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1999 Latvian Higher League

Latvian Higher League
Season1999
ChampionsSkonto FC
RelegatedFK Rezekne
UEFA Champions LeagueSkonto FC
UEFA CupFK Liepajas Metalurgs
FK Ventspils
UEFA Intertoto CupDinaburg FC
Top goalscorerLatvia Viktors Dobrecovs (22 goals)
1998
2000

The 1999 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the ninth domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence from the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Eight teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC claiming the title.

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Skonto (C) 28 23 0 5 88 15 +73 69 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Liepājas Metalurgs 28 19 3 6 73 25 +48 60 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Ventspils 28 18 2 8 62 26 +36 56
4 Dinaburg 28 13 5 10 37 32 +5 44 Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
5 Valmiera 28 10 5 13 33 42 −9 35
6 Rīga 28 10 4 14 35 42 −7 34
7 Policijas 28 5 5 18 25 93 −68 20
8 Rēzekne (R) 28 1 2 25 12 90 −78 5 Relegation to Latvian First League
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Match table

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1  Viktors Dobrecovs (LAT) FHK Liepājas Metalurgs 22
2  Viktor Voronkov (RUS) FK Ventspils 18
3  David Chaladze (GEO) Skonto FC 16
4  Mihails Miholaps (LAT) Skonto FC 14
5  Vladimirs Koļesņičenko (LAT) Skonto FC 13

Awards

Best Name Team
Goalkeeper  Aleksandrs Koliņko (LAT) Skonto FC
Defender  Mihails Zemļinskis (LAT) Skonto FC
Midfielder  Vitālijs Astafjevs (LAT) Skonto FC
Forward  Viktors Dobrecovs (LAT) FK Liepājas Metalurgs

Skonto FC 1999

Pos Name Birthdate P Yellow card Red card
MF Latvia Vitālijs Astafjevs 03.04.1971 18 9 2 -
MF Latvia Vladimirs Babičevs 22.04.1968 11 1 - -
Latvia Romans Bezzubovs 15.05.1979 2 - - -
DF Latvia Oļegs Blagonadeždins 16.05.1973 23 - - -
MF Latvia Imants Bleidelis 16.08.1975 19 4 - -
FW Georgia (country) David Chaladze 22.01.1976 15 16 2 -
Georgia (country) Armaz Dzeladze 28.06.1973 5 - - -
MF Latvia Vladimirs Koļesņičenko 04.05.1980 25 13 1 -
GK Latvia Aleksandrs Koliņko 18.06.1975 18 –12 - -
MF Georgia (country) Levan Korgalidze 21.02.1980 13 1 - -
MF Latvia Juris Laizāns 06.01.1979 27 3 1 -
- Ukraine Vladimir Mel'nyk 21.11.1979 13 3 1 -
MF Georgia (country) Zurab Menteshashvili 30.01.1980 17 1 - -
FW Latvia Mihails Miholaps 24.08.1974 20 14 1 -
MF Latvia Viktors Morozs 30.07.1980 1 - - -
MF Lithuania Viktoras Olšanskis 14.03.1969 20 - 1 -
GK Latvia Andrejs Piedels 17.09.1970 10 –3 - -
MF Georgia (country) Alexander Rekhviashvili 06.08.1974 24 1 5 -
MF Latvia Andrejs Rubins 26.11.1978 25 6 2 -
DF Georgia (country) Levan Silagadze 04.08.1976 20 - 1 -
- Russia Sergey Solovyov 03.04.1978 7 1 - -
DF Latvia Igors Stepanovs 21.01.1976 20 4 1 -
DF Lithuania Andrėjus Tereškinas 10.07.1970 18 1 1 -
Belarus Sergey Yermolenko 29.05.1972 2 - - -
DF Latvia Mihails Zemļinskis 21.12.1969 16 7 3 1
Manager: Latvia Aleksandrs Starkovs

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