Latvian Premier League 2002

Major League 2002
Major League 2002
	Latvian. Virslīga 2002
Time spending	April 7 - November 9
Number of participants	8
Cities	5
Stadiums	8
Top places
Winner	Skonto (11th time)
Second place	Ventspils
Third place	Metallurgist
Tournament statistics
Matches played	112
Goals scored	367 ( 3.28 per game)
Bombardier (s)	Mikhail Mikholap; ( Skonto ) (23 goals)
Total attendance	67,000 ( 598 per game)

Major League 2002 ( Latvian. Virslīga 2002 ) - The 28th season of the Latvian Premier League for football and the 11th season after the restoration of Latvia's independence.

Content

1 Standings
2 Match Results
- 2.1 First and second round
- 2.2 Third and fourth round
3 Top scorers
4 Season Records
5 Best Players
6 Duplicate Tournament
7 See also
8 References

Standings

M	Team	AND	AT	N	P	Balls	±	ABOUT	Notes
one	Skonto (Riga)	28	23	four	one	95 - 19	+76	73	1st quarter Champions League round
2	Ventspils	28	22	5	one	77 - twenty	+57	71	1st quarter UEFA Cup Round
3	Metallurgist (Liepaja)	28	fifteen	6	7	56 - 31	+25	51	1st quarter UEFA Cup Round ¹
four	Dinaburg (Daugavpils)	28	12	four	12	37 - 35	+2	40	1st round Intertoto Cup
5	Valmiera	28	6	6	16	26 - 54	−28	24
6	PFC / Daugava (Riga)	28	6	5	17	29th - 60	−31	23
7	Riga	28	6	2	twenty	24 - 75	−51	twenty
8	Aouda (Riga)	28	5	2	21	23 - 73	−50	17	League One Out

And - games, B - wins, N - draws, P - losses, Goals - goals scored and goals conceded, ± - goal difference, O - points
¹ Metallurg qualified as the finalist of the Latvian Cup , as the Cup holder Skonto secured a place in the Champions League.

Match Results

First and Second Circle

Team	AUD	SHAFT	VEN	Din	MET	PFC	RIG	SKO
Auda		1: 1	1: 3	2: 1	0: 4	3-0	0: 1	1: 3
Valmiera	2-0		0: 1	1: 2	2: 2	0: 0	4: 1	0: 4
Ventspils	3: 1	3: 1		2-0	1-0	2-0	6: 1	3: 2
Dinaburg	1-0	2-0	1: 2		0: 1	1-0	2-0	1: 1
Metallurgist	1-0	0: 0	0: 4	0: 1		1-0	5: 1	2: 2
PFC / Daugava	0: 0	2-0	1: 2	2: 3	0: 4		0: 1	0: 5
Riga	0: 2	1: 1	0: 4	0: 5	0: 3	0: 1		0: 3
Skonto	6: 0	3-0	2-0	2: 1	3-0	5: 1	2-0

Third and Fourth Circle

Team	AUD	SHAFT	VEN	Din	MET	PFC	RIG	SKO
Auda		3: 1	0: 3	1-0	0: 4	1: 3	1: 2	0: 3
Valmiera	3: 1		1: 3	1-0	0: 1	3: 2	0: 3	2: 6
Ventspils	4-0	3-0		3: 1	1: 1	5: 0	8: 2	2: 2
Dinaburg	4: 2	0: 0	1: 1		3: 1	2-0	0: 1	0: 4
Metallurgist	6: 0	3-0	1: 1	3: 1		4: 4	4: 2	0: 1
PFC / Daugava	3: 1	2: 1	0: 2	1: 1	1: 2		6: 1	0: 6
Riga	4-0	1: 2	0: 4	1: 2	0: 2	0: 0		1: 6
Skonto	7: 2	4-0	1: 1	3: 1	3: 1	4-0	2-0

Top scorers

#	Soccer player	Team	Goals
one	Mikhail Mikholap	Skonto	23 (3)
2	Alexander Katasonov	Metallurgist	18 (2)
3	Vit Rimkus	Ventspils	17 (3)
four	Yuri Molotkov	Dinaburg	16 (8)
5	Evgeny Landirev	Ventspils	fifteen
6	Kristap Grebis	Metallurgist	fourteen
7	Andrey Butrik	Ventspils	14 (2)
8	Victor Dobretsov	Metallurgist	12 (2)
9	Vladimir Kolesnichenko	Skonto	eleven

* in brackets - goals scored from the penalty spot .

Season Records

The biggest victory of the hosts (+6):
- 06/06/2002 Skonto - Auda 6-0
- 07/27/2002 Metallurg - Auda 6-0
- 02/11/2002 Ventspils - Riga 8: 2
The biggest victory of the guests (+6):
- 06/22/2002 “ PFC / Daugava ” - “ Skonto ” 0: 6
Most goals in one match (10):
- 02/11/2002 Ventspils - Riga 8: 2

Top Players

Nomination	Soccer player	Club
Goalkeeper	Andrey Piedels	Skonto
Defender	Mikhail Zemlinsky	Skonto
Midfielder	Orestas Buytkus	Skonto
Attack	Maris Verpakovskis	Skonto

Duplicate Tournament

1st stage

#	Club	AND	AT	N	P	+	-	R	ABOUT
one	Skonto	fourteen	12	0	2	47	fifteen	+32	36
2	Dinaburg	fourteen	eleven	one	2	38	10	+28	34
3	Metallurgist	fourteen	10	one	3	56	10	+46	31
four	Ventspils	fourteen	7	3	four	42	17	+25	24
5	Auda	fourteen	5	2	7	22	24	−2	17
6	Riga	fourteen	2	3	9	fifteen	41	−26	9
7	PFC / Daugava	fourteen	3	0	eleven	fifteen	56	−41	9
8	Valmiera	fourteen	one	0	13	5	67	−62	3

With equality in face-to-face meetings (1: 3 and 3: 1), Riga is ahead of PFC / Daugava in terms of the best difference between goals and goals conceded (−26 versus −41).

2nd stage.
For 1 - 4 places.

#	Club	AND	AT	N	P	+	-	R	ABOUT
one	Dinaburg	26	17	four	5	58	22	+36	55
2	Skonto	26	16	3	7	62	32	+30	51
3	Metallurgist	26	fourteen	6	6	72	28	+44	48
four	Ventspils	26	10	6	10	55	34	+21	36

For 5 - 8 places.

#	Club	AND	AT	N	P	+	-	R	ABOUT
5	Auda	twenty	7	3	10	32	37	−5	24
6	Riga	twenty	5	5	10	34	49	−15	twenty
7	PFC / Daugava	twenty	5	0	fifteen	thirty	76	−46	fifteen
8	Valmiera	twenty	four	one	fifteen	23	88	−65	13

Top scorers

#	Soccer player	Team	Goals
one	Rudolph Danga	Metallurgist	19
2	Andrey Ivanov	Ventspils	fifteen
3	Zhanis Deryugin	Dinaburg	fourteen
four	Jurgis Kalns	Metallurgist	13
5	Marex Zuntners	Metallurgist	12

The best chief judges were recognized: Roman Lajuks ( Jurmala ), Andrey Sipailo ( Daugavpils ), Vladimir Osipov ( Liepaja ).
The best assistants were recognized: Sergey Braga ( Ventspils ), Adolf Supe, Janis Pukiyans, Denis Gavrilov , Peteris Mileika (all - Riga ).

Links

Season standings on the LFF website (Latvian)
RSSSF Season Statistics