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:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Match table

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Viktors Dobrecovs (LAT)FHK Liepājas Metalurgs22
2 Viktor Voronkov (RUS)FK Ventspils18
3 David Chaladze (GEO)Skonto FC16
4 Mihails Miholaps (LAT)Skonto FC14
5 Vladimirs Koļesņičenko (LAT)Skonto FC13

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
MFLatvia Vitālijs Astafjevs03.04.19711892-
MFLatvia Vladimirs Babičevs22.04.1968111--
Latvia Romans Bezzubovs15.05.19792---
DFLatvia Oļegs Blagonadeždins16.05.197323---
MFLatvia Imants Bleidelis16.08.1975194--
FWGeorgia (country) David Chaladze22.01.197615162-
Georgia (country) Armaz Dzeladze28.06.19735---
MFLatvia Vladimirs Koļesņičenko04.05.198025131-
GKLatvia Aleksandrs Koliņko18.06.197518–12--
MFGeorgia (country) Levan Korgalidze21.02.1980131--
MFLatvia Juris Laizāns06.01.19792731-
-Ukraine Vladimir Mel'nyk21.11.19791331-
MFGeorgia (country) Zurab Menteshashvili30.01.1980171--
FWLatvia Mihails Miholaps24.08.197420141-
MFLatvia Viktors Morozs30.07.19801---
MFLithuania Viktoras Olšanskis14.03.196920-1-
GKLatvia Andrejs Piedels17.09.197010–3--
MFGeorgia (country) Alexander Rekhviashvili06.08.19742415-
MFLatvia Andrejs Rubins26.11.19782562-
DFGeorgia (country) Levan Silagadze04.08.197620-1-
-Russia Sergey Solovyov03.04.197871--
DFLatvia Igors Stepanovs21.01.19762041-
DFLithuania Andrėjus Tereškinas10.07.19701811-
Belarus Sergey Yermolenko29.05.19722---
DFLatvia Mihails Zemļinskis21.12.196916731
Manager: Latvia Aleksandrs Starkovs

References

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