1995 Latvian Higher League Explained

Competition:Latvian Higher League
Season:1995
Winners:Skonto FC
Relegated:Olimpija Riga
FK Kvadrats
Continentalcup1:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2:Cup Winners' Cup
Continentalcup3:UEFA Intertoto Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:FK Amstrig
League Topscorer: Vitalijs Astafjevs (19 goals)
Prevseason:1994
Nextseason:1996

The 1995 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the fifth domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence from the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Tenth teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC claiming the title.

First round

Match table

Second round

Championship group

Match table

Match table

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Skonto FC19
2FK Vairogs16
3Skonto FC14
4Skonto FC11
FK Amstrig

Awards

BestNameTeam
GoalkeeperSkonto FC
DefenderSkonto FC
MidfielderSkonto FC
ForwardFK Amstrig

Skonto FC 1995

PosNameBirthdateP
MF Vitālijs Astafjevs03.04.197128192-
MF Vladimirs Babičevs22.04.196827143-
DF Vladlen Bausev03.03.196717102-
DF Oļegs Blagonadeždins16.05.19732031-
MF Imants Bleidelis16.08.19752411-
GK Oļegs Grišins09.11.19674–2--
MF Valērijs Ivanovs23.02.197024101 -
FW Aleksandrs Jelisejevs11.08.19712911- -
GK Raimonds Laizāns05.08.196426–13--
- Valentins Lobaņovs23.10.1971191 2 1
- Vadims Mikuckis10.06.197121 - -
DF Boriss Monjaks11.04.1970288 1 -
FW Marians Pahars05.08.197698 2 -
- Aleksandr Pindejev03.03.197193 - -
- Aleksejs Semjonovs02.04.19731912 -
FW Igors Sļesarčuks31.03.197661 - -
DF Igors V. Stepanovs01.02.196620-- -
DF Igors N. Stepanovs21.01.19762313 -
DF Jurijs Ševļakovs24.01.1959233 5 -
DF Igors Troickis11.01.1969271 1 1
DF Mihails Zemļinskis21.12.1969296 1 -
Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs

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