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1979 Latvian SSR Higher League

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Latvian football league season for the highest division Football league season

Latvian SSR Higher League
Season	1979
← 1978 1980 →

Statistics of Latvian Higher League in the 1979 season.

Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and Elektrons won the championship.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Elektrons	26	22	3	1	63	14	+49	47
2	Energija	26	15	7	4	48	17	+31	37
3	Kimikis	26	15	6	5	36	21	+15	36
4	Torpedo	26	13	7	6	32	15	+17	33
5	Sarkanais Metalurgs	26	10	10	6	38	28	+10	30
6	Jurnieks	26	11	7	8	24	27	−3	29
7	Progress	26	11	6	9	51	41	+10	28
8	Metalists	26	8	8	10	30	31	−1	24
9	VEF	26	8	6	12	33	35	−2	22
10	Radiotehnikis	26	6	9	11	22	27	−5	21
11	Celtnieks	26	4	10	12	27	48	−21	18
12	Starts	26	4	6	16	18	46	−28	14
13	RPI	26	4	6	16	18	47	−29	14
14	Gauja	26	4	3	19	22	65	−43	11

Source: rsssf.com

References

RSSSF

v t e Seasons of Top Latvian Football Leagues
Championship	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926
Higher League	1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1942 1943 1944
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v t e 1978–79 in European football (UEFA)
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Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '78 '79 England Faroe Islands '78 '79 Finland '78 '79 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '78 '79 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '78 '79 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '78 '79 Spain Sweden '78 '79 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '78 '79 Finland '78 '79 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '78 '79 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '78 '79 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Republic of Ireland Scotland Switzerland
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup '77–'78 '79–'80

v t e 1979–80 in European football (UEFA)
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Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '79 '80 England Faroe Islands '79 '80 Finland '79 '80 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '79 '80 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '79 '80 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '79 '80 Spain Sweden '79 '80 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '79 '80 Finland '79 '80 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '79 '80 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '79 '80 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Republic of Ireland Scotland Switzerland
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup

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