2016 Virsligas Winter Cup

The 2016 Virsligas Winter Cup is the league cup's fourth season. It began on 18 January 2015. Skonto are the defending champion.

2016 Virslīgas Ziemas kausa
Tournament details
Country Latvia
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsFK Liepāja
Runner-upVentspils
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored52 (2.6 per match)
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Group stage edit

The top two from each group advance to the Knockout stage. The third placed teams play each other to determine two more teams to join them.

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FK Jelgava (Q) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Knockout stage
2 Skonto (Q) 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3 Spartaks Jūrmala (Q) 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2 Position play–off
4 METTA/LU (Q) 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2016. Source: soccerstand.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) goals scored in head-to-head
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
18 January 2016 Skonto 2–0 Spartaks Jūrmala Riga
13:15 Karašausks   37' (pen.)
Punculs   50'   58'
Report (in Latvian) Avdejevs   27'
Bespalovs   52'
Spon   54'
Stadium: Skonto Hall
Attendance: 100
Referee: Andris Treimanis
19 January 2016 METTA/LU 0–5 FK Jelgava Riga
13:15 Novgorodskis   75' Report (in Latvian) Kļuškins   12', 21'   21'
?   57'
Smirnovs   69'
Eriba   74'
Stadium: Skonto Hall
Attendance: 50
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs
25 January 2016 Skonto 2–0 METTA/LU Riga
13:15 Jermolajevs   6'
Grīnbergs   70'
Report (in Latvian) Bagdasarjans   5' Stadium: Skonto Hall
Attendance: 90
Referee: Mareks Ķere
26 January 2016 FK Jelgava 0–0 Spartaks Jūrmala Riga
13:15 Abdoulaye Diallo   54'   55'   Report (in Latvian) Kozlovs   9'   55'  
Kozeka   42'
Bulvītis   45'
Stadium: Skonto Hall
Attendance: 65
Referee: Ivars Caune
1 February 2016 FK Jelgava 3–2 Skonto Riga
13:15 Silich   12'
Kovaļovs   44' (pen.), 59'
Smirnovs   81'
Eriba   90'
Report (in Latvian) Kozlovs   15'
Japiashvili   43'
Ivanovs   47'
Isajevs   50'
Sukhomlynov   58'
Gutkovskis   82' (pen.)
Stadium: Skonto Hall
Attendance: 150
Referee: Jevgenijs Vasjukovs
2 February 2016 Spartaks Jūrmala 1–1 METTA/LU Riga
13:15 Bespalovs   53' (pen.) Report (in Latvian) Šibass   40'
Ošs   52'
Kalniņš   57'
Emsis   60'
Vardanjans   90+1'
Stuglis   90+2'
Stadium: Skonto Hall
Attendance: 60
Referee: Andris Utinans

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Liepāja (Q) 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Knockout stage
2 Ventspils (Q) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3 FC Caramba/Dinamo (Q) 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3 Position play–off
4 BFC Daugavpils (Q) 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2016. Source: soccerstand.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) goals scored in head-to-head
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
20 January 2016 Liepāja 2–0 FC Caramba/Dinamo Riga
13:15 Afanasjevs   29', 42'
Dobrecovs   40'
Hvoinckis   70'
Report (in Latvian) Blanks   56'
Daņilovs   90'
Stadium: Skonto Hall
Attendance: 120
Referee: Vadims Direktorenko
21 January 2016 BFC Daugavpils 1–3 Ventspils Riga
13:15 Sokolovs   23' (pen.)
Dobratuļins   42'
Fjodorovs   75'  
Report (in Latvian) Karlsons   25'
Žigajevs   40'
 ?   58'
Stadium: Skonto Hall
Attendance: 90
Referee: Jevgenijs Vasjukovs
27 January 2016 Liepāja 1–0 BFC Daugavpils Riga
13:15 Mickevičs   58' Report (in Latvian) Ivanovs   75'
Davidovs   80'
Stadium: Skonto Hall
Attendance: 80
Referee: Dmitrijs Nalivaiko
28 January 2016 Ventspils 2–0 FC Caramba/Dinamo Riga
13:15 Koļesovs   9'
Žigajevs   27'
Svārups   44'
Report (in Latvian) Daņilovs   26'
Flaksis   33'
Stadium: Skonto Hall
Attendance: 110
Referee: Edgars Maļcevs
3 February 2016 Ventspils 0–2 Liepāja Riga
13:15 Krjauklis   41' Report (in Latvian) Ikaunieks   38'   61'
Kamešs   78'
Kurtišs   86'
Stadium: Skonto Hall
Attendance: 100
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs
4 February 2016 FC Caramba/Dinamo 5–1 BFC Daugavpils Riga
13:15 Daņilovs   26' (pen.), 39'
Savaļnieks   51', 70'
Šadčins   61'
?   ?'
Naruševičs   ?'
Report (in Latvian) Ignatāns   83' (pen.)
Deružinskis   ?'
Dobratuļins   ?'
Stadium: Skonto Hall
Attendance: 100
Referee: Andris Treimanis

Position play–off edit

Fifth–Eighth place edit

8 February 2016 Spartaks Jūrmala 1–0 BFC Daugavpils Riga
13:15 Kozeka   54' Report (in Latvian) Stadium: Skonto Hall
9 February 2016 Caramba/Dinamo 3–2 METTA/LU Riga
13:15 Saitō   61'
Savaļnieks   71'
Halvitovs   80'
Report (in Latvian) Kalniņš   4'
Vardanjans   6' (pen.)
Stadium: Skonto Hall

Seventh–Eighth place edit

16 February 2016 BFC Daugavpils 1–0 METTA/LU Riga
13:15 Žaldovskis   80' Report (in Latvian) Stadium: Skonto Hall

Fifth–Sixth place edit

17 February 2016 Caramba/Dinamo 1–1
(6–5 p)
Spartaks Jūrmala Riga
13:15 Šadčins   57' Report (in Latvian) Dos Santos   35' Stadium: Skonto Hall

Knockout stage edit

Semi-finals edit

10 February 2016 Jelgava 0–1 Ventspils Riga
13:15 Report (in Latvian) Karlsons   62' Stadium: Skonto Hall
11 February 2016 Liepāja 1–0 Skonto Riga
13:15 Kļava   5' Report (in Latvian) Stadium: Skonto Hall

Third place play-off edit

18 February 2016 Jelgava 6–1 Skonto Riga
13:15 Kļuškins   24'
Kovaļovs   32' (pen.)
Nakano   39'
Silich   60'
Kauber   82'
Redjko   88'
Report (in Latvian) Gutkovskis   49' Stadium: Skonto Hall

Final edit

20 February 2016 FK Liepāja 1–0 Ventspils Riga
13:15 Ikaunieks   34' (pen.) Stadium: Skonto Hall

References edit