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2023 Latvian Higher League

January 01, 1970

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]

Latvian Higher League
Season2023
Dates11 March –
11 November
ChampionsRFS
RelegatedSuper Nova
Champions LeagueRFS
Conference LeagueAuda
Riga
Valmiera
Matches played180
Goals scored523 (2.91 per match)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 7 January 2024.

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. The third and fourth-placed teams (Auda and Valmiera) qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League first qualifying round. The ninth-placed team (Metta) qualified for the Latvian Higher League play-off. The bottom team (Super Nova) were relegated to the 2024 Latvian First League.

Teams edit

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

Promoted from
2022 Latvian First League 		Relegated
Jelgava Spartaks Jūrmala

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]

2023 Virslīga competitors
Club Seasons
in Virsliga 		2022 position Stadium Capacity
BFC Daugavpils 10 7th Celtnieks Stadium 1,980
FK Auda 2 5th Audas Stadions 520
FS Jelgava 1 1st in 1. līga Zemgale Olympic Center 2,500
FK Liepāja 10 4th Daugava Stadium (Liepāja) 4,022
Metta/LU 12 9th Daugava Stadium (Riga) 10,461
RFS 8 3rd LNK Sporta Parks 2,300
Riga FC 8 2nd Skonto Stadium 8,087
SK Super Nova 2 10th Sloka Stadium 2,500
FK Tukums 2000 2 6th Tukuma Pilsētas Stadions 1,000
Valmiera FC 6 1st Jāņa Daliņa Stadions 1,250

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 RFS (C) 36 27 8 1 96 18 +78 89 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Riga 36 27 7 2 89 21 +68 88 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[a]
3 Auda 36 16 10 10 44 39 +5 58 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
4 Valmiera 36 14 11 11 47 40 +7 53
5 Liepāja 36 14 9 13 52 54 −2 51
6 Jelgava 36 10 10 16 42 57 −15 40
7 Daugavpils 36 9 9 18 40 52 −12 36
8 Tukums 2000 36 9 8 19 47 83 −36 35
9 Metta (O) 36 8 9 19 41 63 −22 33 Qualification for the Latvian Higher League play-off
10 Super Nova (R) 36 3 5 28 25 96 −71 14 Relegation to the Latvian First League
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. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
(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, and the second Conference League first qualifying round spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.


Results edit

Home \ Away AUD DAU JEL LIE MLU RFS RIG SUP TUK VAL AUD DAU JEL LIE MLU RFS RIG SUP TUK VAL
Auda 1–1 1–0 0–4 3–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 0–3 0–4 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 2–5 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0
Daugavpils 0–2 5–2 1–2 1–1 0–5 1–1 3–0 3–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 4–2 0–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–0
Jelgava 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 3–2 2–3 0–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 0–1
Liepāja 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–3 0–3 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–0 1–4
Metta 0–2 3–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 4–1 3–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–6 1–3 0–1 1–1 4–1
RFS 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 5–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 5–0 7–0 3–0
Riga 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 5–1 5–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 3–5 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 3–0
Super Nova 0–2 0–4 2–2 2–6 0–3 1–6 0–4 2–0 1–0 0–5 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–5 2–5 0–2
Tukums 2000 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–3 1–2 1–7 0–2 3–2 0–0 2–2 3–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 4–5 0–6 1–0 3–2
Valmiera 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 4–3 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 6–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Latvian Higher League play-off edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of match played 11 November 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Marko Regža Riga 19
2   Jānis Ikaunieks RFS 15
3   Andrej Ilić RFS 14
4   Dodô Liepāja 13
5   Reginaldo Ramires Auda 12
6   Ismaël Diomandé BFC Daugavpils/RFS 11
7   Jevgenijs Miņins Super Nova 10
8   Emerson Deocleciano RFS 9
  Raivis Ķiršs Tukums 2000
  Valerijs Lizunovs Daugavpils
  Victor Osuagwu Jelgava

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
  Emerson Deocleciano RFS Tukums 2000 1–7 (A) 9 May 2023 [5]
  Ismaël Diomandé4 RFS Auda 2–5 (A) 23 July 2023 [6]
  Jānis Ikaunieks RFS Tukums 2000 7–0 (H) 29 July 2023 [7]
  Léo Gaúcho Valmiera Liepāja 1–4 (A) 17 September 2023 [8]
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Own goals edit

Clean sheets edit

As of matches played on 11 November 2023
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1   Jevgēņijs Ņerugals RFS 19
2   Nils Puriņš Riga 16
3   Carlos Olses Valmiera 10
4   Vladislavs Kurakins Daugavpils 8
5   Fabrice Ondoa Auda 7
  Raivo Sturins Jelgava
7   Roberts Ozols Auda 5
8   Sergejs Vilkovs Tukums 2000 4
  Rihards Matrevics Riga
  Pāvels Šteinbors RFS
  Niks Aleksandrovs Auda

Discipline edit

Red cards edit

As of match played 11 November 2023

References edit

  1. ^ "APSTIPRINĀTI VIRSLĪGAS UN 1. LĪGAS JAUNĀS SEZONAS REGLAMENTI" (in Latvian). lff.lv. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  2. ^ ""FS Jelgava" nosvin atgriešanos Virslīgā ar "sauso" uzvaru Smiltenē" (in Latvian). zz.lv. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  3. ^ "Virslīgā bez Spartaka" (in Latvian). sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  4. ^ ""Valmiera" uzvar "Liepāju" un izcīna savu pirmo Latvijas čempionu titulu futbolā" (in Latvian). sports.tv3.lv. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  5. ^ "Tukums 1-7 RFS". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Auda 2-5 RFS". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ^ "RFS 7-0 Tukums". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Liepāja 1-4 Valmiera". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

External links edit

  • Official website

January 01, 1970
2023, latvian, higher, league, known, optibet, virslīga, sponsorship, reasons, 32nd, season, tier, football, latvia, season, began, march, 2023, ended, november, 2023, latvian, higher, leagueseason2023dates11, march, novemberchampionsrfsrelegatedsuper, novacha. The 2023 Latvian Higher League known as the Optibet Virsliga 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 Latvian Higher LeagueSeason2023Dates11 March 11 NovemberChampionsRFSRelegatedSuper NovaChampions LeagueRFSConference LeagueAudaRigaValmieraMatches played180Goals scored523 2 91 per match 20222024 All statistics correct as of 7 January 2024 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 The third and fourth placed teams Auda and Valmiera qualified for the 2024 25 Conference League first qualifying round The ninth placed team Metta qualified for the Latvian Higher League play off The bottom team Super Nova were relegated to the 2024 Latvian First League Contents 1 Teams 2 League table 3 Results 4 Latvian Higher League play off 4 1 First leg 4 2 Second leg 5 Season statistics 5 1 Top scorers 5 1 1 Hat tricks 5 1 2 Own goals 5 2 Clean sheets 5 3 Discipline 5 3 1 Red cards 6 References 7 External linksTeams editTen teams contest the league the top nine clubs from the previous season and one team promoted from 1 liga Promoted from2022 Latvian First League Relegated Jelgava Spartaks Jurmala FS Jelgava won promotion by winning the First League in 2022 2 After Spartaks Jurmala 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 Grobina from the Latvian First League to retain their status in the top flight Valmiera entered the season as defending champions 4 2023 Virsliga competitors Club Seasons in Virsliga 2022 position Stadium Capacity BFC Daugavpils 10 7th Celtnieks Stadium 1 980 FK Auda 2 5th Audas Stadions 520 FS Jelgava 1 1st in 1 liga Zemgale Olympic Center 2 500 FK Liepaja 10 4th Daugava Stadium Liepaja 4 022 Metta LU 12 9th Daugava Stadium Riga 10 461 RFS 8 3rd LNK Sporta Parks 2 300 Riga FC 8 2nd Skonto Stadium 8 087 SK Super Nova 2 10th Sloka Stadium 2 500 FK Tukums 2000 2 6th Tukuma Pilsetas Stadions 1 000 Valmiera FC 6 1st Jana Dalina Stadions 1 250League table editPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 RFS C 36 27 8 1 96 18 78 89 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round 2 Riga 36 27 7 2 89 21 68 88 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round a 3 Auda 36 16 10 10 44 39 5 58 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round 4 Valmiera 36 14 11 11 47 40 7 53 5 Liepaja 36 14 9 13 52 54 2 51 6 Jelgava 36 10 10 16 42 57 15 40 7 Daugavpils 36 9 9 18 40 52 12 36 8 Tukums 2000 36 9 8 19 47 83 36 35 9 Metta O 36 8 9 19 41 63 22 33 Qualification for the Latvian Higher League play off 10 Super Nova R 36 3 5 28 25 96 71 14 Relegation to the Latvian First LeagueSource SoccerwayRules 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 C Champions O Play off winners R RelegatedNotes 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 and the second Conference League first qualifying round spot was passed to the fourth placed team Results editHome Away AUD DAU JEL LIE MLU RFS RIG SUP TUK VAL AUD DAU JEL LIE MLU RFS RIG SUP TUK VAL Auda 1 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 3 0 1 1 3 1 2 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Daugavpils 0 2 5 2 1 2 1 1 0 5 1 1 3 0 3 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 4 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 Jelgava 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 3 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 2 3 0 1 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 Liepaja 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 1 4 Metta 0 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 1 3 0 1 1 1 4 1 RFS 2 0 3 1 4 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 3 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 7 0 3 0 Riga 2 0 1 0 2 1 3 1 4 0 1 1 5 1 5 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 3 5 3 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 4 0 3 0 Super Nova 0 2 0 4 2 2 2 6 0 3 1 6 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 4 1 5 2 5 0 2 Tukums 2000 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 7 0 2 3 2 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 5 0 6 1 0 3 2 Valmiera 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 4 3 1 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 6 0 Source SoccerwayLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Latvian Higher League play off editThe 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 edit Metta v Skanste 22 November 2023Metta6 1SkansteRiga16 00 BST Puzirevskis nbsp 12 56 Vapne nbsp 23 pen Correa nbsp 48 Kamara nbsp 60 Melnis nbsp 70 Ivulans nbsp 24 Stadium Daugava Stadium Second leg edit Skanste v Metta 25 November 2023Skanste1 2 2 8 agg MettaRiga11 00 BST Stadium Skanstes StadiumSeason statistics editTop scorers edit As of match played 11 November 2023 Rank Player Club Goals 1 nbsp Marko Regza Riga 19 2 nbsp Janis Ikaunieks RFS 15 3 nbsp Andrej Ilic RFS 14 4 nbsp Dodo Liepaja 13 5 nbsp Reginaldo Ramires Auda 12 6 nbsp Ismael Diomande BFC Daugavpils RFS 11 7 nbsp Jevgenijs Minins Super Nova 10 8 nbsp Emerson Deocleciano RFS 9 nbsp Raivis kirss Tukums 2000 nbsp Valerijs Lizunovs Daugavpils nbsp Victor Osuagwu Jelgava Hat tricks edit Player For Against Result Date Ref nbsp Emerson Deocleciano RFS Tukums 2000 1 7 A 9 May 2023 5 nbsp Ismael Diomande 4 RFS Auda 2 5 A 23 July 2023 6 nbsp Janis Ikaunieks RFS Tukums 2000 7 0 H 29 July 2023 7 nbsp Leo Gaucho Valmiera Liepaja 1 4 A 17 September 2023 8 4 Player scored 4 goals Own goals edit nbsp Olgerds Rascevskis Jelgava vs Super Nova 5 April 2023 nbsp Karlis Mikulskis Valmiera vs Tukums 2000 6 April 2023 nbsp Atis Ozols Valmiera vs Tukums 2000 6 April 2023 nbsp Moses Salifu Daugavpils vs Valmiera 11 April 2023 nbsp Davis Cucurs Daugavpils vs RFS 19 April 2023 nbsp Kristers Cudars Riga vs Valmiera 30 April 2023 nbsp Pape Fall RFS vs Valmiera 4 May 2023 nbsp Marcis Peilans Super Nova vs Jelgava 18 May 2023 nbsp Ivans Patrikejevs Super Nova vs RFS 4 June 2023 nbsp Roberts Veips Jelgava vs Valmiera 5 June 2023 nbsp Ivo Minkevics Auda vs Liepaja 30 July 2023 nbsp Bacary Sane Liepaja vs Valmiera 17 September 2023 nbsp Karlis Vilnis Daugavpils vs Metta 29 September 2023 nbsp Artjoms Cernovs Liepaja vs Super Nova 11 November 2023 Clean sheets edit As of matches played on 11 November 2023 Rank Player Club Clean sheets 1 nbsp Jevgenijs Nerugals RFS 19 2 nbsp Nils Purins Riga 16 3 nbsp Carlos Olses Valmiera 10 4 nbsp Vladislavs Kurakins Daugavpils 8 5 nbsp Fabrice Ondoa Auda 7 nbsp Raivo Sturins Jelgava 7 nbsp Roberts Ozols Auda 5 8 nbsp Sergejs Vilkovs Tukums 2000 4 nbsp Rihards Matrevics Riga nbsp Pavels Steinbors RFS nbsp Niks Aleksandrovs Auda Discipline edit Red cards edit As of match played 11 November 2023 nbsp Ousseynou Niang Riga vs RFS 18 March 2023 nbsp Manyumow Achol Auda vs Valmiera 2 April 2023 nbsp Glebs Kluskins RFS vs Liepaja 5 April 2023 nbsp Maksims Sidorovs Valmiera vs Tukums 2000 6 April 2023 nbsp Lucas Rangel Tukums 2000 vs Riga 10 April 2023 nbsp Maksims Sidorovs Tukums 2000 vs Liepaja 18 April 2023 nbsp Doug Bergqvist Jelgava vs Auda 19 April 2023 nbsp Bozo Mikulic Jelgava vs Auda 19 April 2023 nbsp Ismael Diomande Liepaja vs Daugavpils 23 April 2023 nbsp Jevgenijs Nerugals RFS vs Super Nova 24 April 2023 nbsp Daniils Ulimbasevs Auda vs Liepaja 7 May 2023 nbsp Roberts Veips Valmiera vs Super Nova 8 May 2023 nbsp Arturs Lotcikovs Super Nova vs Daugavpils 14 May 2023 nbsp Fraj Kayramani Tukums 2000 vs Valmiera 17 May 2023 nbsp Janis Krautmanis Liepaja vs Valmiera 27 May 2023 nbsp Alioune Ndoye Jelgava vs Valmiera 5 June 2023 nbsp Aleksejs Grjaznovs Valmiera vs Liepaja 29 June 2023 nbsp Reginaldo Ramires Auda vs Valmiera 5 June 2023 nbsp Maroine Mihoubi Valmiera vs Tukums 2000 7 July 2023 nbsp Jegors Novikovs Auda vs Liepaja 30 July 2023 nbsp Daniils Ulimbasevs Auda vs Liepaja 30 July 2023 nbsp Davis Valmiers Metta vs Jelgava 31 July 2023 nbsp Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom Riga vs Metta 13 August 2023 nbsp Alioune Ndoye Riga vs Valmiera 26 August 2023 nbsp Mame Balla Tine Metta vs Liepaja 2 September 2023 nbsp Ziga Lipuscek RFS vs Riga 16 September 2023 nbsp Mouhamadou Diaw Liepaja vs Valmiera 17 September 2023 nbsp Vladislavs Fjodorovs Metta vs Tukums 2000 23 September 2023 nbsp Rendijs Sibass Metta vs Tukums 2000 23 September 2023 nbsp Allan Enyou Super Nova vs Daugavpils 23 September 2023 nbsp Reginaldo Ramires Valmiera vs Auda 24 September 2023 nbsp Leo Gaucho Valmiera vs Auda 24 September 2023 nbsp Alioune Ndoye Valmiera vs Super Nova 27 September 2023 nbsp Oskars Vientiess Daugavpils vs Metta 29 September 2023 nbsp Kenroy Campbell Daugavpils vs Riga 21 October 2023 nbsp Bacary Sane Liepaja vs Auda 21 October 2023 nbsp Kristupas Kersys Metta vs Jelgava 22 October 2023 nbsp Ikuto Gomi Jelgava vs Auda 28 October 2023 nbsp Djibril Gueye Metta vs Valmiera 29 October 2023 nbsp Emils Urbans RFS vs Daugavpils 29 October 2023 nbsp Kristers Cudars Jelgava vs Valmiera 5 November 2023 nbsp Niks Sliede Jelgava vs Valmiera 5 November 2023 References edit APSTIPRINATI VIRSLiGAS UN 1 LiGAS JAUNAS SEZONAS REGLAMENTI in Latvian lff lv Retrieved 2023 01 05 FS Jelgava nosvin atgriesanos Virsliga ar sauso uzvaru Smiltene in Latvian zz lv Retrieved 2022 01 05 Virsliga bez Spartaka in Latvian sportacentrs com Retrieved 2022 01 30 Valmiera uzvar Liepaju un izcina savu pirmo Latvijas cempionu titulu futbola in Latvian sports tv3 lv Retrieved 2023 01 05 Tukums 1 7 RFS soccerway com Soccerway 9 May 2023 Retrieved 14 November 2023 Auda 2 5 RFS soccerway com Soccerway 23 July 2023 Retrieved 14 November 2023 RFS 7 0 Tukums soccerway com Soccerway 29 July 2023 Retrieved 14 November 2023 Liepaja 1 4 Valmiera soccerway com Soccerway 17 September 2023 Retrieved 14 November 2023 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2023 Latvian Higher League amp oldid 1222808625, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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