1995 Latvian Higher League
{{Short description|Football tournament edition}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Latvian Higher League
| season = 1995
| winners = Skonto FC
| relegated = Olimpija Riga
FK Kvadrats
| continentalcup1 = UEFA Cup
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Skonto FC
Vilan-D
| continentalcup2 = Cup Winners' Cup
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = RAF Jelgava
| continentalcup3 = UEFA Intertoto Cup
| continentalcup3 qualifiers = FK Amstrig
| matches =
| total goals =
| league topscorer = {{flagicon|LVA}} Vitalijs Astafjevs (19 goals)
| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| highest scoring =
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = 1994
| nextseason = 1996
}}
The 1995 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the fifth domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence from the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Tenth teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC claiming the title.
First round
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|team1=SKO|name_SKO=Skonto
|team2=RAF|name_RAF=RAF Jelgava
|team3=STA|name_STA=Starts
|team4=DIN|name_DIN=Vilan-D
|team5=VAI|name_VAI=Vairogs
|team6=TOR|name_TOR=Amstrig
|team7=SKM|name_SKM=Skonto/Metāls
|team8=DAG|name_DAG=DAG-Liepāja
|team9=OLI|name_OLI=Olimpija Rīga
|team10=KVA|name_KVA=Kvadrāts
|win_SKO=16|draw_SKO=2|loss_SKO=0|gf_SKO=59|ga_SKO=8
|win_RAF=12|draw_RAF=3|loss_RAF=3|gf_RAF=33|ga_RAF=13
|win_STA=9|draw_STA=4|loss_STA=5|gf_STA=21|ga_STA=18
|win_DIN=9|draw_DIN=2|loss_DIN=7|gf_DIN=31|ga_DIN=22
|win_VAI=6|draw_VAI=6|loss_VAI=6|gf_VAI=28|ga_VAI=21
|win_TOR=5|draw_TOR=5|loss_TOR=8|gf_TOR=26|ga_TOR=25
|win_SKM=5|draw_SKM=4|loss_SKM=9|gf_SKM=25|ga_SKM=42
|win_DAG=4|draw_DAG=6|loss_DAG=8|gf_DAG=19|ga_DAG=28
|win_OLI=5|draw_OLI=3|loss_OLI=10|gf_OLI=24|ga_OLI=40
|win_KVA=1|draw_KVA=1|loss_KVA=16|gf_KVA=10|ga_KVA=58
|col_CG=green2|text_CG=Qualification for championship group
|result1=CG|result2=CG|result3=CG|result4=CG|result5=CG|result6=CG
|col_RG=red2|text_RG=Qualification for relegation group
|result7=RG|result8=RG|result9=RG|result10=RG
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/let95.html rsssf.com]
}}
=Match table=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=AMS|team2=DAG|team3=KVA|team4=OLI|team5=RAF
|team6=SKO|team7=SKM|team8=STA|team9=VAI|team10=VIL
|name_SKO=Skonto
|match_SKO_RAF=5-0
|match_SKO_STA=0-0
|match_SKO_VIL=3-0
|match_SKO_VAI=1-0
|match_SKO_AMS=3-2
|match_SKO_SKM=2-1
|match_SKO_DAG=4-0
|match_SKO_OLI=7-1
|match_SKO_KVA=6-1
|name_RAF=RAF Jelgava
|match_RAF_SKO=0-1
|match_RAF_STA=3-0
|match_RAF_VIL=3-2
|match_RAF_VAI=2-0
|match_RAF_AMS=1-1
|match_RAF_SKM=2-0
|match_RAF_DAG=0-0
|match_RAF_OLI=2-0
|match_RAF_KVA=5-0
|name_STA=Starts
|match_STA_SKO=0-3
|match_STA_RAF=0-4
|match_STA_VIL=0-1
|match_STA_VAI=0-0
|match_STA_AMS=3-0
|match_STA_SKM=3-0
|match_STA_DAG=1-0
|match_STA_OLI=2-0
|match_STA_KVA=1-0
|name_VIL=Vilan-D
|match_VIL_SKO=1-4
|match_VIL_RAF=0-2
|match_VIL_STA=3-0
|match_VIL_VAI=1-2
|match_VIL_AMS=0-1
|match_VIL_SKM=4-0
|match_VIL_DAG=2-0
|match_VIL_OLI=3-1
|match_VIL_KVA=2-1
|name_VAI=Vairogs
|match_VAI_SKO=0-3
|match_VAI_RAF=1-0
|match_VAI_STA=1-1
|match_VAI_VIL=1-1
|match_VAI_AMS=1-2
|match_VAI_SKM=1-1
|match_VAI_DAG=1-1
|match_VAI_OLI=3-3
|match_VAI_KVA=2-0
|name_AMS=Amstrig
|match_AMS_SKO=0-3
|match_AMS_RAF=1-2
|match_AMS_STA=0-1
|match_AMS_VIL=2-2
|match_AMS_VAI=0-1
|match_AMS_SKM=2-0
|match_AMS_DAG=0-1
|match_AMS_OLI=2-3
|match_AMS_KVA=1-1
|name_SKM=Skonto/Metāls
|match_SKM_SKO=0-4
|match_SKM_RAF=1-1
|match_SKM_STA=2-3
|match_SKM_VIL=1-5
|match_SKM_VAI=0-8
|match_SKM_AMS=2-2
|match_SKM_DAG=3-1
|match_SKM_OLI=4-3
|match_SKM_KVA=2-0
|name_DAG=DAG-Liepāja
|match_DAG_SKO=2-2
|match_DAG_RAF=1-2
|match_DAG_STA=1-1
|match_DAG_VIL=0-2
|match_DAG_VAI=3-1
|match_DAG_AMS=1-1
|match_DAG_SKM=0-1
|match_DAG_OLI=2-0
|match_DAG_KVA=3-2
|name_OLI=Olimpija Rīga
|match_OLI_SKO=0-1
|match_OLI_RAF=0-1
|match_OLI_STA=0-2
|match_OLI_VIL=1-0
|match_OLI_VAI=1-0
|match_OLI_AMS=0-7
|match_OLI_SKM=1-1
|match_OLI_DAG=2-2
|match_OLI_KVA=3-0
|name_KVA=Kvadrāts
|match_KVA_SKO=0-7
|match_KVA_RAF=0-3
|match_KVA_STA=0-3
|match_KVA_VIL=0-2
|match_KVA_VAI=1-5
|match_KVA_AMS=0-2
|match_KVA_SKM=0-6
|match_KVA_DAG=3-1
|match_KVA_OLI=1-4
|update=complete
|source=
}}
Second round
=Championship group=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|team1=SKO|name_SKO=Skonto
|team2=DIN|name_DIN=Vilan-D
|team3=RAF|name_RAF=RAF Jelgava
|team4=STA|name_STA=Starts
|team5=TOR|name_TOR=Amstrig
|team6=VAI|name_VAI=Vairogs
|win_SKO=25|draw_SKO=3|loss_SKO=0|gf_SKO=99|ga_SKO=15|status_SKO=C
|win_DIN=16|draw_DIN=3|loss_DIN=9|gf_DIN=45|ga_DIN=30
|win_RAF=14|draw_RAF=6|loss_RAF=8|gf_RAF=40|ga_RAF=28
|win_STA=11|draw_STA=5|loss_STA=12|gf_STA=31|ga_STA=43
|win_TOR=9|draw_TOR=8|loss_TOR=11|gf_TOR=47|ga_TOR=38
|win_VAI=7|draw_VAI=7|loss_VAI=14|gf_VAI=35|ga_VAI=52
|col_UC=blue1|text_UC=Qualification for UEFA Cup preliminary round
|result1=UC|result2=UC
|col_CWC=yellow1|text_CWC=Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
|result3=CWC
|col_IC=#ccccff|text_IC=Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage
|result5=IC
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/let95.html rsssf.com]
}}
==Match table==
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=AMS|team2=RAF|team3=SKO|team4=STA|team5=VAI
|team6=VIL
|name_SKO=Skonto
|match_SKO_VIL=4-0
|match_SKO_RAF=5-1
|match_SKO_STA=8-1
|match_SKO_AMS=2-1
|match_SKO_VAI=8-0
|name_VIL=Vilan-D
|match_VIL_SKO=0-2
|match_VIL_RAF=0-0
|match_VIL_STA=3-0
|match_VIL_AMS=2-0
|match_VIL_VAI=2-0
|name_RAF=RAF Jelgava
|match_RAF_SKO=1-2
|match_RAF_VIL=0-1
|match_RAF_STA=1-0
|match_RAF_AMS=1-1
|match_RAF_VAI=0-1
|name_STA=Starts
|match_STA_SKO=1-4
|match_STA_VIL=0-1
|match_STA_RAF=3-0
|match_STA_AMS=0-1
|match_STA_VAI=1-1
|name_AMS=Amstrig
|match_AMS_SKO=2-2
|match_AMS_VIL=1-2
|match_AMS_RAF=1-1
|match_AMS_STA=5-1
|match_AMS_VAI=3-0
|name_VAI=Vairogs
|match_VAI_SKO=0-3
|match_VAI_VIL=1-3
|match_VAI_RAF=1-2
|match_VAI_STA=1-3
|match_VAI_AMS=2-6
|update=complete
|source=
}}
=Relegation group=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=R
|highest_pos = 7
|team7=SKM|name_SKM=Skonto/Metāls
|team8=DAG|name_DAG=DAG-Liepāja
|team9=OLI|name_OLI=Olimpija Rīga
|team10=KVA|name_KVA=Kvadrāts
|win_SKM=8|draw_SKM=4|loss_SKM=12|gf_SKM=37|ga_SKM=51
|win_DAG=7|draw_DAG=7|loss_DAG=10|gf_DAG=26|ga_DAG=34
|win_OLI=5|draw_OLI=5|loss_OLI=14|gf_OLI=29|ga_OLI=57|status_OLI=R
|win_KVA=5|draw_KVA=2|loss_KVA=17|gf_KVA=22|ga_KVA=63|status_KVA=R
|col_WD=black1|text_WD=Dissolved after the season
|result9=WD|result10=WD
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/let95.html rsssf.com]
}}
=Match table=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=DAG|team2=KVA|team3=OLI|team4=SKM
|name_SKM=Skonto/Metāls
|match_SKM_DAG=1-2
|match_SKM_OLI=7-1
|match_SKM_KVA=1-5
|name_DAG=DAG-Liepāja
|match_DAG_SKM=1-0
|match_DAG_OLI=3-1
|match_DAG_KVA=0-2
|name_OLI=Olimpija Rīga
|match_OLI_SKM=0-2
|match_OLI_DAG=1-1
|match_OLI_KVA=2-2
|name_KVA=Kvadrāts
|match_KVA_SKM=0-1
|match_KVA_DAG=1-0
|match_KVA_OLI=2-1
|update=complete
|source=
}}
Top scorers
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| Rank
!Player !Club !Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align="left"|{{flagathlete|Vitālijs Astafjevs|LAT}} | align="left"|Skonto FC | 19 |
| 2 | align="left"|{{flagathlete|Oleg Dulub|BLR}} | align="left"|FK Vairogs | 16 |
| 3 | align="left"|{{flagathlete|Vladimirs Babičevs|LAT}} | align="left"|Skonto FC | 14 |
| rowspan=2|4 | align="left"|{{flagathlete|Aleksandrs Jelisejevs|LAT}} | align="left"|Skonto FC | rowspan=2|11 |
| align="left"|{{flagathlete|Mihails Miholaps|LAT}} | align="left"|FK Amstrig |
Awards
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" | |||
| width="80"|Best
!width="220"|Name !width="220"|Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |Goalkeeper | {{flagathlete|Raimonds Laizāns|LAT}} | Skonto FC | |
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | Defender | {{flagathlete|Jurijs Ševļakovs|LAT}} | Skonto FC |
| |Midfielder | {{flagathlete|Vitālijs Astafjevs|LAT}} | Skonto FC | |
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | Forward | {{flagathlete|Vīts Rimkus|LAT}} | FK Amstrig |
Skonto FC 1995
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#efefef"
!width="30"|Pos !width="220"|Name !width="150"|Birthdate !width="30"|P !width="30"|{{goal}} !width="30"|{{yel}} !width="30"|{{sent off|0}} | ||||||
| |MF | {{flagicon|LAT}} Vitālijs Astafjevs | 03.04.1971 | 28 | 19 | 2| | |
| |MF | {{flagicon|LAT}} Vladimirs Babičevs | 22.04.1968 | 27 | 14 | 3| | |
| |DF | {{flagicon|RUS}} Vladlen Bausev | 03.03.1967 | 17 | 10 | 2| | |
| |DF | {{flagicon|LAT}} Oļegs Blagonadeždins | 16.05.1973 | 20 | 3 | 1| | |
| |MF | {{flagicon|LAT}} Imants Bleidelis | 16.08.1975 | 24 | 1 | 1| | |
| |GK | {{flagicon|LAT}} Oļegs Grišins | 09.11.1967 | 4 | –2| | ||
| |MF | {{flagicon|LAT}} Valērijs Ivanovs | 23.02.1970 | 24 | 10 | 1 | | |
| |FW | {{flagicon|LAT}} Aleksandrs Jelisejevs | 11.08.1971 | 29 | 11| | ||
| |GK | {{flagicon|LAT}} Raimonds Laizāns | 05.08.1964 | 26 | –13| | ||
| |{{flagicon|LAT}} Valentins Lobaņovs | 23.10.1971 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| |{{flagicon|LAT}} Vadims Mikuckis | 10.06.1971 | 2 | 1 | | |||
| |DF | {{flagicon|LAT}} Boriss Monjaks | 11.04.1970 | 28 | 8 | 1 | | |
| |FW | {{flagicon|LAT}} Marians Pahars | 05.08.1976 | 9 | 8 | 2 | | |
| |{{flagicon|UKR}} Aleksandr Pindejev | 03.03.1971 | 9 | 3 | | |||
| |{{flagicon|LAT}} Aleksejs Semjonovs | 02.04.1973 | 19 | 1 | 2 | | ||
| |FW | {{flagicon|LAT}} Igors Sļesarčuks | 31.03.1976 | 6 | 1 | | ||
| |DF | {{flagicon|LAT}} Igors V. Stepanovs | 01.02.1966 | 20| | |||
| |DF | {{flagicon|LAT}} Igors N. Stepanovs | 21.01.1976 | 23 | 1 | 3 | | |
| |DF | {{flagicon|LAT}} Jurijs Ševļakovs | 24.01.1959 | 23 | 3 | 5 | | |
| |DF | {{flagicon|LAT}} Igors Troickis | 11.01.1969 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| |DF | {{flagicon|LAT}} Mihails Zemļinskis | 21.12.1969 | 29 | 6 | 1 | | |
| colspan=7 align=center|Manager: {{flagicon|LAT}} Aleksandrs Starkovs |
References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/let95.html RSSSF]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302094044/http://www.skontofc.lv/lat/lat_chemp/1995/ Skonto FC 1995]
{{Latvian Higher League seasons}}
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{{1995–96 in European football (UEFA)}}