2014 Latvian Higher League

Latvian football league season for the highest division

Football league season

Latvian Higher LeagueSeason| 2014

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Champions| FK Ventspils
Relegated| FC Jūrmala
Champions League| FK Ventspils
Europa League| Skonto FC
FK Jelgava
FK Spartaks Jūrmala
Matches played| 162
Goals scored| 505 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorer| Vladislavs Gutkovskis (28)
Biggest home win| Liepāja 7-0 FC Jūrmala
Biggest away win| FC Jūrmala 0-6 Ventspils
FC Jūrmala 0-6 Daugava Rīga
Highest scoring| Daugava Daugavpils 5-3 Liepāja
Longest winning run| 12 matches:
Ventspils
Longest unbeaten run| 12 matches:
Skonto
Ventspils
Longest winless run| 23 matches:
FC Jūrmala
Longest losing run| 11 matches:
FC Jūrmala

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2015 →

The 2014 Latvian Higher League was the 23rd season of top-tier football in Latvia. FK Ventspils are the defending champions. The season started on 21 March 2014. Initially, Skonto Riga and Daugava Daugavpils, the second and third teams from the previous season, were denied a license to participate and the league began with eight clubs. However, their appeals against this were successful and the league was restored to ten clubs.[1]

## Teams

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This year the league had ten participants.

### Stadiums and locations

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Daugava
Daugavpils

Jūrmala

Jelgava

FK Liepāja

Daugava Riga
FS METTA
Skonto

Spartaks

Ventspils

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Locations of the 2014 Latvian Higher League teams

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BFC Daugavpils | Daugavpils | Celtnieks Stadium | 3,980
FC Daugava | Daugavpils | Daugava Stadium | 4,100
FK Daugava Rīga | Riga | Daugava Stadium | 5,000
FK Jelgava | Jelgava | Zemgales Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs | 2,200
FC Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Slokas Stadium | 5,000
FK Liepāja | Liepāja | Daugava Stadium | 6,000
FS Metta/LU | Riga  | Stadions Arkādija | 500
Skonto FC | Riga  | Skonto Stadium | 10,000
FK Spartaks Jūrmala | Jūrmala  | Slokas Stadium  | 5,000
FK Ventspils | Ventspils | Olimpiskais Stadium | 3,200

## League table

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1  | Ventspils (C) | 36  | 26  | 5  | 5  | 73  | 20  | +53  | 83  | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2  | Skonto | 36  | 25  | 1  | 10  | 77  | 34  | +43  | 71[a] | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
3  | Jelgava | 36  | 20  | 10  | 6  | 57  | 27  | +30  | 70
4  | Liepāja | 36  | 21  | 3  | 12  | 72  | 45  | +27  | 66  |
5  | Daugava Daugavpils (R) | 36  | 19  | 8  | 9  | 53  | 39  | +14  | 65  | Relegation to Latvian First League
6  | Spartaks Jūrmala | 36  | 14  | 9  | 13  | 38  | 32  | +6  | 51  | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round[b]
7  | Daugava Rīga (R) | 36  | 13  | 4  | 19  | 48  | 64  | −16  | 43  | Relegation to Latvian First League
8  | BFC Daugavpils | 36  | 8  | 5  | 23  | 30  | 65  | −35  | 29  |
9  | METTA/LU (O) | 36  | 3  | 7  | 26  | 26  | 69  | −43  | 16  | Qualification for relegation play-offs
10  | FC Jūrmala (R) | 36  | 2  | 6  | 28  | 29  | 108  | −79  | 7[c] | Relegation to Latvian First League

Source: Virslīga 2014
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th overall wins; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored. The winners of the 2014–15 Latvian Football Cup competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Skonto FC have had 5 point(s) deducted
2. ^ Liepāja would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round, but failed to obtain a UEFA license as they were affiliated with the Latvian Football Federation for less than three years after reforming from the dissolved Liepājas Metalurgs. As a result, the berth was given to Spartaks Jūrmala, as Daugava Daugavpils also failed to obtain a UEFA license.[2]
3. ^ FC Jūrmala have had 5 point(s) deducted

### Relegation play-offs

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The 9th-placed side faced the runners-up of the 2014 Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off, with the winner being awarded a spot in the 2015 Higher League competition.

12 November 2014

19:00

FS METTA/LU| 1–0| Rēzeknes BJSS

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Kalniņš 44' |  |

Hanzas vidusskolas laukums, Riga

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16 November 2014

14:00

Rēzeknes BJSS| 1–5| FS METTA/LU

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Aguls 14' |  | Loginovs 26', 55'
Milašēvičs  29', 72'
Pallo 80'

RPD Sporta pārvaldes stadions, Rezekne

FS METTA/LU won 6–1 on aggregate.

## Results

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First half of the season  | Home \ Away  | BFC | DGD | JEL | FCJ | DGR | LIE | MLU | SKO | SPJ | VEN

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BFC Daugavpils |  | 0–1  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 0–3
FC Daugava Daugavpils | 2–1  |  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 5–3  | 1–0  | 0–4  | 3–3  | 0–3
Jelgava | 1–0  | 1–1  |  | 5–0  | 4–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–3  | 0–0  | 1–2
FC Jūrmala | 1–2  | 2–3  | 1–3  |  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 0–3  | 0–5  | 0–1  | 0–6
FK Daugava Rīga | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–3  | 3–0  |  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 1–6  | 0–2  | 0–4
Liepāja | 2–1  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 7–0  | 1–0  |  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–0
METTA/LU | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–4  | 0–2  | 1–4  |  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 0–2
Skonto FC | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 5–1  | 2–0  | 3–1  |  | 2–1  | 2–0
Spartaks Jūrmala | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 0–2  |  | 1–0
Ventspils | 0–1  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  |

Source: Virslīga 2014
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of the season  | Home \ Away  | BFC | DGD | JEL | FCJ | DGR | LIE | MLU | SKO | SPJ | VEN

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BFC Daugavpils |  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 4–2  | 0–1  | 0–4  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–1
FC Daugava Daugavpils | 5–0  |  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–1
Jelgava | 2–0  | 1–0  |  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–0
FC Jūrmala | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  |  | 0–6  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–7  | 1–2  | 0–6
FK Daugava Rīga | 4–2  | 1–4  | 1–3  | 3–1  |  | 2–4  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 0–3
Liepāja | 5–0  | 3–2  | 2–1  | 6–0  | 1–2  |  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 1–1
METTA/LU | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–2  |  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 0–3
Skonto FC | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 4–3  | 4–1  | 1–2  | 3–1  |  | 0–1  | 2–4
Spartaks Jūrmala | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 0–2  |  | 1–2
Ventspils | 2–0  | 4–0  | 2–0  | 6–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  |

Source: Virslīga 2014
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Season statistics

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### Top scorers

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As of 8 November 2014
Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Vladislavs Gutkovskis | Skonto | 28
2  |  Jānis Ikaunieks | Liepāja | 23
3  |  Vladislavs Kozlovs | Jelgava | 15
4  |  Edgars Gauračs | Spartaks | 14
5  |  Jevgēņijs Kosmačovs | Daugava | 12
Kristaps Grebis | Liepāja
Mantas Savėnas | Daugava Rīga
Ndue Mujeci | Ventspils
9  |  Ahmed Abdultaofik  | Ventspils | 11
10  |  Ruslan Mingazow | Skonto | 9

## Player of the Month

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Month  | Player  | Club

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March/April[3] |  Jurijs Žigajevs | FK Ventspils
May[4] |  Jānis Ikaunieks | FK Liepāja
June[5] |  Edgars Gauračs | JPFS/FK Spartaks
July[6] |  Edgars Gauračs | JPFS/FK Spartaks
August[7] |  Kaspars Ikstens | FK Jelgava
September[8] |  Jānis Ikaunieks | FK Liepāja
October/November[9] |  Vladislavs Gutkovskis | Skonto FC

## Manager of the Month

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Month  | Manager  | Club

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March/April[3] |  Jurģis Pučinsks | FK Ventspils
May[4] |  Vladimirs Beškarevs | FK Jelgava
June[5] |  Tamaz Pertia | Skonto FC
July[6] |  Roman Pylypchuk | JPFS/FK Spartaks
August[7] |  Vitālijs Astafjevs | FK Jelgava
September[8] |  Viktors Dobrecovs | FK Liepāja
October/November[9] |  Jurģis Pučinsks | FK Ventspils

## References

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1. ^ 'Skonto' un Daugavpils 'Daugava' tomēr tiek pielaista startam Latvijas futbola virslīgā, delfi.lv, accessed 22 March 2014
2. ^ "LFF Apelācijas komisija atstāj spēkā aizliegumu FK 'Liepāja' piedalīties Eirokausos". Delfi Sports. 28 May 2015.
3. ^ a b Rolands Eliņš (2014-05-07). ""Ventspilnieki" Žigajevs un Pučinsks marta/aprīļa labākie Virslīgā". Sportacentrs.com.
4. ^ a b Jānis Rubulis (2014-06-06). "Virslīgas labākie maijā - J.Ikaunieks un Beškarevs". Sportacentrs.com.
5. ^ a b Jānis Rubulis (2014-07-04). "Virslīgas labākie jūnijā - Gauračs un Pertija". Sportacentrs.com.
6. ^ a b Jānis Rubulis (2014-08-06). "Gauračs otro mēnesi pēc kārtas atzīts par Virslīgas labāko futbolistu". Sportacentrs.com.
7. ^ a b Rolands Eliņš (2014-09-10). "Virslīgas labākie augustā - "Jelgavas" pārstāvji Astafjevs un Ikstens". Sportacentrs.com.
8. ^ a b Edmunds Novickis (2014-10-10). "Labākie septembrī - Jānis Ikaunieks un Viktors Dobrecovs". Sportacentrs.com.
9. ^ a b Edmunds Novickis (2014-11-15). "Gutkovskis finišā pirmoreiz mēneša labākais, starp treneriem - Pučinsks". Sportacentrs.com.

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