Major League 1998 ( Latvian. Virslīga 1998 ) - The 24th season of the Latvian Premier League for football and the 7th season after the restoration of Latvia's independence.
| Major League 1998 | |
|---|---|
| Latvian. Virslīga 1998 | |
| Time spending | April 18 - November 7 |
| Number of participants | 8 |
| Cities | 6 |
| Stadiums | 8 |
| Top places | |
 Winner | Skonto (7th time) |
 Second place | Metallurgist |
 Third place | Ventspils |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 112 |
| Goals scored | 393 ( 3.51 per game) |
| Bombardier (s) |  Victor Dobretsov( Metallurgist ) (23 goals) |
| Total attendance | 95,300 ( 851 per game) |
Content
- 1 Standings
- 2 Match Results
- 2.1 First and second round
- 2.2 Third and fourth round
- 3 Top scorers
- 4 Top Players
- 5 Duplicate Tournament
- 6 See also
- 7 References
Standings
| M | Team | AND | AT | N | P | Balls | ± | ABOUT | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Skonto (Riga) | 28 | 21 | four | 3 | 98 - 27 | +71 | 67 | 1st quarter Champions League round |
| 2 | Metallurgist (Liepaja) | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 62 - 25 | +37 | 57 | 1st quarter UEFA Cup Round |
| 3 | Ventspils | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 56 - 23 | +33 | 54 | 1st round Intertoto Cup |
| four | Dinaburg (Daugavpils) | 28 | eleven | 10 | 7 | 49 - 31 | +18 | 43 | |
| 5 | Valmiera | 28 | 10 | 7 | eleven | 39 - 59 | −20 | 37 | |
| 6 | LU / Daugava (Riga) | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 42 - 42 | 0 | thirty | |
| 7 | Rezekne | 28 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 - 80 | −58 | eleven | |
| 8 | Ranto / Mix (Riga) | 28 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 25 - 106 | −81 | eleven | League One Out |
And - games, B - wins, N - draws, P - losses, Goals - goals scored and goals conceded, ± - goal difference, O - points
- “ Rezekne ” is ahead of “ Ranto / Mix ” according to the results of personal meetings (2: 2, 3: 1, 1: 2 and 0: 0).
Match Results
First and Second Circle
| Team | SHAFT | VEN | Din | LU | MET | RAS | REZ | SKO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valmiera | 0: 0 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 1: 4 | |
| Ventspils | 0: 3 | 0: 0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 9: 0 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | |
| Dinaburg | 6: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 0 | 0: 1 | 6: 1 | 0: 0 | 0: 1 | |
| LU / Daugava | 4: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 0 | 3-0 | 8: 2 | 3: 5 | |
| Metallurgist | 4: 1 | 0: 0 | 1: 2 | 3: 2 | 7: 0 | 4-0 | 0: 0 | |
| Ranto / Mix | 0: 0 | 0: 1 | 0: 6 | 2: 1 | 3: 4 | 1: 3 | 3: 3 | |
| Rezekne | 1: 2 | 1: 4 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | |
| Skonto | 4: 0 1 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 9: 0 | 7: 0 |
1 Game of the third round.
Third and Fourth Circle
| Team | SHAFT | VEN | Din | LU | MET | RAS | REZ | SKO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valmiera | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 0 | 1: 5 2 | |
| Ventspils | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 3 | |
| Dinaburg | 0: 0 | 0: 3 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 4 | |
| LU / Daugava | 0: 0 | 1: 2 | 0: 0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | |
| Metallurgist | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 5: 1 | 7: 0 | 1: 1 | |
| Ranto / Mix | 0: 3 | 1: 5 | 2: 5 | 1: 1 | 1: 6 | 0: 0 | 2: 7 | |
| Rezekne | 0: 5 | 0: 3 | 2: 4 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 6 | |
| Skonto | 15: 2 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 1-0 |
2 Second round game.
Top scorers
| # | Soccer player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| one | Victor Dobretsov | Metallurgist | 23 |
| 2 | Roman Grigorchuk | Dinaburg | 21 |
| 3 | Mikhail Mikholap | Skonto | twenty |
| four | Marjan Plowman | Skonto | 19 |
| 5 | Rolands Bulders | Metallurgist | 13 |
| 6 | Vit Rimkus | Skonto | eleven |
| 7 | Vladimir Babichev | Skonto | 10 |
Top Players
| Nomination | Soccer player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Oleg Karavaev | Skonto |
| Defender | Mikhail Zemlinsky | Skonto |
| Midfielder | Vladimir Babichev | Skonto |
| Attack | Marjan Plowman | Skonto |
- The best chief judges were recognized: Roman Lajuks ( Riga ), Andrey Sipailo ( Daugavpils ), Vladimir Direktorenko ( Riga ).
- The best assistants were recognized: Adolf Supe, Aldis Berzins, Peteris Mileika (all - Riga ).
Duplicate Tournament
| Skonto | |||||||||
| Ventspils | |||||||||
| LU / Daugava | |||||||||
| Dinaburg | |||||||||
| Metallurgist | |||||||||
| Ranto / Mix | |||||||||
| Rezekne | |||||||||
| Valmiera |
- Valmiera is credited with a technical defeat in the game against Ventspils.
- Ranto / Mixu is credited with a technical defeat in the game against Rezekne.
See also
- Latvian Football Cup 1998
- Latvian First Football League 1998
- Latvian Second Football League 1998