2014 Latvian Higher League

Latvian football league season for the highest division Latvian Higher League 2014 FK Ventspils FC Jūrmala Champions League FK Ventspils Europa League Skonto FC FK Jelgava FK Spartaks Jūrmala Baltic League 162 505 Vladislavs Gutkovskis (28) Liepāja 7-0 FC Jūrmala FC Jūrmala 0-6 Ventspils FC Jūrmala 0-6 Daugava Rīga Daugava Daugavpils 5-3 Liepāja 12 matches: Ventspils 12 matches: Skonto Ventspils 23 matches: FC Jūrmala 11 matches: FC Jūrmala 2013 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.'Skonto' un Daugavpils 'Daugava' tomēr tiek pielaista startam Latvijas futbola virslīgā, delfi.lv, accessed 22 March 2014 Teams This year the league had ten participants. Stadiums and locations Latvia right 440 Locations of the 2014 Latvian Higher League teams Locations of the 2014 Latvian Higher League teams Latvia 55.874939 26.551888 DaugavaDaugavpils right Latvia 56.949591 23.610199 Jūrmala top Latvia 56.661588 23.756341 Jelgava left Latvia 56.502918 20.995163 FK Liepāja right Latvia 56.966667 24.133333 Daugava RigaFS METTASkonto right Latvia 56.949591 23.610199 Spartaks left Latvia 57.387264 21.570368 Ventspils right Club Location Stadium Capacityborder|20px BFC Daugavpils Daugavpils Celtnieks Stadium 3,980border|20px FC Daugava Daugavpils Daugava Stadium 4,100border|20px FK Daugava Rīga Riga Daugava Stadium 5,000border|20px FK Jelgava Jelgava Zemgales Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs 2,200border|20px FC Jūrmala Jūrmala Slokas Stadium 5,000border|20px FK Liepāja Liepāja Daugava Stadium 6,000border|20px FS Metta/LU Riga Stadions Arkādija 500border|20px Skonto FC Riga Skonto Stadium 10,000border|20px FK Spartaks Jūrmala Jūrmala Slokas Stadium 5,000border|20px FK Ventspils Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadium 3,200 League table main WDL QR VEN Ventspils SKO Skonto JEL Jelgava LIE Liepāja DGD Daugava Daugavpils SPJ Spartaks Jūrmala DGR Daugava Rīga BFC BFC Daugavpils MLU METTA/LU FCJ FC Jūrmala 26 5 5 73 20 C 25 1 10 77 34 -5 20 10 6 57 27 21 3 12 72 45 19 8 9 53 39 R 14 9 13 38 32 13 4 19 48 64 R 8 5 23 30 65 3 7 26 26 69 O 2 6 28 29 108 -5 R Skonto FC have had 5 point(s) deducted FC Jūrmala have had 5 point(s) deducted green1 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round CL2 blue1 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round EL1 EL1 red1 Relegation to Latvian First League R R R blue1 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round 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.http://www.delfi.lv/sports/news/football/news/lff-apelacijas-komisija-atstaj-speka-aizliegumu-fk-liepaja-piedalities-eirokausos.d?id=46031553 LFF Apelācijas komisija atstāj spēkā aizliegumu FK 'Liepāja' piedalīties Eirokausos Delfi Sports 28 May 2015 EL1b red2 Qualification for relegation play-offs RP 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. complete Virslīga 2014 Relegation play-offs 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 Kalniņš 44 Hanzas vidusskolas laukums, Riga 16 November 2014 14:00 Rēzeknes BJSS 1–5 FS METTA/LU Aguls 14 Loginovs 26 55Milašēvičs 29 72Pallo 80 RPD Sporta pārvaldes stadions, Rezekne FS METTA/LU won 6–1 on aggregate. Results main First half of the season FBR grey BFC DGD JEL FCJ DGR LIE MLU SKO SPJ VEN 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 complete Virslīga 2014 main Second half of the season FBR grey BFC DGD JEL FCJ DGR LIE MLU SKO SPJ VEN 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 complete Virslīga 2014 Season statistics Top scorers 8 November 2014 RankPlayerClubGoals1LAT Vladislavs GutkovskisSkonto282LAT Jānis IkaunieksLiepāja233LAT Vladislavs KozlovsJelgava154LAT Edgars GauračsSpartaks145LAT Jevgēņijs KosmačovsDaugava12LAT Kristaps GrebisLiepājaLTU Mantas SavėnasDaugava RīgaALB Ndue MujeciVentspils9NGA Ahmed AbdultaofikVentspils1110Turkmenistan Ruslan MingazowSkonto9 Player of the Month MonthPlayerClubMarch/Aprilhttp://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/07052014-ventspilnieki_zigajevs_un_pucinsks_marta_ "Ventspilnieki" Žigajevs un Pučinsks marta/aprīļa labākie Virslīgā Rolands Eliņš 2014-05-07 Sportacentrs.comLatvia Jurijs ŽigajevsFK VentspilsMayhttp://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/06062014-virsligas_labakie_maija_j_ikaunieks_un_be Virslīgas labākie maijā - J.Ikaunieks un Beškarevs Jānis Rubulis 2014-06-06 Sportacentrs.comLatvia Jānis IkaunieksFK LiepājaJunehttp://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/04072014-virsligas_labakie_junija_gauracs_un_perti Virslīgas labākie jūnijā - Gauračs un Pertija Jānis Rubulis 2014-07-04 Sportacentrs.comLatvia Edgars GauračsJPFS/FK SpartaksJulyhttp://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/06082014-gauracs_otro_menesi_pec_kartas_atzits_par Gauračs otro mēnesi pēc kārtas atzīts par Virslīgas labāko futbolistu Jānis Rubulis 2014-08-06 Sportacentrs.comLatvia Edgars GauračsJPFS/FK SpartaksAugusthttp://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/10092014-virsligas_labakie_augusta_jelgavas_parsta Virslīgas labākie augustā - "Jelgavas" pārstāvji Astafjevs un Ikstens Rolands Eliņš 2014-09-10 Sportacentrs.comLatvia Kaspars IkstensFK JelgavaSeptemberhttp://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/10102014-labakie_septembri_janis_ikaunieks_un_vikt Labākie septembrī - Jānis Ikaunieks un Viktors Dobrecovs Edmunds Novickis 2014-10-10 Sportacentrs.comLatvia Jānis IkaunieksFK LiepājaOctober/Novemberhttp://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/15112014-gutkovskis_finisa_pirmoreiz_menesa_labaka Gutkovskis finišā pirmoreiz mēneša labākais, starp treneriem - Pučinsks Edmunds Novickis 2014-11-15 Sportacentrs.comLatvia Vladislavs GutkovskisSkonto FC Manager of the Month MonthManagerClubMarch/AprilLatvia Jurģis PučinsksFK VentspilsMayLatvia Vladimirs BeškarevsFK JelgavaJuneGeorgia Tamaz PertiaSkonto FCJulyUkraine Roman PylypchukJPFS/FK SpartaksAugustLatvia Vitālijs AstafjevsFK JelgavaSeptemberLatvia Viktors DobrecovsFK LiepājaOctober/NovemberLatvia Jurģis PučinsksFK Ventspils References Category:Latvian Higher League seasons 1 Latvia