The 1998 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the 8th 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
Match table
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1FHK Liepājas Metalurgs232Dinaburg FC213Skonto FC204Skonto FC195Skonto FC11Skonto FC
Awards BestNameTeamGoalkeeperSkonto FCDefenderSkonto FCMidfielderSkonto FCForwardSkonto FC
Skonto FC 1998 PosNameBirthdateP Nikolay Apilats21.09.19742---MF Vitālijs Astafjevs03.04.19712372-MF Vladimirs Babičevs22.04.1968191041DF Oļegs Blagonadeždins16.05.19732---MF Imants Bleidelis16.08.19752482- Mamuka Cereteli13.01.1979912-GK Davit Gvaramadze08.11.19756–7--MF Jevgeņijs Ilovaiskis22.10.19792-- -GK Oļegs Karavajevs13.02.19619–7- -MF Vladimirs Koļesņičenko04.05.19801-- -GK Aleksandrs Koliņko18.06.1975505-MF Juris Laizāns06.01.197926111- Vsevolods Līdaks22.10.1977121 --- Valentins Lobaņovs23.10.1971221 3-- Vladimir Mel'nyk21.11.1979181 5-FW/ Mihails Miholaps24.08.19742520 1- Iļja Novikovs12.08.197793 - -FW Marians Pahars05.08.1976261911GK Andrejs Piedels17.09.19708–8- -- Aleksandr Pindejev03.03.1971155 2 -- Vitaliy Rozghon23.03.19801---MF Alexander Rekhviashvili 06.08.1974 17 1 2 -FW Vits Rimkus21.06.19731511--MF Andrejs Rubins26.11.1978191--DF Levan Silagadze 04.08.1976151 3 -- Sergey Solovjov 03.04.1978 9 4 3 -DF Igors Stepanovs21.01.197624-3-DF Andrėjus Tereškinas10.07.197072 2 -DF Mihails Zemļinskis21.12.196913- 1 -Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs
References RSSSF Skonto FC 1998