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2023 Latvian Higher League

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The 2023 Latvian Higher League, known as the Optibet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd season of top-tier football in Latvia. The season began on 11 March 2023 and ended on 11 November 2023.[1]

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The winners (RFS, their second title win) qualified for the 2024–25 Champions League first qualifying round. The second-placed team (Riga) qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League second qualifying round, with the third and fifth-placed teams (Auda and Liepāja) qualifying for the first qualifying round (fourth-placed Valmiera were refused a UEFA license). The ninth-placed team (Metta) qualified for the Latvian Higher League play-off, winning and retaining their place in the league. The bottom team (Super Nova) were relegated to the 2024 Latvian First League.

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Teams

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Ten teams contested the league; the top nine clubs from the previous season, and one team promoted from 1. līga.

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FS Jelgava won promotion by winning the First League in 2022.[2] After Spartaks Jūrmala failed to obtain the necessary license for participation in the league, SK Super Nova (who had been relegated) were given the chance to return to the league.[3] Ninth-placed Metta defeated Grobiņa from the Latvian First League to retain their status in the top-flight. Valmiera entered the season as defending champions.[4]

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League table

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Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play ranking; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. The 2023 Latvian Football Cup winners qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round. Since the cup winners (Riga) qualified based on league position, the Conference League spot was passed to the second-placed team. After Valmiera were denied a UEFA license, the second Conference League first qualifying round spot was passed to the fifth-placed team.

Results

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Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Latvian Higher League play-off

The ninth-placed club (Metta) faced the third-placed club from the 2023 Latvian First League (Skanste) for the final place in the following season's Latvian Higher League.

First leg

22 November 2023 Metta 6–1 Skanste Riga
16:00 BST
  • Puzirevskis 12', 56'
  • Vapne 23' (pen.)
  • Corréa 48'
  • Kamara 60'
  • Melnis 70'
  • Ivulans 24'
Stadium: Daugava Stadium

Second leg

25 November 2023 Skanste1–2
(2–8 agg.)
Metta Riga
11:00 BST Stadium: Skanstes Stadium

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of match played 11 November 2023
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Hat-tricks

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  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Own goals

Clean sheets

As of matches played on 11 November 2023
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Discipline

Red cards

As of match played 11 November 2023

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