2016 Latvian First League

The 2016 Latvian First League (referred to as the komanda.lv Pirmā līga for sponsorship reasons) started on 2 April 2016 and ended on 11 November 2016.

komanda.lv Pirmā līga

Season	2016
Champions	SK Babīte
Promoted	SK Babīte
Relegated	JFK Saldus
Top goalscorer	Dzmitry Kuzmin (47) (Tukums 2000 TSS)
Biggest home win	Smiltene/BJSS 13–0 Jēkabpils/JSC (22 October 2016)
Biggest away win	JFK Saldus 0–11 Auda (4 June 2016) JFK Saldus 0–11 Valmiera Glass FK/BSS (20 August 2016)
Highest scoring	Smiltene/BJSS 13–0 Jēkabpils/JSC (22 October 2016)
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League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	SK Babīte (P, C)	28	26	0	2	102	25	+77	78	Promotion to Higher League
2	AFA Olaine/SK Super Nova	28	20	2	6	74	21	+53	62	Qualification for promotion/relegation play-offs
3	FK Auda	28	20	1	7	79	42	+37	61
4	Valmiera Glass FK/BSS	28	19	0	9	81	29	+52	57
5	Rēzeknes FA/BJSS	28	18	1	9	103	47	+56	55
6	FK Tukums 2000 TSS	28	16	2	10	100	59	+41	50
7	FK Smiltene/BJSS	28	15	3	10	74	47	+27	48
8	Skonto FC[a] (R)	28	16	2	10	71	40	+31	42	Bankrupt; left in December 2016.
9	RTU FC	28	13	3	12	59	46	+13	42
10	FK Staiceles Bebri	28	10	2	16	48	73	−25	32
11	JDFS Alberts	28	9	2	17	32	61	−29	29
12	FK Ogre	28	7	1	20	37	70	−33	22
13	Preiļu BJSS	28	5	1	22	28	92	−64	16
14	FK Jēkabpils/JSC	28	4	2	22	32	138	−106	14
15	JFK Saldus (R)	28	1	0	27	13	143	−130	3	Relegation to Second League

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Skonto FC had 8 points deducted for various financial reasons.

External links

• The First League on the Latvian Football Federation website
• League321.com - Latvian football league tables, records & statistics database. (in English)