Fixtures

DateRHjemme vs Borte-
03/29 14:00 3 FS Jelgava vs Metta/LU View
03/30 12:00 3 FK Liepaja vs Rigas FS View
03/30 14:00 3 BFC Daugavpils vs Tukums 2000 View
03/31 11:00 3 SC Grobinas vs FK Auda View
03/31 13:00 3 Valmiera FC vs Riga FC View
04/03 14:00 4 Metta/LU vs BFC Daugavpils View
04/03 16:00 4 Rigas FS vs FK Jelgava View
04/04 14:00 4 Tukums 2000 vs SC Grobinas View
04/04 15:00 4 Riga FC vs FK Liepaja View
04/05 15:00 4 FK Auda vs Valmiera FC View
04/07 12:00 5 BFC Daugavpils vs Rigas FS View
04/08 14:00 5 Tukums 2000 vs Metta/LU View

Results

Date R Hjemme vs Borte -
03/17 12:00 2 [7] FS Jelgava vs Tukums 2000 [4] 2-3
03/16 14:00 2 [6] BFC Daugavpils vs SC Grobinas [9] 2-0
03/16 13:00 2 [3] Riga FC vs FK Auda [7] 1-0
03/16 11:00 2 [9] Metta/LU vs FK Liepaja [9] 2-0
03/15 16:00 2 [3] Rigas FS vs Valmiera FC [1] 0-1
03/10 13:00 1 [5] Metta/LU vs Valmiera FC [5] 0-2
03/10 11:00 1 [5] SC Grobinas vs Riga FC [5] 0-1
03/09 14:00 1 [2] FS Jelgava vs BFC Daugavpils [2] 0-0
03/09 12:00 1 [2] FK Liepaja vs Tukums 2000 [2] 0-2
03/08 16:00 1 FK Auda vs Rigas FS 1-2
11/22 16:00 1 Metta/LU vs Skanstes SK 6-1
11/11 11:00 36 [2] Rigas FS vs Metta/LU [9] 1-0

Wikipedia - Latvian Higher League

Latvian Higher League or Virslīga, known for sponsorship reasons as TonyBet Virslīga since 2024, 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 10 clubs.

History

History

The first all-national Latvian championship, which succeeded the Riga Football League and other regional leagues, was organized in 1927, which lasted until the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940. After World War II, between 1945 and 1991 the championship of Soviet Latvia was the main footballing competition in the Latvian SSR.

With Latvia regaining full independence in August 1991, the newly established Latvian Football Federation (LFF) decided to reorganise its competitions within the Virslīga from 1992. The same year Latvia returned to FIFA and became a member of UEFA.

Den latviske Virsliga er den høyeste divisjonen for fotball i Latvia. Den ble etablert i 1927 og har vært en profesjonell liga siden 1991. Ligaen består av 10 lag, og hvert lag spiller hverandre hjemme og borte. De to nederste lagene rykker ned til 1. līga, mens vinneren av 1. līga rykker opp til Virsliga.

De mest suksessrike lagene i Virsliga-historien er Skonto FC (15 titler), FK Rīga (10 titler) og Liepājas Metalurgs (8 titler). Den nåværende mesteren er RFS, som vant sitt første mesterskap i 2022.

Virsliga er en av de svakere ligaene i Europa, og latviske lag har hatt begrenset suksess i europeiske konkurranser. Den eneste latviske klubben som har kvalifisert seg til gruppespillet i en UEFA-turnering er Skonto FC, som gjorde det i UEFA-cupen 2000/01.