| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 March 2025 – 9 November 2025[1] |
| Champions | Riga (4th title) |
| Champions League | Riga |
| Conference League | RFS Liepāja Auda |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 532 (2.96 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Darko Lemajić (28 goals) |
←2024 2026 → All statistics correct as of 22 October 2025. | |
The2025 Latvian Higher League, known as theTonyBet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, is the 34th season of top-tierfootball in Latvia. The season began on 5 March 2025 and will end in November 2025 (not including play-off matches).
The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine clubs from theprevious season, and one team promoted from theLatvian First League.RFS entered the season as defending champions (for the second consecutive season).
The promoted team was2024 Latvian First League championsSuper Nova (returning to the top flight after a single-season absence). They replaced the 2024 Latvian Higher League fourth-placed teamValmiera, who were disqualified from the last campaign and left the division after seven seasons in the top flight due to being refused a Latvian Higher League license.[2][3][4]
Metta changed their stadium of play fromDaugava Stadium (Riga) toSloka Stadium inJūrmala instead of their own home stadium ofRīgas Hanzas vidusskola.[needs copy edit]
2025 Virslīga competitors
| Club | Seasons in Virsliga | 2024 position | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auda | 7th | 3rd | Skonto Stadium | 6,747 |
| Daugavpils | 10th | 5th | Esplanādes stadions | 575 |
| Grobiņa | 2nd | 9th | Daugava Stadium (Liepāja) | 4,022 |
| FS Jelgava | 3rd | 10th | Zemgale Olympic Center | 1,560 |
| Liepāja | 12th | 6th | Daugava Stadium (Liepāja) | 4,022 |
| Metta | 14th | 7th | Sloka Stadium | 2,500 |
| RFS | 10th | 1st | LNK Sporta Parks | 1,700 |
| Riga | 10th | 2nd | Skonto Stadium | 6,747 |
| Super Nova | 3rd | 1st inLatvian First League | Jānis Skredelis' Stadium | 396 |
| Tukums 2000 | 5th | 8th | Tukuma Pilsētas Stadions | 425 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Auda |  Jurģis Kalns |  Kemehlo Nguena |
| Daugavpils | Kirils Kurbatovs | Edgars Ivanovs |
| Grobiņa | Viktors Dobrecovs | Dāvids Družiņins |
| Jelgava | Aleksandrs Basovs | Armands Pētersons |
| Liepāja |  Andreas Alm |  Danijel Petković |
| Metta | Andris Riherts | Kārlis Vilnis |
| RFS | Viktors Morozs |  Žiga Lipušček |
| Riga |  Adrián Guľa | Antonijs Černomordijs |
| Super Nova | Ervīns Pērkons | Dāvis Vējkrīgers |
| Tukums 2000 | Kristaps Dišlers | Bogdans Samoilovs |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liepāja |  Tamaz Pertia | Sacked | 7 January 2025 | Pre-season |  Dino Skender[5] | 7 January 2025 |
| Auda | Zoran Zeljković[6] | 7 January 2025 | Aleksandre Rekhviashvili (interim)[7] | 8 January 2025 | ||
| Riga | Mareks Zuntners (interim)[8] | End of interim spell | 14 January 2025 | Adrián Guľa[8] | 14 January 2025 | |
| Auda | Aleksandre Rekhviashvili (interim)[9] | 9 February 2025 | Jurģis Kalns[9] | 9 February 2025 | ||
| Liepāja | Dino Skender[10] | Sacked | 6 April 2025 | 5th | Jānis Goba (interim)[10] | 6 April 2025 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riga(C) | 36 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 85 | 26 | +59 | 88 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | RFS | 36 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 100 | 39 | +61 | 87 | Qualification for theConference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Liepāja | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 61 | |
| 4 | Daugavpils | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 48 | |
| 5 | Auda | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 45 | Qualification for theConference League second qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Jelgava | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 38 | |
| 7 | Tukums 2000 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 36 | |
| 8 | Super Nova | 36 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 32 | |
| 9 | Grobiņa(O) | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 32 | Qualification for theLatvian Higher League play-off |
| 10 | Metta(R) | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 39 | 74 | −35 | 31 | Relegation toLatvian First League |
Teams play each other four times (twice at home and twice away).
| Home \ Away | AUD | DAU | GRO | JEL | LIE | MLU | RFS | RIG | SNO | TUK | AUD | DAU | GRO | JEL | LIE | MLU | RFS | RIG | SNO | TUK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auda | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | ||
| Daugavpils | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–7 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | ||
| Grobiņa | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Jelgava | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| Liepāja | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 4–1 | ||
| Metta | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | ||
| RFS | 1–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 6–2 | ||
| Riga | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||
| Super Nova | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 1–0 | ||
| Tukums 2000 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
The ninth-placed team (Grobiņa) will face the second-placed team of the2025 Latvian First League (JDFS Alberts) in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the2026 Latvian Higher League.
| 20 November 2025 | Grobiņa | 0–0 | JDFS Alberts | Liepāja |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium:Stadions "Daugava", rezerves laukums Attendance: 147 Referee: Aleksejs Griščenko |
| 23 November 2025 | JDFS Alberts | 0–1 (0–1agg.) | Grobiņa | Riga |
| 14:00 |  26' Matvii Marusii 62' Matīss Zēģele | Report |  Devids Dobrecovs 45'Aleksejs Grjaznovs | Stadium:RTU stadions Referee:Andris Treimanis |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Darko Lemajić | RFS | 23 |
| 2 | Ingars Pūlis | Tukums 2000 | 16 |
| 3 | Marko Regža | Riga | 14 |
| Jānis Ikaunieks | RFS | ||
 Djibril Gueye | Liepāja | ||
| 6 |  Reginaldo Ramires | Riga | 10 |
| 7 | Bruno Melnis | Liepāja | 8 |
| Kemelho Nguena | Auda | ||
| 9 |  Anthony Contreras | Riga | 7 |
| Barthélemy Diedhiou | RFS | ||
| Stefan Panić | RFS | ||
| Mor Talla | RFS |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Petr Mareš | RFS | 13 |
| 2 | Emīls Birka | Riga | 10 |
| 3 |  Gauthier Mankenda | Riga | 9 |
| Meissa Diop | Riga | ||
| Jānis Ikaunieks | RFS | ||
| 6 | Jevgenijs Miņins | Daugavpils | 8 |
| Niks Dusalijevs | Tukums 2000 | ||
| 8 | Lasha Odisharia | RFS | 6 |
| 9 | Darko Lemajić | RFS | 5 |
| Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom | Riga | ||
 Joao Grimaldo | Riga | ||
| Ondřej Ullman | Jelgava |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krišjānis Zviedris | Riga | 15 |
| 2 | Danijel Petković | Liepāja | 9 |
| 3 | Frenks Orols | Grobiņa | 5 |
| Jānis Beks | Daugavpils | ||
| Raivo Stūriņš | Tukums 2000 | ||
| Rihards Matrevics | Auda | ||
| 7 | Dāvis Veisbuks | Super Nova | 3 |
| Ņikita Pinčuks | Grobiņa | ||
| Adam Dvořák | Jelgava | ||
| Robert Ozols | Auda | ||
| Sergejs Vilkovs | RFS | ||
| Marko Marić | RFS |
