| Season | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FK Ventspils |
| UEFA Champions League | FK Ventspils |
| UEFA Cup | FK Liepajas Metalurgs |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | FK Riga |
| Top goalscorer |  Vits Rimkus (20 goals) |
←2006 2008 → | |
The2007Latvian Higher League season was the 16th Virslīga season. It started on 7 April 2007 and finished on 4 December 2007. Eight teams competed in the league, playing each other four times over the course of the season, twice at home and twice away.
For the second time in a rowFK Ventspils won the championship. In mid-seasonFK Liepājas Metalurgs had a lead of 11 points over Ventspils who won their last 11 games, conceding just one goal.FK Rīga finished third for the first time in the club's history.FC Skonto finished the season without winning any competitions for the first time, and also for the first time they would not compete in any of the European cups in 2008 as one of theUEFA Cup qualifying spots was taken byJFC Olimps Rīga for reaching theLatvian Cup final.Vīts Rimkus from Ventspils was the top scorer with 20 goals.
At the end of the season theLatvian Football Federation announced that the Virslīga would expand to 10 clubs for the 2008 season. Therefore, no club was relegated to theFirst League.[1] The last time there were ten clubs in the Virslīga was in the 1996 season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ventspils(C) | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 16 | +43 | 60 | Qualification forChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 58 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Rīga | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 57 | Qualification forIntertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Skonto | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 55 | |
| 5 | Daugava Daugavpils | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 33 | |
| 6 | Jūrmala | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 26 | |
| 7 | Dinaburg | 28 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 58 | −35 | 20 | |
| 8 | Olimps Rīga | 28 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 63 | −48 | 8 |
Source:[citation needed] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Source:[citation needed] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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