1994 Latvian Higher League
Latvian football league season for the highest division
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The 1994 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the fourth domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence from the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Twelve teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC claiming the title.
| Season | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Skonto FC |
| Relegated | FK Liepajas Metalurgs FK Kimikis |
| UEFA Cup | Skonto FC RAF Jelgava |
| Cup Winners' Cup | DAG Riga |
| Top goalscorer |  Vladimirs Babicevs (14 goals) |
← 1993 1995 → | |
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skonto (C) | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 9 | +67 | 42 | Qualification for UEFA Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | RAF Jelgava | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 11 | +27 | 33 | |
| 3 | DAG Rīga | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 29 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Olimpija Rīga | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 28 | |
| 5 | Vairogs | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 24 | |
| 6 | Pārdaugava (R) | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 22 | Dissolved after the season |
| 7 | Vidus | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 21 | |
| 8 | Interskonto | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 17 | |
| 9 | Auseklis | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 17 | |
| 10 | Gemma (R) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 45 | −27 | 14 | Dissolved after the season |
| 11 | Liepāja (R) | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 46 | −30 | 9 | Relegation to Latvian First League |
| 12 | Ķīmiķis (R) | 22 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 53 | −43 | 8 |
Match table
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimirs Babičevs (LAT) | Skonto FC | 14 |
| 2 | Modris Zujevs (LAT) | RAF Jelgava | 13 |
| 3 | Andrejs Štolcers (LAT) | Olimpija Rīga | 11 |
| 4 | Aleksandrs Jelisejevs (LAT) | Skonto FC | 10 |
| Igors Sļesarčuks (LAT) | Skonto FC |
Awards
| Best | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Raimonds Laizāns (LAT) | Skonto FC |
| Defender | Jurijs Ševļakovs (LAT) | Skonto FC |
| Midfielder | Vitālijs Astafjevs (LAT) | Skonto FC |
| Forward | Vladimirs Babičevs (LAT) | Skonto FC |
Skonto FC 1994
| Pos | Name | Birthdate | P |  |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Vitālijs Astafjevs | 03.04.1971 | 21 | 7 | 2 | - |
| MF | Vladimirs Babičevs | 22.04.1968 | 19 | 14 | 3 | - |
| DF | Oļegs Blagonadeždins | 16.05.1973 | 20 | 5 | - | - |
| MF | Imants Bleidelis | 16.08.1975 | 10 | - | - | - |
| FW | Aleksandrs Dibrivnijs | 28.08.1969 | 4 | - | - | - |
| FW | Vladimirs Draguns | 13.12.1972 | 4 | - | - | - |
| DF | Einars Gņedojs | 08.07.1965 | 10 | - | 1 | - |
| GK | Oļegs Grišins | 09.11.1967 | 6 | 0 | - | - |
| FW | Aleksandrs Jelisejevs | 11.08.1971 | 21 | 10 | 1 | - |
| MF |  Aleksey Klishin | 01.01.1973 | 18 | 1 | - | - |
| GK | Raimonds Laizāns | 05.08.1964 | 16 | –9 | 1 | - |
| - | Valentins Lobaņovs | 23.10.1971 | 16 | - | 2 | 1 |
| - | Vadims Mikuckis | 10.06.1971 | 9 | - | 2 | - |
| - | Boriss Monjaks | 11.04.1970 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| - | Aleksejs Semjonovs | 02.04.1973 | 18 | 8 | - | - |
| FW | Igors Sļesarčuks | 31.03.1976 | 19 | 10 | 1 | - |
| DF | Igors V. Stepanovs | 01.02.1966 | 20 | 8 | - | - |
| - | Jurijs Ševļakovs | 24.01.1959 | 19 | 2 | 4 | - |
| - | Sergejs Tarasovs | 16.01.1971 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| DF | Igors Troickis | 11.01.1969 | 17 | 3 | 5 | - |
| DF | Mihails Zemļinskis | 21.12.1969 | 13 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs | ||||||