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2012 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 | 2012 |
| winners | FC Daugava |
| relegated | FB Gulbene |
| continentalcup1 | Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | FC Daugava |
| continentalcup2 | Europa League |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Skonto Riga |
| FK Ventspils | |
| SK Liepājas Metalurgs | |
| continentalcup3 | Baltic League |
| matches | 180 |
| total goals | 494 |
| league topscorer | Mamuka Ghonghadze (18) |
| biggest home win | Jūrmala 6-1 Daugava Daugavpils |
| Skonto Rīga 5-0 Metta/LU | |
| Ventspils 5-0 Daugava Rīga | |
| biggest away win | Metta/LU 1-6 Ventspils |
| Gulbene 2005 0-5 Ventspils | |
| Metta/LU 0-5 Daugava Daugavpils | |
| highest scoring | Jelgava 3-4 Daugava Rīga |
| Metta/LU 1-6 Ventspils | |
| Jūrmala 6-1 Daugava Daugavpils | |
| Daugava Rīga 2-5 Spartaks | |
| Spartaks 3-4 Metta/LU | |
| prevseason | 2011 |
| nextseason | 2013 |
FK Ventspils SK Liepājas Metalurgs Skonto Rīga 5-0 Metta/LU Ventspils 5-0 Daugava Rīga Gulbene 2005 0-5 Ventspils Metta/LU 0-5 Daugava Daugavpils Metta/LU 1-6 Ventspils Jūrmala 6-1 Daugava Daugavpils Daugava Rīga 2-5 Spartaks Spartaks 3-4 Metta/LU
The 2012 Latvian Higher League was the 21st season of top-tier football in Latvia. It began on 24 March 2012 and ended on 10 November 2012. FK Ventspils are the defending champions.
The league comprised ten teams, one more than in the previous season.
Teams
The league returned to a ten-team circuit after having been forced to play the 2011 season with only nine teams, following the withdrawal of SK Blāzma a few weeks before the season commenced. As a consequence of the Blāzma withdrawal, no team was directly relegated.
2011 Latvian First League champions FS METTA/Latvijas Universitāte from Riga were directly promoted. The team, which was founded by the METTA football school and the University of Latvia in 2007, entered the Higher League for the first time in their history.
JFK Olimps/RFS finished the 2011 season in ninth place and were therefore required to compete in a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off against First Division runners-up Spartaks Jūrmala. Spartaks won the play-off 4–1 on aggregate and were therefore promoted to the Higher League. Similar to METTA/LU, they made their debut at the highest level of the Latvian football pyramid. Accordingly, Olimps/RFS were relegated to the First League after five seasons at the top flight.
Stadiums and locations
Following the promotion of FK Spartaks, the city of Jūrmala should have featured three clubs during the 2012 season, one more than the capital, Riga, but FK Jūrmala-VV moved to Riga, changing their name to Daugava Riga.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Flag of Daugavpils.svg | border | 20px]] FC Daugava | Daugavpils | Daugava Stadium | 4,100 |
| [[File:Flag of Riga.svg | border | 20px]] FK Daugava Rīga | Riga | Daugava Stadium | 5,000 |
| [[File:Flag of Gulbene.svg | border | 20px]] FB Gulbene | Gulbene | Gulbenes Sporta Centrs | 1,500 |
| [[File:Jelgava flag.svg | border | 20px]] FK Jelgava | Jelgava | Zemgales Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs | 2,200 |
| [[File:Flag of Jurmala.svg | border | 20px]] FC Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Slokas Stadium | 5,000 |
| [[File:Flag of Liepāja.svg | border | 20px]] SK Liepājas Metalurgs | Liepāja | Daugava Stadium | 5,083 |
| [[File:Flag of Riga.svg | border | 20px]] FS Metta/LU | Riga | Rīgas 49. vidusskola Stadium | 250 |
| [[File:Flag of Riga.svg | border | 20px]] Skonto FC | Riga | Skonto Stadium | 10,000 |
| [[File:Flag of Jurmala.svg | border | 20px]] FK Spartaks Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Slokas Stadium | 5,000 |
| [[File:Flag of Ventspils.svg | border | 20px]] FK Ventspils | Ventspils | Olimpiskais Stadium | 3,200 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Daugava | MDA Ivan Tabanov | LAT Jurijs Sokolovs | Erreà | — |
| FK Daugava Rīga | LAT Jurijs Popkovs | LAT Vadims Gospodars | Adidas | — |
| FB Gulbene | LAT Mihails Koņevs | LAT Alberts Nikoļskis | Erreà | Piebalga |
| FK Jelgava | LAT Dainis Kazakevičs | LAT Valērijs Redjko | Macron | LDz Cargo |
| FC Jūrmala | LAT Vladimirs Pačko | LAT Maksims Daņilovs | Givova | — |
| SK Liepājas Metalurgs | LAT Jānis Intenbergs | LTU Tomas Tamošauskas | Adidas | — |
| FS Metta/LU | LAT Andris Riherts | LAT Romāns Rožkovskis | Nike | SMS Credit.lv |
| Skonto FC | LAT Marians Pahars | LAT Germans Māliņš | Kappa | — |
| FK Spartaks Jūrmala | LTU Arminas Narbekovas | LAT Nauris Bulvītis | Masita | — |
| FK Ventspils | LAT Jurģis Pučinskis | LAT Vitālijs Smirnovs | Adidas | VK Tranzīts |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daugava Daugavpils | Russia Leonid Nazarenko | Sacked | 2011-12-22 | pre-season | Russia Ravil Sabitov | 2011-12-22 |
| Spartaks Jūrmala | Latvia Artūrs Šketovs | Sacked | 2012-02-02 | pre-season | Latvia Oļegs Blagonadeždins | 2012-02-02 |
| Daugava Daugavpils | Russia Ravil Sabitov | Sacked | 2012-04-29 | 5th | Moldova Ivan Tabanov | 2012-05-05 |
| Liepājas Metalurgs | Latvia Vladimirs Osipovs | Sacked | 2012-05-01 | 6th | Latvia Jānis Intenbergs | 2012-05-24 |
| FK Ventspils | Ukraine Sergey Podpaly | Sacked | 2012-05-18 | 4th | Latvia Jurģis Pučinskis | 2012-05-18 |
| Spartaks Jūrmala | Latvia Oļegs Blagonadeždins | Sacked | 2012-07-20 | 4th | Lithuania Arminas Narbekovas | 2012-07-23 |
Broadcasting
Just as last season most of the matches were transmitted live via sportacentrs.com online and Sportacentrs' TV channel. In June 2012 broadcasting rights were also bought by the English company Bet365. Since 2012 league's homepage futbolavirsliga.lv has been active and since September 2012 this website has been accompanied by InStat Football system, showing information and analysis of each match individually. Since October 2012 Virslīga has also had its own analytical broadcast after each round of matches, with football experts discussing the games and future events connected to Latvian football. It's transmitted via TV.
League table
Relegation play-offs
The 9th-placed sides will face the runners-up of the 2012 Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off, with the winner being awarded a spot in the 2013 Higher League competition. The dates and exact sequence of these matches are still to be determined.
Kapustas Kārkliņš
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Mamuka Ghonghadze | FC Daugava | 18 |
| 2 | JPN Yōsuke Saito | FB Gulbene/FK Ventspils | 15 |
| 3 | COL David Cortés | FK Spartaks Jūrmala | 12 |
| LAT Daniils Turkovs | FK Ventspils | ||
| 5 | LAT Antons Jemeļins | FK Spartaks Jūrmala | 11 |
| LTU Tadas Labukas | Skonto FC | ||
| LAT Valērijs Šabala | Skonto FC | ||
| 7 | Nigeria Stanley Ibe | FC Daugava | 10 |
| LAT Valērijs Afanasjevs | SK Liepājas Metalurgs | ||
| LAT Vladimirs Kamešs | SK Liepājas Metalurgs | ||
| Latvia Mārtiņš Milašēvičs | FS Metta/LU | ||
| Ghana Patrick Twumasi | FK Spartaks Jūrmala | ||
| Latvia Vitālijs Ziļs | FK Daugava Rīga |
Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Club | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/lmt_virsliga/07052012-virsligas_marta_aprila_labakais_speletajs | title=Virslīgas marta/aprīļa labākais spēlētājs Saito, treneris - Pahars | author=Edmunds Novickis | date=2012-05-07 | publisher= Sportacentrs.com}} | JPN Yōsuke Saito | Gulbene | |||
| url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/lmt_virsliga/05062012-virsligas_labakais_speletajs_maija_gongad | title=Virslīgas labākais spēlētājs maijā – Gongadze; treneris – Blagonadeždins | author=Jānis Celmiņš | date=2012-06-05 | publisher= Sportacentrs.com}} | GEO Mamuka Ghonghadze | Daugava Daugavpils | |||
| url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/lmt_virsliga/10072012-labakie_junija_sabala_un_pahars | title=Labākie jūnijā - Šabala un Pahars | author=Andris Liepa | date=2012-07-10 | publisher= Sportacentrs.com}} | LVA Valērijs Šabala | Skonto Riga | |||
| url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/lmt_virsliga/07082012-julija_labakie_daugavpils_daugavas_parsta | title= Jūlijā labākie Daugavpils "Daugavas" pārstāvji Jašins un Tabanovs | author=Jānis Celmiņš | date=2012-08-07 | publisher= Sportacentrs.com}} | RUS Sergei Yashin | Daugava Daugavpils | |||
| url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/lmt_virsliga/10092012-virsligas_labakais_augusta_leliuga | title=Virslīgas labākais augustā - Leliūga | author=Andrejs Siliņš | date=2012-09-10 | publisher=Sportacentrs.com | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021071606/http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/lmt_virsliga/10092012-virsligas_labakais_augusta_leliuga | archive-date=2012-10-21 }} | LTU Rytis Leliūga | Liepājas Metalurgs |
| url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/lmt_virsliga/04102012-labakie_septembri_karlsons_un_riherts | title=Labākie septembrī - Karlsons un Riherts | author=Andris Liepa | date=2012-10-04 | publisher= Sportacentrs.com}} | LAT Ģirts Karlsons | Liepājas Metalurgs | |||
| October/November | LAT Vladimirs Kamešs | Liepājas Metalurgs |
Manager of the Month
| Month | Manager | Club |
|---|---|---|
| March/April | LAT Marians Pahars | Skonto Riga |
| May | LAT Oļegs Blagonadeždins | Spartaks Jūrmala |
| June | LAT Marians Pahars | Skonto Riga |
| July | MDA Ivan Tabanov | Daugava Daugavpils |
| August | LAT Jurģis Pučinsks | Ventspils |
| September | LAT Andris Riherts | Metta/LU |
| October/November | MDA Ivan Tabanov | Daugava Daugavpils |
Team of the Tournament
LFF version
| Position | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | LAT Germans Māliņš | Skonto Riga |
| Defender | RUS Dmitri Polovinchuk | Daugava Daugavpils |
| Defender | LVA Vitālijs Maksimenko | Skonto Riga |
| Defender | LAT Igors Savčenkovs | Skonto Riga |
| Defender | LAT Nauris Bulvītis | Spartaks Jūrmala |
| Midfielder | NGA Daniel Ola | Daugava Daugavpils |
| Midfielder | LAT Aleksandrs Fertovs | Skonto Riga |
| Midfielder | TKM Ruslan Mingazov | Skonto Riga |
| Forward | LAT Vladimirs Kamešs | Liepājas Metalurgs |
| Forward | JPN Yosuke Saito | Ventspils |
| Forward | GEO Mamuka Ghonghadze | Daugava Daugavpils |
| Manager | MDA Ivan Tabanov | Daugava Daugavpils |
Sportacentrs.com version
| Position | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | LAT Maksims Uvarenko | Ventspils |
| Defender | RUS Dmitri Polovinchuk | Daugava Daugavpils |
| Defender | LVA Vitālijs Maksimenko | Skonto Riga |
| Defender | LAT Vitālijs Smirnovs | Ventspils |
| Defender | LAT Jurijs Sokolovs | Daugava Daugavpils |
| Midfielder | NGA Daniel Ola | Daugava Daugavpils |
| Midfielder | LAT Igors Tarasovs | Ventspils |
| Midfielder | LAT Mihails Ziziļevs | Daugava Daugavpils |
| Forward | LAT Vladimirs Kamešs | Liepājas Metalurgs |
| Forward | NGA Ahmed Abdultaofik | Ventspils |
| Forward | NGA Stanley Ibe | Daugava Daugavpils |
| Manager | MDA Ivan Tabanov | Daugava Daugavpils |
Awards
| LFF awards 2012 | Category | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best goalkeeper | LAT Germans Māliņš | Skonto Riga | |
| Best defender | LAT Vitālijs Maksimenko | Skonto Riga | |
| Best midfielder | LAT Vladimirs Kamešs | Liepājas Metalurgs | |
| Best forward | GEO Mamuka Ghonghadze | Daugava Daugavpils | |
| Top scorer | GEO Mamuka Ghonghadze | Daugava Daugavpils | |
| Best U-21 player | LAT Valērijs Šabala | Skonto Riga | |
| Best player | LAT Vladimirs Kamešs | Liepājas Metalurgs | |
| Best manager | MDA Ivan Tabanov | Daugava Daugavpils | |
| Fair play award | Club | Daugava Daugavpils | |
| Best match organisation | Club | Metta/LU |
References
References
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- Andris Liepa. (2012-10-04). "Labākie septembrī - Karlsons un Riherts". Sportacentrs.com.
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