1999 Latvian Higher League

{{Short description|Latvian football league season for the highest division}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Latvian Higher League

| season = 1999

| winners = Skonto FC

| relegated = FK Rezekne

| 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|LVA}} Viktors Dobrecovs (22 goals)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 1998

| nextseason = 2000

}}

The 1999 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the ninth 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=MET|name_MET=Liepājas Metalurgs

|team3=VEN|name_VEN=Ventspils

|team4=DIN|name_DIN=Dinaburg

|team5=VAL|name_VAL=Valmiera

|team6=RĪG|name_RĪG=Rīga

|team7=POL|name_POL=Policijas

|team8=RĒZ|name_RĒZ=Rēzekne

|win_SKO=23|draw_SKO=0|loss_SKO=5|gf_SKO=88|ga_SKO=15|status_SKO=C

|win_MET=19|draw_MET=3|loss_MET=6|gf_MET=73|ga_MET=25

|win_VEN=18|draw_VEN=2|loss_VEN=8|gf_VEN=62|ga_VEN=26

|win_DIN=13|draw_DIN=5|loss_DIN=10|gf_DIN=37|ga_DIN=32

|win_VAL=10|draw_VAL=5|loss_VAL=13|gf_VAL=33|ga_VAL=42

|win_RĪG=10|draw_RĪG=4|loss_RĪG=14|gf_RĪG=35|ga_RĪG=42

|win_POL=5|draw_POL=5|loss_POL=18|gf_POL=25|ga_POL=93

|win_RĒZ=1|draw_RĒZ=2|loss_RĒZ=25|gf_RĒZ=12|ga_RĒZ=90|status_RĒZ=R

|col_UCL=green1|text_UCL=Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round

|result1=UCL

|col_UC=blue1|text_UC=Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round

|result2=UC|result3=UC

|col_IC=#ccccff|text_IC=Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round

|result4=IC

|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=MET|team3=POL|team4=RĒZ|team5=RĪG

|team6=SKO|team7=VAL|team8=VEN

|name_SKO=Skonto

|match_SKO_MET=3-2

|match_SKO_VEN=3-1

|match_SKO_DIN=1-0

|match_SKO_VAL=5-0

|match_SKO_RĪG=1-0

|match_SKO_POL=2-0

|match_SKO_RĒZ=2-1

|name_MET=Liepājas Metalurgs

|match_MET_SKO=2-3

|match_MET_VEN=3-1

|match_MET_DIN=3-0

|match_MET_VAL=3-0

|match_MET_RĪG=3-2

|match_MET_POL=4-1

|match_MET_RĒZ=6-0

|name_VEN=Ventspils

|match_VEN_SKO=1-0

|match_VEN_MET=2-0

|match_VEN_DIN=0-0

|match_VEN_VAL=3-0

|match_VEN_RĪG=2-1

|match_VEN_POL=5-2

|match_VEN_RĒZ=5-1

|name_DIN=Dinaburg

|match_DIN_SKO=1-0

|match_DIN_MET=0-0

|match_DIN_VEN=1-0

|match_DIN_VAL=0-0

|match_DIN_RĪG=2-0

|match_DIN_POL=1-1

|match_DIN_RĒZ=2-0

|name_VAL=Valmiera

|match_VAL_SKO=0-1

|match_VAL_MET=1-1

|match_VAL_VEN=0-3

|match_VAL_DIN=0-4

|match_VAL_RĪG=2-3

|match_VAL_POL=1-1

|match_VAL_RĒZ=4-0

|name_RĪG=Rīga

|match_RĪG_SKO=1-3

|match_RĪG_MET=1-5

|match_RĪG_VEN=0-1

|match_RĪG_DIN=0-0

|match_RĪG_VAL=3-1

|match_RĪG_POL=0-0

|match_RĪG_RĒZ=2-0

|name_POL=Policijas

|match_POL_SKO=0-9

|match_POL_MET=0-5

|match_POL_VEN=0-4

|match_POL_DIN=0-4

|match_POL_VAL=0-1

|match_POL_RĪG=2-1

|match_POL_RĒZ=5-1

|name_RĒZ=Rēzekne

|match_RĒZ_SKO=0-2

|match_RĒZ_MET=0-4

|match_RĒZ_VEN=0-2

|match_RĒZ_DIN=1-2

|match_RĒZ_VAL=0-3

|match_RĒZ_RĪG=0-0

|match_RĒZ_POL=0-1

|update=complete

|source=

}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|title=Second half of the season

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=DIN|team2=MET|team3=POL|team4=RĒZ|team5=RĪG

|team6=SKO|team7=VAL|team8=VEN

|name_SKO=Skonto

|match_SKO_MET=3-0

|match_SKO_VEN=0-2

|match_SKO_DIN=4-0

|match_SKO_VAL=3-0

|match_SKO_RĪG=1-2

|match_SKO_POL=5-0

|match_SKO_RĒZ=8-0

|name_MET=Liepājas Metalurgs

|match_MET_SKO=1-0

|match_MET_VEN=2-1

|match_MET_DIN=6-1

|match_MET_VAL=2-0

|match_MET_RĪG=1-2

|match_MET_POL=7-0

|match_MET_RĒZ=5-1

|name_VEN=Ventspils

|match_VEN_SKO=0-2

|match_VEN_MET=1-1

|match_VEN_DIN=1-2

|match_VEN_VAL=0-1

|match_VEN_RĪG=2-0

|match_VEN_POL=2-0

|match_VEN_RĒZ=7-1

|name_DIN=Dinaburg

|match_DIN_SKO=1-5

|match_DIN_MET=0-1

|match_DIN_VEN=0-2

|match_DIN_VAL=1-3

|match_DIN_RĪG=0-1

|match_DIN_POL=2-1

|match_DIN_RĒZ=6-1

|name_VAL=Valmiera

|match_VAL_SKO=0-1

|match_VAL_MET=0-2

|match_VAL_VEN=2-1

|match_VAL_DIN=1-0

|match_VAL_RĪG=3-0

|match_VAL_POL=2-3

|match_VAL_RĒZ=4-0

|name_RĪG=Rīga

|match_RĪG_SKO=0-4

|match_RĪG_MET=1-0

|match_RĪG_VEN=2-4

|match_RĪG_DIN=0-1

|match_RĪG_VAL=0-0

|match_RĪG_POL=5-0

|match_RĪG_RĒZ=5-0

|name_POL=Policijas

|match_POL_SKO=0-12

|match_POL_MET=1-3

|match_POL_VEN=2-8

|match_POL_DIN=0-5

|match_POL_VAL=1-1

|match_POL_RĪG=3-0

|match_POL_RĒZ=1-1

|name_RĒZ=Rēzekne

|match_RĒZ_SKO=0-5

|match_RĒZ_MET=0-1

|match_RĒZ_VEN=0-1

|match_RĒZ_DIN=0-1

|match_RĒZ_VAL=1-3

|match_RĒZ_RĪG=1-3

|match_RĒZ_POL=2-0

|update=complete

|source=

}}

{{col-end}}

Top scorers

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

!Player

!Club

!Goals

1align="left"|{{flagathlete|Viktors Dobrecovs|LAT}}align="left"|FHK Liepājas Metalurgs22
2align="left"|{{flagathlete|Viktor Voronkov|RUS}}align="left"|FK Ventspils18
3align="left"|{{flagathlete|David Chaladze|GEO|1990}}align="left"|Skonto FC16
4align="left"|{{flagathlete|Mihails Miholaps|LAT}}align="left"|Skonto FC14
5align="left"|{{flagathlete|Vladimirs Koļesņičenko|LAT}}align="left"|Skonto FC13

Awards

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
width="80"|Best

!width="220"|Name

!width="220"|Team

|Goalkeeper{{flagathlete|Aleksandrs Koliņko|LAT}}Skonto FC
bgcolor="#F0F0F0"Defender{{flagathlete|Mihails Zemļinskis|LAT}}Skonto FC
|Midfielder{{flagathlete|Vitālijs Astafjevs|LAT}}Skonto FC
bgcolor="#F0F0F0"Forward{{flagathlete|Viktors Dobrecovs|LAT}}FK Liepājas Metalurgs

Skonto FC 1999

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 Astafjevs03.04.19711892|
|MF{{flagicon|LAT}} Vladimirs Babičevs22.04.1968111|
|{{flagicon|LAT}} Romans Bezzubovs15.05.19792|
|DF{{flagicon|LAT}} Oļegs Blagonadeždins16.05.197323|
|MF{{flagicon|LAT}} Imants Bleidelis16.08.1975194|
|FW{{flagicon|GEO|1990}} David Chaladze22.01.197615162|
|{{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Armaz Dzeladze28.06.19735|
|MF{{flagicon|LAT}} Vladimirs Koļesņičenko04.05.198025131 |
|GK{{flagicon|LAT}} Aleksandrs Koliņko18.06.197518–12|
|MF{{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Levan Korgalidze21.02.1980131 |
|MF{{flagicon|LAT}} Juris Laizāns06.01.19792731|
|{{flagicon|UKR}} Vladimir Mel'nyk21.11.19791331|
|MF{{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Zurab Menteshashvili30.01.1980171 |
|FW{{flagicon|LAT}} Mihails Miholaps24.08.197420141|
|MF{{flagicon|LAT}} Viktors Morozs30.07.19801|
|MF{{flagicon|LTU}} Viktoras Olšanskis14.03.196920|
|1|
|GK{{flagicon|LAT}} Andrejs Piedels17.09.197010–3|
|MF{{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Alexander Rekhviashvili06.08.19742415-
|MF{{flagicon|LAT}} Andrejs Rubins26.11.19782562|
|DF{{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Levan Silagadze04.08.197620|
|1 |
|{{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Solovyov03.04.197871 |
|DF{{flagicon|LAT}} Igors Stepanovs21.01.19762041|
|DF{{flagicon|LTU}} Andrėjus Tereškinas10.07.19701811 |
|{{flagicon|BLR}} Sergey Yermolenko29.05.19722|
|DF{{flagicon|LAT}} Mihails Zemļinskis21.12.196916731
colspan=7 align=center|Manager: {{flagicon|LAT}} Aleksandrs Starkovs

References

  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/let99.html RSSSF]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090528235806/http://www.skontofc.lv/lat/lat_chemp/1999/ Skonto FC 1999]

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