1999 Latvian Higher League

Latvian football league season for the highest division

Football league season

Latvian Higher LeagueSeason| 1999

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Champions| Skonto FC
Relegated| FK Rezekne
UEFA Champions League| Skonto FC
UEFA Cup| FK Liepajas Metalurgs
FK Ventspils
UEFA Intertoto Cup| Dinaburg FC
Top goalscorer|  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

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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

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First half of the season  | Home \ Away  | DIN | MET | POL | RĒZ | RĪG | SKO | VAL | VEN

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Dinaburg |  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0
Liepājas Metalurgs | 3–0  |  | 4–1  | 6–0  | 3–2  | 2–3  | 3–0  | 3–1
Policijas | 0–4  | 0–5  |  | 5–1  | 2–1  | 0–9  | 0–1  | 0–4
Rēzekne | 1–2  | 0–4  | 0–1  |  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 0–3  | 0–2
Rīga | 0–0  | 1–5  | 0–0  | 2–0  |  | 1–3  | 3–1  | 0–1
Skonto | 1–0  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  |  | 5–0  | 3–1
Valmiera | 0–4  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 2–3  | 0–1  |  | 0–3
Ventspils | 0–0  | 2–0  | 5–2  | 5–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 3–0  |

Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of the season  | Home \ Away  | DIN | MET | POL | RĒZ | RĪG | SKO | VAL | VEN

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Dinaburg |  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 6–1  | 0–1  | 1–5  | 1–3  | 0–2
Liepājas Metalurgs | 6–1  |  | 7–0  | 5–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–1
Policijas | 0–5  | 1–3  |  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 0–12  | 1–1  | 2–8
Rēzekne | 0–1  | 0–1  | 2–0  |  | 1–3  | 0–5  | 1–3  | 0–1
Rīga | 0–1  | 1–0  | 5–0  | 5–0  |  | 0–4  | 0–0  | 2–4
Skonto | 4–0  | 3–0  | 5–0  | 8–0  | 1–2  |  | 3–0  | 0–2
Valmiera | 1–0  | 0–2  | 2–3  | 4–0  | 3–0  | 0–1  |  | 2–1
Ventspils | 1–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 7–1  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 0–1  |

Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Top scorers

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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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

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Best  | Name  | Team

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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

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Pos  | Name  | Birthdate  | P  |  |  |

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

## References

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* RSSSF
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