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 | 27 | 22 -3-2 | 69 | - | 85 | 17 | 68 | 14 | 12 -1-1 | 37 | 54 | 8 | 46 | 13 | 10 -2-1 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | Riga FC | 28 | 20 -5-3 | 65 | - | 70 | 17 | 53 | 14 | 11 -2-1 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 9 -3-2 | 30 | 35 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 | Valmiera Glass FK | 28 | 17 -6-5 | 54 | -3 | 58 | 21 | 37 | 13 | 8 -3-2 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 9 -3-3 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 16 |
| 4 | FK Auda Riga | 26 | 11 -4-11 | 37 | - | 39 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 6 -1-6 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 9 |
| 5 | BFC Daugavpils | 27 | 10 -5-12 | 35 | - | 30 | 39 | -9 | 12 | 6 -2-4 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 11 | 23 | -12 |
| 6 | Grobiņas SC | 29 | 8 -5-16 | 29 | - | 30 | 62 | -32 | 14 | 5 -2-7 | 17 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 15 | 3 -3-9 | 12 | 8 | 33 | -25 |
| 7 | FK Tukums 2000 | 27 | 7 -5-15 | 26 | - | 27 | 56 | -29 | 14 | 5 -2-7 | 17 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 13 | 2 -3-8 | 9 | 11 | 31 | -20 |
| 8 | FS Metta | 28 | 7 -5-16 | 26 | - | 26 | 61 | -35 | 14 | 3 -4-7 | 13 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 14 | 4 -1-9 | 13 | 11 | 34 | -23 |
| 9 | FK Liepāja | 28 | 6 -7-15 | 25 | - | 24 | 45 | -21 | 16 | 4 -3-9 | 15 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 12 | 2 -4-6 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -10 |
| 10 | FK Jelgava | 28 | 5 -5-18 | 20 | - | 19 | 65 | -46 | 14 | 2 -5-7 | 11 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 14 | 3 -0-11 | 9 | 10 | 42 | -32 |
2025-2026 UEFACL 2025-2026 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to LVA2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | FK Rīgas Futbola skola | Vidzemes Olimpiskais centrs |
 | Grobiņas SC | Stadionā Esplanāde |
 | Riga FC | Ķekavas stadions |
 | FK Jelgava | Tukuma mākslīgā laukumā stadions |
 | FK Liepāja | RFS Jāņa Skredeļa sporta komplekss Dabīgais segum |
| FK Rīgas Futbola skola | Celtnieks Stadions |
| FK Liepāja | RFS Jāņa Skredeļa sporta komplekss Dabīgais segum |
| BFC Daugavpils | Tukuma mākslīgā laukumā stadions |
| Valmiera Glass FK | Skonto Stadions |
| FK Jelgava | RFS Jāņa Skredeļa sporta komplekss Dabīgais segum |
| Grobiņas SC | Skonto Stadions |
| FS Metta | Celtnieks Stadions |
| FK Auda Riga | Vidzemes Olimpiskais centrs |
| FK Tukums 2000 | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) |
| FK Rīgas Futbola skola | Zemgales Olimpiskā centra |
| FK Liepāja | Skonto Stadions |
| FK Tukums 2000 | Ķekavas stadions |
| Valmiera Glass FK | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) |
| FK Auda Riga | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) |
| Riga FC | Zemgales Olimpiskā centra |
Results
| 31 | FK Tukums 2000 | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) |
| 00 | BFC Daugavpils | Zemgales Olimpiskā centra |
| 61 | Grobiņas SC | Skonto Stadions |
| 40 | FS Metta | Vidzemes Olimpiskais centrs |
| 00 | FK Rīgas Futbola skola | Skonto Stadions |
| 04 | FK Auda Riga | RFS Jāņa Skredeļa sporta komplekss Dabīgais segum |
| 02 | FK Liepāja | Celtnieks Stadions |
| 32 | Valmiera Glass FK | Tukuma mākslīgā laukumā stadions |
| 23 | FK Jelgava | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) |
| 30 | Grobiņas SC | LNK Sporta Parks |
| 41 | BFC Daugavpils | Vidzemes Olimpiskais centrs |
| 30 | FK Jelgava | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) |
| 51 | FS Metta | RFS Jāņa Skredeļa sporta komplekss Dabīgais segum |
| 10 | BFC Daugavpils | Ķekavas stadions |
| 05 | Riga FC | Tukuma mākslīgā laukumā stadions |
| 04 | Valmiera Glass FK | Zemgales Olimpiskā centra |
| 01 | Grobiņas SC | Daugava Stadions (Liepāja) |
| 10 | BFC Daugavpils | Skonto Stadions |
| 13 | FK Auda Riga | Zemgales Olimpiskā centra |