2001 Latvian Higher League

Latvian football league season for the highest division Latvian Higher League 2001 Skonto FC FK Zibens/Zemessardze UEFA Champions League Skonto FC UEFA Cup FK VentspilsFK Liepajas Metalurgs UEFA Intertoto Cup Dinaburg FC LVA Mihails MiholapsRUS Aleksandr Katasonov (23 goals each one) 2000 2002 The 2001 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the eleventh 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 main WDL QR SKO Skonto VEN Ventspils MET Liepājas Metalurgs DIN Dinaburg PFK PFK Daugava VAL Valmiera RĪG Rīga ZIB Zibens/Zemessardze 22 2 4 94 26 C 22 1 5 69 21 20 4 4 60 24 15 5 8 60 29 12 2 14 37 38 5 4 19 28 56 3 5 20 25 72 1 1 26 11 118 R green1 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round UCL blue1 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round UC UC #ccccff Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round IC red1 Relegation to Latvian First League R complete Match table main First half of the season FBR grey DIN MET PFK RĪG SKO VAL VEN ZIB Skonto 3-2 1-1 1-0 0-2 3-1 1-0 5-0 Ventspils 2-0 2-1 2-2 1-0 2-0 6-1 9-0 Liepājas Metalurgs 4-2 2-1 1-0 2-0 2-1 2-1 2-0 Dinaburg 0-1 1-4 3-3 3-0 4-0 2-0 11-1 PFK Daugava 0-5 2-0 1-4 0-1 1-1 4-0 6-0 Valmiera 1-2 1-2 0-1 1-1 1-2 3-0 4-1 Rīga 1-6 0-1 1-4 2-3 1-1 3-2 2-0 Zibens/Zemessardze 0-11 1-4 0-4 0-1 0-4 0-1 1-5 complete main Second half of the season FBR grey DIN MET PFK RĪG SKO VAL VEN ZIB Skonto 2-0 2-2 2-0 3-0 3-1 9-1 7-2 Ventspils 3-2 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 3-0 3-1 Liepājas Metalurgs 1-2 1-2 2-1 2-0 3-0 1-0 4-0 Dinaburg 0-2 1-0 0-0 2-0 6-1 1-1 4-1 PFK Daugava 0-2 0-2 1-2 1-3 3-0 3-1 2-0 Valmiera 2-3 0-4 0-2 0-3 0-1 1-1 2-0 Rīga 0-5 0-2 1-3 1-2 0-2 1-1 0-0 Zibens/Zemessardze 0-9 0-4 0-4 0-5 0-1 0-3 3-1 complete Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1Mihails Miholaps LATSkonto FC23Some sources, like rsssf.com, count 24 goals, because one goal in Round 12 match (Riga-Skonto 1:6) is disputed between Miholaps and own goal by Pašins.2Aleksandr Katasonov RUSFK Liepājas Metalurgs233David Chaladze GEO 1990Skonto FC214Stanislav Dubrovin RUSDinaburg FC205Yevgeniy Landyrev RUSFK Ventspils18 Awards BestNameTeamGoalkeeperVadims Fjodorovs LATDinaburg FCDefenderMihails Zemļinskis LATSkonto FCMidfielderIgors V. Stepanovs LATFK VentspilsForwardDavid Chaladze GEO 1990Skonto FC Skonto FC 2001 PosNameBirthdateP0DFLAT Oļegs Blagonadeždins16.05.1973211-- LAT Artūrs Bogdanovs08.09.19811---MFLTU Orestas Buitkus11.04.1975224--FWGEO 1990 David Chaladze22.01.197623211- UKR Andriy Chernov21.10.197671-- LTU Igns Dedura01.06.19781611-GKLAT Pāvels Doroševs09.10.198010-- LAT Vadims Gospodars25.12.19831---FWLAT Aleksandrs Jelisejevs11.08.1971154--MFLAT Vladimirs Koļesņičenko04.05.19802881 -MFGEO 1990 Levan Korgalidze21.02.1980235 --FWLTU Audrius Kšanavičius28.01.19772---MFGEO 1990 Givi Kvaratskhelia11.05.19791011-MFLAT Valentīns Lobaņovs23.10.197122-3--UKR Vladimir Mel'nyk21.11.19791---MFGEO 1990 Zurab Menteshashvili30.01.1980212 - -FWLAT Mihails Miholaps24.08.19742723 1-MFLAT Viktors Morozs30.07.198016-1-MFLTU Viktoras Olšanskis14.03.19696-1-GKLAT Andrejs Pavlovs22.02.19797–5- -GKLAT Andrejs Piedels17.09.197021–21- 1MFGEO 1990 Alexander Rekhviashvili 06.08.1974 15 1 2 - LTU Mants Samusevs 08.09.197892 1-DFLTU Andrėjus Tereškinas10.07.197010---FWLAT Māris Verpakovskis15.10.1979221011MFLAT Aleksejs Višņakovs03.02.19842---DFLAT Artūrs Zakreševskis 07.08.197120- 3 1DFLAT Mihails Zemļinskis21.12.1969213 5 -Manager: LAT Aleksandrs Starkovs References External links RSSSF Skonto FC 2001 Category:Latvian Higher League seasons 1 Latvia