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 1991-09-06. Eight teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC claiming the title.
Final Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skonto FC | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 94 | 26 | 68 | 68 |
| 2 | FK Ventspils | 28 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 69 | 21 | 48 | 67 |
| 3 | FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 24 | 36 | 64 |
| 4 | Dinaburg FC | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 29 | 31 | 50 |
| 5 | PFK Daugava | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 38 |
| 6 | FK Valmiera | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 56 | -28 | 19 |
| 7 | FK Rīga | 28 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 72 | -47 | 14 |
| 8 | FK Zibens Zemessardze | 28 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 118 | -107 | 4 |
Match Table
| SKO | VEN | MET | DIN | PFK | VAL | RĪG | ZIB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skonto | XXX | 3-2 0-2 2-0 2-3 |
1-1 2-4 2-2 2-1 |
1-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 |
5-0 0-2 2-0 3-0 |
2-1 3-1 3-2 3-1 |
1-0 6-1 9-1 5-0 |
5-0 7-2 9-0 11-0 |
| Ventspils | 2-3 2-0 0-2 3-2 |
XXX | 1-2 2-1 2-1 2-0 |
2-2 4-1 2-0 0-1 |
1-0 0-2 2-0 2-0 |
2-0 2-1 2-0 4-0 |
1-0 6-1 2-0 3-0 |
3-1 4-1 4-0 9-0 |
| Liepājas Metalurgs | 1-1 4-2 2-2 1-2 |
2-1 1-2 1-2 0-2 |
XXX | 1-0 3-3 0-0 2-1 |
2-0 4-1 2-0 2-1 |
1-0 2-1 3-0 2-0 |
4-1 2-1 3-1 1-0 |
4-0 4-0 2-0 4-0 |
| Dinaburg | 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-2 |
2-2 1-4 0-2 1-0 |
0-1 3-3 0-0 1-2 |
XXX | 3-0 1-0 3-1 2-0 |
4-0 1-1 6-1 3-0 |
3-2 2-0 2-1 1-1 |
1-0 11-1 5-0 4-1 |
| PFK Daugava | 0-5 2-0 0-2 0-3 |
0-1 2-0 0-2 0-2 |
0-2 1-4 0-2 1-2 |
0-3 0-1 1-3 0-2 |
XXX | 2-1 1-1 1-0 3-0 |
4-0 1-1 3-1 2-0 |
2-0 1-0 6-0 4-0 |
| Valmiera | 1-2 1-3 2-3 1-3 |
0-2 1-2 0-2 0-4 |
0-1 1-2 0-3 0-2 |
0-4 1-1 1-6 0-3 |
1-2 1-1 0-1 0-3 |
XXX | 3-0 1-1 2-3 1-1 |
2-0 3-0 1-0 4-1 |
| Rīga | 0-1 1-6 1-9 0-5 |
0-1 1-6 0-2 0-3 |
1-4 1-2 1-3 0-1 |
2-3 0-2 1-2 1-1 |
0-4 1-1 1-3 0-2 |
0-3 1-1 3-2 1-1 |
XXX | 0-0 2-0 1-3 5-1 |
| FK Zibens Zemessardze | 0-5 2-7 0-9 0-11 |
1-3 1-4 0-4 0-9 |
0-4 0-4 0-2 0-4 |
0-1 1-11 0-5 1-4 |
0-2 0-1 0-6 0-4 |
0-2 0-3 0-1 1-4 |
0-0 0-2 3-1 1-5 |
XXX |
Topscorers
| Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mihails Miholaps (LAT) |
Skonto FC | 24 |
| 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 |