# 2001 Latvian Higher League

The 2001 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the eleventh domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence from the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Eight teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC claiming the title.

## Final table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Skonto (C) | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 94 | 26 | +68 | 68 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Ventspils | 28 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 69 | 21 | +48 | 67 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 64 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Dinaburg | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 50 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | PFK Daugava | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 38 | |
| 6 | Valmiera | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 19 | |
| 7 | Rīga | 28 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 72 | −47 | 14 | |
| 8 | Zibens/Zemessardze (R) | 28 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 118 | −107 | 4 | Relegation to Latvian First League |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mihails Miholaps (LAT) | Skonto FC | 23 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Katasonov (RUS) | FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 23 |
| 3 | David Chaladze (GEO) | Skonto FC | 21 |
| 4 | Stanislav Dubrovin (RUS) | Dinaburg FC | 20 |
| 5 | Yevgeniy Landyrev (RUS) | FK Ventspils | 18 |

## Awards

| Best | Name | Team |
| Goalkeeper | Vadims Fjodorovs (LAT) | Dinaburg FC |
| Defender | Mihails Zemļinskis (LAT) | Skonto FC |
| Midfielder | Igors V. Stepanovs (LAT) | FK Ventspils |
| Forward | David Chaladze (GEO) | Skonto FC |

## Skonto FC 2001

| Pos | Name | Birthdate | P | | | |
| DF | Oļegs Blagonadeždins | 16.05.1973 | 21 | 1 | - | - |
| | Artūrs Bogdanovs | 08.09.1981 | 1 | - | - | - |
| MF | Orestas Buitkus | 11.04.1975 | 22 | 4 | - | - |
| FW | David Chaladze | 22.01.1976 | 23 | 21 | 1 | - |
| | Andriy Chernov | 21.10.1976 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| | Igns Dedura | 01.06.1978 | 16 | 1 | 1 | - |
| GK | Pāvels Doroševs | 09.10.1980 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| | Vadims Gospodars | 25.12.1983 | 1 | - | - | - |
| FW | Aleksandrs Jelisejevs | 11.08.1971 | 15 | 4 | - | - |
| MF | Vladimirs Koļesņičenko | 04.05.1980 | 28 | 8 | 1 | - |
| MF | Levan Korgalidze | 21.02.1980 | 23 | 5 | - | - |
| FW | Audrius Kšanavičius | 28.01.1977 | 2 | - | - | - |
| MF | Givi Kvaratskhelia | 11.05.1979 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - |
| MF | Valentīns Lobaņovs | 23.10.1971 | 22 | - | 3 | - |
| - | Vladimir Mel'nyk | 21.11.1979 | 1 | - | - | - |
| MF | Zurab Menteshashvili | 30.01.1980 | 21 | 2 | - | - |
| FW | Mihails Miholaps | 24.08.1974 | 27 | 23 | 1 | - |
| MF | Viktors Morozs | 30.07.1980 | 16 | - | 1 | - |
| MF | Viktoras Olšanskis | 14.03.1969 | 6 | - | 1 | - |
| GK | Andrejs Pavlovs | 22.02.1979 | 7 | –5 | - | - |
| GK | Andrejs Piedels | 17.09.1970 | 21 | –21 | - | 1 |
| MF | Alexander Rekhviashvili | 06.08.1974 | 15 | 1 | 2 | - |
| | Mants Samusevs | 08.09.1978 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - |
| DF | Andrėjus Tereškinas | 10.07.1970 | 10 | - | - | - |
| FW | Māris Verpakovskis | 15.10.1979 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | Aleksejs Višņakovs | 03.02.1984 | 2 | - | - | - |
| DF | Artūrs Zakreševskis | 07.08.1971 | 20 | - | 3 | 1 |
| DF | Mihails Zemļinskis | 21.12.1969 | 21 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs |||||||