:2004 Latvian Higher League
{{Short description|Latvian football league season for the highest division}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Latvian Higher League
| season = 2004
| winners = Skonto FC
| continentalcup1 = UEFA Champions League
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Skonto FC
| continentalcup2 = UEFA Cup
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = FK Liepajas Metalurgs
FK Ventspils
| continentalcup3 = UEFA Intertoto Cup
| continentalcup3 qualifiers = Dinaburg FC
| matches =
| total goals =
| league topscorer = {{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Katasonov (21 goals)
| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| highest scoring =
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = 2003
| nextseason = 2005
}}
The 2004 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the 14th 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
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|team1=SKO|name_SKO=Skonto
|team2=LIE|name_LIE=Liepājas Metalurgs
|team3=VEN|name_VEN=Ventspils
|team4=DIN|name_DIN=Dinaburg
|team5=JŪR|name_JŪR=Jūrmala
|team6=RĪG|name_RĪG=Rīga
|team7=DIT|name_DIT=Ditton
|team8=AUD|name_AUD=Auda
|win_SKO=22|draw_SKO=3|loss_SKO=3|gf_SKO=65|ga_SKO=18|status_SKO=C
|win_LIE=21|draw_LIE=3|loss_LIE=4|gf_LIE=85|ga_LIE=27
|win_VEN=16|draw_VEN=7|loss_VEN=5|gf_VEN=64|ga_VEN=28
|win_DIN=10|draw_DIN=6|loss_DIN=12|gf_DIN=35|ga_DIN=36
|win_JŪR=8|draw_JŪR=10|loss_JŪR=10|gf_JŪR=30|ga_JŪR=33
|win_RĪG=6|draw_RĪG=9|loss_RĪG=13|gf_RĪG=32|ga_RĪG=43
|win_DIT=7|draw_DIT=5|loss_DIT=16|gf_DIT=20|ga_DIT=62|status_DIT=R
|win_AUD=0|draw_AUD=1|loss_AUD=27|gf_AUD=13|ga_AUD=97|status_AUD=R
|col_UCL=green1|text_UCL=Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
|result1=UCL
|col_UC=blue1|text_UC=Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
|result2=UC|result3=UC
|col_IC=#ccccff|text_IC=Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
|result4=IC
|col_RP=red2|text_RP=Qualification for relegation play-offs
|result7=RP
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Latvian First League
|result8=R
|update=complete|source=
}}
Match table
{{Col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|title=First half of the season
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=AUD|team2=DIN|team3=DIT|team4=JŪR|team5=MET
|team6=RĪG|team7=SKO|team8=VEN
|name_SKO=Skonto
|match_SKO_MET=1-0
|match_SKO_VEN=1-0
|match_SKO_DIN=1-1
|match_SKO_JŪR=3-2
|match_SKO_RĪG=1-0
|match_SKO_DIT=2-0
|match_SKO_AUD=3-0
|name_MET=Liepājas Metalurgs
|match_MET_SKO=2-3
|match_MET_VEN=3-4
|match_MET_DIN=2-1
|match_MET_JŪR=1-0
|match_MET_RĪG=2-1
|match_MET_DIT=3-0
|match_MET_AUD=10-1
|name_VEN=Ventspils
|match_VEN_SKO=0-3
|match_VEN_MET=0-2
|match_VEN_DIN=1-2
|match_VEN_JŪR=3-2
|match_VEN_RĪG=1-0
|match_VEN_DIT=0-0
|match_VEN_AUD=2-1
|name_DIN=Dinaburg
|match_DIN_SKO=0-1
|match_DIN_MET=1-4
|match_DIN_VEN=0-2
|match_DIN_JŪR=0-0
|match_DIN_RĪG=2-1
|match_DIN_DIT=1-0
|match_DIN_AUD=2-0
|name_JŪR=Jūrmala
|match_JŪR_SKO=0-1
|match_JŪR_MET=0-2
|match_JŪR_VEN=1-1
|match_JŪR_DIN=2-0
|match_JŪR_RĪG=1-1
|match_JŪR_DIT=0-2
|match_JŪR_AUD=1-1
|name_RĪG=Rīga
|match_RĪG_SKO=0-2
|match_RĪG_MET=0-2
|match_RĪG_VEN=1-4
|match_RĪG_DIN=1-1
|match_RĪG_JŪR=1-0
|match_RĪG_DIT=1-2
|match_RĪG_AUD=2-1
|name_DIT=Ditton
|match_DIT_SKO=0-4
|match_DIT_MET=0-3
|match_DIT_VEN=0-8
|match_DIT_DIN=0-4
|match_DIT_JŪR=1-1
|match_DIT_RĪG=0-0
|match_DIT_AUD=1-0
|name_AUD=Auda
|match_AUD_SKO=0-4
|match_AUD_MET=1-7
|match_AUD_VEN=0-3
|match_AUD_DIN=0-5
|match_AUD_JŪR=1-2
|match_AUD_RĪG=0-2
|match_AUD_DIT=0-2
|update=complete
|source=
}}
{{col-2}}
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|title=Second half of the season
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=AUD|team2=DIN|team3=DIT|team4=JŪR|team5=MET
|team6=RĪG|team7=SKO|team8=VEN
|name_SKO=Skonto
|match_SKO_MET=1-2
|match_SKO_VEN=0-0
|match_SKO_DIN=3-0
|match_SKO_JŪR=0-2
|match_SKO_RĪG=4-1
|match_SKO_DIT=6-0
|match_SKO_AUD=2-0
|name_MET=Liepājas Metalurgs
|match_MET_SKO=3-1
|match_MET_VEN=4-0
|match_MET_DIN=4-0
|match_MET_JŪR=1-1
|match_MET_RĪG=2-2
|match_MET_DIT=5-1
|match_MET_AUD=4-1
|name_VEN=Ventspils
|match_VEN_SKO=1-1
|match_VEN_MET=1-1
|match_VEN_DIN=3-1
|match_VEN_JŪR=4-0
|match_VEN_RĪG=1-1
|match_VEN_DIT=3-0
|match_VEN_AUD=5-1
|name_DIN=Dinaburg
|match_DIN_SKO=1-2
|match_DIN_MET=3-0
|match_DIN_VEN=0-2
|match_DIN_JŪR=0-1
|match_DIN_RĪG=3-3
|match_DIN_DIT=1-0
|match_DIN_AUD=3-1
|name_JŪR=Jūrmala
|match_JŪR_SKO=0-1
|match_JŪR_MET=1-4
|match_JŪR_VEN=2-2
|match_JŪR_DIN=0-0
|match_JŪR_RĪG=2-0
|match_JŪR_DIT=4-1
|match_JŪR_AUD=2-0
|name_RĪG=Rīga
|match_RĪG_SKO=2-4
|match_RĪG_MET=1-2
|match_RĪG_VEN=1-3
|match_RĪG_DIN=0-0
|match_RĪG_JŪR=1-1
|match_RĪG_DIT=1-1
|match_RĪG_AUD=3-1
|name_DIT=Ditton
|match_DIT_SKO=0-4
|match_DIT_MET=0-4
|match_DIT_VEN=0-4
|match_DIT_DIN=2-0
|match_DIT_JŪR=1-1
|match_DIT_RĪG=0-1
|match_DIT_AUD=4-0
|name_AUD=Auda
|match_AUD_SKO=1-6
|match_AUD_MET=1-6
|match_AUD_VEN=0-6
|match_AUD_DIN=0-3
|match_AUD_JŪR=0-1
|match_AUD_RĪG=0-4
|match_AUD_DIT=1-2
|update=complete
|source=
}}
{{col-end}}
Relegation play-offs
Top scorers
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Rank
!Player !Club !Goals | |||
---|---|---|---|
1 | align="left"|{{flagathlete|Aleksandr Katasonov|RUS}} | align="left"|FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 21 |
2 | align="left"|{{flagathlete|Viktors Dobrecovs|LAT}} | align="left"|FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 18 |
3 | align="left"|{{flagathlete|Mihails Miholaps|LAT}} | align="left"|Skonto FC | 16 |
rowspan=2|4 | align="left"|{{flagathlete|Gatis Kalniņš|LAT}} | align="left"|Skonto FC | rowspan=2|15 |
align="left"|{{flagathlete|Vīts Rimkus|LAT}} | align="left"|FK Ventspils |
Awards
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" | |||
width="80"|Best
!width="220"|Name !width="220"|Team | |||
---|---|---|---|
|Goalkeeper | {{flagathlete|Andrejs Piedels|LAT}} | Skonto FC | |
bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | Defender | {{flagathlete|Mihails Zemļinskis|LAT}} | Skonto FC |
|Midfielder | {{flagathlete|Zurab Menteshashvili|GEO}} | Skonto FC | |
bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | Forward | {{flagathlete|Aleksandr Katasonov|RUS}} | FK Liepājas Metalurgs |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Latvian Higher League seasons}}
{{2003–04 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{2004–05 in European Football (UEFA)}}