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2026 Latvian Higher League

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The 2026 Latvian Higher League, known as the TonyBet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons,[2][3] is the 35th season of top-tier football in Latvia. According to the LFF 2026 regulations, the championship is scheduled to be played in four rounds from 6 March until 8 November 2026; the official regulations and calendar are published by the Latvian Football Federation. [4]

Season2026
Dates6 March – 8 November[1]
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Latvian Higher League
Season2026
Dates6 March – 8 November[1]
← 2025
2027 →
All statistics correct as of 26 May 2026.
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Teams

Locations of the 2025 Latvian Higher League teams
Locations of the 2025 teams from Riga

The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine clubs from the previous season, and one team promoted from the Latvian First League. Riga entered the season as defending champions (for the second consecutive season).

The promoted team was 2025 Latvian First League champions Ogre United. They replaced the 2025 Latvian Higher League bottom-placed team Metta.

2026 Virslīga competitors

More information Club, Seasons in Virsliga ...
Club Seasons
in Virsliga		 2025 position Stadium Capacity
Auda 8th 5th Skonto Stadium 6,747
Daugavpils 11th 4th Esplanādes stadions 575
Grobiņa 3rd 9th Daugava Stadium (Liepāja) 4,022
FS Jelgava 4th 6th Zemgale Olympic Center 1,560
Liepāja 13th 3rd Daugava Stadium (Liepāja) 4,022
RFS 11th 2nd LNK Sporta Parks 1,700
Ogre United 1st 1st in Latvian First League Ogres stadions 1,262
Riga 11th 1st Skonto Stadium 6,747
Super Nova 4th 8th Jānis Skredelis' Stadium 396
Tukums 2000 6th 7th Tukuma Pilsētas Stadions 425
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Personnel

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

More information Team, Head coach ...
Team Head coach Captain
Auda France Didier Zanetti Latvia Eduards Dašķevičs
BFC Daugavpils Latvia Kirils Kurbatovs Latvia Edgars Ivanovs
FK Grobiņa Latvia Oskars Kļava Latvia Dāvids Družiņins
FS Jelgava Latvia Aleksandrs Basovs Latvia Armands Pētersons
FK Liepāja Estonia Vladimir Vassiljev Montenegro Danijel Petković
Ogre United Latvia Viktors Mazurs Latvia Krists Kristers Gulbis
RFS Latvia Viktors Morozs Slovenia Žiga Lipušček
Riga FC Slovakia Adrián Guľa Latvia Antonijs Černomordijs
SK Super Nova Latvia Maksims Rafaļskis Latvia Mārcis Ošs
FK Tukums 2000 Latvia Kristaps Dišlers Latvia Bogdans Samoilovs
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
SK Super Nova Latvia Ervīns Pērkons End of Contract 20 November 2025 Pre-season Latvia Maksims Rafaļskis[5] 22 December 2025
Ogre United Georgia (country) Aleksandre Rekhviashvili[6] Resigned 30 April 2026 10th Latvia Kristers Putniņš (interim)[7] 30 April 2026
Latvia Kristers Putniņš (interim)[7] End of interim spell 23 May 2026 Latvia Viktors Mazurs[8] 23 May 2026
FK Liepāja Sweden Andreas Alm[9] Mutual agreement 29 May 2026 5th Latvia Jānis Goba (interim)[10] 29 May 2026
Latvia Jānis Goba (interim)[10] End of interim spell 1 June 2026 4th Estonia Vladimir Vassiljev[11] 1 June 2026
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League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 RFS 26 21 3 2 65 20 +45 66 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Riga 26 20 5 1 79 24 +55 65 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3 Auda 26 16 4 6 43 26 +17 52
4 Daugavpils 27 10 7 10 33 31 +2 37
5 Liepāja 27 11 4 12 36 39 −3 37
6 Super Nova 25 8 4 13 26 37 −11 28
7 Jelgava 27 7 7 13 28 46 −18 28
8 Grobiņa 27 4 9 14 19 50 −31 21
9 Tukums 2000 27 4 8 15 40 54 −14 20 Qualification for the Latvian Higher League play-off
10 Ogre United 26 3 5 18 26 68 −42 14 Relegation to Latvian First League
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Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2026. Source: LFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.[12]

Results

Teams play each other four times (twice at home and twice away).

More information Home \ Away, AUD ...
Home \ Away AUD DAU GRO JEL LIE OGR RFS RIG SNO TUK AUD DAU GRO JEL LIE OGR RFS RIG SNO TUK
Auda 2–3 7–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 – – 1–0 – – 0–2 – 3–0
Daugavpils 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 2–0 – 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 – 0–0 0–0 –
Grobiņa 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–3 0–1 3–3 0–0 – – – – 1–3 – 0–2 3–1
Jelgava 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–8 1–0 2–1 0–1 – 2–0 0–2 – 0–1 – – 4–1
Liepāja 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 – – 3–1 – 4–0 0–2 – – –
Ogre United 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–4 1–4 1–2 1–1 – – 1–1 2–3 – – – – 3–2
RFS 0–1 4–1 6–1 4–0 5–0 2–0 3–3 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 – – – 6–0 3–3 – –
Riga 4–1 4–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 4–0 2–1 3–0 3–3 – – 4–0 3–0 4–0 4–1 – – 3–1
Super Nova 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 – – 1–5 1–2 1–2 – – –
Tukums 2000 2–1 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–2 6–1 1–2 1–3 1–2 – 1–1 – – 2–1 – 0–1 – 1–2
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Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2026. Source: LFF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Position by round

More information Team ╲ Round, RFS ...
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
RFS12122111111111111111111-------------
Riga96213222222222222222222-------------
Auda21331333333333333333333333----------
Liepāja44467765664444444444455-------------
Jelgava33778888897777777776577-------------
Daugavpils6101086544446666666655644-------------
Super Nova79644456555555555567766-------------
Tukums87899999988888888888899-------------
Grobiņa55555677779999999999988-------------
Ogre Utd1089101010101010101010101010101010101010101010------------
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Champions of 2026 Latvian Higher League/ Qualification for Champions League
Qualification for Conference League
Qualification for the Latvian Higher League play-off
Relegation to Latvian First League
Updated to match(es) played on 20 July 2026. Source:

Statistics

Top scorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nigeria Joseph Oloko Tukums 2000/Liepāja 17
2 The Gambia Muhammed Badamosi Riga 15
3 Panama Josué Vergara Auda 14
4 Serbia Darko Lemajić RFS 10
5 Serbia Stefan Panič RFS 8
6 Cameroon Rostand Ndjiki Daugavpils/RFS 7
Latvia Kristers Čudars Ogre United
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Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets
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