaLatvia Andrejs Kovaļovs FK Jelgava 06th
    LatviaLatvia Oscar's Kļava FK Liepāja
    LatviaLatvia Roberts Uldriķis FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte
    LatviaLatvia Raivis Jurkovskis FK RFS
    RussiaRussia Yevgeny Kozlov FK Spartaks Jūrmala

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Change of name FC Caramba / Dinamo Riga . In: sportacentrs.com . Retrieved March 22, 2016.
    2. ^ LFF decisions. In: lff.lv. November 7, 2016, accessed November 20, 2016 (Latvian).