2007 Latvian Higher League
The 2007 Latvian Higher League season was the 16th Virslīga season. It started on 7 April 2007 and finished on 4 December 2007. Eight teams competed in the league, playing each other four times over the course of the season, twice at home and twice away.
Season details
For the second time in a row
JFC Olimps Rīga for reaching the Latvian Cup final. Vīts Rimkus
from Ventspils was the top scorer with 20 goals.
At the end of the season the Latvian Football Federation announced that the Virslīga would expand to 10 clubs for the 2008 season. Therefore, no club was relegated to the First League.[1] The last time there were ten clubs in the Virslīga was in the 1996 season.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ventspils (C) | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 16 | +43 | 60 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Liepājas Metalurgs
|
28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 58 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Rīga | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 57 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Skonto | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 55 | |
| 5 | Daugava Daugavpils
|
28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 33 | |
| 6 | Jūrmala
|
28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 26 | |
| 7 | Dinaburg | 28 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 58 | −35 | 20 | |
| 8 | Olimps Rīga
|
28 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 63 | −48 | 8 |
Match table
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Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vits Rimkus (LAT) |
FK Ventspils | 20 |
| 2 |  Andrei Nikolayev (RUS) |
FK Rīga | 15 |
| 3 | Ģirts Karlsons (LAT) |
FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 12 |
| 4 |  Mikalay Ryndzyuk (BLR) |
FK Daugava Daugavpils |
11 |
| 5 | Vitālijs Astafjevs (LAT) |
Skonto FC | 7 |
| Kristaps Blanks (LAT) |
Skonto FC | ||
| Artjoms Rudņevs (LAT) |
FK Daugava Daugavpils
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| Aleksejs Višņakovs (LAT) |
Skonto FC | ||
| Jurijs Žigajevs (LAT) |
FK Rīga |
References
- ^ Hartmanis, Martins (2007-12-01). "LMT Virsliga new season calendar published". Latvian Football Federation. Retrieved 2008-02-20.