2001 Latvian Higher League
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The 2001 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the eleventh domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence from the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Eight teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC claiming the title.
Final table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skonto FC | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 94 | 26 | 68 | 68 |
| 2 | FK Ventspils | 28 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 69 | 21 | 48 | 67 |
| 3 | FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 24 | 36 | 64 |
| 4 | Dinaburg FC | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 29 | 31 | 50 |
| 5 | PFK Daugava | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 38 |
| 6 | FK Valmiera | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 56 | -28 | 19 |
| 7 | FK Rīga | 28 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 72 | -47 | 14 |
| 8 | FK Zibens Zemessardze | 28 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 118 | -107 | 4 |
Match Table
| SKO | VEN | MET | DIN | PFK | VAL | RĪG | ZIB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skonto | XXX | 3-2 0-2 2-0 2-3 |
1-1 2-4 2-2 2-1 |
1-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 |
5-0 0-2 2-0 3-0 |
2-1 3-1 3-2 3-1 |
1-0 6-1 9-1 5-0 |
5-0 7-2 9-0 11-0 |
| Ventspils | 2-3 2-0 0-2 3-2 |
XXX | 1-2 2-1 2-1 2-0 |
2-2 4-1 2-0 0-1 |
1-0 0-2 2-0 2-0 |
2-0 2-1 2-0 4-0 |
1-0 6-1 2-0 3-0 |
3-1 4-1 4-0 9-0 |
| Liepājas Metalurgs | 1-1 4-2 2-2 1-2 |
2-1 1-2 1-2 0-2 |
XXX | 1-0 3-3 0-0 2-1 |
2-0 4-1 2-0 2-1 |
1-0 2-1 3-0 2-0 |
4-1 2-1 3-1 1-0 |
4-0 4-0 2-0 4-0 |
| Dinaburg | 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-2 |
2-2 1-4 0-2 1-0 |
0-1 3-3 0-0 1-2 |
XXX | 3-0 1-0 3-1 2-0 |
4-0 1-1 6-1 3-0 |
3-2 2-0 2-1 1-1 |
1-0 11-1 5-0 4-1 |
| PFK Daugava | 0-5 2-0 0-2 0-3 |
0-1 2-0 0-2 0-2 |
0-2 1-4 0-2 1-2 |
0-3 0-1 1-3 0-2 |
XXX | 2-1 1-1 1-0 3-0 |
4-0 1-1 3-1 2-0 |
2-0 1-0 6-0 4-0 |
| Valmiera | 1-2 1-3 2-3 1-3 |
0-2 1-2 0-2 0-4 |
0-1 1-2 0-3 0-2 |
0-4 1-1 1-6 0-3 |
1-2 1-1 0-1 0-3 |
XXX | 3-0 1-1 2-3 1-1 |
2-0 3-0 1-0 4-1 |
| Rīga | 0-1 1-6 1-9 0-5 |
0-1 1-6 0-2 0-3 |
1-4 1-2 1-3 0-1 |
2-3 0-2 1-2 1-1 |
0-4 1-1 1-3 0-2 |
0-3 1-1 3-2 1-1 |
XXX | 0-0 2-0 1-3 5-1 |
| FK Zibens Zemessardze | 0-5 2-7 0-9 0-11 |
1-3 1-4 0-4 0-9 |
0-4 0-4 0-2 0-4 |
0-1 1-11 0-5 1-4 |
0-2 0-1 0-6 0-4 |
0-2 0-3 0-1 1-4 |
0-0 0-2 3-1 1-5 |
XXX |
Topscorers
| Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mihails Miholaps (LAT) |
Skonto FC | 23[1] |
| 2 |  Aleksandr Katasonov (RUS) |
FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 23 |
| 3 |  David Chaladze (GEO) |
Skonto FC | 21 |
| 4 | Stanislav Dubrovin (RUS) |
Dinaburg FC | 20 |
| 5 | Yevgeniy Landyrev (RUS) |
FK Ventspils | 18 |
Awards
| Best | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Vadims Fjodorovs (LAT) |
Dinaburg FC |
| Defender | Mihails Zemļinskis (LAT) |
Skonto FC |
| Midfielder | Igors V. Stepanovs (LAT) |
FK Ventspils |
| Forward | David Chaladze (GEO) |
Skonto FC |
Skonto FC 2001
| Pos | Name | Birthdate | P |  |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Oļegs Blagonadeždins |
16.05.1973 | 21 | 1 | - | - |
| Artūrs Bogdanovs |
08.09.1981 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| MF |  Orestas Buitkus |
11.04.1975 | 22 | 4 | - | - |
| FW | David Chaladze |
22.01.1976 | 23 | 21 | 1 | - |
 Andrey Chernov |
21.10.1976 | 7 | 1 | - | - | |
| Igns Dedura |
01.06.1978 | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| GK | Pāvels Doroševs |
09.10.1980 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Vadims Gospodars |
25.12.1983 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| FW | Aleksandrs Jelisejevs |
11.08.1971 | 15 | 4 | - | - |
| MF | Vladimirs Koļesņičenko |
04.05.1980 | 28 | 8 | 1 | - |
| MF | Levan Korgalidze |
21.02.1980 | 23 | 5 | - | - |
| FW | Audrius Kšanavičius |
28.01.1977 | 2 | - | - | - |
| MF | Givi Kvaratskhelia |
11.05.1979 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - |
| MF | Valentīns Lobaņovs |
23.10.1971 | 22 | - | 3 | - |
| - | Vladimir Mel'nyk |
21.11.1979 | 1 | - | - | - |
| MF | Zurab Menteshashvili |
30.01.1980 | 21 | 2 | - | - |
| FW | Mihails Miholaps |
24.08.1974 | 27 | 23 | 1 | - |
| MF | Viktors Morozs |
30.07.1980 | 16 | - | 1 | - |
| MF | Viktoras Olšanskis |
14.03.1969 | 6 | - | 1 | - |
| GK | Andrejs Pavlovs |
22.02.1979 | 7 | –5 | - | - |
| GK | Andrejs Piedels |
17.09.1970 | 21 | –21 | - | 1 |
| MF | Alexander Rekhviashvili |
06.08.1974 | 15 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Mants Samusevs |
08.09.1978 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| DF | Andrėjus Tereškinas |
10.07.1970 | 10 | - | - | - |
| FW | Māris Verpakovskis |
15.10.1979 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | Aleksejs Višņakovs |
03.02.1984 | 2 | - | - | - |
| DF | Artūrs Zakreševskis |
07.08.1971 | 20 | - | 3 | 1 |
| DF | Mihails Zemļinskis |
21.12.1969 | 21 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs |
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References
- ↑ Some sources, like rsssf.com, count 24 goals, because one goal in Round 12 match (Riga-Skonto 1:6) is disputed between Miholaps and own goal by Pašins.
