2023 Latvian First League
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| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Grobiņas |
| Promoted | Grobiņas |
| Relegated | Beitar Dinamo Rīga |
← 2022 2024 → | |
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.[1][2]
The winners (Grobiņas) were promoted to the 2024 Latvian Higher League. The third-placed team (Skanstes SK) 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.
Team changes
| Promoted from 2022 Latvian Second League |
Promoted to 2023 Latvian Higher League |
Relegated to 2023 Latvian Second League |
|---|---|---|
| Beitar Ventspils |
Jelgava | Salaspils |
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFA Olaine | Olaine | Olaines pilsētas stadions | |
| Beitar | Salaspils | Salaspils sporta nama stadions | 648 |
| Dinamo Rīga | Riga | RTU stadions | 1,000 |
| Grobiņas SC | Grobiņa | Grobiņa Stadium | 1,000 |
| JDFS Alberts | Riga | Daugavgrīvas vidusskolas stadions | 1,000 |
| Rēzeknes FA/BJSS | Rēzekne | Sporta Aģentūras Stadions | 978 |
| RFS 2 | Riga | LNK Sporta Parks | 740 |
| Riga II | Riga | Skonto Stadium | 8,087 |
| FS Leevon | Saldus | Saldus pilsētas stadions | 1,000 |
| Skanstes SK | Riga | Hanzas vidusskolas laukums (Skanste) | 2,000 |
| Smiltene | Smiltene | Tepera stadions | 1,000 |
| Tukums II | Tukums | Tukuma Pilsētas Stadions | |
| Valmiera 2/VSS | Valmiera | Jānis Daliņš Stadium | 2,000 |
| Ventspils | Ventspils | Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions | 3,200 |