814:
788:
769:
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717:
698:
674:
648:
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603:
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also kept up in the race but it fell back later in the season. Olimpija squad suffered a serious loss when five of its footballers were disqualified because of problems with discipline by the club for a longer period. Those included leading players like
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1991:
981:
1584:
1733:
1647:
1621:
1616:
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240:. Eventually the disqualification of Laumanis was shortened but both Jurčenko and Heiblihs missed out nearly the entire season. In their absence the young forward from
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1816:
1667:
1723:
1137:
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Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw.
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1652:
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1097:
139:
134:
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1758:
1865:
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1763:
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1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
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1875:
1797:
1738:
1890:
1880:
1841:
1792:
1851:
913:
1885:
1782:
1779:
707:
515:
192:
1895:
1870:
1768:
1390:
1039:
23:
1933:
1718:
929:
865:
897:
861:
792:
233:
229:
1914:
925:
905:
893:
747:
204:
1787:
1708:
1681:
921:
889:
818:
184:
1860:
1857:
1703:
1700:
1676:
1673:
933:
917:
823:
797:
681:
652:
345:
216:
773:
702:
1836:
1833:
752:
413:
224:
196:
1846:
901:
885:
877:
721:
626:
180:
150:
86:
160:. It was also the last season of football in independent Latvia before its annexation by the
1955:
1952:
1753:
881:
873:
607:
81:
959:
549:
237:
124:
101:
55:
164:(the last matches of the season were played with Latvia already being part of the USSR).
909:
778:
481:
200:
115:
1970:
447:
161:
1949:
726:
612:
308:
220:
120:
97:
41:
1569:
241:
188:
157:
813:
787:
768:
742:
716:
697:
673:
657:
647:
631:
621:
602:
379:
187:
after losing additional matches for the 6-8th places in the previous
154:
111:
215:
The battle for the title was mostly between the defending champions
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963:
199:. They were replaced by the winner of the promotion battles
16:
Latvian football league season for the highest division
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1942:
1825:
1630:
1389:
1136:
1038:
995:
107:
93:
77:
69:
61:
51:
37:
29:
939:(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)
1992:1939–40 in European association football leagues
853:
244:Bērziņš became the club's leading goalscorer.
1585:
975:
8:
856:
207:in the decisive match for a Virsliga berth.
22:
954:Latvijas futbola vēsture by Miķelis Rubenis
1592:
1578:
1570:
982:
968:
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845:
990:Seasons of Top Latvian Football Leagues
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259:
7:
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1943:International competitions
1802:Turkey (National Division
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219:and the former champions
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1987:1940 in Latvian football
1982:1939 in Latvian football
1809:, Football Championship
914:Aleksandrs Rehtšprehers
176:Team changes to 1938-39
948:References and sources
19:Football league season
24:Latvian Higher League
1607:in European football
248:Final classification
1915:Republic of Ireland
1764:Republic of Ireland
1643:Bohemia and Moravia
26:
223:. Until midseason
183:were relegated to
70:Average goals/game
45:5th Virsliga title
1964:
1963:
1567:
1566:
945:
944:
866:Voldemārs Liepiņš
627:Aleksandrs Vanags
579:
578:
168:Competition modus
147:
146:
87:Aleksandrs Vanags
47:8th Latvian title
1999:
1896:Northern Ireland
1739:Northern Ireland
1631:Domestic leagues
1594:
1587:
1580:
1571:
984:
977:
970:
961:
898:Ernests Volgasts
862:Herberts Briedis
850:
843:
836:
824:Olimpija Liepāja
817:
816:
798:Olimpija Liepāja
793:Voldemārs Apsēns
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790:
772:
771:
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745:
720:
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682:Olimpija Liepāja
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676:
653:Vaclavs Borduško
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234:Pēteris Jurčenko
230:Roberts Heiblihs
217:Olimpija Liepāja
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926:Oskars Rusmanis
906:Kārlis Upenieks
894:Leons Freimanis
869:
846:
839:
834:
811:
785:
766:
748:Zamuels Garbers
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714:
695:
671:
645:
619:
600:
592:
590:Top goalscorers
587:
583:
582:
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250:
238:Fricis Laumanis
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211:Season overview
205:Venstpils Spars
191:season against
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108:Highest scoring
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922:Roberts Prūsis
910:Vadims Ulbergs
902:Sergejs Maģers
890:Francis Krupšs
886:Jānis Lidmanis
878:Ēriks Raisters
871:Field players:
855:
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851:
844:
833:
832:Champion squad
830:
829:
828:
819:Ernests Ziņģis
808:
807:
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783:
763:
762:
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722:Ēriks Raisters
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185:Zemgale league
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129:
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109:
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104:
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90:
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78:Top goalscorer
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49:
48:
39:
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18:
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1911:
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1903:
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1894:
1892:
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1887:
1884:
1882:
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1874:
1872:
1869:
1867:
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1859:
1855:
1853:
1850:
1848:
1845:
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1838:
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1830:
1828:
1826:Domestic cups
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1812:
1808:
1805:
1801:
1799:
1796:
1794:
1791:
1789:
1786:
1784:
1781:
1778:Soviet Union
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1772:
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1767:
1765:
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1760:
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1410:
1407:
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1397:
1396:
1394:
1392:
1391:Higher League
1388:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
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1299:
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1207:
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1199:
1197:
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1189:
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1184:
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1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
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1159:
1157:
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1152:
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1147:
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1141:
1139:
1135:
1129:
1126:
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1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1045:
1043:
1041:
1040:Higher League
1037:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1002:
1000:
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994:
985:
980:
978:
973:
971:
966:
965:
962:
955:
952:
951:
947:
941:
940:
935:
934:Alfrēds Blūms
931:
927:
923:
919:
918:Jānis Dobelis
915:
911:
907:
903:
899:
895:
891:
887:
883:
882:Fricis Kaņeps
879:
875:
874:Pēteris Lauks
872:
867:
863:
860:
854:
849:
842:
831:
827:
825:
820:
815:
810:
809:
805:
804:
801:
799:
794:
789:
784:
782:
780:
775:
774:Jānis Rozītis
770:
765:
764:
760:
759:
756:
754:
749:
744:
739:
738:
734:
733:
730:
728:
723:
718:
713:
711:
709:
704:
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694:
693:
689:
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685:
683:
675:
670:
669:
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661:
659:
654:
649:
644:
643:
639:
638:
635:
633:
628:
623:
618:
616:
614:
609:
608:Fricis Kaņeps
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599:
598:
594:
593:
589:
574:
571:
568:
565:
562:
559:
556:
553:
551:
545:
544:
540:
537:
534:
531:
528:
525:
522:
519:
517:
511:
510:
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491:
488:
485:
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315:
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304:
303:
253:
247:
245:
243:
239:
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226:
222:
218:
210:
208:
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203:who beat out
202:
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190:
186:
182:
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167:
165:
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159:
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152:
141:
136:
130:
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117:
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106:
103:
99:
96:
92:
88:
83:
82:Fricis Kaņeps
80:
76:
72:
68:
64:
60:
57:
54:
50:
43:
40:
36:
32:
28:
25:
1713:
1107:
997:Championship
956:, Rīga, 2001
953:
938:
870:
859:Goalkeepers:
858:
857:
847:
840:
821:
795:
776:
750:
724:
705:
703:Edgars Klāvs
679:
655:
629:
610:
214:
179:
171:
162:Soviet Union
149:The 1939–40
148:
62:Goals scored
1950:Mitropa Cup
1934:Switzerland
1798:Switzerland
1734:Netherlands
1138:Latvian SSR
884:(14 / 15);
880:(14 / 10);
448:Rīgas Vilki
414:Hakoah Riga
225:Hakoah Riga
197:Hakoah Riga
94:Biggest win
1971:Categories
1886:Luxembourg
1881:Latvia '39
1817:Yugoslavia
1724:Luxembourg
900:(11 / 1);
896:(11 / 2);
892:(12 / 3);
678:J.Bērziņš
572:−32
538:−18
504:−13
127:(11 goals)
118:(11 goals)
1832:Bulgaria
1749:Palestine
1719:Lithuania
920:(6 / 1);
916:(6 / 2);
908:(7 / 5);
586:Champions
436:−4
52:Relegated
38:Champions
1910:Portugal
1856:Germany
1774:Slovakia
1759:Portugal
1699:Iceland
1685:(Finals)
1672:Finland
1648:Bulgaria
1624: »
690:10 goals
666:12 goals
640:13 goals
595:15 goals
581:Source:
309:Rīgas FK
201:VEF Riga
189:Virsliga
181:16.JAPSK
158:Virsliga
151:football
1920:Romania
1900:Norway
1871:Hungary
1847:Estonia
1769:Romania
1695:Hungary
1682:Germany
1668:Estonia
1663:England
1658:Denmark
1638:Austria
1622:1940–41
1617:1938–39
1615:«
1113:1940–41
1108:1939–40
1103:1938–39
1098:1937–38
806:7 goals
761:8 goals
735:9 goals
242:Kuldīga
155:Latvian
140:1940–41
135:1938–39
33:1939–40
1924:Spain
1866:Greece
1852:France
1842:Cyprus
1793:Sweden
1754:Poland
1744:Norway
1714:Latvia
1690:Greece
1653:Cyprus
888:(13);
876:(14);
864:(12);
753:Hakoah
30:Season
1891:Malta
1876:Italy
1788:Spain
1729:Malta
1709:Italy
936:(1).
932:(4);
928:(6);
924:(6);
912:(7);
904:(8);
260:Team
123:11-0
100:11-0
1601:1939
1559:2024
1554:2023
1549:2022
1544:2021
1539:2020
1534:2019
1529:2018
1524:2017
1519:2016
1514:2015
1509:2014
1504:2013
1499:2012
1494:2011
1489:2010
1484:2009
1479:2008
1474:2007
1469:2006
1464:2005
1459:2004
1454:2003
1449:2002
1444:2001
1439:2000
1434:1999
1429:1998
1424:1997
1419:1996
1414:1995
1409:1994
1404:1993
1399:1992
1381:1991
1376:1990
1371:1989
1366:1988
1361:1987
1356:1986
1351:1985
1346:1984
1341:1983
1336:1982
1331:1981
1326:1980
1321:1979
1316:1978
1311:1977
1306:1976
1301:1975
1296:1974
1291:1973
1286:1972
1281:1971
1276:1970
1271:1969
1266:1968
1261:1967
1256:1966
1251:1965
1246:1964
1241:1963
1236:1962
1231:1961
1226:1960
1221:1959
1216:1958
1211:1957
1206:1956
1201:1955
1196:1954
1191:1953
1186:1952
1181:1951
1176:1950
1171:1949
1166:1948
1161:1947
1156:1946
1151:1945
1146:1941
1128:1944
1123:1943
1118:1942
1093:1936
1088:1935
1083:1934
1078:1933
1073:1932
1068:1931
1063:1930
1058:1929
1053:1928
1048:1927
1030:1926
1025:1925
1020:1924
1015:1923
1010:1922
1005:1921
868:(2).
550:RKSB
402:+14
368:+21
334:+29
236:and
195:and
125:RKSB
114:9-2
102:RKSB
89:(15)
84:(15)
73:4.27
56:RKSB
1956:'40
1953:'39
1929:'40
1926:'39
1905:'40
1902:'39
1861:'40
1858:'39
1837:'40
1834:'39
1811:'40
1807:'40
1804:'39
1783:'40
1780:'39
1704:'40
1701:'39
1677:'40
1674:'39
848:RFK
779:VEF
727:RFK
658:ASK
632:ASK
613:RFK
584:(C)
569:49
566:17
554:14
535:38
532:20
520:14
507:10
501:39
498:26
486:14
482:VEF
473:12
470:+3
467:26
464:29
452:14
439:15
433:25
430:21
418:14
405:16
399:26
396:40
384:14
380:ASK
371:21
365:21
362:42
350:14
337:23
331:11
328:40
319:10
316:14
312:(C)
299:Pts
264:Pld
256:Pos
221:RFK
121:RFK
116:VEF
112:ASK
98:RFK
65:235
42:RFK
1973::
1605:40
841:1.
708:US
575:7
563:9
560:3
557:2
546:8
541:8
529:8
526:4
523:2
516:US
512:7
495:7
492:4
489:3
478:6
461:7
458:2
455:5
444:5
427:6
424:1
421:7
410:4
393:4
390:4
387:6
376:3
359:2
356:3
353:9
342:2
325:1
322:3
305:1
294:GD
289:GA
284:GF
232:,
193:US
142:→
133:←
1813:)
1603:–
1593:e
1586:t
1579:v
983:e
976:t
969:v
826:)
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781:)
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755:)
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710:)
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684:)
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279:L
274:D
269:W
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