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| Country |  Latvia |
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| Teams | 8 |
| Champions | FK Liepāja |
| Runners-up | Ventspils |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 52 (2.6 per match) |
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The 2016 Virsligas Winter Cup is the league cup's fourth season. It began on 18 January 2015. Skonto are the defending champion.
The top two from each group advance to the Knockout stage. The third placed teams play each other to determine two more teams to join them.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FK Jelgava (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Skonto (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Spartaks Jūrmala (Q) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | Position play–off |
| 4 | METTA/LU (Q) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
| 18 January 2016 | Skonto | 2–0 | Spartaks Jūrmala | Riga |
| 13:15 | Karašausks  37' (pen.)Punculs 50' 58' | Report (in Latvian) | Avdejevs 27' Bespalovs 52'Spon 54' | Stadium: Skonto Hall Attendance: 100 Referee: Andris Treimanis |
| 19 January 2016 | METTA/LU | 0–5 | FK Jelgava | Riga |
| 13:15 | Novgorodskis 75' | Report (in Latvian) | Kļuškins 12', 21' 21' ? 57'Smirnovs 69'Eriba 74' | Stadium: Skonto Hall Attendance: 50 Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs |
| 25 January 2016 | Skonto | 2–0 | METTA/LU | Riga |
| 13:15 | Jermolajevs 6' Grīnbergs 70' | Report (in Latvian) | Bagdasarjans 5' | Stadium: Skonto Hall Attendance: 90 Referee: Mareks Ķere |
| 26 January 2016 | FK Jelgava | 0–0 | Spartaks Jūrmala | Riga |
| 13:15 | Abdoulaye Diallo 54' 55'  | Report (in Latvian) | Kozlovs 9' 55' Kozeka 42'Bulvītis 45' | Stadium: Skonto Hall Attendance: 65 Referee: Ivars Caune |
| 1 February 2016 | FK Jelgava | 3–2 | Skonto | Riga |
| 13:15 | Silich 12' Kovaļovs 44' (pen.), 59'Smirnovs 81'Eriba 90' | Report (in Latvian) | Kozlovs 15' Japiashvili 43'Ivanovs 47'Isajevs 50'Sukhomlynov 58'Gutkovskis 82' (pen.) | Stadium: Skonto Hall Attendance: 150 Referee: Jevgenijs Vasjukovs |
| 2 February 2016 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 1–1 | METTA/LU | Riga |
| 13:15 | Bespalovs 53' (pen.) | Report (in Latvian) | Šibass 40' Ošs 52'Kalniņš 57'Emsis 60'Vardanjans 90+1'Stuglis 90+2' | Stadium: Skonto Hall Attendance: 60 Referee: Andris Utinans |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liepāja (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Ventspils (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | FC Caramba/Dinamo (Q) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Position play–off |
| 4 | BFC Daugavpils (Q) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| 20 January 2016 | Liepāja | 2–0 | FC Caramba/Dinamo | Riga |
| 13:15 | Afanasjevs 29', 42' Dobrecovs 40'Hvoinckis 70' | Report (in Latvian) | Blanks 56' Daņilovs 90' | Stadium: Skonto Hall Attendance: 120 Referee: Vadims Direktorenko |
| 21 January 2016 | BFC Daugavpils | 1–3 | Ventspils | Riga |
| 13:15 | Sokolovs 23' (pen.) Dobratuļins 42'Fjodorovs 75' | Report (in Latvian) | Karlsons 25' Žigajevs 40'? 58' | Stadium: Skonto Hall Attendance: 90 Referee: Jevgenijs Vasjukovs |
| 27 January 2016 | Liepāja | 1–0 | BFC Daugavpils | Riga |
| 13:15 | Mickevičs 58' | Report (in Latvian) | Ivanovs 75' Davidovs 80' | Stadium: Skonto Hall Attendance: 80 Referee: Dmitrijs Nalivaiko |
| 28 January 2016 | Ventspils | 2–0 | FC Caramba/Dinamo | Riga |
| 13:15 | Koļesovs 9' Žigajevs 27'Svārups 44' | Report (in Latvian) | Daņilovs 26' Flaksis 33' | Stadium: Skonto Hall Attendance: 110 Referee: Edgars Maļcevs |
| 3 February 2016 | Ventspils | 0–2 | Liepāja | Riga |
| 13:15 | Krjauklis 41' | Report (in Latvian) | Ikaunieks 38' 61' Kamešs 78'Kurtišs 86' | Stadium: Skonto Hall Attendance: 100 Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs |
| 4 February 2016 | FC Caramba/Dinamo | 5–1 | BFC Daugavpils | Riga |
| 13:15 | Daņilovs 26' (pen.), 39' Savaļnieks 51', 70'Šadčins 61'? ?'Naruševičs ?' | Report (in Latvian) | Ignatāns 83' (pen.) Deružinskis ?'Dobratuļins ?' | Stadium: Skonto Hall Attendance: 100 Referee: Andris Treimanis |
| 8 February 2016 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 1–0 | BFC Daugavpils | Riga |
| 13:15 | Kozeka 54' | Report (in Latvian) | Stadium: Skonto Hall |
| 9 February 2016 | Caramba/Dinamo | 3–2 | METTA/LU | Riga |
| 13:15 | Saitō 61' Savaļnieks 71'Halvitovs 80' | Report (in Latvian) | Kalniņš 4' Vardanjans 6' (pen.) | Stadium: Skonto Hall |
| 16 February 2016 | BFC Daugavpils | 1–0 | METTA/LU | Riga |
| 13:15 | Žaldovskis 80' | Report (in Latvian) | Stadium: Skonto Hall |
| 17 February 2016 | Caramba/Dinamo | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Spartaks Jūrmala | Riga |
| 13:15 | Šadčins 57' | Report (in Latvian) | Dos Santos 35' | Stadium: Skonto Hall |
| 20 February 2016 | FK Liepāja | 1–0 | Ventspils | Riga |
| 13:15 | Ikaunieks 34' (pen.) | Stadium: Skonto Hall |
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