Latvijas C'empionats 1996 (Virsliga)

Thanks to Oleg Fominov and Arvids Stashans.

Standings:

Group A

Final Standings:

1. Skonto               28 23  4  1  98-12 73  Champions
2. Daugava              28 18  7  3  61-18 61
3. Dinaburg             28 13  8  7  53-31 47
4. FK Universitate      28 11  6 11  37-45 39
5. Baltika              28 11  5 12  32-44 38
6. Starts               28  6  5 17  26-69 23

Group B

Final Standings:

7. Lokomotive           30 10  9 11  38-45 39
8. Vairogs              30  9  6 15  37-54 33
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9. Skonto/Metals        30  7  6 17  25-53 27 promotion/relegation playoff
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10. Jurnieks            30  4  8 18  25-61 20 relegated

NOTES:
a) Amstrig Riga are now known as Daugava Riga
b) Vilan-D Daugavpils are now known as Dinaburg Daugavpils
c) DAG Liepaja have united with FK Liepaja (1st div.)
   and are now known as FK Liepaja
d) Lokomotive Daugavpils (1st div. runner up) will play in premier division
   instead of Olimpia Riga because of Olimpia's refusal.
e) "RAF --> FK Universitate."
   The biggest latvian cars' manufacturer RAF refused its sponsorship
   of RAF Jelgava football club. New owner of the club is Latvian
   University and because of that the new name of the club is
   FK Universitate Riga. Obviously the club has reallocated from
   Elgava to Riga.
f) During the playoff stage, FK Liepaja changed name to Baltika Liepaja.

Regulations (Basics)

Premier division's competition will proceed in 2 stages like in last season.
In the 1st stage clubs will play twice each against other (total 18 rounds).
In the 2nd stage 6 best clubs will again play twice each against other but
other 4 clubs will play 4 times each against other (taking in account 1st
stage's results)
10th club will be relegated to 1st division. 9th will play twice against
1st division's runner-up to stay in the premier division.


------ ROUND 1 ------
20-Apr-96 
1. Skonto/Metals - Skonto       0 : 5 (0:1)     att. 50
2. Dinaburg - Lokomotive        2 : 0 (2:0)     att. 300
3. Daugava - RAF                2 : 1 (1:1)     att. 300
4. FK Liepaja - Starts          1 : 0 (0:0)     att. 1200 (!)
5. Vairogs - Jurnieks           1 : 0 (0:0)     att. 1500 (!)

------ ROUND 2 ------
27-Apr-96
1. FK Liepaja - Skonto          0 : 1 (0:1)     att. 700
2. Daugava - Dinaburg           2 : 2 (0:1)     att. 100
3. RAF - Vairogs                0 : 3 (0:1)     att. 200
4. Lokomotive - Starts          2 : 2 (1:0)     att. 150
5. Jurnieks - Skonto/Metals     1 : 0 (1:0)     att. 100

------ ROUND 3 ------
4-May-96
1. Lokomotive - Skonto          0 : 5 (0:3)
2. Skonto/Metals - Vairogs      0 : 3 (0:1)
3. Dinaburg - RAF               0 : 0
4. Starts - Daugava             0 : 0
5. FK Liepaja - Jurnieks        4 : 0 (1:0)

------ ROUND 4 ------
11-May-96
1. Daugava - Skonto             0 : 1 (0:0)
2. Vairogs - FK Liepaja         0 : 0
3. Dinaburg - Starts            5 : 0 (0:0)
4. Jurnieks - Lokomotive        1 : 1 (1:1)
5. RAF - Skonto/Metals          4 : 0 (1:0)

------ ROUND 5 ------
18-May-96
1. Skonto - Dinaburg            7 : 0 (4:0)
2. Lokomotive - Vairogs         1 : 0 (0:0)
3. FK Liepaja - Skonto/Metals   1 : 0 (0:0)
4. Jurnieks - Daugava           0 : 3 (0:2)
5. Starts - RAF                 0 : 2 (0:1)

------ ROUND 6 ------
25-May-96
1. Starts - Skonto              2 : 1 (1:1)     att. 400
[first loss for Skonto after 58 consecutive games unbeaten and
 22 consecutive wins]
2. Vairogs - Daugava            0 : 2 (0:0)     att. 1'500
3. FK Liepaja - RAF             1 : 2 (1:1)     att. 500
4. Dinaburg - Jurnieks          2 : 0 (1:0)     att. 200
5. Skonto/Metals - Lokomotive   1 : 0 (1:0)     att. 100

------ ROUND 7 ------
1-Jun-96
1. Skonto - Vairogs             6 : 0 (3:0)
2. Lokomotive - Daugava         1 : 5 (1:1)
3. FK Liepaja - Dinaburg        0 : 3 (0:0)
4. RAF - Jurnieks               2 : 0 (1:0)
5. Starts - Skonto/Metals       2 : 1 (1:0)

------ ROUND 8 ------
5-Jun-96
1. RAF - Skonto                 0 : 0
2. Daugava - Skonto/Metals      3 : 0 (2:0)
3. Vairogs - Dinaburg           0 : 1 (0:0)
4. Lokomotive - FK Liepaja      1 : 2 (1:2)
5. Jurnieks - Starts            0 : 0

------ ROUND 9 ------
8-Jun-96
1. Skonto - Jurnieks            5 : 0 (3:0)
2. Daugava - FK Liepaja         1 : 1 (1:1)
3. Dinaburg - Skonto/Metals     1 : 2 (1:1)
4. RAF - Lokomotive             2 : 1 (1:0)
5. Starts - Vairogs             3 : 6 (1:2)

------ ROUND 10 -----
15-Jun-96
1. Vairogs - Skonto             0 : 5 (0:1)
2. Daugava - Lokomotive         1 : 0 (0:0)
3. Jurnieks - RAF               4 : 4 (0:0)
4. Dinaburg - FK Liepaja        1 : 1 (0:0)
5. Skonto/Metals - Starts       2 : 2 (1:1)

------ ROUND 11 -----
23-Jun-96
1. Skonto - Skonto/Metals       4 : 1 (1:0)
2. RAF - Daugava                _ : _  [July 17]
3. Lokomotive - Dinaburg        0 : 1 (0:0)
4. Starts - FK Liepaja          0 : 2 (0:2)
5. Jurnieks - Vairogs           0 : 2 (0:1)

------ ROUND 12 -----
25-Jun-96
1. Dinaburg - Daugava           1 : 2 (0:1)
2. Vairogs - RAF                1 : 2 (0:2)
3. Skonto/Metals - Jurnieks     1 : 1 (1:0)

------ ROUND 13 -----
29-Jun-96
1. Skonto - Lokomotive          3 : 2 (3:0)
2. RAF - Dinaburg               1 : 1 (1:0)
3. Jurnieks - FK Liepaja        2 : 2 (1:1)
4. Vairogs - Skonto/Metals      0 : 0

------ ROUND 14 -----
06-Jul-96
1. Skonto - Daugava             3 : 3
2. RAF - Skonto/Metals          2 : 1
3. Dinaburg - Starts            4 : 0
4. FK Liepaja - Vairogs         3 : 1
5. Lokomotive - Jurnieks        2 : 1

------ ROUND 15 -----
13-Jul-96
1. Dinaburg - Skonto            0 : 4 (0:1)
2. FK Universitate - Starts     0 : 1 (0:1)
3. Vairogs - Lokomotive         1 : 1 (1:0)

-- postponed games --
22-Jul-96
1. Skonto - FK Liepaja          5 : 0 (2:0)
2. Daugava - FK Universitate    1 : 0 (1:0)
3. Starts - Lokomotive          1 : 1
4. Skonto/Metals - FK Liepaja   0 : 2 (0:1)
5. Daugava - Jurnieks           7 : 0 (1:0)

------ Round 16 -----
27-Jul-96
1. Skonto - Starts              4 : 0 (0:0)
2. Daugava - Vairogs            2 : 0 (2:0)
3. FK Universitate - FK Liepaja 0 : 1 (0:0)
4. Jurnieks - Dinaburg          0 : 0
5. Lokomotive - Skonto/Metals   1 : 0 (0:0)

------ Round 17 -----
04-Aug-96
1. Skonto - FK Universitate     11 : 1 (3:1)
2. FK Liepaja - Lokomotive      2 : 3 (0:1)
3. Dinaburg - Vairogs           4 : 0 (0:0)
4. Starts - Jurnieks            4 : 1 (1:0)
5. Skonto/Metals - Daugava      0 : 4 (0:1)

------ Round 18 -----
10-Aug-96
   delayed match:
1. Daugava - Starts             2 : 1 (1:0)
2. Jurnieks - Skonto            0 : 4 (0:2)
3. FK Liepaja - Daugava         0 : 1 (0:0)
4. Skonto/Metals - Dinaburg     0 : 2 (0:1)
5. Vairogs - Starts             1 : 2 (1:1)
6. Lokomotive - Universitate    1 : 1 (0:0)

Final standings after 1st stage:

1. Skonto               18 15  2  1  74- 9 47 Q
2. Daugava              18 13  4  1  41-11 43 Q
3. Dinaburg             18  9  5  4  30-19 32 Q
4. FK Liepaja           18  8  4  6  23-21 28 Q
5. FK Universitate      18  7  5  6  24-29 26 Q
6. Starts               18  5  5  8  20-35 20 Q
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7. Vairogs              18  5  3 10  19-32 18 DNQ
8. Lokomotive           18  4  5  9  18-31 17 DNQ
9. Skonto/Metals        18  2  3  13  9-38  9 DNQ
10. Jurnieks            18  1  6  11 11-44  9 DNQ


SECOND STAGE

Group A

------ Round 19 -----
25-Aug-96
1. FK Universitate - Starts     2 : 1 (0:1)
   Boiko, Zarinsh; Sidorovs.
2. Daugava - Dinaburg           0 : 0
3. FK Liepaja - Skonto          0 : 2 (0:0)
   Pahars, Pindeyevs.

------ Round 20 -----
8-Sep-96
1. Skonto - Dinaburg            3 : 1 (1:0)
   Babichevs, V.Ivanovs, Lobanevs; Karasausks.
2. Starts - Daugava             1 : 4 (0:3)
   Nesterenko (og); Miholaps-3, S.Ivanovs.
3. FK Liepaja - FK Universitate 0 : 4 (0:1)
   Zarinsh-2, Draguns (pk), Boiko.

------ Round 21 -----
13-Sep-96
1. FK Universitate - Skonto     0 : 1
   Babichevs.
2. Daugava - Baltika            3 : 1
   Miholaps-2, Korablevs; Osipovs.
3. Dinaburg - Starts            7 : 0
   Karasausks-5, Zizilevs, Zavoronkovs.

------ Round 22 -----
15-Sep-96
1. Skonto - Starts              4 : 0
   Pindeyevs-2 (1-pk), Lidaks, Bleidelis.
2. FK Universitate - Daugava    1 : 3
   Draguns (pk); Miholaps-2 (1-pk), Nalivaiko.
3. Baltika - Dinaburg           2 : 0
   Linards (pk), Dorofeyevs.

------ Round 23 -----
21-Sep-96
1. Daugava - Skonto             1 : 1
   Miholaps; Babichevs.
2. Dinaburg - FK Universitate   2 : 1
   Burlakovs, Dulubs; Kondratenko.
3. Starts - Baltika             0 : 1
   Linards (pk).

------ Round 24 -----
1. Skonto - Baltika             3 : 0
2. Dinaburg - Daugava           1 : 1
3. Starts - FK Universitate     1 : 0 

------ Round 25 -----
14-Oct-96
1. Daugava - Starts             3 : 0
   Miholaps, Stradinsh, og.
2. FK Universitate - Baltika    2 : 2
   Shvans, Boiko; Dobrecovs-2.
3. Dinaburg - Skonto            1 : 1
   Karasausks; Babichevs.

------ Round 26 -----
21-Oct-96
1. Skonto - FK Universitate     6 : 0
   Stepanovs, Shtolcers, Bleidelis, Pindeyevs-2, Babichevs.
2. Baltika - Daugava            0 : 5
   Miholaps-3 (1 p.k.), Butkus, Nesterenko.
3. Starts - Dinaburg            2 : 8
   E.Sidorovs-2 (1 p.k.); Karasausks, Fedotovs-5, Dulubs, Baranchans (og).

------ Round 27 -----
28-Oct-96
1. Starts - Skonto              0 : 2
   Bleidelis, Pahars.
2. Daugava - Universitate       0 : 1
   Dubina.
3. Dinaburg - Baltika           3 : 0
   Osichenko(og), Fedotovs, Zavoronkovs.

------ Round 28 -----
2-Nov-96
1. Skonto - Daugava             1 : 0
   Babichevs.
2. Universitate - Dinaburg      2 : 0
   Kachanovs, Dubina.
3. Baltika - Starts             3 : 1
   Dobrecovs, Gilis, Osipovs; Zeltovs.

Final Standings:

1. Skonto               28 23  4  1  98-12 73  Champions
2. Daugava              28 18  7  3  61-18 61
3. Dinaburg             28 13  8  7  53-31 47
4. FK Universitate      28 11  6 11  37-45 39
5. Baltika              28 11  5 12  32-44 38
6. Starts               28  6  5 17  26-69 23


Group B

1. Skonto/Metals - Jurnieks     0 : 1 (0:1)
2. Vairogs - Skonto/Metals      2 : 1 (1:1)
3. Jurnieks - Lokomotive        0 : 2 (0:2)
4. Lokomotive - Skonto/Metals   1 : 1 (1:1)
5. Jurnieks - Vairogs           2 : 3 (2;2)
6. Skonto/Metals - Vairogs      1 : 2 (1:2)
7. Lokomotive - Jurnieks        2 : 1 (1:1)
8. Skonto/Metals - Lokomotive   1 : 4 (0:2)
9. Vairogs - Jurnieks           1 : 1 (1:1)
10.Lokomotive - Vairogs         1 : 2
11.Jurnieks - Skonto/Metals     0 : 2
12.Vairogs - Skonto/Metals      0 : 1
13.Jurnieks - Lokomotive        1 : 2
14.Lokomotive - Skonto/Metals   2 : 0
15.Jurnieks - Vairogs           5 : 1
16.Vairogs - Lokomotive         1 : 1
17.Skonto/Metals - Jurnieks     0 : 0
18.Skonto/Metals - Vairogs      3 : 2
19.Lokomotive - Jurnieks        1 : 0
20.Vairogs - Jurnieks           1 : 2
21.Skonto/Metals - Lokomotive   2 : 2
22.Lokomotive - Vairogs         3 : 2
23.Jurnieks - Skonto/Metals     1 : 2
24.Vairogs - Lokomotive         1 : 1

Standings:

7. Lokomotive           30 10  9 11  38-45 39
8. Vairogs              30  9  6 15  37-54 33
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9. Skonto/Metals        30  7  6 17  25-53 27 promotion/relegation playoff
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10. Jurnieks            30  4  8 18  25-61 20 relegated

Topscorers:
                                  p.k.
1. Miholaps     Daugava         33 (5)
2. Karasausks   Dinaburg        16
   Pindeyevs    Skonto          16 (1)
   Babichevs    Skonto          16
5. Pahars       Skonto          13
   Fedotovs     Dinaburg        13
7. Astafievs    Skonto          12 (1)
8. Bekeris      Vairogs         11 (1)
9. Eliseyevs    Skonto          10
10.Draguns      FK Universitate 8 (5)
   Linards      Baltika         8 (4)
   Boiko        FK Universitate 8 (2)
   Dulubs       Dinaburg        8 (1)


Promotion/relegation playoff:

29-Oct.  Skonto/Metals - FK Valmiera 1:0
   Vucans.
03-Nov.  FK Valmiera - Skonto/Metals 2:0
   Maliukovs, Savalnieks.

FK Valmiera won 2:1 on aggregate and promoted
to the premier division.
Vecriga Riga promoted to the premier division
as the winner of 1st divison tournament.


RUMOURS:
- There is the possibility that Jurnieks will be united with Daugava
  and the new name for the club will be "Daugavas jurnieks". This is due to
  Daugava's financial troubles.
- Huge russian oil concern LUKOIL is interesting in FK Universitate.
- Vecriga can refuse to play in the premier division. Its place could take
  Daugava/Juniors or Skonto/Metals or united club.
- Obviously we will see Venta Ventspils in the premier division. They
  negotiate this question with Starts. Or may be premier division will be
  expanded for the next season.



Latvia Cup 1996

Thanks to Oleg Fominov.

Preliminary round.

Bumana FK (D2) - Dardedze (D2) - 4:5 (p.k.)
ASK Flaminko (D1) - Kolons (D1) - 2:0


Round 1.

Vecriga (D1) - Lokomotive (PR) - 3:1
Latgale (D1) - Daugava (PR) - 0:W
Jauniba (D1) - Valka (D2) - 0:W
Jekabpils Vide (D1) - Jurnieks (PR) - 0:1
Venta (D1) - Vairogs (PR) - 2:1
Smiltene (D2) - Ofriss Juniors (D1) - 1:4
FK Valmiera (D1) - Skonto/Metals (PR) - 1:2 (e.t.)
Tukums (D2) - Starts (PR) - 0:W
Gauja (D2) - AVV (D1) - 1:3
Nafta (D1) - Ceriba (D2) - 7:1
Dardedze - Lignums (D2) - 4:5 (p.k.)
ASK Flaminko - Balvi (D2) - 5:0

Round 2.

Vecriga - Daugava - 5:6 (p.k.)
Valka - Skonto (PR) - 0:14
Jurnieks - Venta - 4:3 (p.k.)
Ofriss Juniors - FK Liepaja (PR) - 1:7
Skonto/Metals - Starts - 0:1
Lignums - Dinaburg (PR) - 0:4
AVV - Nafta - 0:1
ASK Flaminko - RAF (PR) - 0:4

Quarterfinals.

Daugava - Skonto - 0:2
Jurnieks - FK Liepaja - 4:2 (e.t.)
Starts - Dinaburg - 1:6
Nafta - RAF - 1:3

Semifinals.

   Skonto - Jurnieks            8:0 (5:0)
   Babichevs-2, Moniaks, Pahars, Astafievs, Pindeyevs, Lobanevs, Baushevs.

   RAF - Dinaburg               4:3 (0:0, 0:0, 4:3 p.k.)

FINAL

SKONTO Riga - RAF Jelgava - 1 : 2 (0:0,1:1)
18-Jun-96, 1pm GMT, "Daugava" Stadium, +15C cloudy, att.: 700.

SKONTO: Laizans, Troitsky, Astafievs, Zemlinsky, Shevliakovs, I.Stepanovs,
        V.Ivanovs, Blagonadezdins, Shtolcers (Lobanevs, 75), Babichevs
        (Pahars, 60), Pindeyevs (Baushevs, 116).

RAF:    Oleiniks, Vas.Ivanovs, Draguns, Mastianitsa, Dolgopolovs,
        Murins (Shkele, 99), Dubina, Korotkevich (Torgashovs, 120),
        Sergeyevs, Bogdans, Zarinsh (Kachanovs, 118).

Ref.:   Direktorenko

Goals:  0:1     54' Korotkevich
        1:1     57' Zemlinsky (pk)
        1:2    115' Draguns

Yellows: Blagonadezdins, Korotkevich.



Latvijas 2nd Level (Pirma liga) 1996

Thanks to Oleg Fominov and Arvids Stashans.

Table:

1.  Vecriga (Riga)              24  19-3-2   61-16  60
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2.  FK Valmiera (Valmiera)      24  17-3-4   56-17  54
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3.  ASK/Flaminko (Riga)         24  15-5-4   56-23  50
4.  Nafta (Ventspils)           24  13-3-8   41-40  42
5.  AVV (Riga)                  24  12-3-9   50-25  39
6.  Daugava-Juniors (Riga)      24  12-3-9   40-30  39
7.  Venta (Ventspils)           24  12-3-9   41-32  39
8.  Kolons (Rezekne)            24   8-6-10  36-36  30
9.  Liepaja-Inta (Liepaja)      24   8-2-14  30-46  26
10. Ofriss/Juniors (Riga)       24   7-2-15  38-63  23
11. Jauniba (Daugavpils)        24   6-2-16  27-51  20
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12. Latgale (Daugavpils)        24   4-2-18  19-69  14
13. FK Jekabpils (Jekabpils)    24   4-1-19  24-71  13

Note: Daugava-Juniors were earlier known as FK Daugava and z/s Beikas.
Promoted from 3rd level: Ozolnieki (Ozolnieki), Ilukste (Iluskte), and
Hoetika (Riga).

Promotion/relegation playoff:

29-Oct.  Skonto/Metals - FK Valmiera 1:0
   Vucans.
03-Nov.  FK Valmiera - Skonto/Metals 2:0
   Maliukovs, Savalnieks.

FK Valmiera won 2:1 on aggregate and promoted
to the premier division.
Vecriga Riga promoted to the premier division
as the winner of 1st divison tournament.




Latvijas 3rd Level (Otra liga) 1996

Thanks to Arvids Stashans.

Divided into three zones (West, East, Riga); winners of Riga zone directly
promoted, while top-3 of East and West play for two more places in the
Pirma liga 1997.

Group A (West), final table

1. Ozolnieki (Ozolnieki)         12  11-1-0  71:8  34
2. Gauja (Valmiera)              12  10-1-1  41:8  31
3. FK Smiltene (Smiltene)        12   4-3-5  25:24 15
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4. Auda (Riga)                   12   3-2-7  12:21 11
5. Starts-2 (Broceni)            12   3-2-7  23:42 11
6. SK Staicele (Staicele)        12   3-1-8  21:44 10
7. FK Valka (Valka)              12   3-0-9  15:58  9

Group B (East), final table

1. Ilukste (Ilukste)             14  11-3-0  58:10  36
2. FK Ludza (Ludza)              14   8-1-5  33:33  25
3. VAD (Riga)                    14   7-3-4  50:14  24
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4. FK Livani (Livani)            14   7-2-5  45:30  23
5. Dardedze (Aizkraukle)         14   7-1-6  30:44  22
6. Balvu Vilki (Balvi)           14   5-2-7  27:31  17
7. Ceriba (Preili)               14   4-2-8  24:38  14
8. Madona (Madona)               14   0-0-14 10:73   0

Final tournament for two places in 'Pirma liga', current standings

Final standings.

1. Ozolnieki (Ozolnieki)        10  8-2-0   32-3   26
2. Ilukste (Ilukste)            10  7-2-1   22-7   23
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3. VAD (Riga)                   10  5-2-3   18-12  17
4. Gauja (Valmiera)             10  4-2-4   12-13  14
5. FK Ludza (Ludza)             10  2-0-8   10-30   6
6. FK Smiltene (Smiltene)       10  0-0-10   2-31   0


Group C, Riga, Final table

1.  Hoetika                        30  25-1-4  143:52  76
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2.  Semsons                        30  22-3-5   81:40  69
3.  Starts                         30  18-5-7   73:29  59
4.  CPK                            30  17-6-7   67:39  57
5.  Rigas vini                     30  16-6-8   64:51  54
6.  VBFK                           30  16-5-9   83:57  53
7.  Lignums                        30  14-7-9   61:47  49
8.  Lidosta                        30  14-5-11  70:48  47
9.  Lido                           30  12-6-12  66:54  42
10. Kugu buvetajs                  30  12-4-14  65:66  40
11. Farforists                     30  10-5-15  56:57  35
12. LSPA                           30  10-4-16  63:74  34
13. Latvijas berzs                 30   8-4-18  52:96  28
14. RAU                            30   7-6-17  55:102 27
15. Sardzes pulks                  30   2-2-26  39:149  8
16. Polrig                         30   2-1-27  37:135  7


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