1998 Latvian Higher League
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The 1998 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the 8th 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 | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skonto FC | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 98 | 27 | 71 | 67 |
| 2 | FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 62 | 25 | 37 | 57 |
| 3 | FK Ventspils | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 23 | 33 | 54 |
| 4 | Dinaburg FC | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 43 |
| 5 | FK Valmiera | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 59 | -20 | 37 |
| 6 | LU-Daugava | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | FK Rēzekne | 28 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 80 | -58 | 11 |
| 8 | Ranto-Miks | 28 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 106 | -81 | 11 |
Match Table
| SKO | MET | VEN | DIN | VAL | DAU | RĒZ | RAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skonto | 1-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 |
1-0 1-2 4-0 3-2 |
0-2 1-0 2-1 4-1 |
4-0 4-1 15-2 5-1 |
2-3 5-3 3-0 2-1 |
7-0 2-0 1-0 6-1 |
9-0 3-3 4-0 7-2 |
|
| Liepājas Metalurgs | 0-1 0-0 1-1 1-1 |
0-0 1-0 1-0 0-2 |
1-2 1-0 3-0 1-1 |
4-1 1-2 2-1 1-2 |
3-2 0-0 2-1 1-0 |
4-0 3-2 7-0 2-1 |
7-0 4-3 5-1 6-1 |
|
| Ventspils | 0-1 2-1 0-4 2-3 |
0-0 0-1 0-1 2-0 |
0-0 1-1 1-1 3-0 |
0-3 0-0 3-0 3-0 |
1-0 1-1 3-0 2-1 |
4-1 4-1 3-0 3-0 |
9-0 1-0 3-2 5-1 |
|
| Dinaburg | 2-0 0-1 1-2 1-4 |
2-1 0-1 0-3 1-1 |
0-0 1-1 1-1 0-3 |
6-1 2-0 0-0 1-1 |
0-0 2-2 0-2 0-0 |
0-0 1-0 2-1 4-2 |
6-1 6-0 5-1 5-2 |
|
| Valmiera | 0-4 1-4 2-15 1-5 |
1-4 2-1 1-2 2-1 |
0-3 0-0 3-0 0-3 |
1-6 0-2 0-0 1-1 |
2-2 2-4 2-1 0-0 |
3-0 2-1 0-0 5-0 |
4-0 0-0 1-0 3-0 |
|
| LU-Daugava | 3-2 3-5 0-3 1-2 |
2-3 0-0 1-2 0-1 |
0-1 1-1 0-3 1-2 |
0-0 2-2 2-0 0-0 |
2-2 4-2 1-2 0-0 |
8-2 2-1 1-1 1-2 |
3-0 1-2 2-0 1-1 |
|
| FK Rēzekne | 0-7 0-2 0-1 1-6 |
0-4 2-3 0-7 1-2 |
1-4 1-4 0-3 0-3 |
0-0 0-1 1-2 2-4 |
0-3 1-2 0-0 0-5 |
2-8 1-2 1-1 2-1 |
2-2 3-1 1-2 0-0 |
|
| Ranto-Miks | 0-9 3-3 0-4 2-7 |
0-7 3-4 1-5 1-6 |
0-9 0-1 2-3 1-5 |
1-6 0-6 1-5 2-5 |
0-4 0-0 0-1 0-3 |
0-3 2-1 0-2 1-1 |
2-2 1-3 2-1 0-0 |
Topscorers
| Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Viktors Dobrecovs (LAT) |
FHK Liepājas Metalurgs | 23 |
| 2 |  Roman Grigorčuk (UKR) |
Dinaburg FC | 21 |
| 3 | Mihails Miholaps (LAT) |
Skonto FC | 20 |
| 4 | Marians Pahars (LAT) |
Skonto FC | 19 |
| 5 | Vladimirs Babičevs (LAT) |
Skonto FC | 11 |
| - | Vīts Rimkus (LAT) |
Skonto FC | 11 |
Awards
| Best | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Oļegs Karavajevs (LAT) |
Skonto FC |
| Defender | Mihails Zemļinskis (LAT) |
Skonto FC |
| Midfielder | Vladimirs Babičevs (LAT) |
Skonto FC |
| Forward | Marians Pahars (LAT) |
Skonto FC |
Skonto FC 1998
| Pos | Name | Birthdate | P |  |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolay Apilats |
21.09.1974 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| MF | Vitālijs Astafjevs |
03.04.1971 | 23 | 7 | 2 | - |
| MF | Vladimirs Babičevs |
22.04.1968 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| DF | Oļegs Blagonadeždins |
16.05.1973 | 2 | - | - | - |
| MF | Imants Bleidelis |
16.08.1975 | 24 | 8 | 2 | - |
 Mamuka Cereteli |
13.01.1979 | 9 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| GK | Davit Gvaramadze |
08.11.1975 | 6 | –7 | - | - |
| MF | Jevgeņijs Ilovaiskis |
22.10.1979 | 2 | - | - | - |
| GK | Oļegs Karavajevs |
13.02.1961 | 9 | –7 | - | - |
| MF | Vladimirs Koļesņičenko |
04.05.1980 | 1 | - | - | - |
| GK | Aleksandrs Koļinko |
18.06.1975 | 5 | 0 | 5 | - |
| MF | Juris Laizāns |
06.01.1979 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| - | Vsevolods Līdaks |
22.10.1977 | 12 | 1 | - | - |
| - | Valentins Lobaņovs |
23.10.1971 | 22 | 1 | 3 | - |
| - | Vladimir Mel'nyk |
21.11.1979 | 18 | 1 | 5 | - |
| FW |  / Mihails Miholaps |
24.08.1974 | 25 | 20 | 1 | - |
| Iļja Novikovs |
12.08.1977 | 9 | 3 | - | - | |
| FW | Marians Pahars |
05.08.1976 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| GK | Andrejs Piedels |
17.09.1970 | 8 | –8 | - | - |
| - | Aleksandr Pindejev |
03.03.1971 | 15 | 5 | 2 | - |
| - | Vitaliy Razgon |
23.03.1980 | 1 | - | - | - |
| MF | Alexander Rekhviashvili |
06.08.1974 | 17 | 1 | 2 | - |
| FW | Vits Rimkus |
21.06.1973 | 15 | 11 | - | - |
| MF | Andrejs Rubins |
26.11.1978 | 19 | 1 | - | - |
| DF | Levan Silagadze |
04.08.1976 | 15 | 1 | 3 | - |
| - | Sergey Solovjov |
03.04.1978 | 9 | 4 | 3 | - |
| DF | Igors Stepanovs |
21.01.1976 | 24 | - | 3 | - |
| DF |  Andrėjus Tereškinas |
10.07.1970 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - |
| DF | Mihails Zemļinskis |
21.12.1969 | 13 | - | 1 | - |
| Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs |
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