2009 FK Ventspils season

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Ventspils
2009 season
Manager Roman Hryhorchuk
(until 11 August)
Nunzio Zavettieri
(from 11 August)
Stadium Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Latvian Higher League 2nd
2009–10 Latvian Football Cup Progressed to 2010 season
2009–10 Baltic League Progressed to 2010 season
2009–10 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
2009–10 UEFA Europa League Group stage
 2008
2010 

The 2009 season was Futbola Klubs Ventspils's 12th year in existence as a football club. In addition to the Latvian Higher League, Ventspils participated in this season's editions of the Latvian Football Cup, the Baltic League, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

Contents

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Latvia.svg  LVA Māris Eltermanis
2 DF Flag of Latvia.svg  LVA Aleksejs Soleičuks
3 MF Flag of Latvia.svg  LVA Visvaldis Ignatāns
4 MF Flag of Latvia.svg  LVA Jurijs Žigajevs
5 MF Flag of Latvia.svg  LVA Jevgēņijs Kosmačovs
6 MF Flag of Latvia.svg  LVA Artis Lazdiņš
7 DF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Saša Cilinšek
8 DF Flag of Latvia.svg  LVA Deniss Kačanovs
9 FW Flag of Latvia.svg  LVA Vīts Rimkus
11 MF Flag of Latvia.svg  LVA Aleksejs Višņakovs
12 DF Flag of Latvia.svg  LVA Igors Savčenkovs
14 FW Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Ivan Shpakov
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Grigori Chirkin
17 DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Jean-Paul Ndeki
19 MF Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Aleksandr Mysikov
20 FW Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Alexandru Dedu
22 MF Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Igor Țîgîrlaș
23 DF Flag of Latvia.svg  LVA Vladimirs Bespalovs
25 FW Flag of Latvia.svg  LVA Ritvars Rugins
30 GK Flag of Latvia.svg  LVA Andrejs Pavlovs
32 FW Flag of Latvia.svg  LVA Andrejs Butriks
GK Flag of Latvia.svg  LVA Sergejs Digulevs
DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Ronny Hodel

Source: [1]

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Latvian Higher League 15 March 20098 November 2009Matchday 12nd3223548921+68071.88
2009–10 Latvian Football Cup N/AN/AThird roundProgressed000000+0!
2009–10 Baltic League 8 October 200910 November 2009Round of 16Progressed211021+1050.00
2009–10 UEFA Champions League 15 July 200925 August 2009Second qualifying roundPlay-off round630398+1050.00
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 17 September 200916 December 2009Group stageGroup stage6033310−7000.00
Total462791010340+63058.70

Source: Competitions

Latvian Higher League

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Liepājas Metalurgs (C)3225439623+7379Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Ventspils 3223548921+6874Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round
3 Skonto 3223459830+6873Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
4 Jūrmala-VV 321241642601840
5 Olimps/RFS 32115165360738
Source: Latvian Football Federation (in Latvian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th overall wins; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3223548921 +687411324814 +341222417 +34

Source: Competitions

Matches

15 March 20091 Daugava Rīga 1–5 Ventspils Riga
14:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • K. Gomaa Soccerball shade.svg64'
Report Stadium: Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs
Referee: Andrejs Sipailo
21 March 20092 Ventspils 1–0 Olimps/RFS Ventspils
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Aleksandrs Golubevs
5 April 20093 Ventspils 5–1 Blāzma Rēzekne Ventspils
16:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
  • J. Jukss Soccerball shade.svg1'
Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Andris Treimanis
8 April 20094 Ventspils 1–1 Tranzīts Ventspils Ventspils
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
  • V. Mukins Soccerball shade.svg66'
Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Sergejs Braga
12 April 20095 Jūrmala-VV 0–3 Ventspils Jūrmala
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Sloka Stadium
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs
18 April 20096 Ventspils 0–0 Dinaburg Ventspils
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs
26 April 20097 Skonto 1–3 Ventspils Riga
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Referee: Andrejs Sipailo
30 April 20098 Ventspils 1–1 Liepājas Metalurgs Ventspils
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Vadims Direktorenko
10 May 20099 Ventspils 4–2 Daugava Rīga Ventspils
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
  • D. Tarasovs Soccerball shade.svg77'
  • K. Priedēns Soccerball shade.svg84'
Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Aleksandrs Golubevs
13 May 200910 Olimps/RFS 1–5 Ventspils Riga
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Referee: Andrejs Sipailo
28 May 200911 Blāzma Rēzekne 0–3 Ventspils Rēzekne
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Sporta Aģentūras Stadions
Referee: Aleksandrs Golubevs
31 May 200912 Tranzīts Ventspils 0–3 Ventspils Ventspils
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Aleksejs Spasjoņņikovs
11 June 200913 Ventspils 3–0 Jūrmala-VV Ventspils
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Vadims Čerņikovs
14 June 200914 Dinaburg 1–0 Ventspils Daugavpils
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • V. Afanasjevs Soccerball shade.svg24'
Report Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Referee: Aleksejs Spasjoņņikovs
18 June 200915 Ventspils 2–1 Skonto Ventspils
19:45 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Vadims Direktorenko
22 June 200916 Liepājas Metalurgs 2–1 Ventspils Liepāja
19:40 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs
30 June 200917 Daugava Rīga 0–5 Ventspils Riga
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Latvijas Universitātes stadions
Referee: Aleksandrs Golubevs
4 July 200918 Ventspils 5–3 Olimps/RFS Ventspils
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Vadims Direktorenko
8 July 200919 Ventspils 5–0 Blāzma Rēzekne Ventspils
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Andris Treimanis
8 August 200920 Ventspils 7–0 Tranzīts Ventspils Ventspils
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Andrejs Sipailo
15 August 200921 Jūrmala-VV 0–4 Ventspils Jūrmala
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Sloka Stadium
Referee: Aleksandrs Golubevs
30 August 200922 Ventspils 1–2 Liepājas Metalurgs Ventspils
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Andrejs Sipailo
13 September 200923 Ventspils 1–0 Dinaburg Ventspils
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Vadims Direktorenko
20 September 200924 Olimps/RFS 0–2 Ventspils Riga
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Latvijas Universitātes stadions
Referee: Andrejs Sipailo
23 September 200925 Tranzīts Ventspils 0–1 Ventspils Ventspils
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Aleksejs Spasjoņņikovs
26 September 200926 Blāzma Rēzekne 0–2 Ventspils Rēzekne
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Sporta Aģentūras Stadions
Referee: Vadims Direktorenko
4 October 200927 Skonto 0–0 Ventspils Riga
14:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Referee: Vadims Direktorenko
15 October 200928 Ventspils 8–0 Daugava Rīga Ventspils
14:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Andris Treimanis
18 October 200929 Ventspils 4–1 Jūrmala-VV Ventspils
14:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Vadims Čerņikovs
26 October 200930 Ventspils 0–2 Skonto Ventspils
14:00 EET (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs
1 November 200931 Liepājas Metalurgs 1–1 Ventspils Liepāja
14:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Referee: Andrejs Sipailo
8 November 200932 Dinaburg 0–3 Ventspils Daugavpils
14:00 EET (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Daugava Stadium

Latvian Football Cup

Third round took place during the 2010 season.

Baltic League

Round of 16

8 October 2009 First leg Banga Flag of Lithuania.svg 0–0 Flag of Latvia.svg Ventspils Klaipėda, Lithuania
15:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Miesto stadions
10 November 2009 Second leg Ventspils Flag of Latvia.svg 2–1
(2–1 agg.)
Flag of Lithuania.svg Banga Ventspils, Latvia
14:00 EET (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Note: Ventspils won 2–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals took place during the 2010 season.

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Second qualifying round

15 July 2009 First leg Ventspils Flag of Latvia.svg 3–0 Flag of Luxembourg.svg F91 Dudelange Ventspils, Latvia
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Attendance: 2,630 [2]
Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland)
22 July 2009 Second leg F91 Dudelange Flag of Luxembourg.svg 1–3
(1–6 agg.)
Flag of Latvia.svg Ventspils Dudelange, Luxembourg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Jos Nosbaum
Attendance: 1,165 [3]
Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)
Note: Ventspils won 6–1 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

29 July 2009 First leg Ventspils Flag of Latvia.svg 1–0 Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg BATE Borisov Ventspils, Latvia
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Attendance: 2,950 [4]
Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)
5 August 2009 Second leg BATE Borisov Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg 2–1
(2–2 (a) agg.)
Flag of Latvia.svg Ventspils Borisov, Belarus
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Haradski Stadium
Attendance: 5,336 [5]
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
Note: 2–2 on aggregate. Ventspils won on away goals.

Play-off round

19 August 2009 First leg Ventspils Flag of Latvia.svg 0–3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürich Riga, Latvia [note 1]
21:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 7,300 [6]
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
25 August 2009 Second leg Zürich Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2–1
(5–1 agg.)
Flag of Latvia.svg Ventspils St. Gallen, Switzerland [note 2]
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: AFG Arena
Attendance: 9,050 [7]
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Note: Zürich won 5–1 on aggregate.

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SCP HER HVN VEN
1 Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP 632186+211Advance to knockout phase 1–0 1–1 1–1
2 Flag of Germany.svg Hertha BSC 631265+110 1–0 0–1 1–1
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Heerenveen 6222117+48 2–3 2–3 5–0
4 Flag of Latvia.svg Ventspils 603331073 1–2 0–1 0–0
Source: Soccerway
17 September 2009 1 Hertha BSC Flag of Germany.svg 1–1 Flag of Latvia.svg Ventspils Berlin, Germany
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 13,454 [8]
Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)
1 October 2009 2 Ventspils Flag of Latvia.svg 0–0 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Heerenveen Riga, Latvia [note 1]
22:05 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 3,500 [9]
Referee: Oleh Oriekhov (Ukraine)
22 October 2009 3 Ventspils Flag of Latvia.svg 1–2 Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP Riga, Latvia [note 1]
22:05 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 4,500 [10]
Referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland)
5 November 2009 4 Sporting CP Flag of Portugal.svg 1–1 Flag of Latvia.svg Ventspils Lisbon, Portugal
18:00 WET (UTC)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 18,103 [11]
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
3 December 2009 5 Ventspils Flag of Latvia.svg 0–1 Flag of Germany.svg Hertha BSC Riga, Latvia [note 1]
22:05 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 7,200 [12]
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
16 December 2009 6 Heerenveen Flag of the Netherlands.svg 5–0 Flag of Latvia.svg Ventspils Heerenveen, Netherlands
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 16,000 [13]
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 The match was played at the Skonto Stadium in Riga, instead of Ventspils regular stadium, the Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  2. Played in St. Gallen at AFG Arena as Zürich's Letzigrund hosted IAAF Golden League's fourth part (Weltklasse Zürich) on 28 August 2009.

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