2008 Baltic League

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Baltic League
Season2008
Dates4 March – 25 October
Champions Flag of Lithuania.svg FBK Kaunas
Matches played37
Goals scored113 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorer Flag of Latvia.svg Aleksandrs Cauņa (8)
2007
2009–10

The 2008 Baltic League (known as the 2008 Triobet Baltic League for sponsorship reasons) was the second Baltic League football tournament. The tournament took place in the Baltic states in 2008. The first matches took place on 4 March. [1]

Contents

The draw for the 2008 Baltic League took place in Riga, Latvia, on 12 January 2008. [2]

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Latvia.svg FK Rīga 430184+49Advance to the quarter-finals
Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Ekranas 430176+19
Flag of Estonia.svg TVMK 40042750Eliminated from competition
Source: [ citation needed ]
2008-03-04 FK Ekranas Flag of Lithuania.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Estonia.svg TVMK Vilnius
Tomkevičius Soccerball shade.svg80' Report Stadium: Sportima Sports Hall
Attendance: 400
Referee: Aleksandrs Golubevs (Latvia)
2008-03-11 TVMK Flag of Estonia.svg 0 – 1 Flag of Latvia.svg FK Rīga Tallinn
Report Koļesņikovs Soccerball shade.svg2'Stadium: Sportland Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: N. Dunauskas (Lithuania)
2008-03-18 FK Rīga Flag of Latvia.svg 4 – 1 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Ekranas Riga
Chirkin Soccerball shade.svg58'
Kalonas Soccerball shade.svg66'
Miholaps Soccerball shade.svg82'Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report Varnas Soccerball shade.svg5'Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Referee: Eiko Saar (Estonia)
2008-04-08 FK Rīga Flag of Latvia.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Estonia.svg TVMK Riga
Koļesņikovs Soccerball shade.svg29'
Žatkins Soccerball shade.svg53'
Report Kissel Soccerball shade.svg90+2'Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Referee: Saulius Atmanavičius (Lithuania)
2008-05-20 TVMK Flag of Estonia.svg 1 – 3 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Ekranas Kuusalu
Mašitšev Soccerball shade.svg7' Report Trakys Soccerball shade.svg35'Soccerball shade.svg72'
Kavaliauskas Soccerball shade.svg64'
Stadium: Kuusalu Stadium
Referee: Aleksandrs Golubevs (Latvia)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Latvia.svg Skonto FC 4400164+1212Advance to the quarter-finals
Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Sūduva 411241064
Flag of Estonia.svg Levadia 401341061Eliminated from competition
Source: [ citation needed ]
2008-03-04 FK Sūduva Flag of Lithuania.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Estonia.svg Levadia Marijampolė
Maciulevičius Soccerball shade.svg24'
Mikuckis Soccerball shade.svg53'
Report Stadium: Marijampolė Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: V. Direktorenko (Latvia)
2008-03-12 Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg 1 – 3 Flag of Latvia.svg Skonto FC Tallinn
Lemsalu Soccerball shade.svg57' Report Perepļotkins Soccerball shade.svg28'Soccerball shade.svg85'
Piaček Soccerball shade.svg78'
Stadium: Maarjamäe artificial pitch
Attendance: 150
Referee: A. Kancleris (Lithuania)
2008-03-19 Skonto FC Flag of Latvia.svg 3 – 0 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Sūduva Riga
Laizāns Soccerball shade.svg10'
Dvalishvili Soccerball shade.svg45'
Višņakovs Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report Stadium: Skonto stadions
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
2008-04-01 FK Sūduva Flag of Lithuania.svg 1 – 6 Flag of Latvia.svg Skonto FC Marijampolė
Willer Soccerball shade.svg71' (pen.) Report Piaček Soccerball shade.svg44'
Višņakovs Soccerball shade.svg45'
Pahars Soccerball shade.svg53'
Dvalishvili Soccerball shade.svg67' (pen.)
Perepļotkins Soccerball shade.svg69'
Cauņa Soccerball shade.svg88'
Stadium: Marijampolė Stadium
Referee: Margus Kotter (Estonia)
2008-04-09 Skonto FC Flag of Latvia.svg 4 – 2 Flag of Estonia.svg Levadia Riga
Cauņa Soccerball shade.svg15'
Laizāns Soccerball shade.svg53'
Blanks Soccerball shade.svg60'
Kozlovs Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report Pavlikhin Soccerball shade.svg56'Soccerball shade.svg68'Stadium: Skonto stadions
Referee: Nerius Dunauskas (Lithuania)
2008-05-20 Levadia Flag of Estonia.svg 1 – 1 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Sūduva Tallinn
Puri Soccerball shade.svg4' Report Maciulevičius Soccerball shade.svg90'Stadium: Kadrioru Stadium
Referee: Vadims Černikovs (Latvia)

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Latvia.svg Liepājas Metalurgs 421172+57Advance to the quarter-finals
Flag of Lithuania.svg FBK Kaunas 421164+27
Flag of Estonia.svg Narva Trans 410331073Eliminated from competition
Source: [ citation needed ]
2008-03-04 Narva Trans Flag of Estonia.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Lithuania.svg FBK Kaunas Tallinn
Lõsanov Soccerball shade.svg67'
Dubõkin Soccerball shade.svg88' (pen.)
Report Fattakhov Soccerball shade.svg90+3'Stadium: Sportland Arena
Attendance: 30
Referee: A. Sipailo (Latvia)
2008-03-11 Liepājas Metalurgs Flag of Latvia.svg 4 – 0 Flag of Estonia.svg Narva Trans Liepājas
Soloņicins Soccerball shade.svg9'
Bleidelis Soccerball shade.svg54'Soccerball shade.svg86'
Klimek Soccerball shade.svg67'
Report Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Attendance: 750
Referee: S. Atmanaviĉius (Lithuania)
2008-04-09 Narva Trans Flag of Estonia.svg 0 – 2 Flag of Latvia.svg Liepājas Metalurgs
Report Beniušis Soccerball shade.svg44'
Ivanovs Soccerball shade.svg47' (pen.)
Referee: Edmundas Gaigalas (Lithuania)
2008-05-20 FBK Kaunas Flag of Lithuania.svg 3 – 1 Flag of Estonia.svg Narva Trans Kaunas
Ledesma Soccerball shade.svg36'Soccerball shade.svg42' (pen.)
Zubavičius Soccerball shade.svg72' (pen.)
Report Ivanov Soccerball shade.svg90+3'Stadium: S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium
Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia)

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Latvia.svg FK Ventspils 430151+49Advance to the quarter-finals
Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Žalgiris 430132+19
Flag of Estonia.svg Flora 40040550Eliminated from competition
Source: [ citation needed ]
2008-03-05 Flora Flag of Estonia.svg 0 – 1 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Žalgiris Tallinn
Report Veikutis Soccerball shade.svg12'Stadium: Sportland Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: R. Lajuks (Latvia)
2008-03-11 FK Ventspils Flag of Latvia.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Estonia.svg Flora Ventspils
Lazdiņš Soccerball shade.svg1'
Aleksandr Mysikov Soccerball shade.svg76'
Report Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Attendance: 200
Referee: G. Mažeika (Lithuania)
2008-03-18 FK Žalgiris Flag of Lithuania.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Latvia.svg FK Ventspils
Kalaydzhiev Soccerball shade.svg11' Report Referee: Silver Kõiv (Estonia)
2008-04-08 Flora Flag of Estonia.svg 0 – 1 Flag of Latvia.svg FK Ventspils Tallinn
Report Bespalovs Soccerball shade.svg61'Stadium: Sportland Arena
Referee: Audrius Zuta (Lithuania)
2008-05-20 FK Žalgiris Flag of Lithuania.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Estonia.svg Flora Vilnius
Kalaydzhiev Soccerball shade.svg44' Report Stadium: Žalgiris Stadium
Referee: Aleksandrs Golubevs (Latvia)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of Latvia.svg FK Rīga 5
 
 
 
Flag of Latvia.svg Liepājas Metalurgs 3
 
Flag of Latvia.svg FK Rīga 2
 
 
 
Flag of Latvia.svg Skonto FC 8
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Žalgiris 3
 
 
 
Flag of Latvia.svg Skonto FC 6
 
Flag of Latvia.svg Skonto FC 1
 
 
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg FBK Kaunas 2
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg FBK Kaunas 8
 
 
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Ekranas 3
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg FBK Kaunas 2
 
 
 
Flag of Latvia.svg FK Ventspils 1
 
Flag of Latvia.svg FK Ventspils 4
 
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Sūduva 0
 

Quarter-finals

2008-06-04 Liepājas Metalurgs Flag of Latvia.svg 2 – 3 Flag of Latvia.svg FK Rīga Liepāja
18:00 Grebis Soccerball shade.svg9'
Klimek Soccerball shade.svg74'
Report Chirkin Soccerball shade.svg34'
Miholaps Soccerball shade.svg41', Soccerball shade.svg63'
Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Referee: Audrius Kancleris (Lithuania)
2008-07-02 FK Rīga Flag of Latvia.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Latvia.svg Liepājas Metalurgs Riga
18:00 Ļeonovs Soccerball shade.svg65'
Shpakov Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report Rubins Soccerball shade.svg90+2'Stadium: Latvijas Universitates Stadions
Referee: Paulius Malžinskas (Lithuania)

FK Rīga win 5–3 on aggregate

2008-06-04 FK Žalgiris Flag of Lithuania.svg 2 – 4 Flag of Latvia.svg Skonto FC Vilnius
18:00 Puotkalis Soccerball shade.svg24'Soccerball shade.svg65' (pen.) Report Cauņa Soccerball shade.svg15'Soccerball shade.svg83'
Kožans Soccerball shade.svg38'
Pahars Soccerball shade.svg74' (pen.)
Stadium: Žalgiris Stadium
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

Skonto FC win 6–3 on aggregate

2008-06-03 FK Ekranas Flag of Lithuania.svg 2 – 4 Flag of Lithuania.svg FBK Kaunas Panevėžys
18:30 Bicka Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen.)
Matovic Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Report Ledesma Soccerball shade.svg11'
L. Aničič Soccerball shade.svg14'Soccerball shade.svg45'
Mrowiec Soccerball shade.svg90+3' (pen.)
Stadium: Aukštaitija Stadium
Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia)
2008-07-02 FBK Kaunas Flag of Lithuania.svg 4 – 1 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Ekranas Kaunas
19:00 Zubavičius Soccerball shade.svg7'
Ledesma Soccerball shade.svg45'Soccerball shade.svg65'
Lukša Soccerball shade.svg69'
Report Trakys Soccerball shade.svg89'Stadium: S.Darius and S.Girėnas
Referee: Andrejs Sipailo (Latvia)

FBK Kaunas win 8–3 on aggregate

2008-06-04 FK Ventspils Flag of Latvia.svg 3 – 0 Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Sūduva Ventspils
18:00 Lazdiņš Soccerball shade.svg33' (pen.)
Smirnov Soccerball shade.svg52'
Bespalovs Soccerball shade.svg59'
Report Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Silver Kõivo (Estonia)
2008-07-02 FK Sūduva Flag of Lithuania.svg 0 – 1 Flag of Latvia.svg FK Ventspils Marijampolė
19:00 Report Aleksandr Mysikov Soccerball shade.svg59'Stadium: Sūduva stadium
Referee: Eiko Saar (Estonia)

FK Ventspils win 4–0 on aggregate

Semi-finals

2008-09-17 FK Rīga Flag of Latvia.svg 2 – 3 Flag of Latvia.svg Skonto FC Riga
18:00 Žavoronkovs Soccerball shade.svg26'
Zenkovs Soccerball shade.svg39'
Report Dvalishvili Soccerball shade.svg33'
Cauņa Soccerball shade.svg47'
Laizāns Soccerball shade.svg51'
Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Paulius Malžinskas (Lithuania)
2008-09-23 Skonto FC Flag of Latvia.svg 5 – 0 Flag of Latvia.svg FK Rīga Riga
20:10Golubevs Soccerball shade.svg14'
Blanks Soccerball shade.svg25'
Cauņa Soccerball shade.svg61'Soccerball shade.svg71' (pen.)
Laizāns Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report Stadium: Skonto stadions
Referee: Audrius Žuta (Lithuania)

Skonto FC win 8–2 on aggregate

2008-10-08 FK Ventspils Flag of Latvia.svg 0 – 1 Flag of Lithuania.svg FBK Kaunas Ventspils
15:00 Report Valskis Soccerball shade.svg30'Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Silver Kõiv (Estonia)

FBK Kaunas win 2–1 on aggregate

Final

2008-10-25 Skonto FC Flag of Latvia.svg 1 – 2 Flag of Lithuania.svg FBK Kaunas Riga
15:00 Dvališvili Soccerball shade.svg84' (pen.) Report Aničič Soccerball shade.svg24'
Miklinevičius Soccerball shade.svg27'
Stadium: Skonto stadions
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Hannes Kaasik (Estonia)

Top scorers

8 goals:

5 goals:

4 goals:

3 goals:

2 goals:

References

  1. "FK Ekranas - FC TVMK - BalticLeague.com". Archived from the original on 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  2. "Loositi Balti liiga 2008 alagrupid". Soccernet.ee. Archived from the original on 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2025-06-27.