Virslīga 2017

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Virslīga 2017
master FK Spartaks Jūrmala
Champions League
qualification		 FK Spartaks Jūrmala
Europa League
qualification		 FK Liepāja
Riga FC
FK Ventspils
Cup winners FK Liepāja
Relegation ↓ FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte
Relegated SK Babīte
Teams 8th
Games 84 + 2 relegation games
Gates 200  (ø 2.38 per game)
Top scorer Artūrs Karašausks , Jewgenij Koslow each 12 goals
← Virslīga 2016

The Virslīga 2017 was the 26th season of the highest Latvian football league since it was founded in 1992. It was hosted by the Latvian Football Association . The season started on March 10, 2017 and ended on November 4, 2017.

The FK Spartaks Jūrmala was able to successfully defend the title from the previous year, and was Latvian champions for the second time.

mode

The league started with eight clubs.

On June 22, 2017, newcomer SK Babīte was expelled from the league after the Latvian Football Association received a notification of betting fraud for six games in which Babīte was involved. As a result, all twelve games so far played by Babīte have been canceled.

The remaining seven teams played 24 season games in two first and two second round games. Each team competed four times against every other team. SK Babīte was excluded from the Virslīga, the penultimate had to be relegated.

societies

Associations of Virslīga 2017
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
FK Spartaks Jūrmala Jurmala Slokas Stadium 2,000
FK Ventspils Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadium 3,200
SK Babīte Piņķi Piņķi Stadium 1,000
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 (M)  24  14th  4th  6th 036:260 +10 46
 2. FK Liepāja  24  11  4th  9 032:250  +7 37
 3. Riga FC  24  10  7th  7th 028:200  +8 37
 4th FK Ventspils (P)  24  9  8th  7th 032:220 +10 35
 5. FK RFS  24  11  2  11 029:310  −2 35
 6th FK Jelgava  24  8th  5  11 022:300  −8 29
 7th FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte  24  3  6th  15th 021:460 −25 15th
 8th. SK Babīte (N) 1  0  0  0  0 000-000  ± 0 00

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

1 Exclusion from the league for match fixing.
  • Latvian champions and participation in the 2nd qualifying round for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the relegation games
  • Relegation to the 1st līga 2018
    • (M) reigning master
    (P) reigning cup winner
    (N) Newcomers

    Crosstab

    Matchday 1-14 FK Spartaks Jūrmala FK Liepāja FK Ventspils Riga FC FK RFS FK Jelgava FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte SK Babīte
    FK Spartaks Jūrmala 1: 1 0-0 2-0 2-0 1: 1 1-0 -
    FK Liepāja 1: 3 1-0 0: 1 0: 1 3-0 0: 1 -
    FK Ventspils 4-0 1: 1 0-0 1-0 1: 2 2-0 -
    Riga FC 1: 1 0: 2 0-0 3-0 1-0 2: 2 -
    FK RFS 2: 1 2-0 4: 2 0: 1 0: 1 3: 2 -
    FK Jelgava 1: 2 1: 2 1-0 0: 3 1: 1 2-0 -
    FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte 2: 4 1: 3 1: 1 0-0 3: 1 1: 3 -
    SK Babīte - - - - - - -
    Matchday 15-28 FK Spartaks Jūrmala FK Liepāja FK Ventspils Riga FC FK RFS FK Jelgava FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte SK Babīte
    FK Spartaks Jūrmala 2-0 0: 3 2-0 1: 3 0: 1 3: 1 -
    FK Liepāja 1: 2 1: 1 2: 1 2-0 0: 1 1-0 -
    FK Ventspils 2: 3 0-0 0: 2 1: 2 1-0 3-0 -
    Riga FC 0: 1 2: 1 0: 2 0: 1 2: 2 4-0 -
    FK RFS 1-0 1: 2 2: 4 1: 1 3-0 1-0 -
    FK Jelgava 1: 2 1: 3 0: 1 1: 2 1-0 1: 1 -
    FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte 0: 2 2: 5 2: 2 0: 2 2-0 0-0 -
    SK Babīte - - - - - - -

    Relegation

    At the end of the regular season, the runner-up of the 1st līga went against the seventh-placed Virslīga in the relegation. The games were on November 16 and 20, 2017.

    date Result Gates
    16th November 2017 FK Progress / AFA Olaine 1: 1 FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte 0: 1 Emsis (7th), 1: 1 Askerov (21st)
    20th November 2017 FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte 3: 1 FK Progress / AFA Olaine 1: 0 Emsis (3rd), 2: 0, 3: 0 Vladislavs Fjodorovs (12th), (32nd), 3: 1 Askerov (90th)
    Total: FK Progress / AFA Olaine 2: 40 FS Metta / Latvijas Universitāte

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    1. LatviaLatvia Artūrs Karašausks FK Liepāja 12
    RussiaRussia Yevgeny Kozlov FK Spartaks Jūrmala
    3. NigeriaNigeria Adeleke Akinyemi FK Ventspils 10
    4th NigeriaNigeria Tosin Aiyegun FK Ventspils 09
    5. EstoniaEstonia BogdanVaštšuk Riga FC 08th
    6th LatviaLatvia Mārcis Ošs FK Jelgava 07th
    LatviaLatvia Daniils Ulimbševs FK RFS

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Results. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved November 10, 2017 .
    2. ↑ SK Babīte excluded from the league. In: lff.lv. Retrieved November 10, 2017 (Latvian).
    3. ↑ a b Latvia 2017 results and table. In: wildstat.com. Retrieved November 10, 2017 .
    4. ↑ Goal scorers. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved November 10, 2017 .