1997 Latvian Higher League

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The 1997 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the seventh domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence from the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Ninth teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC claiming the title.

Latvian Higher League
Season1997
ChampionsSkonto FC
UEFA Champions LeagueSkonto FC
UEFA CupTorpedo Riga
Cup Winners' CupFK Liepajas Metalurgs
UEFA Intertoto CupDinaburg FC
Top goalscorerGeorgia (country) David Chaladze (25 goals)
1996
1998

Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Skonto (C) 24 20 4 0 89 8 +81 64 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Daugava Rīga 24 13 4 7 35 27 +8 43 Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Dinaburg 24 12 6 6 37 19 +18 42 Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
4 Ventspils 24 12 6 6 32 21 +11 42
5 Liepājas Metalurgs 24 9 4 11 27 32 −5 31 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
6 Universitāte (R) 24 8 5 11 25 42 −17 29 Dissolved after the season
7 Valmiera 24 8 4 12 29 43 −14 28
8 Lokomotīve (R) 24 5 2 17 29 52 −23 17 Dissolved after the season
9 Rēzekne 24 1 5 18 10 69 −59 8 Spared from relegation
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Match table

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   David Chaladze (GEO) Skonto FC 25
2   Mihails Miholaps (LAT) Skonto FC 14
3   Sergey Solovjov (RUS) Skonto FC 11
4   Juris Karašausks (LAT) Dinaburg FC 10
5   Andrejs Štolcers (LAT) Skonto FC 9
  Artūrs Zakreševskis (LAT) Daugava Rīga

Awards

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Best Name Team
Goalkeeper   Aleksandrs Koliņko (LAT) Skonto FC
Defender   Igors Stepanovs (LAT) Skonto FC
Midfielder   Vladimirs Babičevs (LAT) Skonto FC
Forward   Mihails Miholaps (RUS) Skonto FC

Skonto FC 1997

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Pos Name Birthdate P      
MF   Vitālijs Astafjevs 03.04.1971 14 1 1 -
MF   Vladimirs Babičevs 22.04.1968 16 - 3 -
DF   Oļegs Blagonadeždins 16.05.1973 18 1 1 -
MF   Imants Bleidelis 16.08.1975 20 8 1 1
FW   David Chaladze 22.01.1976 20 25 2 -
MF   Valērijs Ivanovs 23.02.1970 17 - - -
MF   Vladimirs Koļesņičenko 04.05.1980 12 3 - -
GK   Aleksandrs Koļiņko 18.06.1975 12 0 1 -
MF   Juris Laizāns 06.01.1979 2 - - -
GK   Raimonds Laizāns 05.08.1964 12 0 7 -
-   Vsevolods Līdaks 22.10.1977 4 - - -
FW   Mihails Miholaps 24.08.1974 17 14 - -
FW   Marians Pahars 05.08.1976 22 5 - -
-   Aleksandr Pindejev 03.03.1971 9 - - -
MF   Alexander Rekhviashvili 06.08.1974 13 2 2 -
DF   Levan Silagadze 04.08.1976 19 - 1 1
FW   Igors Sļesarčuks 31.03.1976 1 - - -
-   Sergey Solovjov 03.04.1978 20 11 3 -
DF   Igors Stepanovs 21.01.1976 22 2 2 1
DF   Jurijs Ševļakovs 24.01.1959 19 - 1 -
FW   Andrejs Štolcers 08.07.1974 23 9 1 -
DF   Mihails Zemļinskis 21.12.1969 21 6 4 -
Manager:   Aleksandrs Starkovs

References

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