2001 Latvian Higher League
{{Short description|Latvian football league season for the highest division}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Latvian Higher League
| season = 2001
| winners = Skonto FC
| relegated = FK Zibens/Zemessardze
| continentalcup1 = UEFA Champions League
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Skonto FC
| continentalcup2 = UEFA Cup
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = FK Ventspils
FK Liepajas Metalurgs
| continentalcup3 = UEFA Intertoto Cup
| continentalcup3 qualifiers = Dinaburg FC
| matches =
| total goals =
| league topscorer = {{flagicon|LVA}} Mihails Miholaps
{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Katasonov (23 goals each one)
| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| highest scoring =
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = 2000
| nextseason = 2002
}}
The 2001 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the eleventh 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=VEN|name_VEN=Ventspils
|team3=MET|name_MET=Liepājas Metalurgs
|team4=DIN|name_DIN=Dinaburg
|team5=PFK|name_PFK=PFK Daugava
|team6=VAL|name_VAL=Valmiera
|team7=RĪG|name_RĪG=Rīga
|team8=ZIB|name_ZIB=Zibens/Zemessardze
|win_SKO=22|draw_SKO=2|loss_SKO=4|gf_SKO=94|ga_SKO=26|status_SKO=C
|win_VEN=22|draw_VEN=1|loss_VEN=5|gf_VEN=69|ga_VEN=21
|win_MET=20|draw_MET=4|loss_MET=4|gf_MET=60|ga_MET=24
|win_DIN=15|draw_DIN=5|loss_DIN=8|gf_DIN=60|ga_DIN=29
|win_PFK=12|draw_PFK=2|loss_PFK=14|gf_PFK=37|ga_PFK=38
|win_VAL=5|draw_VAL=4|loss_VAL=19|gf_VAL=28|ga_VAL=56
|win_RĪG=3|draw_RĪG=5|loss_RĪG=20|gf_RĪG=25|ga_RĪG=72
|win_ZIB=1|draw_ZIB=1|loss_ZIB=26|gf_ZIB=11|ga_ZIB=118|status_ZIB=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=PFK|team4=RĪG|team5=SKO
|team6=VAL|team7=VEN|team8=ZIB
|name_SKO=Skonto
|match_SKO_VEN=3-2
|match_SKO_MET=1-1
|match_SKO_DIN=1-0
|match_SKO_PFK=0-2
|match_SKO_VAL=3-1
|match_SKO_RĪG=1-0
|match_SKO_ZIB=5-0
|name_VEN=Ventspils
|match_VEN_SKO=2-0
|match_VEN_MET=2-1
|match_VEN_DIN=2-2
|match_VEN_PFK=1-0
|match_VEN_VAL=2-0
|match_VEN_RĪG=6-1
|match_VEN_ZIB=9-0
|name_MET=Liepājas Metalurgs
|match_MET_SKO=4-2
|match_MET_VEN=2-1
|match_MET_DIN=1-0
|match_MET_PFK=2-0
|match_MET_VAL=2-1
|match_MET_RĪG=2-1
|match_MET_ZIB=2-0
|name_DIN=Dinaburg
|match_DIN_SKO=0-1
|match_DIN_VEN=1-4
|match_DIN_MET=3-3
|match_DIN_PFK=3-0
|match_DIN_VAL=4-0
|match_DIN_RĪG=2-0
|match_DIN_ZIB=11-1
|name_PFK=PFK Daugava
|match_PFK_SKO=0-5
|match_PFK_VEN=2-0
|match_PFK_MET=1-4
|match_PFK_DIN=0-1
|match_PFK_VAL=1-1
|match_PFK_RĪG=4-0
|match_PFK_ZIB=6-0
|name_VAL=Valmiera
|match_VAL_SKO=1-2
|match_VAL_VEN=1-2
|match_VAL_MET=0-1
|match_VAL_DIN=1-1
|match_VAL_PFK=1-2
|match_VAL_RĪG=3-0
|match_VAL_ZIB=4-1
|name_RĪG=Rīga
|match_RĪG_SKO=1-6
|match_RĪG_VEN=0-1
|match_RĪG_MET=1-4
|match_RĪG_DIN=2-3
|match_RĪG_PFK=1-1
|match_RĪG_VAL=3-2
|match_RĪG_ZIB=2-0
|name_ZIB=Zibens/Zemessardze
|match_ZIB_SKO=0-11
|match_ZIB_VEN=1-4
|match_ZIB_MET=0-4
|match_ZIB_DIN=0-1
|match_ZIB_PFK=0-4
|match_ZIB_VAL=0-1
|match_ZIB_RĪG=1-5
|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=PFK|team4=RĪG|team5=SKO
|team6=VAL|team7=VEN|team8=ZIB
|name_SKO=Skonto
|match_SKO_VEN=2-0
|match_SKO_MET=2-2
|match_SKO_DIN=2-0
|match_SKO_PFK=3-0
|match_SKO_VAL=3-1
|match_SKO_RĪG=9-1
|match_SKO_ZIB=7-2
|name_VEN=Ventspils
|match_VEN_SKO=3-2
|match_VEN_MET=2-0
|match_VEN_DIN=2-0
|match_VEN_PFK=2-0
|match_VEN_VAL=2-0
|match_VEN_RĪG=3-0
|match_VEN_ZIB=3-1
|name_MET=Liepājas Metalurgs
|match_MET_SKO=1-2
|match_MET_VEN=1-2
|match_MET_DIN=2-1
|match_MET_PFK=2-0
|match_MET_VAL=3-0
|match_MET_RĪG=1-0
|match_MET_ZIB=4-0
|name_DIN=Dinaburg
|match_DIN_SKO=0-2
|match_DIN_VEN=1-0
|match_DIN_MET=0-0
|match_DIN_PFK=2-0
|match_DIN_VAL=6-1
|match_DIN_RĪG=1-1
|match_DIN_ZIB=4-1
|name_PFK=PFK Daugava
|match_PFK_SKO=0-2
|match_PFK_VEN=0-2
|match_PFK_MET=1-2
|match_PFK_DIN=1-3
|match_PFK_VAL=3-0
|match_PFK_RĪG=3-1
|match_PFK_ZIB=2-0
|name_VAL=Valmiera
|match_VAL_SKO=2-3
|match_VAL_VEN=0-4
|match_VAL_MET=0-2
|match_VAL_DIN=0-3
|match_VAL_PFK=0-1
|match_VAL_RĪG=1-1
|match_VAL_ZIB=2-0
|name_RĪG=Rīga
|match_RĪG_SKO=0-5
|match_RĪG_VEN=0-2
|match_RĪG_MET=1-3
|match_RĪG_DIN=1-2
|match_RĪG_PFK=0-2
|match_RĪG_VAL=1-1
|match_RĪG_ZIB=0-0
|name_ZIB=Zibens/Zemessardze
|match_ZIB_SKO=0-9
|match_ZIB_VEN=0-4
|match_ZIB_MET=0-4
|match_ZIB_DIN=0-5
|match_ZIB_PFK=0-1
|match_ZIB_VAL=0-3
|match_ZIB_RĪG=3-1
|update=complete
|source=
}}
{{col-end}}
Top scorers
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Rank
!Player !Club !Goals | |||
---|---|---|---|
1 | align="left"|{{flagathlete|Mihails Miholaps|LAT}} | align="left"|Skonto FC | 23Some sources, like rsssf.com, count 24 goals, because one goal in Round 12 match (Riga-Skonto 1:6) is disputed between Miholaps and own goal by Pašins. |
bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
|2 | align="left"|{{flagathlete|Aleksandr Katasonov|RUS}} | align="left"|FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 23 |
3 | align="left"|{{flagathlete|David Chaladze|GEO|1990}} | align="left"|Skonto FC | 21 |
bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
|4 | align="left"|{{flagathlete|Stanislav Dubrovin|RUS}} | align="left"|Dinaburg FC | 20 |
5 | align="left"|{{flagathlete|Yevgeniy Landyrev|RUS}} | align="left"|FK Ventspils | 18 |
Awards
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width="80"|Best
!width="220"|Name !width="220"|Team | |||
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|Goalkeeper | {{flagathlete|Vadims Fjodorovs|LAT}} | Dinaburg FC | |
bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | Defender | {{flagathlete|Mihails Zemļinskis|LAT}} | Skonto FC |
|Midfielder | {{flagathlete|Igors V. Stepanovs|LAT}} | FK Ventspils | |
bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | Forward | {{flagathlete|David Chaladze|GEO|1990}} | Skonto FC |
Skonto FC 2001
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!width="30"|Pos !width="220"|Name !width="150"|Birthdate !width="30"|P !width="30"|{{goal}} !width="30"|{{yel}} !width="30"|{{sent off|0}} | ||||||
|DF | {{flagicon|LAT}} Oļegs Blagonadeždins | 16.05.1973 | 21 | 1| | ||
| | {{flagicon|LAT}} Artūrs Bogdanovs | 08.09.1981 | 1| | |||
|MF | {{flagicon|LTU}} Orestas Buitkus | 11.04.1975 | 22 | 4| | ||
|FW | {{flagicon|GEO|1990}} David Chaladze | 22.01.1976 | 23 | 21 | 1| | |
| | {{flagicon|UKR}} Andriy Chernov | 21.10.1976 | 7 | 1| | ||
| | {{flagicon|LTU}} Igns Dedura | 01.06.1978 | 16 | 1 | 1| | |
|GK | {{flagicon|LAT}} Pāvels Doroševs | 09.10.1980 | 1 | 0| | ||
| | {{flagicon|LAT}} Vadims Gospodars | 25.12.1983 | 1| | |||
|FW | {{flagicon|LAT}} Aleksandrs Jelisejevs | 11.08.1971 | 15 | 4| | ||
|MF | {{flagicon|LAT}} Vladimirs Koļesņičenko | 04.05.1980 | 28 | 8 | 1 | | |
|MF | {{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Levan Korgalidze | 21.02.1980 | 23 | 5 | | ||
|FW | {{flagicon|LTU}} Audrius Kšanavičius | 28.01.1977 | 2| | |||
|MF | {{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Givi Kvaratskhelia | 11.05.1979 | 10 | 1 | 1| | |
|MF | {{flagicon|LAT}} Valentīns Lobaņovs | 23.10.1971 | 22| | |||
|3| | ||||||
|{{flagicon|UKR}} Vladimir Mel'nyk | 21.11.1979 | 1| | ||||
|MF | {{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Zurab Menteshashvili | 30.01.1980 | 21 | 2 | | ||
|FW | {{flagicon|LAT}} Mihails Miholaps | 24.08.1974 | 27 | 23 | 1| | |
|MF | {{flagicon|LAT}} Viktors Morozs | 30.07.1980 | 16| | |||
|1| | ||||||
|MF | {{flagicon|LTU}} Viktoras Olšanskis | 14.03.1969 | 6| | |||
|1| | ||||||
|GK | {{flagicon|LAT}} Andrejs Pavlovs | 22.02.1979 | 7 | –5| | ||
|GK | {{flagicon|LAT}} Andrejs Piedels | 17.09.1970 | 21 | –21| | ||
|1 | ||||||
|MF | {{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Alexander Rekhviashvili | 06.08.1974 | 15 | 1 | 2 | - |
| | {{flagicon|LTU}} Mants Samusevs | 08.09.1978 | 9 | 2 | 1| | |
|DF | {{flagicon|LTU}} Andrėjus Tereškinas | 10.07.1970 | 10| | |||
|FW | {{flagicon|LAT}} Māris Verpakovskis | 15.10.1979 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
|MF | {{flagicon|LAT}} Aleksejs Višņakovs | 03.02.1984 | 2| | |||
|DF | {{flagicon|LAT}} Artūrs Zakreševskis | 07.08.1971 | 20| | |||
|3 | 1 | |||||
|DF | {{flagicon|LAT}} Mihails Zemļinskis | 21.12.1969 | 21 | 3 | 5 | | |
colspan=7 align=center|Manager: {{flagicon|LAT}} Aleksandrs Starkovs |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/let01.html RSSSF]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302094113/http://www.skontofc.lv/lat/lat_chemp/2001/ Skonto FC 2001]
{{Latvian Higher League seasons}}
{{2000–01 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{2001–02 in European football (UEFA)}}