2002 Latvian Higher League

Latvian football league season for the highest division
Football league season
Latvian Higher League
Season2002
ChampionsSkonto FC
UEFA Champions LeagueSkonto FC
UEFA CupFK Ventspils
FK Liepajas Metalurgs
UEFA Intertoto CupDinaburg FC
Top goalscorerLatvia Mihails Miholaps (23 goals)
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The 2002 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the twelfth 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Skonto (C) 28 23 4 1 95 19 +76 73 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Ventspils 28 22 5 1 77 20 +57 71 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Liepājas Metalurgs 28 15 6 7 56 31 +25 51
4 Dinaburg 28 12 4 12 37 35 +2 40 Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
5 Valmiera 28 6 6 16 26 54 −28 24
6 PFK Daugava (R) 28 6 5 17 29 60 −31 23 Dissolved after the season
7 Rīga 28 6 2 20 24 75 −51 20
8 Auda/Alberts Rīga 28 5 2 21 23 73 −50 17
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Match table

First half of the season
Home \ Away AUD DIN MET PFK RĪG VAL SKO VEN
Auda/Alberts Rīga 2–1 0–4 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–3
Dinaburg 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–2
Liepājas Metalurgs 1–0 0–1 1–0 4–2 3–0 2–2 0–4
PFK Daugava 0–0 2–3 0–4 0–1 2–0 0–5 1–2
Rīga 0–2 0–5 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–4
Valmiera 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–0 4–1 0–4 0–1
Skonto 6–0 2–1 3–0 5–1 2–0 3–0 2–0
Ventspils 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 6–1 3–1 3–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second half of the season
Home \ Away AUD DIN MET PFK RĪG VAL SKO VEN
Auda/Alberts Rīga 1–0 0–4 1–3 1–2 3–1 0–3 0–3
Dinaburg 4–2 3–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–4 1–1
Liepājas Metalurgs 6–0 3–1 4–4 5–1 0–0 0–1 1–1
PFK Daugava 3–1 1–1 1–2 6–1 2–1 0–6 0–2
Rīga 4–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–6 0–4
Valmiera 3–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 0–3 2–6 1–3
Skonto 7–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 4–0 1–1
Ventspils 4–0 3–1 1–1 5–0 8–2 3–0 2–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1  Mihails Miholaps (LAT) Skonto FC 23
2  Aleksandr Katasonov (RUS) FK Liepājas Metalurgs 18
3  Vīts Rimkus (LAT) FK Ventspils 17
4  Jurijs Molotkovs (LAT) Dinaburg FC 16
5  Yevgeniy Landyrev (RUS) FK Ventspils 15
6  Andrejs Butriks (LAT) FK Ventspils 14
 Kristaps Grebis (LAT) FK Liepājas Metalurgs
8  Viktors Dobrecovs (LAT) FK Liepājas Metalurgs 12
9  Vladimirs Koļesņičenko (LAT) Skonto FC 11

Awards

Best Name Team
Goalkeeper  Andrejs Piedels (LAT) Skonto FC
Defender  Mihails Zemļinskis (LAT) Skonto FC
Midfielder  Orestas Buitkus (LTU) Skonto FC
Forward  Māris Verpakovskis (LAT) Skonto FC

References

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