Latvian Higher League
Season1998
ChampionsSkonto FC
RelegatedLU-Daugava
Ranto-Miks
UEFA Champions LeagueSkonto FC
UEFA CupLiepajas
FK Ventspils
UEFA Intertoto CupDinaburg FC
Top goalscorerLatvia Viktors Dobrecovs
1997
1999

The 1998 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the 8th 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 21 4 3 98 27 +71 67 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Liepājas Metalurgs 28 17 6 5 62 25 +37 57 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Ventspils 28 16 6 6 56 23 +33 54
4 Dinaburg 28 11 10 7 49 31 +18 43 Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
5 Valmiera 28 10 7 11 39 59 20 37
6 LU-Daugava (R) 28 7 9 12 42 42 0 30 Relegation to Latvian First League
7 Rēzekne 28 2 5 21 22 80 58 11
8 Ranto-Miks (R) 28 2 5 21 25 106 81 11 Relegation to Latvian First League
Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Match table

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Viktors Dobrecovs (LAT)FHK Liepājas Metalurgs23
2 Roman Grigorčuk (UKR)Dinaburg FC21
3 Mihails Miholaps (LAT)Skonto FC20
4 Marians Pahars (LAT)Skonto FC19
5 Vladimirs Babičevs (LAT)Skonto FC11
 Vīts Rimkus (LAT)Skonto FC

Awards

Best Name Team
Goalkeeper Oļegs Karavajevs (LAT)Skonto FC
Defender Mihails Zemļinskis (LAT)Skonto FC
Midfielder Vladimirs Babičevs (LAT)Skonto FC
Forward Marians Pahars (LAT)Skonto FC

Skonto FC 1998

Pos Name Birthdate P Yellow card Red card
Ukraine Nikolay Apilats21.09.19742---
MFLatvia Vitālijs Astafjevs03.04.19712372-
MFLatvia Vladimirs Babičevs22.04.1968191041
DFLatvia Oļegs Blagonadeždins16.05.19732---
MFLatvia Imants Bleidelis16.08.19752482-
Georgia (country) Mamuka Cereteli13.01.1979912-
GKGeorgia (country) Davit Gvaramadze08.11.19756–7--
MFLatvia Jevgeņijs Ilovaiskis22.10.19792---
GKLatvia Oļegs Karavajevs13.02.19619–7--
MFLatvia Vladimirs Koļesņičenko04.05.19801---
GKLatvia Aleksandrs Koliņko18.06.1975505-
MFLatvia Juris Laizāns06.01.197926111
-Latvia Vsevolods Līdaks22.10.1977121--
-Latvia Valentins Lobaņovs23.10.19712213-
-Ukraine Vladimir Mel'nyk21.11.19791815-
FWRussia/Latvia Mihails Miholaps24.08.197425201-
Latvia Iļja Novikovs12.08.197793--
FWLatvia Marians Pahars05.08.1976261911
GKLatvia Andrejs Piedels17.09.19708–8--
-Ukraine Aleksandr Pindejev03.03.19711552-
-Ukraine Vitaliy Rozghon23.03.19801---
MFGeorgia (country) Alexander Rekhviashvili06.08.19741712-
FWLatvia Vits Rimkus21.06.19731511--
MFLatvia Andrejs Rubins26.11.1978191--
DFGeorgia (country) Levan Silagadze04.08.19761513-
-Russia Sergey Solovjov03.04.1978943-
DFLatvia Igors Stepanovs21.01.197624-3-
DFLithuania Andrėjus Tereškinas10.07.1970722-
DFLatvia Mihails Zemļinskis21.12.196913-1-
Manager: Latvia Aleksandrs Starkovs

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