Latvijas C'empionats 1997 (Virsliga) Thanks to Arvids Stashans (stashans@mail.epn.edu.ec). Table 1.Skonto 24 20 4 0 89- 8 64 Champions [Riga] 2.Daugava 24 13 4 7 35-27 43 UEFA Cup [Riga] 3.Dinaburga 24 12 6 6 37-19 42 [Daugavpils] 4.FK Ventspils 24 12 6 6 32-21 42 [Ventspils] 5.Metalurgs 24 9 4 11 27-32 31 [Liepaja] 6.Universitate 24 8 5 11 25-42 29 [Riga] 7.FK Valmiera 24 8 4 12 29-43 28 [Valmiera] 8.Lokomotive 24 5 2 17 29-52 17 [Daugavpils] --------------------------------------------- 9.FK Rezekne 24 1 5 18 10-69 8 Relegated [Rezekne] Round 1 [Apr-12] Dinaburga 0-0 Baltika/Metalurgs FK Valmiera 3-0 Universitate (Troickis (7), Savalnieks (38, 76-pen)) FK Rezekne 1-6 Lokomotive (Belovs (84); Molotkovs (8, 66), Pucinskis (56), Spakovskis (71, 85), Morozovs (76)) FK Ventspils 0-3 Skonto (Chaladze (32, 85, 87)) Round 2 [Apr-18,19] Daugava 1-0 Dinaburga (Verbickis (65)) Lokomotive 0-1 FK Ventspils (Dzheladze (27)) Universitate 3-0 FK Rezekne (Skele (13), Boiko (46), Poznaks (63)) Baltika/Metalurgs 1-0 FK Valmiera (Kudrjasovs (36)) Round 3 [Apr-23] FK Valmiera 0-3 Daugava (Vucans (12, 61), Verbickis (88)) FK Rezekne 0-0 Baltika/Metalurgs FK Ventspils 2-0 Universitate (Dzheladze (49), Pertiya (83)) Lokomotive 0-4 Skonto (Miholaps (11), Chaladze (65, 67, 68)) Round 4 [May-3,4] Daugava 0-0 FK Rezekne Universitate 0-3 Skonto (Miholaps (17), Solovjovs (72, 85)) Baltika/Metalurgs 3-0 FK Ventspils (Dzhugelia (26, 71), Dobrecovs (29)) Dinaburga 2-0 FK Valmiera [May-15] (Burlakovs (66-pen), Kurbatovs (78)) Round 5 [May-11] Lokomotive 1-0 Universitate (Molotkovs (39)) FK Ventspils 1-0 Daugava (Polakovs (78)) Skonto 2-0 Baltika/Metalurgs (Miholaps (31), Zemlinskis (74-pen)) Round 6 [May-21,22] Baltika/Metalurgs 2-0 Lokomotive (Zirnis (48), Zeiberlins (86)) Dinaburga 2-0 FK Ventspils (Zavoronkovs (6), Smirnovs (90)) FK Valmiera 3-0 FK Rezekne (Atamans (20), Kraglihs (46), Mezgailis (89)) Daugava 0-2 Skonto (Stepanovs (7), Miholaps (26)) Round 7 [May-25,26] FK Ventspils 4-0 FK Valmiera (Dolgopolovs (33, 63), Saprikins (50), Horodze (83)) Universitate 0-1 Baltika/Metalurgs (Dobrecovs (82)) Skonto 0-0 Dinaburga Lokomotive 0-2 Daugava (Vucans (16), Zakresevskis (62)) Round 8 [Jun-1] Daugava 2-1 Universitate (Vucans (4), Zakresevskis (69); Alohins (37)) Dinaburga 2-0 Lokomotive (Zavoronkovs (62), Karasausks (63)) FK Valmiera 0-5 Skonto (Zemlinskis (32), Stolcers (36), Miholaps (42), Chaladze (53, 72)) FK Rezekne 0-0 FK Ventspils Round 9 [Jun-14] Baltika/Metalurgs 0-1 Daugava (Zakresevskis (79)) Universitate 2-1 Dinaburga (Poznaks (66), Kondratenko (80); Burlakovs (52-pen)) Skonto 9-0 FK Rezekne (Bleidelis (6, 56, 82), Solovjovs (58, 89, 90), Zemlinskis (24), Blagonadezdins (62), Cernisovs (84-og) Lokomotive 1-1 FK Valmiera (Molotkovs (67), Krasovskis (49) Round 10 [Jun-21, 22] Baltika/Metalurgs 1-3 Dinaburga (Bulders (12); Karasausks (32), Fedotovs (83), Isajevs (89)) Lokomotive 4-0 FK Rezekne (Molotkovs (18), Loginovs (36, 51), Pumpa (88)) Skonto 1-1 FK Ventspils (Chaladze (65); Hudjakovs (70)) Universitate ppd FK Valmiera Round 11 [Jun-26, 28] FK Ventspils 4-0 Lokomotive (Cereteli (54), Saprikins (61), Polakovs (77, 86)) FK Valmiera 3-1 Baltika/Metalurgs (M. Zujevs (25, 56), Troickis (45); Bulders (50)) Dinaburga 1-0 Daugava (Karasausks (37)) FK Rezekne ppd Universitate FK Rezekne 0-3 Dinaburga [Jul-5], from Round 5 (Fedotovs (35), Karasausks (69, 75)) Round 12 [Jul-13,14] Skonto 4-1 Lokomotive (Miholaps (18, 50), Kolesnicenko (62), Chaladze (80); Loginovs (72)) Daugava 1-0 FK Valmiera (Zakresevskis (23)) Metalurgs 4-2 FK Rezekne (Dobrecovs (10, 81), Zeiberlins (14), Kudrasovs (67); Belovs (36), Jegorovs (83)) Universitate ppd FK Ventspils Round 13 [Jul-16,18] FK Rezekne 0-4 Daugava (Vucans (48), Rudenko (54), Zakresevskis (76), Nalivaiko (89)) Skonto 5-0 Universitate (Chaladze (12), Stolcers (60, 86), Rehviashvili (72), Miholaps (83)) FK Ventspils 1-0 Metalurgs (Pertiya (73)) FK Valmiera 0-3 Dinaburga (Smikovs (10), Isajevs (29), Karasausks (58)) Round 14 [Jul-26] Universitate 3-2 Lokomotive (Poznaks (51, 69), Kondratenko (85-pen); Pucinsks (8), Molotkovs (82)) Dinaburga 1-0 FK Rezekne (Zagorodins (61-pen)) Daugava 2-1 FK Ventspils (Teplovs (43), S.Ivanovs (50); Hudjakovs (11)) Metalurgs 0-1 Skonto (Pahars (43)) Round 15 [Aug-3,4] Lokomotive 1-3 Metalurgs (Tkacovs (15); Kudrasovs (53, 54), Osipovs (81)) FK Ventspils 1-1 Dinaburga (Saprikins (33); Zavoronkovs (70)) FK Rezekne 0-1 FK Valmiera (Savalnieks (52)) Skonto 6-0 Daugava (Miholaps (17, 22, 50, 60), Kolesnicenko (75), Bleidelis (83)) Round 16 [Aug-8,9] Dinaburga 0-0 Skonto FK Valmiera 2-1 FK Ventspils (Savalnieks (24-pen), Idionovs (44); Lukasevics (89)) Daugava 5-1 Lokomotive (Zakresevskis (19, 84), Teplovs (34, 71), Nesterenko (44); Pucinsks (63)) Metalurgs 1-2 Universitate (Bulders (68); Lagzdins (72), Vasjukovs (88)) FK Rezekne 1-2 Universitate [Aug-16], from Round 11 (Dulubs (45); Sergejevs (41), Tkacuks (76)) Round 17 [Aug-21,23] Skonto ppd FK Valmiera [Oct-13] Lokomotive 0-1 Dinaburga (Pasins (84-og)) Universitate 2-0 Daugava (Poznaks (47), Tkacuks (50)) FK Ventspils 5-1 FK Rezekne (Dzheladze (11, 35), Saprikins (16), Pertiya (65), Hudjakovs (75); Dulubs (61-pen)) Round 18 [Aug-30,31] FK Valmiera 1-1 Lokomotive (Erglis (20); Loginovs (77)) Daugava 1-0 Metalurgs (Rudenko (54)) FK Rezekne 0-1 Skonto (Bleidelis (65)) Dinaburga 1-1 Universitate [Sep-2] (Isajevs (38); Skele (6)) Round 19 [Sep-12,13] FK Valmiera 3-1 Universitate (Mezgailis (49), M.Zujevs (60), Korotkevics (80); Sergejevs (86)) FK Rezekne 0-3 Lokomotive (Molotkovs (62, 88), Selivanovs (78)) Dinaburga 0-1 Metalurgs (Dobrecovs (62)) FK Ventspils ppd Skonto [Oct-29] Round 20 [Sep-15,16] Universitate 0-0 FK Rezekne Lokomotive 0-1 FK Ventspils (Pertiya (86)) Metalurgs 1-1 FK Valmiera (Zirnis (81); Erglis (45-pen)) Daugava ppd Dinaburga [Oct-14] Round 21 [Sep-20] FK Valmiera 2-4 Daugava (M.Zujevs (52), Korotkevics (63-pen); Vucans (16, 71), Zakresevskis (78), Rudenko (80)) FK Rezekne 1-2 Metalurgs (Kirilovs (55); Linards (7), Kudrjasovs (88)) FK Ventspils 2-2 Universitate (Hudjakovs (36), Saprikins (69); Baranovskis (18), Vasjukovs (57)) Skonto 4-1 Lokomotive (Rehviashvili (9), Miholaps (54, 82-pen), Pahars (73); Pasins (42)) Round 22 [Sep-27,28] Universitate 0-3 Skonto [Sep-25] (Pahars (4, 69), Solovjovs (17)) Metalurgs 1-2 FK Ventspils (Kudrasovs (33); Polakovs (54, 63)) Dinaburga 1-0 FK Valmiera (Zizilevs (41)) Daugava 1-1 FK Rezekne (Teplovs (78); Rucko (90)) Round 23 [Oct-4,6] Lokomotive 1-2 Universitate (Iljins (72); Kondratenko (33), Sergejevs (90)) FK Ventspils 1-2 Daugava (Polakovs (65); Stepanovs (26), Nesterenko (30)) Skonto 7-0 Metalurgs (Bleidelis (2), Chaladze (27,82), Solovjovs (30-pen, 44-pen), Astafjevs (60), Stolcers (69)) FK Rezekne 3-1 Dinaburga (Armanis (16), Belovs (36), Volosanovs (42); Zavoronkovs (85)) Universitate 0-0 FK Valmiera [Oct-7], from Round 10 Universitate 1-1 FK Ventspils [Oct-12], from Round 12 (Sergejevs (53); Dzheladze (5)) Skonto 5-1 FK Valmiera [Oct-14], from Round 17 (Chaladze (20, 31, 54, 79), Zemlinskis (41); M.Zujevs (66)) Daugava 2-2 Dinaburga [Oct-14], from Round 20 (Zakresevskis (53), Nesterenko (80); Fedotovs (64, 65)) Round 24 [Oct-18,19] Metalurgs 3-1 Lokomotive (Zirnis (17), Bulders (42), Linards (90); Terentjevs (57)) Dinaburga 0-1 FK Ventspils (Dolgopolovs (69)) FK Valmiera 3-0 FK Rezekne (Korotkevics (27-pen), Zevnerovics (67), M.Zujevs (78)) Daugava 0-3 Skonto (Chaladze (31), Stolcers (59), Pahars (81)) Round 25 [Oct-25] FK Ventspils 1-0 FK Valmiera (Pertiya (68)) Universitate 2-1 Metalurgs (Kondratenko (15-pen), Skele (74); Linards (72)) Skonto 4-2 Dinaburga (Zemlinskis (14-pen), Solovjovs (39), Chaladze (83, 89); Karasausks (44), Zavoronkovs (78)) Lokomotive 2-0 Daugava (Iljins (41), Selivanovs (88)) FK Ventspils 0-0 Skonto [Oct-29], from Round 19 Round 26 [Nov-1,2] Daugava 3-0 Universitate (Stepanovs (40, 47), Teplovs (63)) Dinaburga 5-1 Lokomotive (Fedotovs (31, 41), Zizilevs (35), Zavoronkovs (48-pen), Karasausks (88); Iljins (24)) FK Valmiera 2-5 Skonto (Korotkevics (12, 45-pen); Stolcers (21), Chaladze (37, 88), Stepanovs (51), Bleidelis (82)) FK Rezekne 0-1 FK Ventspils (Lapsa (17)) Round 27 [Nov-8] Skonto 12-0 FK Rezekne (Chaladze (10, 59, 84), A.Ivanovs (21-og), Zemlinskis (42-pen), Stolcers (49, 73, 74), Solovjovs (75, 85), Kolesnicenko (78), Bleidelis (90)) Lokomotive 2-3 FK Valmiera (Novikovs (49), Pucinsks (66); Korotkevics (47-pen), Zevnerovics (59), Idionovs (88)) Universitate 1-5 Dinaburga (Skele (35); Zavoronkovs (29, 82), Karasausks (33, 88), Sebarsins (61)) Metalurgs 1-1 Daugava (Sprogis (71); Dibrivnijs (72)) Table 1.Skonto 24 20 4 0 89- 8 64 Champions [Riga] 2.Daugava 24 13 4 7 35-27 43 UEFA Cup [Riga] 3.Dinaburga 24 12 6 6 37-19 42 [Daugavpils] 4.FK Ventspils 24 12 6 6 32-21 42 [Ventspils] 5.Metalurgs 24 9 4 11 27-32 31 [Liepaja] 6.Universitate 24 8 5 11 25-42 29 [Riga] 7.FK Valmiera 24 8 4 12 29-43 28 [Valmiera] 8.Lokomotive 24 5 2 17 29-52 17 [Daugavpils] --------------------------------------------- 9.FK Rezekne 24 1 5 18 10-69 8 Relegated [Rezekne] NB: after the season, Universitate and Lokomotive withdrew from the Virsliga 1998, and FK Rezekne retained its first division status. Notes: 1. Competitions in Virsliga will proceed in one stage with teams playing 3 times each against other (24 rounds in total). The bottom club will be relegated to the Pirma liga (second level). 2. Originally, Jurnieks (Riga) were to play in the Virsliga instead of Starts (Broceni) due to the special inter-club agreement signed between these two clubs. However, like Starts, Jurnieks could not fulfill all requirements that the LFF imposes on Virsliga clubs, and therefore both will play in the Pirma liga in 1997. 3. FK Ventspils plays instead of Vecriga (Riga) due to Vecriga's refusal. FK Ventspils is a merger of Venta and Nafta, which played in Pirma liga last year. 4. FK Rezekne is a merger club of Vairogs and Kolons, which played in Virsliga and Pirma liga, respectively, last year. 5. Baltika/Metalurgs is a new name for Baltika. 6. Baltika/Metalurgs from Liepaja is called Metalurgs starting July 1. Topscorers: Chaladze (Skonto) 25 Miholaps (Skonto) 14 Solovjovs (Skonto) 11 Karasausks (Dinaburga) 10 Zakresevskis (Daugava) 9 Stolcers (Skonto) 9 Latvia Cup 1997 Qualifying Round [Apr-22] VBF Siltums [Riga] 1-3 Hoetika [Riga] Round 1 [Apr-26,27] Ranto/AVV [Riga] 2-1 Lizums [Gulbene district] [aet] Ceriba/Livani [Preili] 1-7 FK Ventspils [Ventspils] Lignums [Riga] 3-1 Saldus [Saldus] Universitate-2 [Riga] 2-5 Lokomotive [Daugavpils] Gauja [Valmiera] awd Jurnieks [Riga] [Gauja dns] LSPA [Riga] 2-3 Sardzes Pulks [Riga] [aet] FK Ilukste [Ilukste] 4-0 Baltika/Metalurgs-2 [Liepaja] Cesis [Cesis] 0-5 FK Rezekne [Rezekne] VAD [Riga] 3-2 ASK/Flaminko [Riga] FK Ventspils-2 [Ventspils] 2-9 Baltika/Metalurgs [Liepaja] FK Tukums [Tukums] 1-3 FK Valmiera [Valmiera] Hoetika 1-4 Ofriss/Juniors [Riga] Byes to 2nd Round: Skonto [Riga], Daugava [Riga], Dinaburga [Daugavpils] and Universitate [Riga] Round 2 [May-7] FK Ventspils 2-0 Ranto/AVV (Dzheladze (11, 53)) Lokomotive 7-1 Jurnieks (Molotkovs (9, 44, 63), Novikovs (43), Pucinsks (61, 88-pen, 90); Sprogis (28-pen)) Sardzes Pulks 1-7 Daugava (Busels (34); Ivanovs (17), Verbickis (19), Stepanovs (21, 27-pen, 65), Berselevs (70), Zakresevskis (75)) FK Rezekne 1-0 FK Ilukste (Belovs (65)) VAD 2-4 Universitate [aet] (Kazmins (39, 72); Skele (19), Krils (23, 93), Torgasovs (115)) FK Valmiera 1-2 Baltika/Metalurgs (Zevnerovics (65); Zeiberlins (39), Kudrasovs (60)) Ofriss/Juniors 0-5 Skonto (Chaladze (12, 37), Pahars (35), Stepanovs (45), Stolcers (75)) Lignums 0-9 Dinaburga [May-18] (Fedotovs (11), Pinaskins (13), Tarasovs (18, 42-pen, 52-pen), Teplovs (56, 59, 78), Zizilevs (70)) Quarterfinals [May-29] Lokomotive 0-4 Daugava (Zakresevskis (7), Vucans (10, 53), Dibrivnijs (86)) FK Rezekne 0-1 Universitate (Boiko (31-pen)) Baltika/Metalurgs 0-2 Skonto (Miholaps (7), Zemlinskis (80-pen)) Dinaburga 0-0 FK Ventspils [aet, 5-4 on pen] Semifinals [Jun-11] Universitate 0-5 Skonto (Blagonadezdins (8), Pahars (12), Kolesnicenko (29), Babicevs (61), Miholaps (83-pen)) Daugava 1-4 Dinaburga (Mihalcuks (12); Fedotovs (56), Karasausks (61, 68), Burlakovs (64)) Final [Jun-17] Skonto 2-1 Dinaburga (Miholaps (53), Pahars (70); Burlakovs (42)) [additional data thanks to Mike Dryomin:] Skonto: Laizan, Stepanov, Shevlyakov, Ivanov, Zemlinky, Bleizelis, Pahar, Blagonadezhdin, Babichev (Stolcers'46), Miholap (Rekhviashvili'88), Kolesnichenko (Solovyov'68). Dinaburg: Dusmanov, Glazov, Fedotov, Isakov (Zhavoronkov'77), Shmykov, Burlakov, Zizilev (Isayev'8), Kurbatov, Teplov, Pinyaskin (Karasauskas'58), Tarasov. Yellows: Ivanov(26), Kurbatov(59), Shmykov(80). Referee: Lajuks (Riga). 17.06.97. Riga. Daugava Stadium. Att: 1,000 (Cap: 15,000). +17 degrees. Rain. Latvijas Second Level 1997 (Pirma Liga) Final Table: 1. Ranto/AVV 26 18 5 3 99-35 59 Promoted [Riga] ------------------------------------------------- 2. Jurnieks 26 14 8 4 66-35 50 [Riga] 3. VAD 26 16 2 8 73-51 50 [Riga] 4. FK Ventspils-2 26 12 9 5 63-40 45 [Ventspils] 5. LUTK 26 13 6 7 49-37 45 [Riga] 6. FK Tukums 26 11 8 7 49-34 41 [Tukums] 7. Metalurgs-2 26 11 7 8 52-44 40 [Liepaja] 8. ASK/Flaminko 26 9 10 7 44-47 37 [Riga] 9. FK Ilukste 26 9 7 10 46-44 34 [Ilukste] 10. Jauniba 26 7 8 11 39-53 29 [Daugavpils] 11. Saldus 26 8 2 16 45-70 26 [Saldus] 12. Skonto-Metals/Rinar 26 6 7 13 30-43 25 [Riga] ------------------------------------------------- 13. Ofriss/Juniors 26 5 4 17 35-67 19 Relegated [Riga] 14. Ceriba/Livani 26 1 1 24 22-112 4 Relegated [Preili] Round 1 [Apr-20] Universitate-2 3-1 Saldus Ofriss/Juniors 0-0 FK Tukums Ceriba/Livani 3-5 VAD Baltika/Metalurgs-2 2-2 ASK/Flaminko Jauniba 1-5 Ranto/AVV FK Ilukste 2-2 Skonto-Metals/Rinar FK Ventspils-2 2-3 Jurnieks Match Moved Forward [Apr-26] Skonto-Metals/Rinar 0-0 Jauniba Round 2 [May-3] VAD 3-3 Baltika/Metalurgs-2 ASK/Flaminko 2-2 Jauniba Saldus 4-1 Ofriss/Juniors FK Ventspils-2 4-0 Universitate-2 Ranto/AVV 3-3 FK Ilukste FK Tukums 4-1 Ceriba/Livani Jurnieks 3-0 Skonto-Metals/Rinar Round 3 [May-10] Ofriss/Juniors 2-3 FK Ventspils-2 Ceriba/Livani 1-5 Saldus Baltika/Metalurgs-2 3-2 FK Tukums Jauniba 1-2 VAD FK Ilukste 1-2 ASK/Flaminko Skonto-Metals/Rinar 0-1 Ranto/AVV Universitate-2 1-2 Jurnieks Round 4 [May-17] ASK/Flaminko 2-2 Skonto-Metals/Rinar Saldus 4-1 Baltika/Metalurgs-2 Universitate-2 1-2 Ofriss/Juniors FK Ilukste 0-2 VAD FK Ventspils-2 2-0 Ceriba/Livani Jurnieks 3-3 Ranto/AVV Round 5 [May-24,25] Ceriba/Livani 1-5 Universitate-2 Baltika/Metalurgs-2 1-1 FK Ventspils-2 Ranto/AVV 3-0 ASK/Flaminko FK Ilukste 0-2 FK Tukums Jauniba 2-1 Saldus Ofriss/Juniors 1-3 Jurnieks Skonto-Metals/Rinar 0-2 VAD Round 6 [May-31] VAD 2-1 Ranto/AVV FK Tukums 4-0 Skonto-Metals/Rinar Universitate-2 1-0 Baltika/Metalurgs-2 Ofriss/Juniors 3-0 Ceriba/Livani Jurnieks 1-3 ASK/Flaminko Saldus 3-2 Ilukste Jauniba ppd FK Ventspils-2 Round 7 [Jun-7,10] ASK/Flaminko 3-4 VAD Jauniba 1-2 Universitate-2 Ceriba/Livani 1-6 Jurnieks Ranto/AVV 2-3 FK Tukums FK Ilukste ppd FK Ventspils-2 Skonto-Metals/Rinar 1-0 Saldus Baltika/Metalurgs-2 5-2 Ofriss/Juniors Round 8 [Jun-14,15] VAD 1-3 Jurnieks FK Tukums 1-2 ASK/Flaminko Saldus 1-5 Ranto/AVV FK Ventspils-2 1-1 Skonto-Metals/Rinar Ofriss/Juniors 8-0 Jauniba Ceriba/Livani 0-2 Baltika/Metalurgs-2 Universitate-2 2-1 FK Ilukste Round 9 [Jun-22] VAD 2-3 FK Tukums Jauniba 3-0 Ceriba/Livani FK Ilukste 4-0 Ofriss/Juniors Skonto-Metals/Rinar 0-0 Universitate-2 Ranto/AVV 3-0 FK Ventspils-2 ASK/Flaminko 1-1 Saldus Baltika/Metalurgs-2 0-1 Jurnieks Round 10 [Jun-28] Saldus 1-4 VAD FK Ventspils-2 1-1 ASK/Flaminko Universitate-2 1-4 Ranto/AVV Ofriss/Juniors ppd Skonto-Metals/Rinar Ceriba/Livani 1-5 FK Ilukste Jurnieks 0-0 FK Tukums Jauniba ppd Baltika/Metalurgs-2 Moved Matches Jauniba 1-1 FK Ventspils-2 [Jul-5], from Round 6 FK Ilukste 2-2 Metalurgs-2 [Jul-5], from Round 11 Jauniba 1-4 Metalurgs-2 [Jul-6], from Round 10 FK Ilukste 2-3 FK Ventspils-2 [Jul-6], from Round 7 FK Tukums 2-0 Saldus [Jul-6], from Round 11 Round 11 [Jul-12] ASK/Flaminko 1-1 LUTK Ranto/AVV 4-4 Ofriss/Juniors VAD 4-4 FK Ventspils-2 Jauniba 1-1 Jurnieks Skonto-Metals/Rinar 6-0 Ceriba/Livani Round 12 [Jul-18,19] Metalurgs-2 3-0 Skonto-Metals/Rinar LUTK 1-3 VAD FK Ventspils-2 1-1 FK Tukums Ofriss/Juniors 0-0 ASK/Flaminko Ceriba/Livani 0-2 Ranto/AVV Jauniba 4-1 FK Ilukste Jurnieks ppd Saldus Round 13 [Jul-27] VAD 2-1 Ofriss/Juniors Ranto/AVV 5-3 Metalurgs-2 ASK/Flaminko 3-1 Ceriba/Livani FK Tukums 0-2 LUTK Saldus 2-5 FK Ventspils-2 FK Ilukste 0-5 Jurnieks Round 14 [Aug-1,2] ASK/Flaminko 1-3 Metalurgs-2 Saldus 1-7 LUTK FK Tukums 2-1 Ofriss/Juniors VAD 8-1 Ceriba/Livani Ranto/AVV 5-1 Jauniba Jurnieks 3-1 FK Ventspils-2 Skonto-Metals/Rinar 1-2 FK Ilukste Round 15 [Aug-9,10] Ceriba/Livani 0-5 FK Tukums FK Ilukste 1-1 Ranto/AVV Jauniba 1-2 ASK/Flaminko Ofriss/Juniors 0-3 Saldus Skonto-Metals/Rinar 0-1 Jurnieks LUTK 1-1 FK Ventspils-2 Metalurgs-2 ppd VAD Jurnieks 5-2 Saldus [Aug-13], from Round 12 Metalurgs-2 2-3 VAD [Aug-13], from Round 15 Round 16 [Aug-17,18] Ranto/AVV 4-1 Skonto-Metals/Rinar FK Ventspils-2 3-0 Ofriss/Juniors Saldus 2-0 Ceriba/Livani FK Tukums 2-3 Metalurgs-2 ASK/Flaminko 3-1 FK Ilukste VAD 5-1 Jauniba Jurnieks 3-4 LUTK Round 17 [Aug-24] Jauniba 2-2 FK Tukums Metalurgs-2 3-1 Saldus Ceriba/Livani 2-6 FK Ventspils-2 Ofriss/Juniors 1-2 LUTK VAD 0-1 FK Ilukste Ranto/AVV 3-1 Jurnieks Skonto-Metals/Rinar ppd ASK/Flaminko [Sep-5] Round 18 [Aug-30, 31] VAD 5-0 Skonto-Metals/Rinar Jurnieks 6-0 Ofriss/Juniors LUTK 6-3 Ceriba/Livani FK Ventspils-2 0-2 Metalurgs-2 Saldus 0-2 Jauniba ASK/Flaminko 2-5 Ranto/AVV FK Tukums 1-1 FK Ilukste Ofriss/Juniors 0-1 Skonto-Metals/Rinar [Sep-1], from Round 10 Round 19 and postponed/moved matches [Sep:5-11] Ranto/AVV 4-3 VAD FK Tukums 2-3 Jurnieks FK Ventspils-2 1-2 FK Ilukste Metalurgs-2 1-1 Jauniba Skonto-Metals/Rinar 0-1 ASK/Flaminko FK Ventspils-2 5-2 Jauniba Metalurgs-2 0-0 FK Ilukste Ceriba/Livani 2-1 Ofriss/Juniors Skonto-Metals/Rinar 0-0 FK Tukums Round 20 [Sep-14] Ofriss/Juniors 1-0 Metalurgs-2 LUTK 0-3 Jauniba FK Tukums 1-6 Ranto/AVV VAD 5-1 ASK/Flaminko Jurnieks 4-0 Ceriba/Livani Round 21 [Sep-21] Skonto-Metals/Rinar ppd FK Ventspils-2 ASK/Flaminko 1-3 FK Tukums Ranto/AVV 7-1 Saldus FK Ilukste 1-2 LUTK Jauniba 0-0 Ofriss/Juniors Metalurgs-2 4-1 Ceriba/Livani Jurnieks 1-2 VAD Round 22 [Sep-27,28] Ceriba/Livani 0-6 Jauniba Ofriss/Juniors 1-4 FK Ilukste FK Ventspils-2 1-0 Ranto/AVV Saldus 2-4 ASK/Flaminko FK Tukums 2-0 VAD Jurnieks 2-2 Metalurgs-2 Round 23 [Oct-4,5] VAD 3-4 Saldus ASK/Flaminko 2-2 FK Ventspils-2 Metalurgs-2 0-1 LUTK FK Ilukste 6-1 Ceriba/Livani Skonto-Metals/Rinar 4-1 Ofriss/Juniors LUTK 1-1 Skonto-Metals/Rinar [Oct-8] Round 24 [Oct-11] Ofriss/Juniors 0-9 Ranto/AVV LUTK 0-1 ASK/Flaminko FK Ilukste 1-0 Jauniba Ceriba/Livani 0-3 Skonto-Metals/Rinar Saldus 2-2 Jurnieks Postponed matches [Oct-15] Saldus 0-4 FK Tukums Ranto/AVV 1-1 LUTK ASK/Flaminko 0-0 Jurnieks Skonto-Metals/Rinar 1-5 FK Ventspils-2 Round 25 [Oct-18,19] VAD 0-3 LUTK ASK/Flaminko 2-3 Ofriss/Juniors Ranto/AVV 8-1 Ceriba/Livani FK Ilukste 1-0 Saldus Jurnieks 2-2 Jauniba Skonto-Metals/Rinar 2-3 Metalurgs-2 Postponed matches [Oct-22,24] FK Ventspils-2 5-0 VAD FK Tukums 0-1 Jauniba Saldus 2-1 Skonto-Metals/Rinar FK Tukums 2-2 FK Ventspils-2 Round 26 [Oct-26] Jauniba 0-3 Skonto-Metals/Rinar Metalurgs-2 0-5 Ranto/AVV Ceriba/Livani 2-2 ASK/Flaminko Ofriss/Juniors 2-3 VAD LUTK 1-1 FK Tukums FK Ventspils-2 3-2 Saldus Jurnieks 2-2 FK Ilukste Final Table: 1. Ranto/AVV 26 18 5 3 99-35 59 Promoted [Riga] ------------------------------------------------- 2. Jurnieks 26 14 8 4 66-35 50 [Riga] 3. VAD 26 16 2 8 73-51 50 [Riga] 4. FK Ventspils-2 26 12 9 5 63-40 45 [Ventspils] 5. LUTK 26 13 6 7 49-37 45 [Riga] 6. FK Tukums 26 11 8 7 49-34 41 [Tukums] 7. Metalurgs-2 26 11 7 8 52-44 40 [Liepaja] 8. ASK/Flaminko 26 9 10 7 44-47 37 [Riga] 9. FK Ilukste 26 9 7 10 46-44 34 [Ilukste] 10. Jauniba 26 7 8 11 39-53 29 [Daugavpils] 11. Saldus 26 8 2 16 45-70 26 [Saldus] 12. Skonto-Metals/Rinar 26 6 7 13 30-43 25 [Riga] ------------------------------------------------- 13. Ofriss/Juniors 26 5 4 17 35-67 19 Relegated [Riga] 14. Ceriba/Livani 26 1 1 24 22-112 4 Relegated [Preili] Top scorer: Gorjacilovs (Ranto/AVV) - 30 Notes: 1. The Pirma liga is played in 26 rounds (normal league format), with the winners promoted to the Virsliga and the bottom two relegated to the Otra liga (third level). 2. Starts relocated from Broceni to Saldus and is now called Saldus. 3. Daugava-Juniors relocated from Riga to Tukums and is now called FK Tukums. 4. Skonto-Metals/Rinar, Ranto/AVV and Baltika/Metalurgs-2 are new names for Skonto-Metals, AVV and Liepaja-Inta, respectively. 5. VAD plays instead of Vecriga, Universitate-2 plays instead of Hoetika and Ceriba/Livani plays instead of Kolons due to refusals of the teams whose places they take. 6. Universitate-2 from Riga is called LUTK starting July 1. LUTK stands for "Latvijas Universitates Turistu Klubs". 7. Baltika/Metalurgs-2 is Metalurgs-2 from July 1. Latvijas Third Level 1997 (Otra Liga) Austrumlatvijas grupa Every team plays all others twice. Balvu Vilki 5-2 Vilaka Karsava 1-0 FK Gulbene Marienburga 1-2 FK Madona FK Gulbene 2-0 Jekabpils Lizums 2-2 Karsava FK Madona 0-1 Balvu Vilki Stameriena 1-3 Vilaka FK Gulbene 0-4 Lizums Vilaka 5-3 Jekabpils Karsava 4-1 FK Madona Marienburga 3-1 Stameriena Balvu Vilki 0-0 Karsava Jekabpils 1-1 Marienburga Lizums 1-0 Vilaka FK Madona 2-0 FK Gulbene Karsava 2-0 Jekabpils Balvu Vilki 5-1 Lizums FK Gulbene 6-1 Stameriena Balvu Vilki 4-0 Jekabpils FK Gulbene 3-1 Marienburga Vilaka 4-1 Marienburga Karsava 3-0 Marienburga Jekabpils 3-1 FK Madona Balvu Vilki 1-0 FK Gulbene Jekabpils 4-1 Stameriena FK Madona 3-3 Vilaka Balvu Vilki 5-1 Marienburga Vilaka 5-1 Karsava Jekabpils 3-0 Lizums FK Madona 3-1 Stameriena Vilaka 2-2 FK Gulbene Lizums 3-1 Stameriena Marienburga 0-1 Lizums Stameriena 1-4 Balvu Vilki Lizums 1-4 FK Madona Stameriena 3-0 Karsava FK Gulbene 1-0 Karsava Vilaka 3-3 Balvu Vilki Stameriena 2-3 Lizums Balvu Vilki 2-2 FK Madona Vilaka 4-1 Stameriena Jekabpils 0-0 FK Gulbene Karsava 3-0 Lizums Lizums 4-2 FK Gulbene Stameriena 4-3 Marienburga Jekabpils 3-1 Vilaka FK Madona 0-3 Karsava Karsava 1-2 Balvu Vilki Vilaka 3-4 Lizums Marienburga 0-4 Jekabpils FK Gulbene 4-1 FK Madona Jekabpils 1-5 Karsava Marienburga 1-6 Vilaka Stameriena 2-3 FK Gulbene Lizums 2-1 Balvu Vilki FK Madona 3-0 Marienburga Jekabpils 1-2 Balvu Vilki Karsava 9-0 Stameriena FK Madona 1-0 Lizums Marienburga 1-4 FK Gulbene Marienburga 2-10 Karsava Balvu Vilki 4-0 Stameriena FK Gulbene 1-6 Vilaka FK Madona 2-0 Jekabpils FK Gulbene 0-3 Balvu Vilki Vilaka 1-2 FK Madona Lizums 3-0 Marienburga Stameriena 1-2 Jekabpils Karsava 3-0 Vilaka Lizums 4-2 Jekabpils Balvu Vilki 3-0 Marienburga Stameriena 3-2 FK Madona Table 1. Balvu Vilki 16 12 3 1 45-14 39 [Balvi] 2. Karsava 16 10 2 4 47-17 32 [Karsava] 3. Lizums 16 10 1 5 33-29 31 [Lizums] 4. FK Madona 16 8 2 6 29-27 26 [Madona] ------------------------------------------ 5. Vilaka 16 7 3 6 48-35 24 [Vilaka] 6. FK Gulbene 16 7 2 7 28-29 23 [Gulbene] 7. Jekabpils 16 6 2 8 27-31 20 [Jekabpils] 8. Stameriena 16 3 0 13 23-56 9 [Stameriena] 9. Marienburga 16 1 1 14 15-57 4 [Aluksne] Teams of this league refused to compete for promotion to Pirma liga. Instead of it top 2 teams will play for the first place in the league while 3rd and 4th palced teams will compete for the 3rd place in the league. Match for the 1st place: Balvu Vilki - Karsava 4-0 0-3 (agg. 4-3) Match for the 3rd place: Lizums - FK Madona 3-1 1-1 (agg. 4-2) Final standings for top four teams in this group: 1. Balvu Vilki 2. Karsava 3. Lizums 4. FK Madona Top scorers: Saicans (Vilaka) - 16 Pegasovs (Karsava) - 14 Centra grupa Every team plays all others 3 times. Ogre 2-2 Polrig Auda 5-0 FK Jelgava Ogre 2-4 Auda FK Tukums-2 0-1 Polrig FK Jelgava 3-1 Ogre Auda 6-1 FK Tukums-2 Polrig 1-3 Auda FK Tukums-2 1-1 FK Jelgava Ogre 3-1 FK Tukums-2 Ogre 3-1 Polrig Polrig 0-2 FK Tukums-2 Auda 1-2 Ogre Ogre 5-2 FK Jelgava Auda 6-1 Polrig FK Tukums-2 0-3 Auda FK Jelgava 3-3 FK Tukums-2 FK Jelgava 1-3 Auda Auda 3-1 Ogre Polrig 3-0 FK Jelgava Polrig 2-5 Ogre FK Jelgava 5-4 Polrig FK Tukums-2 0-5 Ogre Polrig 0-3 FK Tukums-2 [awd] FK Jelgava 2-3 Ogre Auda 10-1 FK Tukums-2 Auda 3-1 Polrig FK Tukums-2 4-0 FK Jelgava FK Jelgava 0-3 Polrig Ogre 3-0 FK Tukums-2 [awd] Auda 3-0 FK Jelgava [awd] Table 1. Auda 12 11 0 1 50-11 33 [Riga] 2. Ogre 12 8 1 3 35-21 25 [Ogre] ------------------------------------------ 3. FK Tukums-2 12 3 2 7 16-35 11 [Tukums] 4. Polrig 12 3 1 8 19-32 10 [Riga] 5. FK Jelgava 12 2 2 8 17-38 8 [Jelgava] Auda and Ogre qualified for the final tournament of Otra liga. Top scorers: Vinbergs (Auda) - 14 Lampickis (Ogre) - 13 Vidzemes grupa Every team plays all others 3 times. FK Valmiera-2 7-1 Gauja Staicele 6-2 Cesis FK Smiltene 1-1 Lode FK Valmiera-2 4-2 FK Smiltene Staicele 1-2 Lode Cesis 2-3 Gauja Cesis 0-3 Lode Gauja 1-1 FK Smiltene FK Valmiera-2 2-2 Cesis FK Smiltene 4-2 Staicele Lode 1-2 Gauja Cesis 3-2 Staicele Lode 2-2 FK Valmiera-2 Gauja 0-10 FK Valmiera-2 Lode 0-1 FK Smiltene Gauja 8-3 Staicele Lode 1-1 Cesis FK Smiltene 1-4 Gauja FK Valmiera-2 3-2 Staicele Staicele 1-3 FK Valmiera-2 Staicele 1-3 Cesis FK Smiltene 3-2 Cesis Cesis 0-5 FK Valmiera-2 Gauja 1-3 Lode FK Smiltene 0-8 FK Valmiera-2 Gauja 3-1 Cesis Lode 2-2 Staicele FK Valmiera-2 0-0 Lode FK Valmiera-2 4-0 Cesis FK Smiltene 5-2 Staicele Lode 0-1 Gauja Staicele 4-2 Lode Cesis 1-2 Gauja FK Valmiera-2 3-3 Smiltene Gauja 2-6 FK Smiltene Staicele 0-3 FK Valmiera-2 [awd] Cesis 2-2 FK Smiltene Staicele 3-2 Gauja FK Smiltene 2-0 Lode FK Valmiera-2 5-2 Gauja Cesis 0-1 Lode Staicele 2-3 FK Smiltene FK Smiltene 3-4 Cesis Lode 2-2 FK Valmiera-2 Gauja 2-6 Staicele Table 1. FK Valmiera-2 15 10 5 0 61-17 35 [Valmiera] 2. FK Smiltene 15 7 4 4 36-36 25 [Smiltene] -------------------------------------------- 3. Gauja 15 7 1 7 34-50 22 [Valmiera] 4. Lode 15 4 6 5 20-20 18 [Lode] 5. Staicele 15 4 1 10 37-47 13 [Staicele] 6. Cesis 15 3 3 9 23-41 12 [Cesis] FK Valmiera-2 and FK Smiltene qualified for the final tournament of Otra liga. Top scorers: Zujevs (FK Valmiera-2) -12 Jaunzems (Staicele) -11 Final Tournament of Otra liga (for one promotion spot) 1st leg [Sep-27] FK Smiltene - Auda 1-3 [Oct-4] Ogre - FK Valmiera-2 2-0 2nd leg [Oct-4] Auda - FK Smiltene 5-1 (agg. 8-2) [Oct-11] FK Valmiera-2 - Ogre 8-0 (aet) (agg. 8-2) Final 1st leg [Oct-19] FK Valmiera-2 - Auda 3-1 2nd leg [Oct-26] Auda - FK Valmiera-2 1-1 (agg. 2-4) FK Valmiera-2 promoted to Pirma liga. Rigas Cempionats Rigas Vini 2-1 Daugava RKB LSPA 1-4 Lignums VBFK Siltums 1-3 Lido APKA LUTK Argo 3-1 RAU Lidosta Riga 3-0 Hoetika Rinuzi Miks 3-0 Latvijas Berzs VBFK Siltums PORT 141,2 Argo Latvijas Berzs 0-0 LSPA Hoetika 0-2 Lido APKA Rigas Vini 3-1 Rinuzi Miks Daugava RKB 1-2 Sardzes Pulks/Zarina Lidosta Riga 2-1 Lignums RAU 1-4 Lidosta Riga Daugava RKB 0-3 Lignums LUTK Argo 2-2 Lido APKA Rinuzi Miks 2-0 Hoetika VBFK Siltums 2-4 LSPA Sardzes Pulks/Zarina 6-0 Latvijas Berzs LSPA 1-2 Hoetika Rigas Vini 1-1 Sardzes Pulks/Zarina Rinuzi Miks 3-0 Lignums Lidosta Riga 2-1 VBFK Siltums Daugava RKB 3-0 Latvijas Berzs Lido APKA 4-0 RAU Lignums 1-2 Rigas Vini VBFK Siltums 3-2 Daugava RKB LSPA 0-1 LUTK Argo Lido APKA 3-3 Lidosta Riga Rinuzi Miks 3-0 RAU Hoetika 2-1 Sardzes Pulks/Zarina RAU 1-1 LSPA Rigas Vini 4-0 Latvijas Berzs Rinuzi Miks 4-2 VBFK Siltums LUTK Argo 1-3 Lidosta Riga Daugava RKB 0-6 Hoetika Sardzes Pulks/Zarina 1-1 Lignums Rigas Vini 4-0 RAU Sardzes Pulks/Zarina 3-1 LUTK Argo Hoetika 2-0 Lignums Latvijas Berzs 0-5 VBFK Siltums Rinuzi Miks 1-1 Lidosta Riga Lido APKA 9-0 Daugava RKB LSPA 1-3 Lido APKA Rigas Vini 3-2 Hoetika VBFK Siltums 0-2 Sardzes Pulks/Zarina Latvijas Berzs 0-4 Lignums Rinuzi Miks 2-0 LUTK Argo RAU 1-3 Daugava RKB RAU 2-3 Latvijas Berzs Rinuzi Miks 3-0 LSPA Lido APKA 2-1 Sardzes Pulks/Zarina LUTK Argo 3-0 Rigas Vini Lignums 1-2 VBFK Siltums Daugava RKB 1-5 Lidosta Riga LSPA awd Daugava RKB [awarded 3-0, originally 0-2; Rigas Vini 0-1 Lido APKA Daugava RKB used ineligible player] RAU 2-3 Lignums Hoetika 10-2 VBFK Siltums Latvijas Berzs 0-2 LUTK Argo Lidosta Riga 5-1 Sardzes Pulks/Zarina Rigas Vini 4-2 VBFK Siltums Lidosta Riga 5-2 LSPA Hoetika 2-3 Latvijas Berzs Sardzes Pulks/Zarina 2-2 RAU Daugava RKB 2-1 LUTK Argo Rinuzi Miks 1-1 Lido APKA LSPA 2-1 Sardzes Pulks/Zarina Lidosta Riga 3-2 Rigas Vini Lignums 1-3 LUTK Argo Rinuzi Miks 2-4 Daugava RKB Latvijas Berzs 0-4 Lido APKA RAU 2-2 Hoetika Sardzes Pulks/Zarina 1-4 Rinuzi Miks Rigas Vini 3-1 LSPA Lido APKA 5-1 Lignums RAU 0-1 VBFK Siltums Hoetika 1-0 LUTK Argo Latvijas Berzs 1-5 Sardzes Pulks Lido APKA 2-1 LUTK Argo LSPA 2-1 VBFK Lidosta Riga 4-3 Latvijas Berzs Daugava RKB 2-2 Rigas Vini Lignums 2-8 LSPA Lido APKA 3-0 VBFK RAU 3-2 LUTK Argo Rinuzi 6-1 Latvijas Berzs Hoetika 3-0 Lidosta Riga Lignums 1-1 Daugava RKB Lidosta Riga 4-2 RAU Hoetika 3-1 Rinuzi LUTK Argo 3-0 VBFK [awd] LSPA 3-1 Latvijas Berzs Lido APKA 2-2 Hoetika Rinuzi 2-2 Rigas Vini Sardze Pulks 4-3 Daugava RKB Lignums 1-7 Lidosta Riga RAU 0-7 Lido APKA Sardzes Pulks 3-2 Rigas Vini Lignums 0-2 Rinuzi VBFK 0-3 Lidosta Riga [awd] Hoetika 4-3 LSPA Latvijas Berzs 0-11 Daugava RKB Lidosta Riga 2-0 Lido APKA LUTK Argo 1-3 LSPA Rigas Vini 1-2 Lignums RAU 1-2 Rinuzi Sardzes Pulks 2-3 Hoetika Daugava RKB 3-0 VBFK [awd] VBFK 0-3 Rinuzi [awd] Lidosta Riga 2-0 LUTK Argo Hoetika 0-0 Daugava RKB Lignums 0-4 Sardzes Pulks Latvijas Berzs 0-5 Rigas Vini LSPA 3-1 RAU Lignums 0-2 Hoetika RAU 0-1 Rigas Vini Daugava RKB 4-4 Lido APKA LUTK Argo 0-0 Sardzes Pulks VBFK 0-3 Latvijas Berzs [awd] Lidosta Riga 1-1 Rinuzi Hoetika 1-1 Rigas Vini Lignums 3-0 Latvijas Berzs Sardzes Pulks 3-0 VBFK [awd] LUTK Argo 2-0 Rinuzi Daugava RKB 0-3 RAU [awd] Lido APKA 6-2 LSPA LSPA 4-2 Rinuzi Rigas Vini 3-1 LUTK Argo VBFK 0-3 Lignums [awd] Latvijas Berzs 6-2 RAU Sardzes Pulks 2-1 Lido APKA LSPA 3-2 Lidosta Riga VBFK 0-3 Rigas Vini [awd] LUTK Argo 3-4 Daugava RKB Lido APKA 2-0 Rinuzi RAU 1-8 Sardzes Pulks Latvijas Berzs 1-6 Hoetika Rigas Vini 2-4 Lidosta Riga Daugava RKB 3-3 Rinuzi Sardzes Pulks 2-1 LSPA LUTK Argo 7-1 Lignums Lido APKA 1-0 Latvijas Berzs Hoetika 3-0 RAU Lidosta Riga 2-4 Daugava RKB Sardzes Pulks 0-1 Lidosta Riga Daugava RKB 7-2 LSPA LUTK Argo 0-1 Latvijas Berzs VBFK 0-3 Hoetika [awd] Lignums 2-4 RAU Lido APKA 0-1 Rigas Vini Latvijas Berzs 1-6 Lidosta Riga LSPA 2-2 Rigas Vini Lignums 2-7 Lido APKA LUTK Argo 3-4 Hoetika VBFK 0-3 RAU [awd] Rinuzi 6-3 Sardzes Pulks Table 1. Lidosta Riga 24 18 3 3 74-34 57 --------------------------------------------------- 2. Lido APKA 24 16 5 3 74-26 53 3. Hoetika 24 15 4 5 63-32 49 4. Rigas Vini 24 13 5 6 53-33 44 5. Rinuzi 24 13 5 6 57-34 44 6. Sardzes Pulks 24 12 4 8 58-40 40 7. LSPA 24 10 3 11 52-56 33 8. Daugava RKB 24 9 5 10 59-61 32 9. LUTK Argo 24 9 2 13 44-38 29 10. Lignums 24 7 2 15 37-66 23 11. Latvijas Berzs 24 5 1 18 24-87 16 12. RAU 24 4 3 17 32-71 15 13. VBFK 24 4 0 20 22-71 12 Lidosta Riga promoted to Pirma liga. Top scorer: Bersenevs (Daugava RKB) - 32 Name changes on July 15: Sardzes Pulks/Zarina became Sardzes Pulks VBFK Siltums became VBFK Rinuzi Miks became Rinuzi VBFK were excluded from the league due to non-payment of the participation fee after playing 14 matches. All remaining matches are awarded 3-0 against them. Winners of Riga league promoted directly to Pirma liga; first two of the other 3 groups play off for one or two places in the Pirma liga 1998.1996.
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Last updated: 3 Apr 1998