1996_Latvian_Higher_League
1996 Latvian Higher League
Annual soccer tournament
The 1996 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the sixth domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence from the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Tenth teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC claiming the title.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
Season | 1996 |
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Champions | Skonto FC |
Relegated | Skonto/Metals FK Jurnieks |
UEFA Champions League | Skonto FC |
UEFA Cup | Torpedo Riga |
Cup Winners' Cup | Dinaburg FC |
UEFA Intertoto Cup | RAF Jelgava |
Top goalscorer | Mihails Miholaps (33 goals) |
← 1995 1997 → |
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More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Skonto | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 9 | +65 | 47 | Qualification for championship group |
2 | Daugava Rīga | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 11 | +30 | 43 | |
3 | Dinaburg | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 32 | |
4 | Baltika Liepāja | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 28 | |
5 | Universitāte | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 26 | |
6 | Starts | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 20 | |
7 | Vairogs | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 18 | Qualification for relegation group |
8 | Lokomotīve | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 17 | |
9 | Skonto/Metāls | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 38 | −29 | 9 | |
10 | Jūrnieks | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 44 | −33 | 9 |
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Source: rsssf.com
Match table
More information Home \ Away, BAL ...
Home \ Away | BAL | DAU | DIN | JŪR | LOK | SKO | SKM | STA | UNI | VAI |
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Baltika Liepāja | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
Daugava Rīga | 1–1 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
Dinaburg | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
Jūrnieks | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 0–2 | |
Lokomotīve | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
Skonto | 5–0 | 3–3 | 7–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 11–1 | 6–0 | |
Skonto/Metāls | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
Starts | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–6 | |
Universitāte | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
Vairogs | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
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Championship group
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Skonto (C) | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 98 | 12 | +86 | 73 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Daugava Rīga | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 18 | +43 | 61 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Dinaburg | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 47 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
4 | Universitāte | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 39 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage |
5 | Baltika Liepāja | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 38 | |
6 | Starts (R) | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 69 | −43 | 23 | Dissolved after the season |
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Match table
More information Home \ Away, BAL ...
Home \ Away | BAL | DAU | DIN | SKO | STA | UNI |
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Baltika Liepāja | 0–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | |
Daugava Rīga | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
Dinaburg | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 2–1 | |
Skonto | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | |
Starts | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–8 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
Universitāte | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
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Relegation group
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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7 | Lokomotīve | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 39 | |
8 | Vairogs | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 33 | |
9 | Skonto/Metāls (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 53 | −28 | 27 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
10 | Jūrnieks (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 61 | −36 | 20 | Relegation to Latvian First League |
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Match table
More information Home \ Away, JŪR ...
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The matches were played on 29 October and 3 November 1996.
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Mihails Miholaps (LAT) | FK Daugava Rīga | 33 |
2 | Aleksandr Pindeyev (UKR) | Skonto FC | 17 |
3 | Vladimirs Babičevs (LAT) | Skonto FC | 16 |
Juris Karašausks (LAT) | Dinaburg FC | ||
5 | Aleksandrs Fedotovs (LAT) | Dinaburg FC | 13 |
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More information Best, Name ...
Best | Name | Team |
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Goalkeeper | Raimonds Laizāns (LAT) | Skonto FC |
Defender | Jurijs Ševļakovs (LAT) | Skonto FC |
Midfielder | Vitālijs Astafjevs (LAT) | Skonto FC |
Forward | Mihails Miholaps (LAT) | FK Daugava Rīga |
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More information Pos, Name ...
Pos | Name | Birthdate | P | |||
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MF | Vitālijs Astafjevs | 03.04.1971 | 18 | 12 | 1 | - |
MF | Vladimirs Babičevs | 22.04.1968 | 25 | 16 | 3 | - |
- | Vladlen Bausev | 03.03.1967 | 10 | 3 | - | - |
DF | Oļegs Blagonadeždins | 16.05.1973 | 23 | 1 | - | - |
MF | Imants Bleidelis | 16.08.1975 | 20 | 3 | - | - |
- | Konstantin Ivanov | 10.05.1964 | 6 | - | - | - |
MF | Valērijs Ivanovs | 23.02.1970 | 27 | 3 | 2 | - |
FW | Aleksandrs Jelisejevs | 11.08.1971 | 15 | 10 | 1 | - |
GK | Aleksandrs Koļiņko | 18.06.1975 | 9 | –3 | 1 | - |
GK | Raimonds Laizāns | 05.08.1964 | 19 | –9 | 1 | - |
- | Vsevolods Līdaks | 22.10.1977 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
- | Valentins Lobaņovs | 23.10.1971 | 19 | 3 | 2 | - |
DF | Boriss Monjaks | 11.04.1970 | 10 | - | - | - |
FW | Marians Pahars | 05.08.1976 | 28 | 12 | 2 | - |
- | Aleksandr Pindejev | 03.03.1971 | 26 | 17 | 5 | - |
- | Igors Stepanovs | 21.01.1976 | 22 | 2 | 3 | - |
DF | Jurijs Ševļakovs | 24.01.1959 | 24 | 1 | 5 | - |
FW | Andrejs Štolcers | 08.07.1974 | 26 | 6 | 3 | - |
DF | Igors Troickis | 11.01.1969 | 26 | 3 | 4 | - |
DF | Mihails Zemļinskis | 21.12.1969 | 24 | 4 | 3 | - |
Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs |
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