The 2020 Latvian Higher League , known as the Optibet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th season of top-tier

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in Latvia. The season began on 15 June 2020 and ended on 29 November 2020. The league winners earned a place in the UEFA Champions League and the second and third-placed clubs earned a place in the new UEFA Europa Conference League.

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were the defending champions after winning the league the previous season.

Teams

The nine clubs from the previous season remained in the league and

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joined as champions of 1.Liga.

League table

Results

Rounds 1–18

Rounds 19–27

Statistics

Top scorers

References

External links

* {{2020–21 in European football (UEFA) Latvian Higher League seasons 1

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Latvian Higher League Latvian Higher League or Virslīga, also known as TonyBet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Latvia and the highest level of the Latvian football league system. Organised by the Latvian Footbal ...