1931 Latvian Higher League
Latvian football league season for the highest division
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The 1931 football season was the 5th season of the Latvian Virsliga. The reigning champions - RÄ«gas FK managed to retain their title in a tight battle against Olimpija LiepÄja. The title was decided in the last match between RÄ«gas FK and LSB RÄ«ga in which the former won 4-0, if RÄ«gas FK wouldn't have won there would have been either a golden match or Olimpija would be crowned champions. RÄ«gas FK had previously fallen behind in the title race after an unexpected defeat against CÄsu sporta biedrÄ«ba however Olimpija also struggled in the latter part of the season. The CÄsis club which was the league debutant was relegated after having lost 12 of its 14 matches in Virsliga, and the win against the champion club RÄ«gas FK was its only victory of the season. Moreover, as of 2008, it was the only season for a club from CÄsis to play in the Latvian top football league.
| Season | 1931 |
|---|---|
â 1930 1932 â | |
Final classification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RÄ«gas FK (C) | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 21 |
| 2 | Olimpija LiepÄja | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 14 | +24 | 20 |
| 3 | Union Riga | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Riga Wanderer | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 25 | â3 | 15 |
| 5 | LSB RÄ«ga | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | â3 | 14 |
| 6 | Amatieris RÄ«ga | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | â8 | 13 |
| 7 | ASK RÄ«ga | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 38 | â5 | 11 |
| 8 | CÄsu Sporta biedrÄ«ba | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 45 | â30 | 3 |
References and sources
- Latvijas futbola vÄsture by MiÄ·elis Rubenis, RÄ«ga, 2001