Season | 2016 |
---|---|
Champions | Spartaks Jūrmala 1st title |
Relegated | BFC Daugavpils |
Champions League | Spartaks Jūrmala |
Europa League | Jelgava Ventspils |
Matches played | 112 |
Goals scored | 252 (2.25 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ģirts Karlsons (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Jelgava 4–0 Rīgas Futbola skola (12 March 2016)[1] Spartaks Jūrmala 5–1 Ventspils (10 June 2016)[2] |
Biggest away win | BFC Daugavpils 0–5 Ventspils (16 April 2016)[3] |
Highest scoring | Jelgava 4–3 Ventspils (22 June 2016)[4] Liepāja 4–3 Spartaks Jūrmala (24 July 2016)[5] |
← 2015 2017 → |
The 2016 Latvian Higher League was the 25th season of top-tier football in Latvia. FK Liepāja were the defending champions. The season began on 11 March 2016 and ended on 5 November 2016; the relegation play-offs took place on 9 and 13 November 2016.
Teams
FB Gulbene were excluded from the previous season due to suspicion of match-fixing.[6] 2015 Latvian First League winners FC Caramba/Dinamo were promoted to the league and before the season changed their name to Riga FC.[7]
Skonto FC did not obtain a license to play in the 2016 Higher League.[8] Skonto appealed the decision, but the appeal was denied.[9] Since 2015 Latvian First League runners-up Valmiera Glass FK/BSS turned down the opportunity to be promoted to the Higher League, third-placed Rīgas Futbola skola (RFS) was promoted instead.[8]
Stadiums and locations
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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BFC Daugavpils | Daugavpils | Celtnieks Stadium | 1,980 |
FK Jelgava | Jelgava | Zemgales Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs | 1,560 |
FK Liepāja | Liepāja | Daugava Stadium | 5,000 |
FS Metta/LU | Riga | Hanzas vidusskolas futbola laukums | 500 |
Riga FC | Riga | Skonto Stadium | 9,500 |
FK RFS | Riga | Stadions Arkādija | 500 |
FK Spartaks Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Slokas Stadium | 2,500 |
FK Ventspils | Ventspils | Olimpiskais Stadium | 3,200 |
Kits manufacturer and sponsors
Club | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
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BFC Daugavpils | Adidas | Intergaz |
FK Jelgava | Nike | Igate |
FK Liepāja | Adidas | Mogo |
FS Metta/LU | Nike | |
Riga FC | Jako | |
FK RFS | Nike | LNK Group |
FK Spartaks Jūrmala | Nike | Hanseatisches Fußball Kontor |
FK Ventspils | Adidas | VK Tranzīts |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Spartaks Jūrmala (C) | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Jelgava | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 51[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
3 | Ventspils | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 51[lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Liepāja | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 42 | |
5 | Riga | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 36 | |
6 | FK RFS | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 35 | |
7 | METTA/LU (O) | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 30 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
8 | BFC Daugavpils (R) | 28 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 56 | −43 | 11 | Relegation to the Latvian First League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fairplay ranking; 7) Play-off.[10][11]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- 1 2 Head-to-head record; Ventspils–Jelgava 1–0, Jelgava–Ventspils 4–3, Jelgava–Ventspils 2–0, Ventspils–Jelgava 1–2.
- ↑ Since the winner of the 2016–17 Latvian Football Cup (Ventspils) qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the next best-placed team (in this case, to the fourth-placed team).
Relegation play-offs
The 7th-placed side, FS METTA/LU, faced AFA Olaine, runners-up of the 2016 Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off, with the winner being awarded a spot in the 2017 Higher League competition.
First leg
Second leg
METTA/LU | 1–0 | AFA Olaine |
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Šibass 10' | Report |
METTA/LU won 2–1 on aggregate and retained their place in the 2017 Higher League.
Results
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Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 29 October 2016
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Ģirts Karlsons | Ventspils | 17 |
2 | Dzmitry Platonaw | Spartaks | 11 |
3 | Jevgēņijs Kazačoks | Spartaks | 10 |
4 | Eduards Tīdenbergs | Ventspils | 8 |
5 | Edgars Gauračs | Liepāja/Spartaks | 7 |
Gļebs Kļuškins | Jelgava | ||
7 | Andrejs Kovaļovs | Jelgava | 6 |
Oskars Kļava | Liepāja | ||
Roberts Uldriķis | FS Metta/LU | ||
Raivis Jurkovskis | FK RFS | ||
Yevgeni Kozlov | Spartaks | ||
Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2016.
Source:UEFA
References
- ↑ "JELGAVA VS. RĪGAS FS 4 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ "SPARTAKS JŪRMALA VS. VENTSPILS 5 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ "BFC DAUGAVPILS VS. VENTSPILS 0 - 5". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ "JELGAVA VS. VENTSPILS 4 - 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ "LIEPĀJA VS. SPARTAKS JŪRMALA 4 - 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ 'Gulbenes' dublieru komanda varēs turpināt piedalīties Latvijas dublieru čempionātā, Delfi, 4 June 2015, accessed 22 February 2015
- ↑ ""Caramba/Dinamo" pārmaiņas: jauns treneris, cits nosaukums un stadions". sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 22 December 2015.
- 1 2 "LFF Klubu licencēšanas komisijas 29. janvāra lēmums". lff.lv (in Latvian). 29 January 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ "Apelāciju komisija atstāj negrozītu Klubu licencēšanas komisijas lēmumu par LFF-A licences nepiešķiršanu "Skonto" FC". lff.lv (in Latvian). 11 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ "2016. GADA LATVIJAS VIRSLĪGAS FUTBOLA ČEMPIONĀTA REGLAMENTS" (PDF) (in Latvian). Latvian Football Federation. 29 January 2016. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Virsliga 2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "LFF DK 7. NOVEMBRA SĒDES LĒMUMI" (in Latvian). LFF. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Latvian)