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Season of the Latvian Premier League From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2016 Latvian Higher League was the 25th season of top-tier football in Latvia. FK Liepāja were the defending champions. The season began on 11 March 2016 and ended on 5 November 2016; the relegation play-offs took place on 9 and 13 November 2016.
Season | 2016 |
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Champions | Spartaks Jūrmala 1st title |
Relegated | BFC Daugavpils |
Champions League | Spartaks Jūrmala |
Europa League | Jelgava Ventspils |
Matches played | 112 |
Goals scored | 252 (2.25 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ģirts Karlsons (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Jelgava 4–0 Rīgas Futbola skola (12 March 2016)[1] Spartaks Jūrmala 5–1 Ventspils (10 June 2016)[2] |
Biggest away win | BFC Daugavpils 0–5 Ventspils (16 April 2016)[3] |
Highest scoring | Jelgava 4–3 Ventspils (22 June 2016)[4] Liepāja 4–3 Spartaks Jūrmala (24 July 2016)[5] |
← 2015 2017 → |
FB Gulbene were excluded from the previous season due to suspicion of match-fixing.[6] 2015 Latvian First League winners FC Caramba/Dinamo were promoted to the league and before the season changed their name to Riga FC.[7]
Skonto FC did not obtain a license to play in the 2016 Higher League.[8] Skonto appealed the decision, but the appeal was denied.[9] Since 2015 Latvian First League runners-up Valmiera Glass FK/BSS turned down the opportunity to be promoted to the Higher League, third-placed Rīgas Futbola skola (RFS) was promoted instead.[8]
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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BFC Daugavpils | Daugavpils | Celtnieks Stadium | 1,980 |
FK Jelgava | Jelgava | Zemgales Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs | 1,560 |
FK Liepāja | Liepāja | Daugava Stadium | 5,000 |
FS Metta/LU | Riga | Hanzas vidusskolas futbola laukums | 500 |
Riga FC | Riga | Skonto Stadium | 9,500 |
FK RFS | Riga | Stadions Arkādija | 500 |
FK Spartaks Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Slokas Stadium | 2,500 |
FK Ventspils | Ventspils | Olimpiskais Stadium | 3,200 |
Club | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
---|---|---|
BFC Daugavpils | Adidas | Intergaz |
FK Jelgava | Nike | Igate |
FK Liepāja | Adidas | Mogo |
FS Metta/LU | Nike | |
Riga FC | Jako | |
FK RFS | Nike | LNK Group |
FK Spartaks Jūrmala | Nike | Hanseatisches Fußball Kontor |
FK Ventspils | Adidas | VK Tranzīts |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Spartaks Jūrmala (C) | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Jelgava | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 51[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
3 | Ventspils | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 51[lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Liepāja | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 42 | |
5 | Riga | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 36 | |
6 | FK RFS | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 35 | |
7 | METTA/LU (O) | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 30 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
8 | BFC Daugavpils (R) | 28 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 56 | −43 | 11 | Relegation to the Latvian First League |
The 7th-placed side, FS METTA/LU, faced AFA Olaine, runners-up of the 2016 Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off, with the winner being awarded a spot in the 2017 Higher League competition.
AFA Olaine | 1–1 | METTA/LU |
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Asgarov ![]() |
Report | Uldriķis ![]() |
METTA/LU | 1–0 | AFA Olaine |
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Report |
METTA/LU won 2–1 on aggregate and retained their place in the 2017 Higher League.
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Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Ventspils | 17 |
2 | ![]() |
Spartaks | 11 |
3 | ![]() |
Spartaks | 10 |
4 | ![]() |
Ventspils | 8 |
5 | ![]() |
Liepāja/Spartaks | 7 |
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Jelgava | ||
7 | ![]() |
Jelgava | 6 |
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Liepāja | ||
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FS Metta/LU | ||
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FK RFS | ||
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Spartaks | ||
Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2016.
Source:UEFA
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