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. The winners ( RFS, their second title win) qualified for the 2024–25 Champions League first qualifying round. The second-placed team (

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) qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League second qualifying round. The third and fourth-placed teams (

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and

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) qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League first qualifying round. The ninth-placed team (

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) qualified for the Latvian Higher League play-off. The bottom team (

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) were relegated to the 2024 Latvian First League.

Teams

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

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won promotion by winning the First League in 2022. After Spartaks Jūrmala failed to obtain the necessary license for participation in the league,

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(who had been relegated) were given the chance to return to the league. Ninth-placed

defeated

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from the

Latvian First League The Latvian First League ( lv, Latvijas Pirmā līga, 1. līga) is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. History The league was founded together with other Latvian football competitions in 1 ...

to retain their status in the top-flight.

entered the season as defending champions.

League table

Results

Latvian Higher League play-off

The ninth-placed club (

) faced the third-placed club from the

2023 Latvian First League The 2023 Latvian First League (referred to as the Optibet Nākotnes Līga for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd season of second-tier football in Latvia. The season started on 7 April 2023 and finished on 12 November 2023. The winners ( Grobiņa ...

(Skanste) for the final place in the following season's Latvian Higher League.

First leg

Second leg

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

* ⁴ Player scored 4 goals

Own goals

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Top assists

Clean sheets

Discipline

Red cards

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References

External links

* {{2023–24 in European football (UEFA) Latvian Higher League seasons 1

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