Baltic League 2007
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The 2007 season of Baltic League (known as the TrioBet Baltic League for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the Baltic League
. The competition was won by Liepājas Metalurgs of Latvia
, who beat fellow Latvians FK Ventspils
8–2 on aggregate in the final, which was spread over two legs on 8 November 2007 and 11 November 2007.
1 Dinaburg FC were ejected from the competition for match fixing.
Ekranas won 2–1 on aggregate.
FK Ventspils won 4–2 on aggregate.
Liepājas Metalurgs won 5–3 on aggregate.
Liepājas Metalurgs won 8–3 on aggregate.
5 goals Ričardas Beniušis
Genādijs Soloņicins
4 goals Mindaugas Kalonas
Serhij Sernecki
3 goals Aleksandr Dubõkin Mindaugas Grigalevičius
Artur Ossipov Vīts Rimkus
Egidijus Varnas
2 goals
Antonio Ferreira
Rafael Gaúcho
Tarmo Kink
Severino Lima de Maura
Dmitry Lipartov
Nikolaj Misiuk
Dainius Saulėnas
Aleksejs Višņakovs
Indrek Zelinski
1 goal
Vitālijs Astafjevs
Aleksandrs Cauņa
Marius Činikas
Marián Dirnbach
Viktors Dobrecovs
Kristaps Grebis
Maksim Gruznov
Deniss Ivanovs
Algis Jankauskas
Enver Jääger
Gatis Kalniņš
Vladimirs Kamešs Sergei Kazakov Oskars Kļava
Vladimirs Koļesņičenko
Oliver Konsa
Audrius Kšanavičius
Aleksandr Kulatšenko Givi Kvaratskhelia
Virmantas Lemežis Edvinas Lukoševičius Povilas Lukšys
Dejan Milošeski Igoris Morinas
Adrian Mrowiec
Aleksandr Mysikov Andrejs Perepļotkins
Jozef Piaček
Eimantas Poderis
Artūras Rimkevičius
Nerijus Sasnauskas Igors Savčenkovs
Mantas Savėnas
Igors Sļesarčuks
Aleksejs Soleičuks
Vitalis Stankevičius Darvydas Šernas
Andrius Šidlauskas
Giedrius Tomkevičius
Cristián Torres
Sergei Zangareev
Baltic League
The Baltic League is a Baltic football club tournament, launched in 2007 inspired by the now defunct Scandinavian tournament Royal League and by the Baltic Basketball League. The top four club sides from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania take part in the competition...
. The competition was won by Liepājas Metalurgs of Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, who beat fellow Latvians FK Ventspils
FK Ventspils
FK Ventspils is a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. FK Ventspils plays in the Latvian Virsliga. They are the current champions of the tournament....
8–2 on aggregate in the final, which was spread over two legs on 8 November 2007 and 11 November 2007.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FBK KaunasFBK Kaunas Kauno futbolo beisbolo klubas is a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas, that currently plays in the A Lyga, the top level of Lithuanian football.- History :... |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
 FC Narva Trans |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 1 |
 Dinaburg FCDinaburg FC Dinaburg FC was a Latvian football club, playing in the city of Daugavpils. In 2009 it merged with FK Daugava. The club plays at the Daugava Stadium . In October 2009 the club was eliminated from Virsliga and also from The Baltic League, because of suspicion about totalizator playing at the club... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01 |
1 Dinaburg FC were ejected from the competition for match fixing.
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Ventspils FK Ventspils FK Ventspils is a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. FK Ventspils plays in the Latvian Virsliga. They are the current champions of the tournament.... |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 |
| FK Ekranas FK Ekranas Futbolo Klubas Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the town of Panevėžys.The club was founded in 1964.It has won Lithuanian championships in 1985 , 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985 , 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010... |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 5 |
| FC TVMK Tallinn FC TVMK Tallinn FC TVMK is a defunct Estonian football club. TVMK won the Estonian Meistriliiga in 2005. They are also multiple winners of the Estonian Cup.-Name History:*TVMK Tallinn *TVMV Tallinn *Tevalte-Marlekor... |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 1 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Liepājas Metalurgs |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 |
| FK Žalgiris Vilnius FK Žalgiris Vilnius VMFD Žalgiris is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the capital, Vilnius. They have won the Lithuanian Championship three times: 1991, 1992, and 1999. The team's colours are green and white... |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 5 |
| FC Levadia Tallinn FC Levadia Tallinn MTÜ SK FC Levadia Tallinn is an Estonian football club based in Tallinn. The club was founded in 1998, under the name FC Levadia Maardu. FC Levadia currently play in the Meistriliiga, the highest level of Estonian football... |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 2 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skonto FC Skonto FC Skonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team... |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 8 |
| FK Vėtra FK Vetra FK Vėtra was a Lithuanian football team from the capital city of Vilnius.- History :The club was founded in 1997 and was initially based in Rūdiškės, a settlement in Vilnius district, and moved in 2003 to Vilnius city with the purchase of its own stadium.... |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| FC Flora Tallinn FC Flora Tallinn MTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990. FC Flora are a multiple winner of the Meistriliiga title and the Estonian Cup. They have for years been raising the most number of players for the national team, and have also grown players from their successful youth system... |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 3 |
Bracket
Quarter-finals
FBK Kaunas won 10–2 on aggregate.Ekranas won 2–1 on aggregate.
FK Ventspils won 4–2 on aggregate.
Liepājas Metalurgs won 5–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
FK Ventspils won 1–0 on aggregate.Liepājas Metalurgs won 8–3 on aggregate.
Final
Liepājas Metalurgs won 8–2 on aggregate.2007 Baltic League Player Awards
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Mihkel AksaluMihkel AksaluMihkel Aksalu is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays for Sheffield United in the English Football League Championship. He plays the position of goalkeeper and is 1.94 m tall.-Club career:...
( FC FloraFC Flora TallinnMTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990. FC Flora are a multiple winner of the Meistriliiga title and the Estonian Cup. They have for years been raising the most number of players for the national team, and have also grown players from their successful youth system...
) - Defender of the Year:
- Midfielder of the Year:
- Forward of the Year:
- Young Footballer of the Year:
Goalscorers
10 goals Ģirts KarlsonsGirts Karlsons
Ģirts Karlsons is Latvian football striker currently playing for Azerbaijani club FC Inter Baku.-Club career:Karlsons started his career at FK Liepājas Metalurgs in 1998. He spent the next six season with the club...
5 goals Ričardas Beniušis
Ricardas Beniušis
Ricardas Beniušis is a Lithuanian footballer.Beniušis started his career with Inkaras Kaunas in his homeland, returning there after short spells with Russian clubs Baltika Kaliningrad and Krylya Sovetov Samara...
Genādijs Soloņicins
Genadijs Solonicins
Genādijs Soloņicins is a football midfielder from Latvia, currently playing for Liepājas Metalurgs in Latvia.-Club career:Soloņicins played for Liepājas Metalurgs for 12 years, making his debut in 1997...
4 goals Mindaugas Kalonas
Mindaugas Kalonas
Mindaugas Kalonas is a Lithuanian football midfielder. His current club is FC Metalurh Zaporizhya.- Football career :...
Serhij Sernecki
Serhij Sernecki
Serhiy Mykolayovych Sernetskyi is a football striker from Ukraine. His current club is FK Ventspils.-Playing career:* - played games and goals-Facts:...
3 goals Aleksandr Dubõkin Mindaugas Grigalevičius
Mindaugas Grigalevicius
Mindaugas Grigalevičius is a Lithuanian footballer, currently playing for Armenian Premier League side Mika Yerevan.Grigalevičius has made two appearances for the Lithuania national football team.-References:...
Artur Ossipov Vīts Rimkus
Vits Rimkus
Vīts Rimkus is a football striker from Latvia, currently playing for Finikas Ayias Marinas Chrisohus in Cypriot Fourth Division, after being released by FK Ekranas in Lithuania....
Egidijus Varnas
Egidijus Varnas
Egidijus Varnas is a Lithuanian football forward currently playing for FK Ekranas.Varnas made two appearances for the Lithuania national football team during 2001.-References:...
2 goals
Antonio Ferreira
Antonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior
Antonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior is a football defender from Brazil. He currently plays for FC Terek Grozny.-Career:...
Rafael Gaúcho
Rafael Gaúcho
Rafael Pompeo Rodrigues Ledesma , more commonly known as Gaúcho or Rafael Ledesma, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FC Dinamo Minsk....
Tarmo Kink
Tarmo Kink
Tarmo Kink is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in English Football League Championship, for Middlesbrough. He is an attacking left-footed winger or striker and is also a member of the Estonia national football team....
Severino Lima de Maura
Severino Lima de Maura
Severino Lima de Moura is a Brazilian footballer last playing for Górnik Łęczna.-Career:He also played in Lithuania with FK Vetra.Severino joined Beta Ethniki side Ethnikos Piraeus in January 2010.-External links:*...
Dmitry Lipartov
Nikolaj Misiuk
Nikolaj Misiuk
Nikolaj Misiuk is a Lithuanian footballer who plays for A Lyga club Tauras Tauragė as a forward.-External links:* at Transfermarkt*...
Dainius Saulėnas
Dainius Saulėnas
Dainius Saulėnas is a Lithuanian football Forward who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for JK Narva Trans.-International career:Saulėnas made three appearances for the Lithuania national football team from 1997 to 1999.-External links:...
Aleksejs Višņakovs
Aleksejs Višnakovs
Aleksejs Višņakovs is a Latvian football midfielder, who currently plays for Cracovia in the Ekstraklasa in Poland.-Latvia:...
Indrek Zelinski
Indrek Zelinski
Indrek Zelinski is an Estonian football manager and retired football striker.-Club career:When he was 12 years old, he started his career under a youth coach, Märt Siigur, in his hometown...
1 goal
Vitālijs Astafjevs
Vitalijs Astafjevs
Vitālijs Astafjevs is a former football midfielder from Latvia, currently the assistant manager for Skonto Rīga.- Club career :...
Aleksandrs Cauņa
Aleksandrs Cauna
Aleksandrs Cauņa is a Latvian football player, currently playing for PFC CSKA Moscow in the Russian Premier League.-Club career:...
Marius Činikas
Marius Cinikas
Marius Činikas is a Lithuanian footballer, currently playing for FK Liepājas Metalurgs in the Latvian Higher League.- Career :...
Marián Dirnbach
Marián Dirnbach
Marián Dirnbach is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for OTJ Moravany nad Váhom.-References:...
Viktors Dobrecovs
Viktors Dobrecovs
Viktors Dobrecovs is a football striker from Latvia. His current club is FK Liepājas Metalurgs. He is also the coach of Liepājas Metalurgs-2 - the reserve team of Liepājas Metalurgs.-References:**...
Kristaps Grebis
Kristaps Grebis
Kristaps Grebis is a Latvian footballer, currently playing for FK Simurq Zaqatala in Azerbaijan Premier League.- Club career :...
Maksim Gruznov
Maksim Gruznov
Maksim Gruznov is an Estonian football striker. He plays for FC Trans Narva.Gruznov became the Meistriliiga top goalscorer in 1993/94 and then repeated his success in 2001 and 2006 seasons....
Deniss Ivanovs
Deniss Ivanovs
Deniss Ivanovs is a football defender from Latvia who currently plays for FK Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League.-Club career:Ivanovs has played all his career at Metalurgs where he made his debut in 2001...
Algis Jankauskas
Algis Jankauskas
Algis Jankauskas is a Lithuanian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays for FK Vėtra.-External links:...
Enver Jääger
Enver Jääger
Enver Jääger is a former Estonian footballer. He played the position of striker and is 1.80 m tall. He has played two games for the Estonia national football team.-External links:* at Worldfootball.net...
Gatis Kalniņš
Gatis Kalninš
Gatis Kalniņš is a 6 ft 3 ins Latvian striker. His current club is FK Jūrmala from Latvia.He has also played for FK Valmiera, Skonto FC, FK Auda and Othellos Athineou. Kalniņš had a brief spell on trial at English side Burnley FC, in pre-season 2008, but was unsuccessful in his attempts to...
Vladimirs Kamešs Sergei Kazakov Oskars Kļava
Oskars Klava
Oskars Kļava is a Latvian football defender, currently playing for FC Khimki on loan from FC Anzhi Makhachkala.-Club career:As a youth player Kļava played for FK Liepājas Metalurgs youth team, making his first-team debut in 2002...
Vladimirs Koļesņičenko
Vladimirs Kolesnicenko
Vladimirs Koļesņičenko is a retired footballer from Latvia, currently the commercial director of Skonto Riga.- Career :...
Oliver Konsa
Oliver Konsa
Oliver Konsa is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for JK Nõmme Kalju. He plays the position of striker and is 1.83 m tall and weighs 74 kg.-Statistics:As of ....
Audrius Kšanavičius
Audrius Kšanavicius
Audrius Kšanavičius is a footballer who plays for FBK Kaunas as a midfielder.-Career:A left winger, Kšanavičius began his career with FBK Kaunas in 1994, making over 150 appearances before moving to Latvian champions Skonto Riga in 2001. After three seasons with Skonto he returned to FBK Kaunas....
Aleksandr Kulatšenko Givi Kvaratskhelia
Givi Kvaratskhelia
Givi Kvaratskhelia is a Georgian footballer, currently playing for FC Dinamo Tbilisi in Georgia. In 2010 he moved from FC Dinamo Brest in Belarus. He has also played for Torpedo Kutaisi, Skonto Riga, FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi, FC Tbilisi, FC Olimpi Rustavi and FC MTZ-RIPO.-External links:...
Virmantas Lemežis Edvinas Lukoševičius Povilas Lukšys
Povilas Lukšys
Povilas Lukšys is a Lithuanian footballer who plays for Polonia Bytom football club as a striker. He signed for FK Ekranas during the 1995–96 season. In 2005, Lukšys helped FK Ekranas to win the A Lyga. Throughout the season he scored 19 goals and was the 3rd top scorer in the league. In...
Dejan Milošeski Igoris Morinas
Igoris Morinas
Igoris Morinas is a Lithuanian international footballer who plays as a striker, who is part of the FK Žalgiris Vilnius squad.- Career :...
Adrian Mrowiec
Adrian Mrowiec
Adrian Mrowiec is a Polish footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish Premier League club Hearts.-Hearts:...
Aleksandr Mysikov Andrejs Perepļotkins
Andrejs Pereplotkins
Andrejs Perepļotkins , is a Ukrainian born - Latvian footballer, who plays primarily as a right winger for Nasaf Qarshi in the Uzbek League.Although born in Ukraine, he plays internationally for Latvia...
Jozef Piaček
Jozef Piacek
Jozef Piaček is a football defender from Slovakia who plays for MŠK Žilina. From 2006 to 2008 he played in Latvia with Skonto. He played in 27 of the Riga club's 28 matches in the 2006 season, scoring three goals. Piaček was part of the Žilina squad which reached the group stage of the 2010–11...
Eimantas Poderis
Eimantas Poderis
Eimantas Poderis is a Lithuanian football forward, who currently plays for FK Tauras Tauragė. He obtained a total number of 21 caps for the Lithuania national football team, scoring five goals. Poderis also played as a professional in Russia and Israel during his career.-Honours:National Team*...
Artūras Rimkevičius
Arturas Rimkevicius
Artūras Rimkevičius is a Lithuanian footballer.-Career:He has played for FK Tauras Tauragė, FBK Kaunas, FK Liepājas Metalurgs, FK Silute, FK Šiauliai, FK Bekentas, Atlantis FC. and Asteras Tripoli F.C..-References:...
Nerijus Sasnauskas Igors Savčenkovs
Igors Savcenkovs
Igors Savčenkovs is a football defender from Latvia, currently playing for FK Ventspils in Virsliga.His previous club was FK Jelgava on loan from FK Ventspils. In 2010 he played 12 matches in the LMT Virsliga, scoring twice. After the season he was released by the club and it was stated that he...
Mantas Savėnas
Mantas Savenas
Mantas Savėnas is a Lithuanian professional football midfielder who plays for FK Ekranas. Savėnas represented Lithuania at under-21 level before establishing himself as a regular player in the Lithuanian national team....
Igors Sļesarčuks
Igors Slesarcuks
Igor Slesarchuk is a Latvian-Russian football striker, currently playing for FC Vitebsk in Belarus.Previously he played for FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk in the Russian First Division, for Skonto Riga, FK Venta and FK Ventspils in Latvia and other clubs from Belarus, Russia and Estonia.Despite being...
Aleksejs Soleičuks
Aleksejs Soleicuks
Aleksejs Soleičuks is a football defender from Latvia. His current club is FC Tranzīts.Previously he played for FK Ventspils.Soleičuks appeared in FK Ventspils's loss to Amica Wronki the first round of the UEFA Cup 2004-05....
Vitalis Stankevičius Darvydas Šernas
Darvydas Šernas
Darvydas Šernas is a professional Lithuanian footballer who currently plays for Polish Ekstraklasa team Zagłębie Lubin.-Club:Šernas won his first senior cap in a friendly match against Estonia on May 31, 2008....
Andrius Šidlauskas
Andrius Šidlauskas
Andrius Šidlauskas is a Lithuanian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FK Ekranas.-External links:*...
Giedrius Tomkevičius
Giedrius Tomkevičius
Giedrius Tomkevičius is a Lithuanian football Midfielder currently playing for FK Ekranas.Tomkevičius made one appearance for the Lithuania national football team during 2008.-References:...
Cristián Torres
Cristián Torres
Cristián Damián Torres is a football midfielder from Argentina. He currently plays for Ravan Baku in Azerbaijan.-Career:...
Sergei Zangareev
Sergei Zangareev
Sergei Faritovich Zangareev is a football midfielder from Russia. Currently, he plays for FC Torpedo Armavir in the Russian Second Division.Zangareev previously played for Lisma-Mordoviya Saransk in the Russian First Division and FC Lada Togliatti in the Russian Second Division.-Playing career:* -...
External links
- Match reports at Estonian Football AssociationEstonian Football AssociationThe Estonian Football Association is the governing body of football, beach soccer and futsal in Estonia. It organizes the football league, including the championship which is called Meistriliiga, Estonian Cup and the Estonian national football team. It is based in Tallinn...