Summary
The Latvian Higher League (LVA1) or ToniBet Virslīga is the top division of Latvia's football system. At the end of the 2024 season, the LVA1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2024 LVA1 team
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2024 LVA1 teams
The winner of the 2024 Latvijas kauss (Latvian Football Cup), typically a LVA1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Latvia
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| LVA1 | TonyBet Virslīga | 10 |
| LVA2 | Optibet Nākotnes Līga (1.līga) | 14 |
| LVA3 | Latvian Second League (2.līga) | 16 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 8 Mar 2024 - 9 Nov 2024 | 10: LVA1 (8 minimum), LVA2 (2 maximum) | ||
Season Format
During the 2024 LVA1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 9 LVA1 teams twice for a total of 36 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head to head goal difference, (3) goal difference, (4) goals scored, (5) Fair-play ranking, then (6) a playoff.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024 LVA1 season, the 10th place LVA1 team will be relegated to the LVA2, and the 9th place LVA1 team will enter into a Home-Away highest aggregate score wins Promotion/Relegation Playoff with the 2nd place LVA2 team. The Playoff winner plays in the 2025 LVA1, while the Playoff loser plays in the LVA2.
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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | FK Rīgas Futbola skola | 8 | 6 -1-1 | 19 | - | 22 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Riga FC | 8 | 6 -0-2 | 18 | - | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 -0-0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | FK Auda Riga | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | - | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | BFC Daugavpils | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | - | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 5 | Valmiera Glass FK | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | - | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | FK Tukums 2000 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | - | 10 | 13 | -3 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 |
| 7 | Grobiņas SC | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | - | 8 | 13 | -5 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| 8 | FS Metta | 9 | 2 -1-6 | 7 | - | 5 | 13 | -8 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| 9 | FK Liepāja | 8 | 2 -0-6 | 6 | - | 4 | 15 | -11 | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
| 10 | FK Jelgava | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | - | 4 | 14 | -10 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
2025-2026 UEFACL 2025-2026 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to LVA2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | Valmiera Glass FK | Tukuma mākslīgā laukumā stadions |
 | FK Rīgas Futbola skola | Skonto Stadions |
 | FK Liepāja | Celtnieks Stadions |
 | Grobiņas SC | FK Jelgava Treniņbāze |
| FK Auda Riga | RFS Jāņa Skredeļa sporta komplekss Dabīgais segum |
 | Valmiera Glass FK | RFS Jāņa Skredeļa sporta komplekss Dabīgais segum |
| FK Liepāja | Tukuma mākslīgā laukumā stadions |
| Grobiņas SC | Mežaparks Sports Village |
| FK Jelgava | Celtnieks Stadions |
| FK Rīgas Futbola skola | Vidzemes Olimpiskais centrs |
| Riga FC | Ķekavas stadions |
| FS Metta | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) |
| BFC Daugavpils | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) (turf) |
| FK Jelgava | Tukuma mākslīgā laukumā stadions |
| FK Liepāja | RFS Jāņa Skredeļa sporta komplekss Dabīgais segum |
| Valmiera Glass FK | Skonto Stadions |
| FK Jelgava | RFS Jāņa Skredeļa sporta komplekss Dabīgais segum |
| FK Auda Riga | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) (turf) |
| FK Tukums 2000 | Celtnieks Stadions |
| Riga FC | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) |
Results
| 13 | FK Auda Riga | RFS Jāņa Skredeļa sporta komplekss Dabīgais segum |
| 01 | FK Jelgava | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) |
| 04 | FK Rīgas Futbola skola | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) (turf) |
| 01 | BFC Daugavpils | Vidzemes Olimpiskais centrs |
| 20 | FK Tukums 2000 | Ķekavas stadions |
| 03 | Valmiera Glass FK | Zemgales Olimpiskā centra |
| 32 | FK Liepāja | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) (turf) |
| 20 | FS Metta | RFS Jāņa Skredeļa sporta komplekss Dabīgais segum |
| 10 | BFC Daugavpils | Ķekavas stadions |
| 21 | Riga FC | Tukuma mākslīgā laukumā stadions |
| 01 | FK Liepāja | Vidzemes Olimpiskais centrs |
| 00 | FK Auda Riga | Zemgales Olimpiskā centra |
| 30 | FS Metta | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) (turf) |
| 50 | FK Tukums 2000 | RFS Jāņa Skredeļa sporta komplekss Dabīgais segum |
| 20 | BFC Daugavpils | Skonto Stadions |
| 10 | FK Auda Riga | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) |
| 11 | Grobiņas SC | Vidzemes Olimpiskais centrs |
| 20 | FK Jelgava | Skonto Stadions |
| 00 | FS Metta | Tukuma mākslīgā laukumā stadions |