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2001 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 | 2001 |
| winners | Skonto FC |
| relegated | FK Zibens/Zemessardze |
| continentalcup1 | UEFA Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Skonto FC |
| continentalcup2 | UEFA Cup |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | FK Ventspils |
| FK Liepajas Metalurgs | |
| continentalcup3 | UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Dinaburg FC |
| league topscorer | LVA Mihails Miholaps |
| RUS Aleksandr Katasonov (23 goals each one) | |
| prevseason | 2000 |
| nextseason | 2002 |
FK Liepajas Metalurgs RUS Aleksandr Katasonov (23 goals each one)
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
Match table
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mihails Miholaps | Skonto FC | 23 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Katasonov | FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 23 |
| 3 | David Chaladze | Skonto FC | 21 |
| 4 | Stanislav Dubrovin | Dinaburg FC | 20 |
| 5 | Yevgeniy Landyrev | FK Ventspils | 18 |
Awards
| Best | Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Vadims Fjodorovs | Dinaburg FC | |
| Defender | Mihails Zemļinskis | Skonto FC | |
| Midfielder | Igors V. Stepanovs | FK Ventspils | |
| Forward | David Chaladze | Skonto FC |
Skonto FC 2001
| Pos | Name | Birthdate | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | LAT Oļegs Blagonadeždins | 16.05.1973 | 21 | |
| LAT Artūrs Bogdanovs | 08.09.1981 | 1 | ||
| MF | LTU Orestas Buitkus | 11.04.1975 | 22 | |
| FW | GEO David Chaladze | 22.01.1976 | 23 | |
| UKR Andriy Chernov | 21.10.1976 | 7 | ||
| LTU Igns Dedura | 01.06.1978 | 16 | ||
| GK | LAT Pāvels Doroševs | 09.10.1980 | 1 | |
| LAT Vadims Gospodars | 25.12.1983 | 1 | ||
| FW | LAT Aleksandrs Jelisejevs | 11.08.1971 | 15 | |
| MF | LAT Vladimirs Koļesņičenko | 04.05.1980 | 28 | |
| MF | GEO Levan Korgalidze | 21.02.1980 | 23 | |
| FW | LTU Audrius Kšanavičius | 28.01.1977 | 2 | |
| MF | GEO Givi Kvaratskhelia | 11.05.1979 | 10 | |
| MF | LAT Valentīns Lobaņovs | 23.10.1971 | 22 | |
| - | UKR Vladimir Mel'nyk | 21.11.1979 | 1 | |
| MF | GEO Zurab Menteshashvili | 30.01.1980 | 21 | |
| FW | LAT Mihails Miholaps | 24.08.1974 | 27 | |
| MF | LAT Viktors Morozs | 30.07.1980 | 16 | |
| MF | LTU Viktoras Olšanskis | 14.03.1969 | 6 | |
| GK | LAT Andrejs Pavlovs | 22.02.1979 | 7 | |
| GK | LAT Andrejs Piedels | 17.09.1970 | 21 | |
| MF | GEO Alexander Rekhviashvili | 06.08.1974 | 15 | |
| LTU Mants Samusevs | 08.09.1978 | 9 | ||
| DF | LTU Andrėjus Tereškinas | 10.07.1970 | 10 | |
| FW | LAT Māris Verpakovskis | 15.10.1979 | 22 | |
| MF | LAT Aleksejs Višņakovs | 03.02.1984 | 2 | |
| DF | LAT Artūrs Zakreševskis | 07.08.1971 | 20 | |
| DF | LAT Mihails Zemļinskis | 21.12.1969 | 21 | |
| Manager: LAT Aleksandrs Starkovs |
References
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.
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