2015 Latvian Higher League

Latvian football league season for the highest division Latvian Higher League 2015 Liepāja Champions League Liepāja Europa League Baltic League 55 123 Dāvis Ikaunieks (15) Skonto 4-0 FS Metta/LU (5 June 2015) FS Metta/LU 1-5 Skonto(10 August 2015) FS Metta/LU 1-5 Skonto(10 August 2015) 3 matches SkontoFK LiepājaFK Jelgava 13 matches Ventspils 7 matches FS Metta/LU 4 matches FS Metta/LU 2014 2016 The 2015 Latvian Higher League is the 24th season of top-tier football in Latvia. FK Ventspils are the defending champions. The season started on 13 March 2015.http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/13032015-liepaja_un_skonto_virsligas_jaunas_sezona "Liepāja" un "Skonto" Virslīgas jaunās sezonas pirmajā mačā Rolands Eliņš 2015-03-13 Sportacentrs.com Teams FC Jūrmala relegated at the end of last season, and was replaced by FB Gulbene, which returned to the highest level after two years. Because FC Daugava did not obtain a license to play in the 2015 Higher League, and FK Daugava was dissolved before the beginning of the new season, the league started with 8 participants. On 3 June 2015, FB Gulbene was expelled from the top league and their results expunged on suspicion of match-fixing.'Gulbenes' dublieru komanda varēs turpināt piedalīties Latvijas dublieru čempionātā, Delfi, 4 June 2015, accessed 10 June 2015 Stadiums and locations Latvia right 440 Locations of the 2015 Latvian Higher League teams Locations of the 2015 Latvian Higher League teams Latvia 55.874939 26.551888 Daugavpils right Latvia 57.1725 26.761111 Gulbene Latvia 56.661588 23.756341 Jelgava left Latvia 56.502918 20.995163 FK Liepāja right Latvia 56.966667 24.133333 FS 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 FB Gulbene Gulbene Gulbenes Sporta Centrs 1,500border|20px FK Jelgava Jelgava Zemgales Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs 2,200border|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 Kits manufacturer and sponsors Club Kit manufacturer Sponsor BFC Daugavpils Adidas Intergaz FB Gulbene Jako FK Jelgava Nike Igate FK Liepāja Adidas FS Metta/LU Nike Skonto FC Jako SA Football Agency FK Spartaks Jūrmala Nike Hanseatisches Fußball Kontor FK Ventspils Adidas VK Tranzīts League table main WDL UEFA Soccerway LIE SKO VEN JEL SPJ BFC MLU GUL CL2Q REL EL1Q EL1Q EL1Q RPO EXC — complete 2 8 14 14 37 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 5 26 18 15 7 2 48 23 3 3 18 19 56 13 6 5 43 23 5 6 13 20 36 11 10 3 39 16 C R O DR BFC Daugavpils Gulbene Jelgava Liepāja METTA/LU Skonto Spartaks Jūrmala Ventspils 5 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Matches won; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fairplay ranking; 8) Play-off.http://www.lff.lv/webroot/file/uploads/files/dokumenti/Reglamenti/2015/2015_Virsligas_reglaments.pdf 2015. GADA LATVIJAS VIRSLĪGAS FUTBOLA ČEMPIONĀTA REGLAMENTS 6 Latvian Football Federation lv 8 January 2015 26 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20180205074040/http://www.lff.lv/webroot/file/uploads/files/dokumenti/Reglamenti/2015/2015_Virsligas_reglaments.pdf 5 February 2018 dead dmy-all http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=11067&view=rules Virsliga 2015 - Season rules Scoresway 26 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20190328223740/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=11067&view=rules 28 March 2019 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 black1 Exclusion Jelgava qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Latvian Football Cup Skonto failed to obtain a licence to play at the Higher League. On 3 June 2015, Gulbene were excluded from the top league and their results were expunged after suspicion of match-fixing.http://www.lff.lv/lv/turniri/viriesu-turniri/smscredit-lv-virsliga/jaunumi/lff-dk-3-junija-sedes-lemumi LFF DK 3.JŪNIJA SĒDES LĒMUMI LFF DK JUNE 3 MEETING DECISIONS Latvian Football Federation lv 3 June 2015 11 July 2015'Gulbenes' dublieru komanda varēs turpināt piedalīties Latvijas dublieru čempionātā, Delfi, 4 June 2015, accessed 10 June 2015 Relegation play-offs The 7th-placed side will face the runners-up of the 2015 Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off, with the winner being awarded a spot in the 2016 Higher League competition. 21 November 2015 15:00 Valmiera Glass FK/BSS 1–3 FS METTA/LU Bruno Bērziņš 48 Ingars Stuglis 50Gatis Kalniņš 70Roberts Uldriķis 81 Jānis Daliņš stadium, Valmiera 25 November 2015 19:00 FS METTA/LU 6-2 Valmiera Glass FK/BSS Roberts Uldriķis 18 49Gatis Kalniņš 37 90+2Armands Pētersons 55Rendijs Šibass 75 Jānis Lapss 70Valts Jaunzems 77 Hanzas vidusskolas laukums, Riga FS METTA/LU won 9–3 on aggregate. Results main First half of the season FBR grey BFC JEL LIE MLU SKO SPJ VEN BFC Daugavpils 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 Jelgava 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 Liepāja 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 METTA/LU 2–1 1–1 1–4 0–1 1–2 0–3 Skonto FC 4–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 Spartaks Jūrmala 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–2 Ventspils 3–0 0–0 3–3 2–0 0–0 2–0 complete Virslīga 2015 lv main Second half of the season FBR grey BFC JEL LIE MLU SKO SPJ VEN BFC Daugavpils 0–2 0–4 0–0 2–3 0–2 1–1 Jelgava 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 Liepāja 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 4–1 3–2 METTA/LU 0–2 2–4 0–4 1–5 3–2 0–2 Skonto FC 0–0 2–3 1–2 3–1 2–1 0–2 Spartaks Jūrmala 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–3 1–3 0–0 Ventspils 4–0 1–2 3–1 3–0 1–3 3–1 complete Virslīga 2015 lv Season statistics Top scorers 7 November 2015 RankPlayerClubGoals1LAT Dāvis IkaunieksLiepāja152LAT Vladislavs GutkovskisSkonto10ALB Ndue MujeciVentspils4LAT Ģirts KarlsonsVentspils8LAT Andrejs KovaļovsSkonto Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2015. Source:UEFA References Category:Latvian Higher League seasons 1 Latvia