DateRHjemme v Borte-
04/28 11:00 9 BFC Daugavpils v FK Liepaja View
04/28 13:00 9 FS Jelgava v SC Grobinas View
05/01 13:00 10 Rigas FS v FK Auda View
05/01 15:30 10 Metta/LU v Valmiera FC View
05/02 15:00 10 Tukums 2000 v FK Liepaja View
05/02 16:00 10 Riga FC v SC Grobinas View
05/03 15:00 10 BFC Daugavpils v FK Jelgava View
05/05 11:00 11 Valmiera FC v Rigas FS View
05/05 13:00 11 FK Auda v Riga FC View
05/06 13:00 11 FK Liepaja v Metta/LU View
05/07 14:30 11 SC Grobinas v BFC Daugavpils View
05/07 15:00 11 Tukums 2000 v FK Jelgava View
05/10 15:00 12 Rigas FS v FK Liepaja View
05/10 17:00 12 Riga FC v Valmiera FC View
05/11 13:00 12 Metta/LU v FK Jelgava View
05/11 15:00 12 SC Grobinas v FK Auda View
05/12 12:00 12 BFC Daugavpils v Tukums 2000 View
05/14 15:00 13 FK Liepaja v Riga FC View
05/15 14:30 13 Valmiera FC v FK Auda View
05/15 15:30 13 FK Jelgava v Rigas FS View
05/16 15:00 13 Tukums 2000 v SC Grobinas View
05/16 15:00 13 BFC Daugavpils v Metta/LU View
05/19 15:00 14 FK Jelgava v Riga FC View
05/19 17:00 14 FK Auda v FK Liepaja View
05/20 14:30 14 SC Grobinas v Valmiera FC View
05/20 16:00 14 Rigas FS v BFC Daugavpils View
05/21 15:00 14 Metta/LU v Tukums 2000 View
05/23 15:00 15 FK Auda v FK Jelgava View
05/24 14:30 15 BFC Daugavpils v Riga FC View
05/24 15:30 15 FK Liepaja v Valmiera FC View

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.