Latvian football league season for the: highest division
Football league season
| Season | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FK Ventspils |
| Relegated | RSK Dizvanagi |
| UEFA Champions League | FK Ventspils |
| UEFA Cup | FK Liepajas Metalurgs Skonto FC |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Dinaburg FC |
| Top goalscorer |  Mihails Miholaps (15 goals) |
← 2005 2007 → | |
Final tables of the——2006 Latvian Higher League Championship.
League standings※
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification/relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ventspils (C) | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 62 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 20 | +46 | 60 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Skonto | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 21 | +34 | 54 | |
| 4 | Dinaburg | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 41 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Ditton | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 38 | |
| 6 | Jūrmala | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 37 | |
| 7 | Rīga (O) | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 57 | −36 | 22 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 8 | Dižvanagi (R) | 28 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 77 | −66 | 2 | Relegation——to Latvian First League |
Source:
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Match table※
Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Relegation play-offs※
The matches were played on 9. And 12 November 2006.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rīga | 5–0 | Valmiera | 3–0 | 2–0 |
Top scorers※
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mihails Miholaps (LAT) |
Skonto FC | 15 |
| 2 | Ģirts Karlsons (LAT) |
FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 13 |
| 3 | * Jurģis Kalns [it] (LAT) |
Jūrmala | 12 |
| 4 | Kristaps Grebis (LAT) |
FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 11 |
 Darius Miceika (LTU) |
FK Liepājas Metalurgs |
Awards※
| Best | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Andris Vaņins (LAT) |
FK Ventspils |
| Defender |  Jean-Paul Ndeki (CMR) |
FK Ventspils |
| Midfielder | Vitālijs Astafjevs (LAT) |
Skonto FC |
| Forward | Ģirts Karlsons (LAT) |
FK Liepājas Metalurgs |
| Young Player | Aleksandrs Cauņa (LAT) |
Skonto FC |