The 2023 Latvian First League (referred to as the Optibet Nākotnes Līga for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd season of second-tier football in

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. The season started on 7 April 2023 and finished on 12 November 2023. The winners ( Grobiņas) were promoted to the 2024 Latvian Higher League. The third-placed team (Skanste) qualified for the Latvian Higher League play-off. The twelfth-placed team ( Smiltene) qualified for the Latvian First League play-off. Two teams (Beitar and Dinamo Rīga) withdrew from the league and were relegated to the 2024 Latvian Second League.

Teams

Team changes

Stadia and locations

League table

Latvian First League play-off

The twelfth-placed club ( Smiltene) faced the third-placed club from the 2023 Latvian Second League ( Augšdaugavas) for the final place in the following season's Latvian First League.

First leg

Second leg

References

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