Skonto FC [Riga]

Club founded - 1991 First season in virsliga - 1992 Virsliga champions - 9 times (1992-2000) Latvia cup winners - 6 times (1992, 1995, 1997-1998, 2000-2001) Latvia cup final losers - 2 times (1996, 1999) Stadium - "Skonto" stadium in Riga (capacity: 8300) Club president - Guntis Indriksons Head coach - Aleksandrs Starkovs E-mail - sball@mail.eunet.lv

FK Ventspils

Club founded - 1997 First season in virsliga - 1997 Virsliga vicechampions - 1 time (2000) Virsliga bronze prizers - 2 times (1998-1999) Stadium - Ventspils city stadium (capacity: 3200) Club president - Olegs Stepanovs Head coach - Paul Ashworth (England)

FHK Metalurgs [Liepaja]

Club founded - 1949 Former name - Sarkanais Metalurgs First season in virsliga - 1997 Virsliga vicechampions - 2 times (1998-1999) Virsliga bronze prizers - 1 time (2000) Latvia cup final losers - 2 times (1998, 2000) Stadium - "Daugava" stadium in Liepaja (capacity: 5000) Club president - Sergejs Zaharjins Head coach - Anatoly Shelest (Russia)

FC Dinaburga [Daugavpils]

Club founded - 1949 Former names - Daugavpils, Celtnieks, Auseklis, Vilan First season in virsliga - 1992 Virsliga vicechampions - 1 time (1995) Virsliga bronze prizers - 2 times (1996-1997) Latvia cup final losers - 2 times (1997, 2001) Stadium - "Celtnieks" stadium in Daugavpils (capacity: 5000) Club president - Olegs Gavrilovs Head coach - Roman Grigorchuk (Ukraine)

FK Riga

Club founded - 1999 First season in virsliga - 1999 Best in virsliga - 5th place (2000) Latvia cup winners - 1 time (1999) Stadium - LU stadium in Riga (capacity: 5000) Club president - Karlis Villeruss Head coach - Georgs Gusarenko

Valmieras FK

Club founded - 1994 First season in virsliga - 1997 Best in virsliga - 5th place (1998, 1999) Stadium - Janis Dalins stadium in Valmiera (capacity: 2000) Club president - Imants Saulitis Head coach - Gatis Erglis E-mail - valerijs@mauer.lv

PFK Daugava [Riga]

Club founded - 1994 Former name - Policijas FK First season in virsliga - 1999 Best in virsliga - 7th place (1999, 2000) Stadium - "Daugava" stadium in Riga (capacity: 5600) Club president - Romans Potanins Head coach - Juris Popkovs

FC Zibens [Preili]