2019 Latvian Higher League
The 2019 Latvian Higher League was the 28th season of top-tier football in Latvia. The season began on 9 March 2019 and ended on 9 November 2019.[1]
Season | 2019 |
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Champions | Riga |
Champions League | Riga |
Europa League | RFS Ventspils Valmiera Glass ViA |
Matches played | 144 |
Goals scored | 384 (2.67 per match) |
← 2018 2020 → |
Riga were the defending champions from the previous season.[2]
Teams
All eight clubs from the previous season remained in the league with Daugavpils joining the league as champions of 1.Liga 2018.[3]
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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BFC Daugavpils | Daugavpils | Celtnieks Stadium | 4,070 |
FK Jelgava | Jelgava | Olympic Sports Center of Zemgale | 1,560 |
FK Liepāja | Liepāja | Daugava Stadium | 5,008 |
FK Metta/LU | Riga | Hanzas vidusskolas laukums | 2,000 |
Riga FC | Riga | Skonto Stadium | 8,207 |
FK RFS | Riga | Stadions Arkādija | 1,000 |
FK Spartaks Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Slokas Stadium | 2,800 |
FK Valmiera Glass ViA | Valmiera | J. Daliņa stadions | 2,000 |
FK Ventspils | Ventspils | Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions | 3,044 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Riga (C) | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 21 | +38 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | RFS | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Ventspils | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 47 | |
4 | Valmiera Glass ViA | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 46 | |
5 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 44 | |
6 | Liepāja | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 39 | |
7 | Jelgava | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 38 | |
8 | Daugavpils | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 31 | |
9 | METTA/LU (O) | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 26 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play ranking; 7) Play-off.[5]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play ranking; 7) Play-off.[5]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.
Notes:
- Since the winners of the 2019 Latvian Football Cup, RFS, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner passed to the next best-placed team, the fourth-placed team.
Results
Each club played the other eight clubs home-and-away twice, for a total of 32 matches each.
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Relegation play-offs
The ninth-placed team from the 2019 Higher League played the runners-up of the 2019 Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off on 13–16 November 2019.[6] The winner, METTA/LU, will remain in the Latvian Higher League.
13 November 2019 1st leg | METTA/LU | 0–0 | SK Super Nova | |
17:30 |
Statistics
Top scorers
- As of match played 30 October 2019[7]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Riga | 15 | |
2 | Ventspils | 11 | |
3 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 10 | |
METTA/LU | |||
5 | RFS | 8 | |
BFC Daugavpils | |||
7 | Valmiera | 7 | |
Liepāja | |||
9 | Riga | 6 | |
RFS | |||
METTA/LU | |||
Liepāja | |||
Ventspils |
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References
- "Virsliga". soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "Virsliga". soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "1.Liga". soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "1. Liga 2019: Venues". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- "Virslīga 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- "Play-offs 1/2". soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- "Latvian First Division - Top scorers". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Latvian)
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