2005 Latvian Higher League

Annual soccer tournamentMarch 2026 Latvian Higher League 2005 FK Liepajas Metalurgs JFK Olimps RigaFK Venta UEFA Champions League FK Liepajas Metalurgs UEFA Cup Skonto FCFK Ventspils UEFA Intertoto Cup Dinaburg FC LVA Igors SlesarcuksLVA Viktors Dobrecovs (18 goals each one) 2004 2006 The 2005 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the 15th domestic football (soccer) competition since the Baltic nation gained independence from the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Eight teams competed in this edition, with FK Liepājas Metalurgs claiming the title. Final table main WDL QR LIE Liepājas Metalurgs SKO Skonto VSP Ventspils DIN Dinaburg RĪG Rīga JŪR Jūrmala OLI Olimps Rīga VTA Venta 22 5 1 85 19 C 17 7 4 59 25 16 7 5 56 30 9 8 11 37 43 9 7 12 32 46 9 5 14 37 38 5 4 19 24 68 R 2 3 23 18 79 R green1 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round UCL blue1 Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round UC UC #ccccff Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round IC red2 Qualification for relegation play-offs RP red1 Relegation to Latvian First League R complete RSSSFDreiman Theodore 2006-03-04 Latvia 2005 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/let05.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20251116034609/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/let05.html 2025-11-16 2026-03-11 RSSSF Match table main First half of the season FBR grey DIN JŪR MET OLI RĪG SKO VTA VEN Liepājas Metalurgs 4-2 2-0 4-2 5-1 3-1 3-0 5-1 Skonto 1-1 1-0 3-0 0-2 3-1 0-2 3-0 Ventspils 3-0 1-3 1-1 0-0 1-0 3-2 5-1 Dinaburg 1-2 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-0 3-0 1-0 Rīga 0-1 0-4 0-2 3-0 3-2 1-0 0-2 Jūrmala 0-1 3-2 2-2 1-2 3-0 1-0 0-0 Olimps Rīga 0-6 1-5 0-3 2-1 0-2 0-3 2-1 Venta 0-0 0-3 0-1 1-3 0-1 2-2 3-0 complete RSSSF main Second half of the season FBR grey DIN JŪR MET OLI RĪG SKO VTA VEN Liepājas Metalurgs 1-1 2-1 5-0 6-0 1-0 5-0 9-0 Skonto 1-1 1-1 1-1 4-0 2-1 3-0 3-0 Ventspils 1-5 2-2 3-1 1-1 2-1 6-1 2-0 Dinaburg 2-2 1-3 3-3 2-2 1-0 1-1 3-0 Rīga 0-3 1-1 1-3 1-2 1-1 1-1 4-2 Jūrmala 0-1 0-3 0-1 1-0 1-0 4-3 4-0 Olimps Rīga 0-4 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-3 1-1 5-2 Venta 1-3 0-1 0-6 0-3 0-4 2-4 0-2 complete RSSSF Relegation play-offs 11 November 2005 Olimps Rīga 0 – 2 Ditton Pertia 52 Modebadze 90+2 Riga 500 Source: RSSSF Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1Igors Sļesarčuks LATFK Venta / FK Ventspils18Viktors Dobrecovs LATFK Liepājas Metalurgs3Aleksandr Katasonov RUSFK Liepājas Metalurgs174Gatis Kalniņš LATSkonto FC155Genādijs Soloņicins LATFK Liepājas Metalurgs13 Source: RSSSF Awards BestNameTeamGoalkeeperAndrejs Piedels LATSkonto FCDefenderDzintars Zirnis LATFK Liepājas MetalurgsMidfielderGenādijs Soloņicins LATFK Liepājas MetalurgsForwardAleksandr Katasonov RUSFK Liepājas Metalurgs Source: March 2026 References Category:Latvian Higher League seasons 1 Latvia