Latvia 1998

Final Table:

 1.Skonto         28 21  4  3  98-27  67   [Riga]          Champions
 2.Metalurgs      28 17  6  5  62-25  57   [Liepaja]
 3.FK Ventspils   28 16  6  6  56-23  54   [Ventspils]
 4.Dinaburg       28 11 10  7  49-31  43   [Daugavpils]
 5.FK Valmiera    28 10  7 11  39-59  37   [Valmiera]
 6.LU/Daugava     28  7  9 12  42-42  30   [Riga]
 7.FK Rezekne     28  2  5 21  22-80  11   [Rezekne]       
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 8.Ranto/Miks     28  2  5 21  25-106 11   [Riga]          Relegated

Notes:

 1) LU/Daugava is the new name of Daugava;
 2) Ranto/Miks is the new name of Ranto/AVV;
 3) Universitate refused to play in Virsliga due to financial problems (they
    will participate in Pirma liga);
 4) Lokomotive do not exist anymore due to financial problems; their place
    was taken by FK Rezekne.

Round 1 [Apr 18]
Ranto/Miks      3-3 Skonto
FK Valmiera     0-2 Dinaburg
LU/Daugava      1-1 FK Ventspils
FK Rezekne      2-3 Metalurgs

Round 2 [Apr 25]
Skonto          2-3 LU/Daugava
Metalurgs       0-0 FK Ventspils
Dinaburg        0-0 FK Rezekne
Ranto/Miks      0-0 FK Valmiera

Round 3 [May 3]
FK Valmiera     1-4 Skonto
FK Rezekne      2-2 Ranto/Miks
Dinaburg        1-1 FK Ventspils
LU/Daugava      0-0 Metalurgs                                    
       
Round 4 [May 12]
Ranto/Miks      0-1 FK Ventspils
FK Valmiera     3-0 FK Rezekne
Skonto          1-0 Metalurgs
Dinaburg        0-0 LU/Daugava

Round 5 [May 20]
LU/Daugava      3-0 Ranto/Miks
Skonto          7-0 FK Rezekne
Metalurgs       1-2 Dinaburg
FK Ventspils    0-3 FK Valmiera

Round 6 [May 24,25]
Ranto/Miks      3-4 Metalurgs
FK Valmiera     2-2 LU/Daugava
FK Rezekne      1-4 FK Ventspils
Skonto          0-2 Dinaburg
                                
Round 7 [May 29]
FK Ventspils    2-1 Skonto
LU/Daugava      8-2 FK Rezekne
Metalurgs       4-1 FK Valmiera
Dinaburg        6-1 Ranto/Miks
                            
Round 8 [Jun 7]
Dinaburg        6-1 FK Valmiera
Metalurgs       4-0 FK Rezekne
FK Ventspils    1-0 LU/Daugava
Skonto          9-0 Ranto/Miks

Round 9 [Jun 11]
LU/Daugava      3-5 Skonto
FK Ventspils    0-1 Metalurgs
FK Rezekne      0-1 Dinaburg
FK Valmiera     4-0 Ranto/Miks

Round 10 [Jun 16,17]
FK Valmiera     1-5 Skonto
FK Ventspils    0-0 Dinaburg
Ranto/Miks      1-3 FK Rezekne
Metalurgs       3-2 LU/Daugava

Round 11 [Jun 21]
Metalurgs       0-0 Skonto
FK Ventspils    9-0 Ranto/Miks
FK Rezekne      1-2 FK Valmiera
LU/Daugava      2-2 Dinaburg             [Aug 11]

Round 12 [Jun 28,29]
FK Valmiera     0-0 FK Ventspils
FK Rezekne      0-2 Skonto
Ranto/Miks      2-1 LU/Daugava
Dinaburg        0-1 Metalurgs            [Jul 20]

Round 13 [Jul 1-5]
Dinaburg        0-1 Skonto
FK Ventspilss   4-1 FK Rezekne
Metalurgs       7-0 Ranto/Miks
LU/Daugava      4-2 FK Valmiera

Round 14 [Jul 15,16]
Skonto          1-0 FK Ventspils
FK Rezekne      1-2 LU/Daugava
FK Valmiera     2-1 Metalurgs
Ranto/Miks      0-6 Dinaburg

Round 15 [Jul 25]
FK Ventspils    3-0 LU/Daugava           [Jul 10]
FK Valmiera     1-1 Dinaburg             [Jul 23]
Ranto/Miks      2-7 Skonto
FK Rezekne      1-2 Metalurgs

Round 16
[Aug 1]
Ranto/Miks      0-3 FK Valmiera
[Aug 2]
Skonto          3-0 LU/Daugava
Metalurgs       1-0 FK Ventspils
Dinaburg        2-1 FK Rezekne

Round 17 [Aug 6]
Skonto          4-0 FK Valmiera
FK Rezekne      1-2 Ranto/Miks
FK Ventspils    1-1 Dinaburg
LU/Daugava      0-1 Metalurgs

Round 18
[Aug 16]
Ranto/Miks      1-5 FK Ventspils
FK Valmiera     0-0 FK Rezekne
Dinaburg        0-2 LU/Daugava
[Oct 28]
Skonto          1-1 Metalurgs    

Round 19
[Aug 22]
Skonto          1-0 FK Rezekne
FK Ventspils    3-0 FK Valmiera
Metalurgs       3-0 Dinaburg
[Aug 24]
LU/Daugava      2-0 Ranto/Miks

Round 20 
[Aug 30]
Skonto          2-1 Dinaburg
FK Rezekne      0-3 FK Ventspils
FK Valmiera     2-1 LU/Daugava
[Aug 31]
Ranto/Miks      1-6 Metalurgs

Round 21
[Sep 11]
FK Ventspils    2-3 Skonto
[Sep 12]
LU/Daugava      1-1 FK Rezekne
Metalurgs       2-1 FK Valmiera
Dinaburg        5-1 Ranto/Miks

Round 22
[Sep 19]
LU/Daugava      1-2 FK Ventspils
[Sep 20]
Skonto          4-0 Ranto/Miks
Dinaburg        0-0 FK Valmiera
[Sep 21]
Metalurgs       7-0 FK Rezekne

Round 23
[Sep 25]
LU/Daugava      1-2 Skonto
FK Ventspils    2-0 Metalurgs
[Sep 26]
FK Rezekne      2-4 Dinaburg
FK Valmiera     1-0 Ranto/Miks

Round 24
[Oct 3]
Ranto/Miks      0-0 FK Rezekne
[Oct 4]
Skonto         15-2 FK Valmiera
Dinaburg        0-3 FK Ventspils
[Oct 5]
Metalurgs       2-1 LU/Daugava

Round 25 [Oct 18]
Metalurgs       1-1 Skonto
LU/Daugava      0-0 Dinaburg
FK Ventspils    3-2 Ranto/Miks
FK Rezekne      0-5 FK Valmiera

Round 26
[Oct 24]
Ranto/Miks      1-1 LU/Daugava
[Oct 25]
FK Rezekne      1-6 Skonto
FK Valmiera     0-3 FK Ventspils
Dinaburg        1-1 Metalurgs

Round 27 [Oct 31]
Dinaburg        1-4 Skonto
Metalurgs       5-1 Ranto/Miks
LU/Daugava      0-0 FK Valmiera
FK Ventspils    3-0 FK Rezekne

Round 28 [Nov 7]
FK Rezekne      2-1 LU/Daugava
Skonto          4-0 FK Ventspils
Ranto/Miks      2-5 Dinaburg
FK Valmiera     2-1 Metalurgs

Final Table:

 1.Skonto         28 21  4  3  98-27  67   [Riga]          Champions
 2.Metalurgs      28 17  6  5  62-25  57   [Liepaja]
 3.FK Ventspils   28 16  6  6  56-23  54   [Ventspils]
 4.Dinaburg       28 11 10  7  49-31  43   [Daugavpils]
 5.FK Valmiera    28 10  7 11  39-59  37   [Valmiera]
 6.LU/Daugava     28  7  9 12  42-42  30   [Riga]
 7.FK Rezekne     28  2  5 21  22-80  11   [Rezekne]       
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 8.Ranto/Miks     28  2  5 21  25-106 11   [Riga]          Relegated

Notes:

 1) LU/Daugava is the new name of Daugava;
 2) Ranto/Miks is the new name of Ranto/AVV;
 3) Universitate refused to play in Virsliga due to financial problems (they
    will participate in Pirma liga);
 4) Lokomotive do not exist anymore due to financial problems; their place
    was taken by FK Rezekne.

Promoted: Policija (Riga) (winners Pirma liga).
At the end of the season, LU/Daugava were apparently dissolved.  Their place
for 1999 will be taken by SK Riga, a newly founded club.


Latvia Cup 1998


1st Round, April 10-12

FK Lode          6-0  FK Cesis
Fortuna          1-1  FK Saldus   [2-4 pen]
Hoetika          1-0  Skonto-2
Universitate     1-9  Lidosta Riga
Skonto-Metals    8-0  FK Gulbene
Miks             0-5  Ofriss

2nd Round, April 13-15

Dinaburg      7-0  FK Lode
Metalurgs     5-0  FK Saldus
LU/Daugava   11-0  Hoetika
FK Valmiera   0-0  Policija  [6-5 pen]
Skonto       16-0  Dardedze
Ranto         5-1  Lidosta Riga
FK Ventspils  3-0  Skonto-Metals
FK Rezekne    0-2  Ofriss

Quarter-finals, April 29

Metalurgs     1-0  Dinaburg 
LU/Daugava    1-2  FK Valmiera
Ranto         1-3  Skonto  
Ofriss        0-6  FK Ventspils

Semifinals, May 8

Metalurgs     3-1  FK Valmiera
FK Ventspils  0-1  Skonto

Final, June 3

Skonto        1-0 Metalurgs   
  [27' Pakhar]



1997.

1999.

list of champions.

list of cup winners.


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