2016 Latvian Higher League

Season of the Latvian Premier League Latvian Higher League 2016 Spartaks Jūrmala1st title BFC Daugavpils Champions League Spartaks Jūrmala Europa League JelgavaVentspils Baltic League 112 252 Ģirts Karlsons (17 goals) Jelgava 4–0 Rīgas Futbola skola(12 March 2016)https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/03/12/latvia/virsliga/fk-jelgava/daugava-90/2211866 JELGAVA VS. RĪGAS FS 4 - 0 Soccerway 14 November 2016Spartaks Jūrmala 5–1 Ventspils(10 June 2016)https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/06/10/latvia/virsliga/spartaks-jurmala/futbola-klubs-ventspils/2211900 SPARTAKS JŪRMALA VS. VENTSPILS 5 - 1 Soccerway 14 November 2016 BFC Daugavpils 0–5 Ventspils(16 April 2016)https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/04/16/latvia/virsliga/fc-daugava-daugavpils-ii/futbola-klubs-ventspils/2211876 BFC DAUGAVPILS VS. VENTSPILS 0 - 5 Soccerway 14 November 2016 Jelgava 4–3 Ventspils(22 June 2016)https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/06/22/latvia/virsliga/fk-jelgava/futbola-klubs-ventspils/2211908 JELGAVA VS. VENTSPILS 4 - 3 Soccerway 14 November 2016Liepāja 4–3 Spartaks Jūrmala(24 July 2016)https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/07/24/latvia/virsliga/liepja/spartaks-jurmala/2211922 LIEPĀJA VS. SPARTAKS JŪRMALA 4 - 3 Soccerway 14 November 2016 2015 2017 The 2016 Latvian Higher League was the 25th season of top-tier football in Latvia. FK Liepāja were the defending champions. The season began on 11 March 2016 and ended on 5 November 2016; the relegation play-offs took place on 9 and 13 November 2016. Teams FB Gulbene were excluded from the previous season due to suspicion of match-fixing.'Gulbenes' dublieru komanda varēs turpināt piedalīties Latvijas dublieru čempionātā, Delfi, 4 June 2015, accessed 22 February 2015 2015 Latvian First League winners FC Caramba/Dinamo were promoted to the league and before the season changed their name to Riga FC."Caramba/Dinamo" pārmaiņas: jauns treneris, cits nosaukums un stadions http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/22122015-caramba_dinamo_lielas_parmainas_jauns_tre sportacentrs.com 22 December 2015 lv Skonto FC did not obtain a license to play in the 2016 Higher League.LFF Klubu licencēšanas komisijas 29. janvāra lēmums http://lff.lv/lv/turniri/viriesu-turniri/smscredit-lv-virsliga/jaunumi/lff-klubu-licencesanas-komisijas-29-janvara-lemums 24 February 2016 lff.lv 29 January 2016 lv Skonto appealed the decision, but the appeal was denied.Apelāciju komisija atstāj negrozītu Klubu licencēšanas komisijas lēmumu par LFF-A licences nepiešķiršanu "Skonto" FC http://lff.lv/lv/turniri/viriesu-turniri/smscredit-lv-virsliga/jaunumi/apelaciju-komisija-atstaj-negrozitu-klubu-licencesanas-komisijas-lemumu-par-lff-a-licences-nepieskir 24 February 2016 lff.lv 11 February 2016 lv Since 2015 Latvian First League runners-up Valmiera Glass FK/BSS turned down the opportunity to be promoted to the Higher League, third-placed Rīgas Futbola skola (RFS) was promoted instead. Stadiums and locations Latvia right 440 Locations of the 2016 Latvian Higher League teams Locations of the 2016 Latvian Higher League teams Latvia 55.874939 26.551888 BFC Daugavpils top Latvia 56.661588 23.756341 Jelgava left Latvia 56.502918 20.995163 Liepāja right Latvia 56.966667 24.133333 METTA/LURFSRiga right Latvia 56.949591 23.610199 Spartaks Jūrmala left Latvia 57.387264 21.570368 Ventspils right Club Location Stadium Capacity BFC Daugavpils Daugavpils Celtnieks Stadium 1,980 FK Jelgava Jelgava Zemgales Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs 1,560 FK Liepāja Liepāja Daugava Stadium 5,000 FS Metta/LU Riga Hanzas vidusskolas futbola laukums 500 Riga FC Riga Skonto Stadium 9,500 FK RFS Riga Stadions Arkādija 500 FK Spartaks Jūrmala Jūrmala Slokas Stadium 2,500 FK Ventspils Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadium 3,200 Kits manufacturer and sponsors Club Kit manufacturer Sponsor BFC Daugavpils Adidas Intergaz FK Jelgava Nike Igate FK Liepāja Adidas Mogo FS Metta/LU Nike Riga FCJako FK RFSNike LNK Group FK Spartaks Jūrmala Nike Hanseatisches Fußball Kontor FK Ventspils Adidas VK Tranzīts League table main WDL Virslĩga lv, UEFA, Soccerway SPJ JEL VEN LIE RIG RFS MLU BFC CL2Q EL1Q EL1Q EL1Q RPO REL complete 2 5 21 13 56 16 3 9 37 24 12 6 10 38 31 8 6 14 32 47 8 12 8 28 24 9 8 11 22 31 17 4 7 46 22 15 6 7 47 28 Head-to-head record; Ventspils–Jelgava 1–0, Jelgava–Ventspils 4–3, Jelgava–Ventspils 2–0, Ventspils–Jelgava 1–2. JEL R C O BFC Daugavpils Jelgava Liepāja METTA/LU Riga FK RFS Spartaks Jūrmala Ventspils 5 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fairplay ranking; 7) Play-off.http://www.lff.lv/webroot/file/uploads/files/dokumenti/Reglamenti/2016/2016_Virsligas_reglaments.pdf 2016. GADA LATVIJAS VIRSLĪGAS FUTBOLA ČEMPIONĀTA REGLAMENTS 6 Latvian Football Federation lv 29 January 2016 29 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20180205074105/http://www.lff.lv/webroot/file/uploads/files/dokumenti/Reglamenti/2016/2016_Virsligas_reglaments.pdf 5 February 2018 dead http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=12186&view=rules Virsliga 2016 - Season rules Scoresway 29 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170115113803/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=12186&view=rules 15 January 2017 dead QR green1 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round blue1 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round red2 Qualification for the relegation play-offs red1 Relegation to the Latvian First League Since the winner of the 2016–17 Latvian Football Cup (Ventspils) qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the next best-placed team (in this case, to the fourth-placed team). Relegation play-offs The 7th-placed side, FS METTA/LU, faced AFA Olaine, runners-up of the 2016 Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off, with the winner being awarded a spot in the 2017 Higher League competition. First leg 2016 11 9 y 19:00 EET AFA Olaine 1–1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/11/09/latvia/play-offs-12/fk-olaine/fs-metta-lu-riga/2369021 METTA/LU Asgarov 85 Uldriķis 52 Olaines pilsētas stadions, Olaine 150 Mareks Ķere Second leg 2016 11 13 y 15:00 EET METTA/LU 1–0 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/11/13/latvia/play-offs-12/fs-metta-lu-riga/fk-olaine/2369023 AFA Olaine Šibass 10 Hanzas vidusskolas futbola laukums, Riga 250 Aleksandrs Anufrijevs METTA/LU won 2–1 on aggregate and retained their place in the 2017 Higher League. Results main First half of the season FBR grey BFC JEL LIE MLU RIG RFS SPJ VEN BFC Daugavpils 0–0 0–3 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–5 Jelgava 3–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 4–0 0–1 4–3 Liepāja 1–0 0–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 1–2 2–3 METTA/LU 2–1 3–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 Riga 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 Rīgas Futbola skola 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 Spartaks Jūrmala 3–0 3–0 0–1 4–1 1–0 2–0 5–1 Ventspils 3–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 complete Virslīga 2016 lv main Second half of the season FBR grey BFC JEL LIE MLU RIG RFS SPJ VEN BFC Daugavpils 0–1 0–1 3–3 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–4 Jelgava 2–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 Liepāja 1–0 1–3 2–3 2–2 0–1 4–3 0–0 METTA/LU 2–2 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 Riga 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 Rīgas Futbola skola 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 0–3 Spartaks Jūrmala 4–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–3 2–1 0–1 Ventspils 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 The Round 28 match between Spartaks Jūrmala and Riga was cancelled due to a snow laden pitch. On 7 November 2016, the LFF awarded a 3–0 win to Riga.http://www.lff.lv/lv/zinas/lff/lff-dk-7-novembra-sedes-lemumi LFF DK 7. NOVEMBRA SĒDES LĒMUMI 7 November 2016 LFF lv 7 November 2016 complete Virslīga 2016 lv Season statistics Top scorers 29 October 2016 RankPlayerClubGoals1LAT Ģirts KarlsonsVentspils172BLR Dzmitry PlatonawSpartaks113LAT Jevgēņijs KazačoksSpartaks104LAT Eduards TīdenbergsVentspils85LAT Edgars GauračsLiepāja/Spartaks7LAT Gļebs KļuškinsJelgava7LAT Andrejs KovaļovsJelgava6LAT Oskars KļavaLiepājaLAT Roberts UldriķisFS Metta/LULAT Raivis JurkovskisFK RFSRUS Yevgeni KozlovSpartaks Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2016. Source:UEFA References External links Official website lv Category:Latvian Higher League seasons 1 Latvia