1999 Latvian Higher League
The 1999 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the ninth 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 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 88 | 15 | 73 | 69 |
| 2 | FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 73 | 25 | 48 | 60 |
| 3 | FK Ventspils | 28 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 62 | 26 | 36 | 56 |
| 4 | Dinaburg FC | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 44 |
| 5 | FK Valmiera | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 42 | -9 | 35 |
| 6 | FK Rīga | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 42 | -7 | 34 |
| 7 | Policijas FK | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 93 | -68 | 20 |
| 8 | FK Rēzekne | 28 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 90 | -78 | 5 |
Match Table
| SKO | MET | VEN | DIN | VAL | RĪG | POL | RĒZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skonto | 3-2 3-2 0-1 3-0 | 0-1 3-1 0-2 2-0 | 1-0 0-1 4-0 5-1 | 1-0 5-0 1-0 3-0 | 3-1 1-0 4-0 1-2 | 2-0 9-0 5-0 12-0 | 2-0 2-1 8-0 5-0 | |
| Liepājas Metalurgs | 2-3 2-3 1-0 0-3 | 0-2 3-1 1-1 2-1 | 3-0 0-0 6-1 1-0 | 3-0 1-1 2-0 2-0 | 5-1 3-2 0-1 1-2 | 5-0 4-1 3-1 7-0 | 4-0 6-0 1-0 5-1 | |
| Ventspils | 1-0 1-3 2-0 0-2 | 2-0 1-3 1-1 1-2 | 0-0 0-1 1-2 2-0 | 3-0 3-0 1-2 0-1 | 1-0 4-2 2-1 2-0 | 5-2 2-0 4-0 8-2 | 2-0 5-1 1-0 7-1 | |
| Dinaburg | 0-1 1-0 0-4 1-5 | 0-3 0-0 1-6 0-1 | 0-0 1-0 2-1 0-2 | 0-0 4-0 1-3 0-1 | 0-0 2-0 1-0 0-1 | 1-1 4-0 2-1 5-0 | 2-0 2-1 6-1 1-0 | |
| Valmiera | 0-1 0-5 0-1 0-3 | 0-3 1-1 0-2 0-2 | 0-3 0-3 2-1 1-0 | 0-0 0-4 3-1 1-0 | 2-3 1-3 3-0 0-0 | 1-0 1-1 1-1 2-3 | 3-0 4-0 3-1 4-0 | |
| Rīga | 1-3 0-1 0-4 2-1 | 1-5 2-3 1-0 2-1 | 0-1 2-4 1-2 0-2 | 0-0 0-2 0-1 1-0 | 3-2 3-1 0-3 0-0 | 1-2 0-0 0-3 5-0 | 0-0 2-0 3-1 5-0 | |
| Policijas FK | 0-2 0-9 0-5 0-12 | 0-5 1-4 1-3 0-7 | 2-5 0-2 0-4 2-8 | 1-1 0-4 1-2 0-5 | 0-1 1-1 1-1 3-2 | 2-1 0-0 3-0 0-5 | 5-1 1-0 1-1 0-2 | |
| FK Rēzekne | 0-2 1-2 0-8 0-5 | 0-4 0-6 0-1 1-5 | 0-2 1-5 0-1 1-7 | 0-2 1-2 1-6 0-1 | 0-3 0-4 1-3 0-4 | 0-0 0-2 1-3 0-5 | 1-5 0-1 1-1 2-0 | |
Awards
| Best | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper |  Aleksandrs Koļinko (LAT) | Skonto FC |
| Defender | Mihails Zemļinskis (LAT) | Skonto FC |
| Midfielder | Vitālijs Astafjevs (LAT) | Skonto FC |
| Forward | Viktors Dobrecovs (LAT) | FK Liepājas Metalurgs |
Skonto FC 1999
| Pos | Name | Birthdate | P |  |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Vitālijs Astafjevs | 03.04.1971 | 18 | 9 | 2 | - |
| MF | Vladimirs Babičevs | 22.04.1968 | 11 | 1 | - | - |
| Romans Bezzubovs | 15.05.1979 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| DF | Oļegs Blagonadeždins | 16.05.1973 | 23 | - | - | - |
| MF | Imants Bleidelis | 16.08.1975 | 19 | 4 | - | - |
| FW |  David Chaladze | 22.01.1976 | 15 | 16 | 2 | - |
| Armaz Dzeladze | 28.06.1973 | 5 | - | - | - | |
| MF | Vladimirs Koļesņičenko | 04.05.1980 | 25 | 13 | 1 | - |
| GK | Aleksandrs Koļinko | 18.06.1975 | 18 | –12 | - | - |
| MF | Levan Korgalidze | 21.02.1980 | 13 | 1 | - | - |
| MF | Juris Laizāns | 06.01.1979 | 27 | 3 | 1 | - |
| - |  Vladimir Mel'nyk | 21.11.1979 | 13 | 3 | 1 | - |
| MF | Zurab Menteshashvili | 30.01.1980 | 17 | 1 | - | - |
| FW | Mihails Miholaps | 24.08.1974 | 20 | 14 | 1 | - |
| MF | Viktors Morozs | 30.07.1980 | 1 | - | - | - |
| MF |  Viktoras Olšanskis | 14.03.1969 | 20 | - | 1 | - |
| GK | Andrejs Piedels | 17.09.1970 | 10 | –3 | - | - |
| MF | Alexander Rekhviashvili | 06.08.1974 | 24 | 1 | 5 | - |
| MF | Andrejs Rubins | 26.11.1978 | 25 | 6 | 2 | - |
| DF | Levan Silagadze | 04.08.1976 | 20 | - | 1 | - |
| - |  Sergey Solovyov | 03.04.1978 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| DF | Igors Stepanovs | 21.01.1976 | 20 | 4 | 1 | - |
| DF | Andrėjus Tereškinas | 10.07.1970 | 18 | 1 | 1 | - |
 Sergey Yermolenko | 29.05.1972 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| DF | Mihails Zemļinskis | 21.12.1969 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs | ||||||
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