Summary
The Latvian Higher League (LVA1) or Optibet Virslīga is the top division of Latvia's football system. At the end of the 2021 season, the LVA1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2022 - 2023 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2021 LVA1 team
- 2022 - 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2021 LVA1 teams
The winner of the 2021 Latvijas kauss (Latvian Football Cup), typically a LVA1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2022 - 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Latvia
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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LVA1 | Optibet Virslīga | 9 |
LVA2 | Latvijas Pirmā līga (1.līga) | 10 |
LVA3 | Latvian Second League (2.līga) | 50 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
13 Mar 2021 - 6 Nov 2021 | 9: LVA1 (8 minimum), LVA2 (1 maximum) |
Season Format
During the 2021 LVA1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 8 LVA1 teams twice for a total of 32 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) Fairplay ranking, then (6) a playoff.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2021 LVA1 season, the 9th place LVA1 team enters into a Home-Away highest aggregate score wins Promotion/Relegation Playoff with the 1st place LVA2 Promotion Group team. The Playoff winner plays in the 2022 LVA1, while the Playoff loser plays in the LVA2.
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League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 28 | 20 -6-2 | 66 | - | 65 | 22 | 43 | 14 | 10 -2-2 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 10 -4-0 | 34 | 31 | 10 | 21 |
2 | Valmiera Glass FK | 28 | 19 -5-4 | 62 | - | 54 | 19 | 35 | 14 | 10 -3-1 | 33 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 9 -2-3 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 18 |
3 | FK Liepāja | 28 | 16 -3-9 | 51 | - | 47 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 8 -2-4 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 -1-5 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
4 | Riga FC | 28 | 14 -8-6 | 50 | - | 54 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 9 -3-2 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 5 -5-4 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 7 |
5 | FK Spartaks Jūrmala | 28 | 11 -2-15 | 35 | - | 40 | 41 | -1 | 14 | 7 -1-6 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 4 -1-9 | 13 | 18 | 25 | -7 |
6 | BFC Daugapils | 28 | 9 -5-14 | 32 | - | 37 | 53 | -16 | 14 | 6 -2-6 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 3 -3-8 | 12 | 15 | 32 | -17 |
7 | FS Metta | 28 | 5 -5-18 | 20 | - | 33 | 55 | -22 | 14 | 3 -4-7 | 13 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 14 | 2 -1-11 | 7 | 12 | 28 | -16 |
8 | FC Noah Jūrmala | 28 | 1 -0-27 | 3 | - | 8 | 96 | -88 | 14 | 0 -0-14 | 0 | 1 | 51 | -50 | 14 | 1 -0-13 | 3 | 7 | 45 | -38 |
9 | FK Ventspils | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022-2023 UEFACL 2022-2023 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff |
Results
Riga FC | 00 | Valmiera Glass FK | Skonto Stadions |
BFC Daugavpils | 02 | FK Rīgas Futbola skola | Celtnieks Stadions |
FS Metta | 30 | FC Noah Jūrmala | RFS Jāņa Skredeļa sporta komplekss Dabīgais segum |
FK Spartaks Jūrmala | 01 | FK Liepāja | Slokas Stadionā |
FK Rīgas Futbola skola | 00 | Riga FC | RFS Jāņa Skredeļa sporta komplekss Dabīgais segum |
FK Liepāja | 31 | BFC Daugavpils | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) |
FC Noah Jūrmala | 03 | FK Spartaks Jūrmala | Celtnieks Stadions |
Valmiera Glass FK | 10 | FS Metta | Vidzemes Olimpiskais centrs |
Valmiera Glass FK | 11 | Riga FC | Vidzemes Olimpiskais centrs |
BFC Daugavpils | 03 | FK Rīgas Futbola skola | Celtnieks Stadions |
FK Liepāja | 30 | FC Noah Jūrmala | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) |
FK Liepāja | 30 | FC Noah Jūrmala | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) | |||
FK Liepāja wins 3-0 by walkover. |
BFC Daugavpils | 30 | Riga FC | Celtnieks Stadions |
FK Spartaks Jūrmala | 14 | Valmiera Glass FK | Slokas Stadionā |
FS Metta | 25 | FK Rīgas Futbola skola | RFS Jāņa Skredeļa sporta komplekss Dabīgais segum |
BFC Daugavpils | 30 | FC Noah Jūrmala | Celtnieks Stadions | |||
Match awarded 3-0 to BFC Daugapils by walkovver, |
FK Rīgas Futbola skola | 11 | FK Spartaks Jūrmala | RFS Jāņa Skredeļa sporta komplekss Dabīgais segum |
Valmiera Glass FK | 10 | FK Liepāja | Vidzemes Olimpiskais centrs |
FS Metta | 22 | BFC Daugavpils | Hanzas vidusskolas laukums |