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1998 Latvian Higher League
Latvian football league season for the highest division
Latvian football league season for the highest division
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Latvian Higher League |
| season | 1998 |
| winners | Skonto FC |
| relegated | LU-Daugava |
| Ranto-Miks | |
| continentalcup1 | UEFA Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Skonto FC |
| continentalcup2 | UEFA Cup |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Liepajas |
| FK Ventspils | |
| continentalcup3 | UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Dinaburg FC |
| league topscorer | LVA Viktors Dobrecovs |
| prevseason | 1997 |
| nextseason | 1999 |
Ranto-Miks FK Ventspils
The 1998 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the 8th 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
Match table
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktors Dobrecovs | FHK Liepājas Metalurgs | 23 |
| 2 | Roman Grigorčuk | Dinaburg FC | 21 |
| 3 | Mihails Miholaps | Skonto FC | 20 |
| 4 | Marians Pahars | Skonto FC | 19 |
| 5 | Vladimirs Babičevs | Skonto FC | 11 |
| Vīts Rimkus | Skonto FC |
Awards
| Best | Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Oļegs Karavajevs | Skonto FC | |
| Defender | Mihails Zemļinskis | Skonto FC | |
| Midfielder | Vladimirs Babičevs | Skonto FC | |
| Forward | Marians Pahars | Skonto FC |
Skonto FC 1998
| Pos | Name | Birthdate | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKR Nikolay Apilats | 21.09.1974 | 2 | ||
| MF | LAT Vitālijs Astafjevs | 03.04.1971 | 23 | |
| MF | LAT Vladimirs Babičevs | 22.04.1968 | 19 | |
| DF | LAT Oļegs Blagonadeždins | 16.05.1973 | 2 | |
| MF | LAT Imants Bleidelis | 16.08.1975 | 24 | |
| GEO Mamuka Cereteli | 13.01.1979 | 9 | ||
| GK | GEO Davit Gvaramadze | 08.11.1975 | 6 | |
| MF | LAT Jevgeņijs Ilovaiskis | 22.10.1979 | 2 | |
| GK | LAT Oļegs Karavajevs | 13.02.1961 | 9 | |
| MF | LAT Vladimirs Koļesņičenko | 04.05.1980 | 1 | |
| GK | LAT Aleksandrs Koliņko | 18.06.1975 | 5 | |
| MF | LAT Juris Laizāns | 06.01.1979 | 26 | |
| - | LAT Vsevolods Līdaks | 22.10.1977 | 12 | |
| - | LAT Valentins Lobaņovs | 23.10.1971 | 22 | |
| - | UKR Vladimir Mel'nyk | 21.11.1979 | 18 | |
| FW | RUS/LAT Mihails Miholaps | 24.08.1974 | 25 | |
| LAT Iļja Novikovs | 12.08.1977 | 9 | ||
| FW | LAT Marians Pahars | 05.08.1976 | 26 | |
| GK | LAT Andrejs Piedels | 17.09.1970 | 8 | |
| - | UKR Aleksandr Pindejev | 03.03.1971 | 15 | |
| - | UKR Vitaliy Rozghon | 23.03.1980 | 1 | |
| MF | GEO Alexander Rekhviashvili | 06.08.1974 | 17 | |
| FW | LAT Vits Rimkus | 21.06.1973 | 15 | |
| MF | LAT Andrejs Rubins | 26.11.1978 | 19 | |
| DF | GEO Levan Silagadze | 04.08.1976 | 15 | |
| - | RUS Sergey Solovjov | 03.04.1978 | 9 | |
| DF | LAT Igors Stepanovs | 21.01.1976 | 24 | |
| DF | LTU Andrėjus Tereškinas | 10.07.1970 | 7 | |
| DF | LAT Mihails Zemļinskis | 21.12.1969 | 13 | |
| Manager: LAT Aleksandrs Starkovs |
References
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