The 2023
Latvian Second League
The Latvian Second League ( or ''Otrā līga''), currently known for sponsorship reasons as Altero.lv LIIGA, is the third tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation.
Competition format
Regional stage
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(referred to as the Altero.LV LIIGA for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd season of third-tier football in
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
. The season started on 15 April 2023 and finished on 21 October 2023.
The champions (
Mārupe
Mārupe () () is a town in, and the administrative centre of Mārupe Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. The town is a suburb of the Latvian capital, Riga, but is a separate entity. Mārupe borders Zemgale Suburb of Riga to its east a ...
) and runners-up (
Ogre United) were promoted to the
2024 Latvian First League. The third-placed team (
Augšdaugavas) qualified for the
Latvian First League play-off against the twelfth-placed team 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 ( Grobiņas ...
. The bottom three teams (
Liepāja-2, Limbaži, and
Staiceles Bebri) were relegated to the
2024 Latvian Third League.
Teams
The league consisted of sixteen teams; ten remaining from the previous season, five promoted from the Latvian Third League, and one relegated from the Latvian First League.
The teams were originally split into two groups (East and West), and play each other twice (once at home and once away). The top four teams in each group qualify for
Group A
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, while the bottom four teams in each group qualify for
Group B
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.
Team changes
Stadia and locations
East
West
League tables
East
West
Group A
Group B
Results
East
Each team plays every other team twice (once at home and once away).
West
Each team plays every other team twice (once at home and once away).
Group A
Each team plays every team not played in the first half of the season twice (once at home and once away), with the results against the three remaining teams being carried over from the first half of the season.
Group B
Each team plays every team not played in the first half of the season twice (once at home and once away), with the results against the three remaining teams being carried over from the first half of the season.
References
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Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...