VIRSLIGA

The 'Virslīga' (English: The Highest League) is the top division of Latvian football championship, organised by Latvian Football Federation. The new season kicks off in April of every year because of the harsh climate there are no games in winter.

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The competition

Virslīga clubs (2007)

Past Virslīga winners

External links

The competition

There are 8 clubs in the Virslīga. During the course of the season each clubs plays others four times, twice at their home stadium and twice at that of their opponents, for a total of 28 games. At the end of season, the lowest placed team are automatically relegated into 1. līga, and winner of the 1. līga automatically takes its place. The second lowest placed team in Virslīga and second team of 1. līga plays two matches for place in the Virslīga in next season.

Virslīga clubs (2007)

★ Skonto FC

★ FHK Liepājas Metalurgs

★ FK Ventspils

★ Dinaburg FC

★ FK Rīga

★ FK Daugava Daugavpils

★ FK Jūrmala

★ JFK Olimps Rīga

Past Virslīga winners

Season	Winner	Total wins ★	Remarks	Runner-up
2006	FK Ventspils	1 (1)		FHK Liepājas Metalurgs
2005	FHK Liepājas Metalurgs	1 (1)		Skonto FC
2004	Skonto FC	13 (14)		FHK Liepājas Metalurgs
2003	Skonto FC	12 (13)		FHK Liepājas Metalurgs
2002	Skonto FC	11 (12)	Also won the Latvian Cup	FK Ventspils
2001	Skonto FC	10 (11)	Also won the Latvian Cup	FK Ventspils
2000	Skonto FC	9 (10)	Also won the Latvian Cup	FK Ventspils
1999	Skonto FC	8 (9)		FHK Liepājas Metalurgs
1998	Skonto FC	7 (8)	Also won the Latvian Cup	FHK Liepājas Metalurgs
1997	Skonto FC	6 (7)	Undefeated in League, also won the Latvian Cup	Daugava Rīga
1996	Skonto FC	5 (6)		Daugava Rīga
1995	Skonto FC	4 (5)	Undefeated in League, also won the Latvian Cup	Dinaburg FC
1994	Skonto FC	3 (4)	Undefeated in League	RAF Jelgava
1993	Skonto FC	2 (3)		Olimpija Rīga
1992	Skonto FC	1 (2)	Also won the Latvian Cup	RAF Jelgava
1944	-	-	Tournament interrupted due to Soviet invasion	-
1943	ASK	3 (3)	Undefeated in League, also won the Latvian Cup	Olimpija Liepāja
1942	ASK	2 (2)	Undefeated in League	Olimpija Liepāja
1940-41	-	-	Tournament interrupted due to Soviet invasion	-
1939-40	Rīgas FK	5 (8)	Also won the Latvian Cup	Olimpija Liepāja
1938-39	Olimpija Liepāja	7 (7)		ASK
1937-38	Olimpija Liepāja	6 (6)		Rīgas FK
1936	Olimpija Liepāja	5 (5)	Undefeated in League	ASK
1935	Rīgas FK	4 (7)		Olimpija Liepāja
1934	Rīgas FK	3 (6)		Rīga Wanderer
1933	Olimpija Liepāja	4 (4)		Rīgas FK
1932	ASK	1 (1)		Rīga Wanderer
1931	Rīgas FK	2 (5)		Olimpija Liepāja
1930	Rīgas FK	1 (4)		Olimpija Liepāja
1929	Olimpija Liepāja	3 (3)	Undefeated in League	Rīgas FK
1928	Olimpija Liepāja	2 (2)		Rīgas FK
1927	Olimpija Liepāja	1 (1)		Rīgas FK
' ★ Virslīga championships (total Latvian football championships)' Up to 1927, the winners of the First Division of The Football League were the Latvian football champions. From 1945 till 1991, the winners of the First Division of The Football League were the Latvian SSR football champions.

External links

★ Latvian Football Federation

★ Virslīga news in Latvian