:2005 Latvian Higher League

{{Short description|Annual soccer tournament}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Latvian Higher League

| season = 2005

| winners = FK Liepajas Metalurgs

| relegated = JFK Olimps Riga
FK Venta

| continentalcup1 = UEFA Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = FK Liepajas Metalurgs

| continentalcup2 = UEFA Cup

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Skonto FC
FK Ventspils

| continentalcup3 = UEFA Intertoto Cup

| continentalcup3 qualifiers = Dinaburg FC

| matches =

| total goals =

| league topscorer = {{flagicon|LVA}} Igors Slesarcuks
{{flagicon|LVA}} Viktors Dobrecovs (18 goals each one)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2004

| nextseason = 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

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=LIE|name_LIE=Liepājas Metalurgs

|team2=SKO|name_SKO=Skonto

|team3=VSP|name_VSP=Ventspils

|team4=DIN|name_DIN=Dinaburg

|team5=RĪG|name_RĪG=Rīga

|team6=JŪR|name_JŪR=Jūrmala

|team7=OLI|name_OLI=Olimps Rīga

|team8=VTA|name_VTA=Venta

|win_LIE=22|draw_LIE=5|loss_LIE=1|gf_LIE=85|ga_LIE=19|status_LIE=C

|win_SKO=17|draw_SKO=7|loss_SKO=4|gf_SKO=59|ga_SKO=25

|win_VSP=16|draw_VSP=7|loss_VSP=5|gf_VSP=56|ga_VSP=30

|win_DIN=9|draw_DIN=8|loss_DIN=11|gf_DIN=37|ga_DIN=43

|win_RĪG=9|draw_RĪG=7|loss_RĪG=12|gf_RĪG=32|ga_RĪG=46

|win_JŪR=9|draw_JŪR=5|loss_JŪR=14|gf_JŪR=37|ga_JŪR=38

|win_OLI=5|draw_OLI=4|loss_OLI=19|gf_OLI=24|ga_OLI=68|status_OLI=R

|win_VTA=2|draw_VTA=3|loss_VTA=23|gf_VTA=18|ga_VTA=79|status_VTA=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-start}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|title=First half of the season

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=DIN|team2=JŪR|team3=MET|team4=OLI|team5=RĪG

|team6=SKO|team7=VTA|team8=VEN

|name_MET=Liepājas Metalurgs

|match_MET_SKO=4-2

|match_MET_VEN=2-0

|match_MET_DIN=4-2

|match_MET_RĪG=5-1

|match_MET_JŪR=3-1

|match_MET_OLI=3-0

|match_MET_VTA=5-1

|name_SKO=Skonto

|match_SKO_MET=1-1

|match_SKO_VEN=1-0

|match_SKO_DIN=3-0

|match_SKO_RĪG=0-2

|match_SKO_JŪR=3-1

|match_SKO_OLI=0-2

|match_SKO_VTA=3-0

|name_VEN=Ventspils

|match_VEN_MET=3-0

|match_VEN_SKO=1-3

|match_VEN_DIN=1-1

|match_VEN_RĪG=0-0

|match_VEN_JŪR=1-0

|match_VEN_OLI=3-2

|match_VEN_VTA=5-1

|name_DIN=Dinaburg

|match_DIN_MET=1-2

|match_DIN_SKO=1-2

|match_DIN_VEN=0-1

|match_DIN_RĪG=0-0

|match_DIN_JŪR=1-0

|match_DIN_OLI=3-0

|match_DIN_VTA=1-0

|name_RĪG=Rīga

|match_RĪG_MET=0-1

|match_RĪG_SKO=0-4

|match_RĪG_VEN=0-2

|match_RĪG_DIN=3-0

|match_RĪG_JŪR=3-2

|match_RĪG_OLI=1-0

|match_RĪG_VTA=0-2

|name_JŪR=Jūrmala

|match_JŪR_MET=0-1

|match_JŪR_SKO=3-2

|match_JŪR_VEN=2-2

|match_JŪR_DIN=1-2

|match_JŪR_RĪG=3-0

|match_JŪR_OLI=1-0

|match_JŪR_VTA=0-0

|name_OLI=Olimps Rīga

|match_OLI_MET=0-6

|match_OLI_SKO=1-5

|match_OLI_VEN=0-3

|match_OLI_DIN=2-1

|match_OLI_RĪG=0-2

|match_OLI_JŪR=0-3

|match_OLI_VTA=2-1

|name_VTA=Venta

|match_VTA_MET=0-0

|match_VTA_SKO=0-3

|match_VTA_VEN=0-1

|match_VTA_DIN=1-3

|match_VTA_RĪG=0-1

|match_VTA_JŪR=2-2

|match_VTA_OLI=3-0

|update=complete

|source=

}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|title=Second half of the season

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=DIN|team2=JŪR|team3=MET|team4=OLI|team5=RĪG

|team6=SKO|team7=VTA|team8=VEN

|name_MET=Liepājas Metalurgs

|match_MET_SKO=1-1

|match_MET_VEN=2-1

|match_MET_DIN=5-0

|match_MET_RĪG=6-0

|match_MET_JŪR=1-0

|match_MET_OLI=5-0

|match_MET_VTA=9-0

|name_SKO=Skonto

|match_SKO_MET=1-1

|match_SKO_VEN=1-1

|match_SKO_DIN=1-1

|match_SKO_RĪG=4-0

|match_SKO_JŪR=2-1

|match_SKO_OLI=3-0

|match_SKO_VTA=3-0

|name_VEN=Ventspils

|match_VEN_MET=1-5

|match_VEN_SKO=2-2

|match_VEN_DIN=3-1

|match_VEN_RĪG=1-1

|match_VEN_JŪR=2-1

|match_VEN_OLI=6-1

|match_VEN_VTA=2-0

|name_DIN=Dinaburg

|match_DIN_MET=2-2

|match_DIN_SKO=1-3

|match_DIN_VEN=3-3

|match_DIN_RĪG=2-2

|match_DIN_JŪR=1-0

|match_DIN_OLI=1-1

|match_DIN_VTA=3-0

|name_RĪG=Rīga

|match_RĪG_MET=0-3

|match_RĪG_SKO=1-1

|match_RĪG_VEN=1-3

|match_RĪG_DIN=1-2

|match_RĪG_JŪR=1-1

|match_RĪG_OLI=1-1

|match_RĪG_VTA=4-2

|name_JŪR=Jūrmala

|match_JŪR_MET=0-1

|match_JŪR_SKO=0-3

|match_JŪR_VEN=0-1

|match_JŪR_DIN=1-0

|match_JŪR_RĪG=1-0

|match_JŪR_OLI=4-3

|match_JŪR_VTA=4-0

|name_OLI=Olimps Rīga

|match_OLI_MET=0-4

|match_OLI_SKO=0-1

|match_OLI_VEN=0-1

|match_OLI_DIN=1-1

|match_OLI_RĪG=0-3

|match_OLI_JŪR=1-1

|match_OLI_VTA=5-2

|name_VTA=Venta

|match_VTA_MET=1-3

|match_VTA_SKO=0-1

|match_VTA_VEN=0-6

|match_VTA_DIN=0-3

|match_VTA_RĪG=0-4

|match_VTA_JŪR=2-4

|match_VTA_OLI=0-2

|update=complete

|source=

}}

{{col-end}}

Relegation play-offs

{{football box

|date=11 November 2005

|time=

|team1=Olimps Rīga

|score=0 – 2

|team2=Ditton

|goals1=

|goals2=Pertia {{goal|52}}
Modebadze {{goal|90+2}}

|stadium=Riga

|attendance=500

|referee=

}}

Top scorers

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

rowspan=2|1align="left"|{{flagathlete|Igors Sļesarčuks|LAT}}align="left"|FK Venta / FK Ventspilsrowspan=2|18
align="left"|{{flagathlete|Viktors Dobrecovs|LAT}}align="left"|FK Liepājas Metalurgs
3align="left"|{{flagathlete|Aleksandr Katasonov|RUS}}align="left"|FK Liepājas Metalurgs17
4align="left"|{{flagathlete|Gatis Kalniņš|LAT}}align="left"|Skonto FC15
5align="left"|{{flagathlete|Genādijs Soloņicins|LAT}}align="left"|FK Liepājas Metalurgs13

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|Dzintars Zirnis|LAT}}FK Liepājas Metalurgs
|Midfielder{{flagathlete|Genādijs Soloņicins|LAT}}FK Liepājas Metalurgs
bgcolor="#F0F0F0"Forward{{flagathlete|Aleksandr Katasonov|RUS}}FK Liepājas Metalurgs

References

{{reflist}}

{{Latvian Higher League seasons}}

{{2004–05 in European Football (UEFA)}}

{{2005–06 in European Football (UEFA)}}

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