Latvian Higher League




Men's association football top division of Latvia



















































Latvian Higher League
SynotTip Virsliga logo.png
Founded 1927
Country Latvia
Confederation
UEFA (Europe)
Number of teams 8
Level on pyramid 1

Relegation to		 Latvijas 1. līga
Domestic cup(s)
Latvian Cup
Latvian Supercup
International cup(s)
Champions League
Europa League
Current champions
Riga FC
(2019)
Most championships
Skonto (15)
Website https://lff.lv/sacensibas/viriesi/optibet-virsliga/

2019 Latvian Higher League

Latvian Higher League or Virslīga is a professional football league and the top tier of association football in Latvia. Organised by the Latvian Football Federation, the Higher League is contested by 9 clubs. The full name of the league is Optibet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons since 2019.




Contents






  • 1 League format


  • 2 Sponsorships and name changes


  • 3 Clubs (2019)


  • 4 Titles by year


    • 4.1 Riga Football League


    • 4.2 Latvian Championship 1922–1940 (independent)


    • 4.3 Football Championship of Latvian SSR 1942–1990


    • 4.4 Since independence in 1991




  • 5 Most titles


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





League format


The first all-national championship was organized in 1927. After the 2007 season the league increased from eight to ten sides.[1] In 2008 each side played the others four times.


At the end of the season, the lowest placed team are automatically relegated into Traffic 1. liga, and the winner of the Traffic 1. liga automatically takes their place. The second lowest placed team in Virslīga and the second team of 1. liga play two matches for a place in the Virslīga the following season. The winner of Virslīga, the champion of Latvia, plays in the UEFA Champions League qualifying round. The second and third placed clubs play in the UEFA Europa League qualifying games.[2]



Sponsorships and name changes


The League has changed sponsors for several times. From 2005 until 2011 it was known as LMT Virslīga. In 2012 the league was reorganised in partnership with an NGO as "Latvijas Futbola virslīga",[3] adopting the NGO's name. In March 2016, it was announced that the Virslīga would be sponsored by SynotTip Sports Bar on a three-year contract.[4] They were succeded by betting firm Optibet on a two-year contract, beginning with the 2019 season.[5]



Clubs (2019)




Locations of the 2017 Latvian Higher League teams

Jelgava

Jelgava



FK Liepāja

FK Liepāja



FS METTA RFS Riga FC


FS METTA
RFS
Riga FC



Spartaks

Spartaks



Valmiera Glass

Valmiera Glass



Ventspils

Ventspils




Locations of the 2017 Latvian Higher League teams


Source:[6][7]













Club

Jelgava

Liepāja

Metta / LU

Riga FC

Rīgas FS

Spartaks Jūrmala

Valmiera

Ventspils

BFC Daugavpils


Titles by year


Source:[8]



Riga Football League











Latvian Championship 1922–1940 (independent)











Football Championship of Latvian SSR 1942–1990


Main article: Football Championship of the Latvian SSR










Since independence in 1991











Most titles


This is a list of clubs, in order of most titles won in the independent era (1922-1940 and 1991 to date):[8]































































Club
 No. of Titles
 Years won

Skonto Riga
 15
 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010

RFK Riga
 8
 1924, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1940

Olimpija Liepāja
 7
 1927, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1936, 1938, 1939

Ventspils
 6
 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014

Liepājas Metalurgs
 2
 2005, 2009

Kaiserwald Riga
 2
 1922, 1923

JPFS/Spartaks Jūrmala
 2
 2016, 2017

Riga FC
 1
 2018

FK Liepāja
 1
 2015

Daugava Daugavpils
 1
 2012

ASK Riga
 1
 1932


References





  1. ^ Mike Dryomin (14 March 2008). "Latvia 2007". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 July 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Hartmanis, Martins (2007-12-01). "LMT Virslīga new season calendar published". Latvian Football Federation. Retrieved 2008-02-20.


  3. ^ "About Virslīga". Biedrība Latvijas Futbola Virslīga. Futbolavirsliga.lv. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
    (in Latvian)


  4. ^ "Virslīga ar "SynotTip" noslēdz vērienīgāko līgumu līgas vēsturē" (in Latvian). Sportacentrs.com. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.


  5. ^ "Becomes main sponsor of Latvian football league". Enlabs AB. Retrieved 2019-03-18.


  6. ^ "Optibet Virslīga". Latvian Football Federation (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-03-18.


  7. ^ "Summary - Virsliga - Latvia - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 2019-03-18.


  8. ^ ab Almantas Lauzadis and Hans Schöggl (23 March 2017). "Latvia - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 June 2017.




External links




  • Association Virsliga at futbolavirsliga.tv (in Latvian)

  • Current Virsliga table at eurorivals

  • Virsliga fixtures, including kick off times, at worldfootball.net











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