:2006 Latvian Higher League
{{Short description|Latvian football league season for the highest division}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Latvian Higher League
| season = 2006
| winners = FK Ventspils
| relegated = RSK Dizvanagi
| continentalcup1 = UEFA Champions League
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = FK Ventspils
| continentalcup2 = UEFA Cup
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = FK Liepajas Metalurgs
Skonto FC
| continentalcup3 = UEFA Intertoto Cup
| continentalcup3 qualifiers = Dinaburg FC
| continentalcup4 =
| continentalcup4 qualifiers =
| matches =
| total goals =
| league topscorer = {{flagicon|LVA}} Mihails Miholaps (15 goals)
| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| highest scoring =
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = 2005
| nextseason = 2007
}}
Final tables of the 2006 Latvian Higher League Championship.
League standings
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|team1=VEN|name_VEN=Ventspils
|team2=LIE|name_LIE=Liepājas Metalurgs
|team3=SKO|name_SKO=Skonto
|team4=DIN|name_DIN=Dinaburg
|team5=DIT|name_DIT=Ditton
|team6=JŪR|name_JŪR=Jūrmala
|team7=RĪG|name_RĪG=Rīga
|team8=DIŽ|name_DIŽ=Dižvanagi
|win_VEN=19|draw_VEN=5|loss_VEN=4|gf_VEN=48|ga_VEN=23|status_VEN=C
|win_LIE=18|draw_LIE=6|loss_LIE=4|gf_LIE=66|ga_LIE=20
|win_SKO=16|draw_SKO=6|loss_SKO=6|gf_SKO=55|ga_SKO=21
|win_DIN=12|draw_DIN=5|loss_DIN=11|gf_DIN=33|ga_DIN=38
|win_DIT=10|draw_DIT=8|loss_DIT=10|gf_DIT=33|ga_DIT=31
|win_JŪR=11|draw_JŪR=4|loss_JŪR=13|gf_JŪR=36|ga_JŪR=36
|win_RĪG=6|draw_RĪG=4|loss_RĪG=18|gf_RĪG=21|ga_RĪG=57|status_RĪG=O
|win_DIŽ=0|draw_DIŽ=2|loss_DIŽ=26|gf_DIŽ=11|ga_DIŽ=77|status_DIŽ=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=DIN|team2=DIT|team3=DIŽ|team4=JŪR|team5=MET
|team6=RĪG|team7=SKO|team8=VEN
|name_VEN=Ventspils
|match_VEN_MET=1-1
|match_VEN_SKO=1-0
|match_VEN_DIN=3-2
|match_VEN_DIT=2-1
|match_VEN_JŪR=1-0
|match_VEN_RĪG=1-0
|match_VEN_DIŽ=7-1
|name_MET=Liepājas Metalurgs
|match_MET_VEN=0-1
|match_MET_SKO=2-1
|match_MET_DIN=1-1
|match_MET_DIT=0-0
|match_MET_JŪR=3-2
|match_MET_RĪG=5-0
|match_MET_DIŽ=6-1
|name_SKO=Skonto
|match_SKO_VEN=1-1
|match_SKO_MET=0-0
|match_SKO_DIN=2-0
|match_SKO_DIT=0-0
|match_SKO_JŪR=2-0
|match_SKO_RĪG=5-1
|match_SKO_DIŽ=6-0
|name_DIN=Dinaburg
|match_DIN_VEN=2-1
|match_DIN_MET=0-2
|match_DIN_SKO=0-2
|match_DIN_DIT=1-3
|match_DIN_JŪR=1-1
|match_DIN_RĪG=1-0
|match_DIN_DIŽ=2-1
|name_DIT=Ditton
|match_DIT_VEN=0-1
|match_DIT_MET=2-0
|match_DIT_SKO=1-1
|match_DIT_DIN=1-1
|match_DIT_JŪR=2-1
|match_DIT_RĪG=3-1
|match_DIT_DIŽ=1-0
|name_JŪR=Jūrmala
|match_JŪR_VEN=1-1
|match_JŪR_MET=1-1
|match_JŪR_SKO=0-1
|match_JŪR_DIN=1-0
|match_JŪR_DIT=0-1
|match_JŪR_RĪG=3-0
|match_JŪR_DIŽ=2-1
|name_RĪG=Rīga
|match_RĪG_VEN=0-1
|match_RĪG_MET=0-4
|match_RĪG_SKO=1-4
|match_RĪG_DIN=0-0
|match_RĪG_DIT=0-0
|match_RĪG_JŪR=2-1
|match_RĪG_DIŽ=1-0
|name_DIŽ=Dižvanagi
|match_DIŽ_VEN=0-3
|match_DIŽ_MET=0-0
|match_DIŽ_SKO=0-2
|match_DIŽ_DIN=1-3
|match_DIŽ_DIT=0-3
|match_DIŽ_JŪR=0-1
|match_DIŽ_RĪG=0-0
|update=complete
|source=
}}
{{col-2}}
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|title=Second half of the season
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=DIN|team2=DIT|team3=DIŽ|team4=JŪR|team5=MET
|team6=RĪG|team7=SKO|team8=VEN
|name_VEN=Ventspils
|match_VEN_MET=1-2
|match_VEN_SKO=1-0
|match_VEN_DIN=3-0
|match_VEN_DIT=1-1
|match_VEN_JŪR=0-2
|match_VEN_RĪG=4-0
|match_VEN_DIŽ=1-0
|name_MET=Liepājas Metalurgs
|match_MET_VEN=4-0
|match_MET_SKO=3-1
|match_MET_DIN=2-0
|match_MET_DIT=2-1
|match_MET_JŪR=7-1
|match_MET_RĪG=3-1
|match_MET_DIŽ=6-0
|name_SKO=Skonto
|match_SKO_VEN=0-1
|match_SKO_MET=2-1
|match_SKO_DIN=0-2
|match_SKO_DIT=2-2
|match_SKO_JŪR=3-1
|match_SKO_RĪG=1-1
|match_SKO_DIŽ=6-0
|name_DIN=Dinaburg
|match_DIN_VEN=3-3
|match_DIN_MET=1-2
|match_DIN_SKO=0-6
|match_DIN_DIT=1-0
|match_DIN_JŪR=0-1
|match_DIN_RĪG=2-0
|match_DIN_DIŽ=2-0
|name_DIT=Ditton
|match_DIT_VEN=0-1
|match_DIT_MET=1-2
|match_DIT_SKO=0-2
|match_DIT_DIN=2-4
|match_DIT_JŪR=0-0
|match_DIT_RĪG=0-1
|match_DIT_DIŽ=2-1
|name_JŪR=Jūrmala
|match_JŪR_VEN=1-2
|match_JŪR_MET=1-0
|match_JŪR_SKO=1-2
|match_JŪR_DIN=0-1
|match_JŪR_DIT=6-1
|match_JŪR_RĪG=2-1
|match_JŪR_DIŽ=3-0
|name_RĪG=Rīga
|match_RĪG_VEN=0-2
|match_RĪG_MET=0-5
|match_RĪG_SKO=1-2
|match_RĪG_DIN=0-1
|match_RĪG_DIT=0-4
|match_RĪG_JŪR=2-0
|match_RĪG_DIŽ=3-1
|name_DIŽ=Dižvanagi
|match_DIŽ_VEN=1-3
|match_DIŽ_MET=0-2
|match_DIŽ_SKO=0-1
|match_DIŽ_DIN=0-2
|match_DIŽ_DIT=0-1
|match_DIŽ_JŪR=1-3
|match_DIŽ_RĪG=2-5
|update=complete
|source=
}}
{{col-end}}
Relegation play-offs
Top scorers
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Rank
!Player !Club !Goals | |||
---|---|---|---|
1 | align="left"|{{flagathlete|Mihails Miholaps|LAT}} | align="left"|Skonto FC | 15 |
2 | align="left"|{{flagathlete|Ģirts Karlsons|LAT}} | align="left"|FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 13 |
3 | align="left"|{{flagathlete|* Jurģis Kalns|LAT}} | align="left"|Jūrmala | 12 |
rowspan=2|4 | align="left"|{{flagathlete|Kristaps Grebis|LAT}} | align="left"|FK Liepājas Metalurgs | rowspan=2|11 |
align="left"|{{flagathlete|Darius Miceika|LTU}} | align="left"|FK Liepājas Metalurgs |
Awards
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" | |||
width="80"|Best
!width="220"|Name !width="220"|Team | |||
---|---|---|---|
|Goalkeeper | {{flagathlete|Andris Vaņins|LAT}} | FK Ventspils | |
bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | Defender | {{flagathlete|Jean-Paul Ndeki|CMR}} | FK Ventspils |
|Midfielder | {{flagathlete|Vitālijs Astafjevs|LAT}} | Skonto FC | |
bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | Forward | {{flagathlete|Ģirts Karlsons|LAT}} | FK Liepājas Metalurgs |
bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | Young Player | {{flagathlete|Aleksandrs Cauņa|LAT}} | Skonto FC |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Latvian Higher League seasons}}
{{2005–06 in European Football (UEFA)}}
{{2006–07 in European Football (UEFA)}}