2016 Latvian First League
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | SK Babīte |
| Promoted | SK Babīte |
| Relegated | JFK Saldus |
| Top goalscorer | Dzmitry Kuzmin (47) (Tukums 2000 TSS) |
| Biggest home win | Smiltene/BJSS 13–0 Jēkabpils/JSC (22 October 2016) |
| Biggest away win | JFK Saldus 0–11 Auda (4 June 2016) JFK Saldus 0–11 Valmiera Glass FK/BSS (20 August 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Smiltene/BJSS 13–0 Jēkabpils/JSC (22 October 2016) |
← 2015 2017 → | |
The 2016 Latvian First League (referred to as the komanda.lv Pirmā līga for sponsorship reasons) started on 2 April 2016 and ended on 11 November 2016.
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK Babīte (P, C) | 28 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 25 | +77 | 78 | Promotion to Higher League |
| 2 | AFA Olaine/SK Super Nova | 28 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 74 | 21 | +53 | 62 | Qualification for promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 3 | FK Auda | 28 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 79 | 42 | +37 | 61 | |
| 4 | Valmiera Glass FK/BSS | 28 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 81 | 29 | +52 | 57 | |
| 5 | Rēzeknes FA/BJSS | 28 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 103 | 47 | +56 | 55 | |
| 6 | FK Tukums 2000 TSS | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 100 | 59 | +41 | 50 | |
| 7 | FK Smiltene/BJSS | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 74 | 47 | +27 | 48 | |
| 8 | Skonto FC[a] (R) | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 42 | Bankrupt; left in December 2016. |
| 9 | RTU FC | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 42 | |
| 10 | FK Staiceles Bebri | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 48 | 73 | −25 | 32 | |
| 11 | JDFS Alberts | 28 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 29 | |
| 12 | FK Ogre | 28 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 37 | 70 | −33 | 22 | |
| 13 | Preiļu BJSS | 28 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 28 | 92 | −64 | 16 | |
| 14 | FK Jēkabpils/JSC | 28 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 32 | 138 | −106 | 14 | |
| 15 | JFK Saldus (R) | 28 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 143 | −130 | 3 | Relegation to Second League |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Skonto FC had 8 points deducted for various financial reasons.
External links
[edit]- The First League on the Latvian Football Federation website
- League321.com - Latvian football league tables, records & statistics database. (in English)