2024 Latvian Higher League
Football league season
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 March – 9 November 2024 |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 11 (1.57 per match) |
← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of 16 March 2024. | |
The 2024 Latvian Higher League, known as the TonyBet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, will be the 33rd season of top-tier football in Latvia. The season began on 8 March 2024 and will end on 9 November.[1][2]
The winners qualify for the 2025–26 Champions League first qualifying round. The second-placed team qualify for the 2025–26 Conference League second qualifying round. The third and fourth-placed teams qualify for the 2025–26 Conference League first qualifying round. The ninth-placed team qualify for the Latvian Higher League play-off. The bottom team are relegated to the 2025 Latvian First League.
Teams
The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine clubs from the previous season, and one team promoted from the Latvian First League. Grobiņa were promoted as champions of the 2023 Latvian First League, replacing the 2023 Latvian Higher League bottom-placed team (Super Nova).[3] RFS entered the season as defending champions.
| Club | Seasons in Virsliga | 2023 position | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auda | 3 | 3rd | Audas Stadions | 520 |
| Daugavpils | 11 | 7th | Celtnieks Stadium | 1,980 |
| Grobiņa | 0 | 1st in Latvian First League | Grobiņa Stadium | 200 |
| Jelgava | 2 | 6th | Zemgale Olympic Center | 2,500 |
| Liepāja | 11 | 5th | Daugava Stadium (Liepāja) | 4,022 |
| Metta | 13 | 9th | Daugava Stadium (Riga) | 10,461 |
| RFS | 9 | 1st | LNK Sporta Parks | 2,300 |
| Riga | 9 | 2nd | Skonto Stadium | 8,087 |
| Tukums 2000 | 3 | 8th | Tukuma Pilsētas Stadions | 1,000 |
| Valmiera | 7 | 4th | Jāņa Daliņa Stadions | 1,250 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daugavpils | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Valmiera | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Riga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Tukums 2000 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 5 | RFS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 6 | Metta | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 7 | Jelgava | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 8 | Auda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 9 | Grobiņa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | Qualification for the Latvian Higher League play-off |
| 10 | Liepāja | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | Relegation to the Latvian First League |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2024 (1 of 2 matches finished). Source: LFF, 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.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
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.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
Results
Teams play each other four times (twice at home and twice away).
| Home \ Away | AUD | DAU | GRO | JEL | LIE | MLU | RFS | RIG | TUK | VAL | AUD | DAU | GRO | JEL | LIE | MLU | RFS | RIG | TUK | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auda | 1–2 | 5 Apr | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daugavpils | 2–0 | 7 Apr | 3–1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Grobiņa | 1–1 | 13 Apr | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jelgava | 13 Apr | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liepāja | 9 Apr | 0–3 | 0–2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Metta | 3 Apr | 2–0 | 0–2 | |||||||||||||||||
| RFS | 3 Apr | 12 Apr | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Riga | 1–0 | 12 Apr | 8 Apr | 4 Apr | ||||||||||||||||
| Tukums 2000 | 4 Apr | 8 Apr | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valmiera | 9 Apr | 14 Apr | 31 Mar |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2024 (1 of 2 matches finished). Source: LFF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Latvian Higher League play-off
The ninth-placed club will face the second-placed club from the 2024 Latvian First League for the final place in the following season's Latvian Higher League.
Statistics
Top scorers
- As of 30 March 2024[4]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Aleksej Golijanin | Daugavpils | 2 |
 Mohamet Corréa | Metta | ||
 Darko Lemajić | RFS | ||
 Marko Regža | Riga | ||
| Deniss Rogovs | Tukums 2000 | ||
| Ralfs Sitjakovs | Jelgava | ||
| 7 | 14 players | 1 | |
References
External links
- Official website
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