The 1992 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the second football (soccer) domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence from the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Twelve teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC claiming the title.
| Season | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Top goalscorer | Vjačeslavs Ževnerovičs (19) |
← 1991 1993 → | |
Final table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skonto (C) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 10 | +41 | 38 | Qualification for Champions League preliminary round[a] |
| 2 | RAF Jelgava | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 6 | +37 | 38 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | VEF Rīga | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 14 | +32 | 33 | |
| 4 | Pārdaugava | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 29 | |
| 5 | Kompar-Daugava | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 28 | |
| 6 | Olimpija Liepāja | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 25 | |
| 7 | Daugavpils | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 19 | |
| 8 | Torpedo Rīga | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 17 | |
| 9 | Vairogs | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 16 | |
| 10 | Gauja | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 15 | |
| 11 | Starts (R) | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 76 | −57 | 4 | Relegation to Latvian First League |
| 12 | Dilar (R) | 22 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 65 | −55 | 2 |
- ^ The title was decided in a championship playoff as Skonto and RAF Jelgava finished with equal points.
Match table edit
Play-Off edit
| Skonto FC | 3 – 2 | RAF Jelgava |
|---|---|---|
Astafjevs  3' Jelisejevs 44', 47' |
Zujevs 38' Zarins 70' |
Top scorers edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vjačeslavs Ževnerovičs (LAT) |
FK VEF Rīga | 19 |
| 2 | Aleksejs Semjonovs (LAT) |
Skonto FC | 12 |
| Modris Zujevs (LAT) |
RAF Jelgava | ||
| Dzintars Savaļnieks (LAT) |
FK Gauja | ||
| 5 | Jurijs Hudjakovs (LAT) |
Kompar-Daugava | 10 |
| Aivars Pozņaks (LAT) |
FK Vairogs |
Awards edit
| Best | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Konstantīns Igošins (LAT) |
RAF Jelgava |
| Defender | Dzintars Sproģis (LAT) |
Kompar-Daugava |
| Midfielder | Oļegs Aleksejenko (LAT) |
RAF Jelgava |
| Forward | Ainārs Linards (LAT) |
Olimpija Liepāja |
Skonto FC 1992 edit
| Pos | Name | Birthdate | P |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Oļegs Aļohins |
27.06.1971 | 3 | - | - | - |
| MF | Vitālijs Astafjevs |
03.04.1971 | 21 | 4 | 2 | - |
| DF | Oļegs Blagonadeždins |
16.05.1973 | 22 | 1 | 2 | - |
| MF | Imants Bleidelis |
16.08.1975 | 1 | - | - | - |
| - | Jurijs Dementjevs |
20.06.1967 | 17 | 3 | - | - |
| FW | Aleksandrs Dibrivnijs |
28.08.1969 | 20 | 4 | 2 | - |
| FW | Aivars Drupass |
03.08.1963 | 2 | - | - | - |
| DF | Einars Gņedojs |
08.07.1965 | 21 | - | 3 | - |
| GK | Oļegs Grišins |
09.11.1967 | 18 | –10 | - | - |
| FW | Aleksandrs Jelisejevs |
11.08.1971 | 19 | 9 | 1 | - |
| - |  Gintars Kviļuns |
17.04.1966 | 1 | - | - | - |
| GK | Raimonds Laizāns |
05.08.1964 | 5 | –2 | - | - |
| MF | Valentīns Lobaņovs |
23.10.1971 | 18 | 3 | 1 | - |
| - | Vladimirs Pačko |
28.12.1958 | 1 | - | - | - |
| MF | Aleksejs Semjonovs |
02.04.1973 | 21 | 12 | - | - |
| - |  Genadiy Sosenko |
15.11.1958 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| DF | Igors V. Stepanovs |
01.02.1966. | 13 | 1 | - | 1 |
| - | Igors N. Stepanovs |
21.01.1976 | 9 | - | - | - |
| - | Aleksandrs Stradiņš |
15.10.1968 | 8 | 2 | 3 | - |
| - | Arturs Šketovs |
09.11.1968 | 22 | 1 | - | - |
| - | Sergejs Tarasovs |
16.01.1971 | 21 | 3 | 1 | - |
| DF | Igors Troickis |
11.01.1969 | 9 | - | - | - |
| DF | Mihails Zemļinskis |
21.12.1969 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Manager: Marks Zahodins
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Notes edit
- ^ "Fk Skonto". Archived from the original on 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2009-06-06.