The Baltic football leagues kickoff the new season this week.

JELGAVA, Latvia — As most European football competitions reach their penultimate stages, Baltic football begins to awaken.

Many European football leagues continue play during the winter months, but here in the Baltics the harsh winters turn football into something of a summer past time. So as the cobwebs are wiped off the boats, players prepare to once again return to outdoor surfaces.

Surprisingly the Estonian Meistriliiga was the first of [private_supervisor]the three domestic leagues to get underway — surprising because of the fact that northernmost Estonia is the last of the three Baltic countries to last to bid winter adieu. But a policy to play on artificial turfs sees all teams having already completed six games, with FC Levadia Tallinn resuming its position of hierarchy at the top of the table.

Lithuania was next underway, with the A-Lyga already into it’s fourth round. Just like up in Estonia, the table already has a similar shape to last year, with the exception of Vėtra who have been deducted six points for misconduct so currently sit mid table without having dropped a game. It will be interesting to see how this plays out at the business end of the season.

Latvia is the final of the three countries to get underway, with last season’s champions Liepājas Metalurgs beginning proceeding on Saturday. They are expected to again battle hard with Skonto and Ventspils for overall champion. [/private_supervisor] [private_subscription 1 month]the three domestic leagues to get underway — surprising because of the fact that northernmost Estonia is the last of the three Baltic countries to last to bid winter adieu. But a policy to play on artificial turfs sees all teams having already completed six games, with FC Levadia Tallinn resuming its position of hierarchy at the top of the table.

Lithuania was next underway, with the A-Lyga already into it’s fourth round. Just like up in Estonia, the table already has a similar shape to last year, with the exception of Vėtra who have been deducted six points for misconduct so currently sit mid table without having dropped a game. It will be interesting to see how this plays out at the business end of the season.

Latvia is the final of the three countries to get underway, with last season’s champions Liepājas Metalurgs beginning proceeding on Saturday. They are expected to again battle hard with Skonto and Ventspils for overall champion. [/private_subscription 1 month] [private_subscription 4 months]the three domestic leagues to get underway — surprising because of the fact that northernmost Estonia is the last of the three Baltic countries to last to bid winter adieu. But a policy to play on artificial turfs sees all teams having already completed six games, with FC Levadia Tallinn resuming its position of hierarchy at the top of the table.

Lithuania was next underway, with the A-Lyga already into it’s fourth round. Just like up in Estonia, the table already has a similar shape to last year, with the exception of Vėtra who have been deducted six points for misconduct so currently sit mid table without having dropped a game. It will be interesting to see how this plays out at the business end of the season.

Latvia is the final of the three countries to get underway, with last season’s champions Liepājas Metalurgs beginning proceeding on Saturday. They are expected to again battle hard with Skonto and Ventspils for overall champion. [/private_subscription 4 months] [private_subscription 1 year]the three domestic leagues to get underway — surprising because of the fact that northernmost Estonia is the last of the three Baltic countries to last to bid winter adieu. But a policy to play on artificial turfs sees all teams having already completed six games, with FC Levadia Tallinn resuming its position of hierarchy at the top of the table.

Lithuania was next underway, with the A-Lyga already into it’s fourth round. Just like up in Estonia, the table already has a similar shape to last year, with the exception of Vėtra who have been deducted six points for misconduct so currently sit mid table without having dropped a game. It will be interesting to see how this plays out at the business end of the season.

Latvia is the final of the three countries to get underway, with last season’s champions Liepājas Metalurgs beginning proceeding on Saturday. They are expected to again battle hard with Skonto and Ventspils for overall champion. [/private_subscription 1 year]

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